Since 2017, the climate protection offensive of the German Retail Association (HDE) has been helping to achieve the national climate protection targets. As an information and networking platform, it helps small and medium-sized retail businesses in particular to save energy and to
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As the prime summer selling season for red potatoes approaches and supplies of russets and yellows continue to tighten, MountainKing is packing record numbers of its Butter Reds while it ramps up social media and in-store support of the gourmet variety.  read more

Internal Trade Department under Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has teamed up with retailers to boost fruit sales and support the country’s growers. read more

Labour MPs are imagining ways to tackle UK food shortages by making supermarkets pay farmers a fair price. In essence, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon says supermarkets make enough to soak up cost of supporting farmers. An incoming Labour administration would expect big grocery chains
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Whether because of what we have experienced or because retail is always evolving and reinventing itself, I highlight in this article two initiatives that have been launched in the UK that are based on local produce. read more

The company will close its branch in Zonhoven about two and a half years after opening, according to a report in the daily newspaper "De Tijd". It is the first closure of the Dutch supermarket challenger in Flanders. read more

India's Reliance, Adani among 49 bidders for debt-ridden Future Retail read more

Figures released by Istat for retail sales in February show a trend increase in value of +5.8%, which corresponds to a drop in volume of -3.5%; read more

Fruit and vegetable shortages have helped push UK food inflation levels to a new record during the past month, reaching highs of 15%. As indicated by the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) index, food inflation accelerated strongly in March, up from 14.5% in February. This was the highest monthly
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Since 2006, a committee has awarded an annual prize to an old potato variety to draw attention to the diversity. Similar to apples, there are many more varieties of potatoes than are offered in the supermarket. Around 300 potato varieties are still cultivated in Germany, as the
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Lidl has announced that it is to pay a price premium on Fairtrade bananas. The move comes at a time the discounter has been accused of undermining sustainability efforts by offering price discounts on its bananas. read more

Browsing through the leaflets of the various supermarkets such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters (Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin), there is no doubt about it: we will eat lots of strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and potatoes. read more

To come across a melon retailed at EUR 0.99/kilo is, barring special situations, in itself something deplorable as it debases the product, to see it at the beginning of April is absolutely inconceivable. read more

Fewer than two-fifths of Italians satisfied with grocery shopping experience read more

Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has been available in stores in western Germany. Due to high production costs and limited available quantities, prices for these first asparagus spears traditionally tend to be higher at retail. "Here we
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In a recent report, Ethical Consumer, a renowned non-profit organisation, calls on UK supermarkets to adopt measures to protect the fundamental rights of migrant workers engaged in agriculture in Spain as soon as possible, after finding large-scale violations
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International Fruit Genetics (IFG) has launched its IFG Family of Flavors to better communicate to retailers and customers its diverse range of grape varieties and their corresponding flavour categories – including sweet neutral, tropical, and muscat. read more

After several months of inflation, budgets continue to be tight and top of mind for consumers. In response to this challenging environment, Honeybear Brands is offering a no-frills, Sweet Deal option.   read more

Growers are warning of shortages on supermarket shelves after freezing temperatures in December and January wiped out 40 per cent of the UK cauliflower crop. According to Martin Tate, commercial director at Lincolnshire Field Products and chairman of the Brassica Growers Association, a
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According to a statement from British Apples & Pears Limited, UK growers need better returns from the supermarkets buying their produce. It claims that the UK's apple-growing industry is under severe threat, with many growers unable to afford replanting this year. read more