The superstore formula seems to be the one the Csette+7 Group is currently focusing on for its expansion in the region. The company, led by brothers Dario and Giovanni Lenoci, operates 11 retail outlets in the provinces of Bari and Brindisi, specifically in
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Fresh allegations of price gouging behaviour by supermarket giants should be a wake-up call to fix Australia’s unfair supermarket duopoly, NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin says. read more

EuroCommerce, the European association representing retail and wholesale trade, held the Summit CEO 24 on 14 and 15 February in Brussels. Headed by the

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The year 2024 does not open in the best way for the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Volumes are in sharp decline and inflation increases by almost 4 points compared to the close of 2023. At the level of macro-categories, fruit is most responsible for the debacle, while for vegetables we
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You will remember that we left off yesterday wondering why a Golden apple from the Val di Non, and a PDO apple at that, is paid in the region of 65 cents to the producer and has to cost at least two euros in a supermarket when consumed (click here to read more). read more

The role that Egypt can play in producing and supplying blueberries was discussed at a special event hosted by Sekoya in Berlin earlier this month. read more

Morrisons has followed Asda in launching a price-matching scheme offering its customers hundreds of weekly essentials at the same price or cheaper than those sold by Aldi and Lidl. read more

Shoppers across Europe will have noticed the proliferation of tomato varieties over the last couple of decades, but a lack of guidance through such a varied category can leave many consumers feeling daunted, according to Martijn van Keulen, head of marketing at Dutch producer RedStar. read more

Over the course of 2023, developments in the organic specialist retail sector resembled a race to catch up: in the first quarter, sales were down by an average of eight per cent on the previous year. However, the recovery began in the second quarter. After an initial increase of 0.5 per cent, there was a recovery from the middle of the
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Since the start of the trial in September 2022 in 35 shops, more than two thirds of customers surveyed said they had not noticed the subtle change to electronic shelf labels (ESLs), which highlights the benefits of the paper-saving switch.
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Specifically, it is about human rights, fair prices and contracts, workers' social rights and the right to a decent standard of living for small farmers. Gender inequality within the food chains is also addressed. read more

Aldi has announced it has lowered its prices on a range of fruit and vegetable products in the UK, including berries, grapes, tomatoes, apples and ready-to-eat salads. read more

While fresh orange juice can now be pressed on-site at numerous retail markets, the pressing of apples at the point-of-sale is still in its infancy. The Düsseldorf-based company Kaffee Anders Handels Ltd aims to change this with a slow juicing process named Pomki for use in retail. The
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A collapse occurred in Florence last Friday (16 February, ed.) at a building site in Via Mariti, on the outskirts of the city, where a supermarket belonging to the Esselunga group is being built. Medical personnel, fire brigade and police rushed to the scene. The accident is
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The onion market is not too wild at the moment. "We're doing well with our retail orders; if we had to rely on exports, it certainly wouldn't be enough," says Jaap D'Hont of Sorteerbedrijf D'Hont in the Netherlands. read more

Gabanelli had not been enough (click here to read more), and Bruno Vespa was the one to increase the dose on the 'mark-up scandal' in the fruit and vegetable sector during last Thursday's Porta a Porta, sending his envoys around the countryside, markets, greengrocers and supermarkets to
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UK: Lidl crowned cheapest supermarket as competitor 'loyalty' schemes prove up to £9.50 more expensive on a weekly basket read more

Fruit and vegetable importers in Malta have countered the demonstrations by local farmers demanding restrictions on non-EU produce, arguing such measures would lead to a significant price surge due to increased demand for local products. read more

Farmers in the UK have taken a stand by positioning their tractors in a Tesco Extra car park in Whitfield, near Dover, to voice their concerns over cheap imports and the perceived threat to the nation's food security. This demonstration, aimed at garnering support from the British public, marks
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UK banana importer and ripener SH Pratt Group has announced the acquisition of the commercial arm of Ripe Now, a mango and tropical fruit supplier to major British supermarkets and food manufacturers.  read more