Waitrose is investing £30mln to cut prices on hundreds of own-brand products, including fruit and vegetables
2024-02-14 00:00
Two-thirds of Scots set to stay in for Valentine's Day, new survey reveals
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Adapting sales and supply to meet new consumer expectations
2024-02-14 00:00
On March 19th, 2024, CTIFL is organizing a National Day dedicated to retail trade, aimed at retail stores and supermarkets. The goal is to take stock of the fruit and vegetable trade in light of new consumer trends, in order to “guide the stores' strategic choices,” through a number of
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Is there a future for black grapes?
2024-02-14 00:00
As new green varietals continue to expand the grape market year over year, black grapes have become a rarer sight on retail shelves due to their decreasing demand from buyers. As breeders aim to maximize returns and predict demands, black grape focus has been on a downward trajectory, Dirk
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Comment: Global stardom awaits for apple brand Cosmic Crisp
2024-02-13 11:00
Around eight years ago, no-one really knew Washington 38. That was our new apple’s scientific name. We had to find a brand name for it.
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Aldi hits Too Good to Go milestone
2024-02-13 11:00
Aldi has reached a significant milestone in its partnership with the world’s largest surplus food platform, Too Good to Go.
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Aldi plans £550m expansion spend
2024-02-13 10:00
Aldi is planning to invest more than £550m in expanding and further improving its store and distribution network during 2024.
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Valentine's Day: retailers' choices in fruit and vegetables
2024-02-13 00:00
Holidays and festivities are for many retailers indispensable occasions to enhance one or more departments, develop cross-category logic, and promote specific product categories, particularly suited to certain times of the year. Valentine's Day is no exception,
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“Exciting chicory year ahead”
2024-02-13 00:00
'Things can change quickly,’ the Dutch poet Brederoo once wrote. That applies to the chicory market, too. "When we started our cooperative two years ago, the market price was around €0.50 per kilo. Now chicory has been auctioned in Belgium at between €2 and €2.50 for some time," begins
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Zero Residue is networking and presenting itself as a collective brand, Paniere Zero Residui, aiming to create islands in large-scale retail outlets. At Fruit Logistica L'Insalata dell'Orto and Evergreen Group presented the new project, one of two focuses at the company's stand
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The latest data from British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) reveals which supermarkets were best at backing British. Tesco took in 3,610 tonnes of British apples in the first month of 2024.
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Joining forces for round Intense tomato
2024-02-13 00:00
During Fruit Logistica 2024, the Dutch cooperative ZON and seed company BASF | Nunhems signed a collaboration agreement. They want to jointly create a strong, growing market position in retail, processing, and food service for the new 'round Intense' tomato.
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Dates dress up for Carnival
2024-02-13 00:00
Citrus L'Orto Italiano dates are ready to celebrate Carnival thanks to a limited edition pack, specially made for the festival. The new packs, each weighing 300 grams, are available in large-scale retail outlets and also online with a double
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What will happen to promotional leaflets?
2024-02-13 00:00
For months, modern retail chains have been grappling with price containment, to stem the effects of inflation that has exploded since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, and has been further exacerbated by climate change, as it has negatively affected the
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West Australian bananas get a second life
2024-02-13 00:00
Unfit bananas from West Australia, rejected by supermarkets due to blemishes or incorrect size and shape, are being repurposed instead of being wasted. A new freeze-drying facility in Carnarvon, located 900 kilometers north of Perth, offers an alternative for these bananas, which are otherwise
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Aldi extends new sourcing model to pineapples
2024-02-12 16:00
Franka, it’s been just over a year since Aldi announced its new banana sourcing strategy and its commitment to building a fairer and more transparent banana supply chain by connecting buying and corporate responsibility. Now, you are doing the same with pineapples, where workers face a similar
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Todis closes 2023 with 1.167 billion euro turnover
2024-02-12 00:00
Last Thursday 8 February saw the launch of the 'Low&Bloat' campaign in the more than 300 Todis shops, an Italian supermarket brand owned by Iges Srl, a subsidiary of the Pac2000A Conad cooperative, a major price repositioning campaign on 250
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"We have worked to save the bagged salad from European follies, giving an answer to the many farmers in the IV gamma chain. In Berlin we presented our Manifesto for the relaunch, which is the result of discussions with the main realities of the sector and a part
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Ecuadorian Banana Cluster asks for fair pricing amidst EU retailers’ price pressures
2024-02-12 00:00
The Ecuadorian Banana Cluster represented by AEBE and Acorbanec, supported and accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture of Ecuador, Franklin Danilo Palacios, and H.E. Diego Morejón Pazmiño, Ambassador of Ecuador in Germany, stands united to address critical issues faced by banana producers
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Commercial production of two Mediterranean AVA strawberry varieties to start in 2024
2024-02-12 00:00
Angus Soft Fruits announced the commercial production of two new strawberry varieties, bred to produce delicious fruit throughout the winter season. Intended for production in the Mediterranean region, trials and tests over the past four years have proved they have something special to offer
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Ecuadorian banana advocates for fair prices in Berlin
2024-02-12 00:00
The Ecuadorian Banana Cluster represented by AEBE and Acorbanec, with the support and accompaniment of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Franklin Danilo Palacios, and H.E. Diego Morejón-Pazmiño, Ambassador of Ecuador to Germany, stands united to address the critical problems that
Ecuadorian Banana Cluster is facing
in Ecuador.
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