Carrefour is to purchase 47 SuperCor stores in Spain from El Corte Inglés in a deal worth €60 million. The transaction includes supermarkets and convenience stores located in strategic areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia and Valencia. The group plans to convert the acquired stores to
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World Food Day was commemorated with a new sense of urgency in South Africa, spurred by research commissioned by the Shoprite retail group that suggests that 49% of South Africans will go hungry at night in two years' time. read more

In recent weeks, during a survey in an Alì shop, a blackboard placed at the entrance caught our attention: 'From today you can find us on Tik Tok with the profile @ali.supermercati' it said. The call to action was very veiled, not to say absent, but
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A banana, a watermelon, a chilli and a prawn taking the shape of the iconic web smile. Food products, fruit and vegetables in primis, are the protagonists of the new communication campaign created by Amazon Fresh for the UK. read more

"With just over 15 days to go until the start of the Anti-Inflation Quarterly, we can be satisfied for several reasons, which indicate that we are on the right track in the fight against high living costs,
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Amazon to launch online shopping service in South Africa in 2024 read more

This time last year at Orlando's Global Produce and Floral show, Divine Flavor introduced its product hero campaign to the industry, launching the company's first-ever product hero', bell peppers. With the campaign initiative geared towards better informing retailers and consumers alike about
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It’s harvest season and the 2023 California walnut crop indicates volume growth with strong product quality, offering retailers more sales opportunities leading into the peak holiday season. With a one percent increase in production from 2022 and excellent quality expected due to favorable
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Aldi has unveiled designs for its newest lorries highlighting the benefits of fresh produce consumption. read more

New concepts in retail store design, the latest advances in vertical farming, new investment in sustainable packaging, and the development of alternative markets are among the central themes of this year’s Global Berry Congress. read more

Mission Produce has announced the launch of ‘Discover the Mission Advantage,’ a marketing campaign to communicate the key differentiators that the group offers to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers throughout North America. read more

Not only had he increased the sales area compared to the authorised one, but he also placed the products directly on the ground. The perpetrator of this behaviour is a fruit and vegetable retailer from Santarcangelo di Romagna (Rimini) who was reported by the police in recent days.
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Potato prices soar by 26% with the collapse in harvests and the farewell of one in four potatoes. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of Istat data on inflation in September, which also registers a marked slowdown in the retail prices of vegetables
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The fruit and vegetable department is always located at the entrance of the shopping path in Aldi shops, a brand managed by Aldi Sud, an internationally operating group with more than 7,100 points of sale in 11 countries and 4 continents. read more

In Barcelona, there is a very original sign, created by farmers who have decided to sell their products (fruit and vegetables first and foremost) guaranteeing their origin, processing and transformation, up to direct sale in their own supermarkets. The example noted does not
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In an effort to reduce the impacts of drought in the Amazon region, the National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) approved a decree last Wednesday, authorizing the chartering of all types of cargo for coastal shipping in the region. read more

After a significant increase in September, Tahiti lime prices showed a notable drop in the first days of October. According to Fernanda Geraldini, researcher in the citrus area at Cepea, the spike in prices in September was motivated by the seasonally low supply, influenced by the winter climate
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Supermarket loyalty schemes helping UK grocery sales stabilise: NIQ read more

City Harvest has appealed to the food industry to mitigate the costs associated with food waste by redistributing more surplus. read more

India's DMart slides after posting first profit drop in three years read more