The UAE-based company – LuLu Group International – is interested in introducing Georgian products into the retail chain, EastFruit reports with reference to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.
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Alì Supermarkets (Selex): first Italian retailer in Freshfel Europe
2023-05-29 00:00
The entry of Alì (Selex) into Freshfel Europe, one of the largest European and international fruit and vegetable organisations, was made official at a meeting in Brussels. Freshfel, which is responsible for maintaining and binding relations between institutions and companies in the supply chain
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Eximcrop operates the first Kenyan avocado logistics center in Georgia, which was opened in Gori and based in Tiriphoni Fruits facilities, reports EastFruit. Eximcrop representative Vakhtang Gogaladze told Business Insider Georgia that the first batch of Kenyan avocados has already been shipped
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Lidl named UK's cheapest supermarket
2023-05-26 10:00
Lidl has once again been named cheapest supermarket in The Grocer’s ‘Super Grocer 33’, beating all major supermarkets, including Aldi.
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Tesco beats food redistribution target
2023-05-26 09:00
Tesco has redistributed 88 per cent of surplus food across its UK business, surpassing its own target of 85 per cent.
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Melon crisis: oversupply or lack of demand?
2023-05-26 00:00
In May, assortments and spaces dedicated to summer fruit - and among these the earliest category is the melon - begin to grow on supermarket counters, but every year supply and demand clash. In the first two weeks of May, in fact, opposite trends are noted, at the level of
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Shopping bus travels to eight more villages
2023-05-26 00:00
Eight weeks after the launch of the first rolling supermarket, REWE and Deutsche Bahn (DB) are drawing a first positive balance. People in northern Hesse are responding well to the shopping bus. Many communities also want to bring the service to their towns and villages. REWE and DB are
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Conad automates logistics with TESISQUARE
2023-05-26 00:00
Optimising the logistics network through the direct dialogue of all players in the supply chain, in order to make the supply chain more efficient and sustainable also from an environmental and social point of view.
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“Brazil has a smaller amount of ginger this season”
2023-05-26 00:00
After almost three decades in the retail market of agricultural products, around the year 2000, Djalma Santana, founder and CEO expanded it`s area of operation, and began the commercialization of Ginger root in the state of Espirito Santo, which today is the leading state in the national
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WA citrus season opens as industry continues to flourish
2023-05-26 00:00
Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis has launched the 2023 Western Australian citrus season today, with premium quality WA oranges, mandarins and lemons about to hit retail shelves.
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Later transition to import soft citrus in 2023?
2023-05-25 00:00
There’s always a bit of uncertainty hanging over just when U.S. retailers will start the transition to imported soft citrus. “This year is no different,” says Mark Greenberg of Capespan North America.
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Albert Heijn uses AI to improve strawberry offer
2023-05-25 00:00
Retailer says new technology can cope with variations in product shelf-life and make far more accurate predictions
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Mango industry thrives as summer approaches
2023-05-25 00:00
The National Mango Board has engaged its growers, importers and retailers to initiate key marketing strategies to boost sales of the super-fruit ahead of National Mango Month in June and National Mango Day on 22 July. Traditionally, June and
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Cherry field day in Spain centered around low-chill program
2023-05-25 00:00
Table grape and cherry breeder International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), announced that its international cherry team hosted its first-ever European IFG Field Days in Zaragoza, Spain on May 16, 2023. Over 50 cherry growers and retailers across four continents attended the event, where IFG provided
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Is the banana the only solution for the combination of fruit and vegetables and quality?
2023-05-25 00:00
Our article 'Bad cherries at high prices, whose fault is it?' concerning our test on the first fruits sold in large-scale retail stores triggered a 'hot' debate among our readers.
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Pink Lady rolls out prize promotions
2023-05-24 13:00
Leading apple brand Pink Lady is rolling out a new promotion offering shoppers the chance to win monthly prizes, hitting shelves in Morrisons stores across the UK.
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Albert Heijn uses AI to improve strawberry offer
2023-05-24 13:00
Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn says its strawberry supply chains can be “smarter and more efficient” thanks to new artificial Intelligence and algorithms that reduce food waste and predict how long the fruit will last.
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Lidl delivers pay hat-trick
2023-05-24 13:00
Discount supermarket Lidl GB has announced its third pay rate increase in 12 months which will impact all of its 24,500 hourly-paid colleagues.
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New insect monitors listen out for bee activity in UK apple orchards
2023-05-24 11:00
Tesco and WWF have teamed up with start-up tech innovator AgriSound to roll out its ground-breaking insect-monitoring device Polly across several English apple orchards.
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Agrofresh expands offering in Brazil
2023-05-24 07:00
AgroFresh Solutions has expanded its offering in Brazil after with the announcement its SmartFresh InBox had been approved in the South American market.
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