The new expert committee, in which renowned specialists from industry, market research and trade will be represented, will, according to marktguru, advise and accompany the establishment of its innovative data insights portfolio. Data insights combined
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Between April and September, the company will purchase more than 6,400 tonnes of product (5,800 tonnes in 2022), thus reinforcing its commitment to local and seasonal produce, thanks to the long-term relationships of trust it has established with its suppliers in Spain. read more

"Anyone can buy asparagus from us," begins Willem van Gerven of the Dutch asparagus cultivation company of the same name. read more

For more than half of the Dutch, meeting their daily O+G needs is a challenge. Every week Albert Heijn offers O+G (out of season), fresh packs with many seasonal varieties and of course the price favourites. Now the supermarket chain is going even
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UK: Asda extends popular £1 kids café meal deal this May half term read more

Although it was set up only a few months ago, Leonetti Food already has clear objectives in mind, i.e. penetrating the wholesale markets and supplying big distribution chains in Italy and Europe. FreshPlaza has talked about it with Fabiana Leonetti (in the photo below), owner of the company from
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A Herefordshire asparagus farmer has helped fixed a problem for BBQ fans who love grilling the vegetable, but find the regular spears can be too delicate for cooking on a griddle.  read more

Tesco and Diabetes UK have teamed up for a new awareness campaign following research showing how few fruit and vegetables younger men eat. read more

New Zealand kiwifruit specialist Zespri, Chilean fruit exporter Garces Fruit, and US-based berry marketer Driscoll’s have each formed a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 stores across 27 cities in mainland China. read more

Automation can help get more out of less, making it intrinsically sustainable. Automation and strategically planned intralogistics can enable businesses in diverse industries to become more eco-friendly. Global intralogistics specialist, Cimcorp has customers in two core sectors – grocery
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Will our sector be able to stem the invasion of new vegetable-based service products that the market proposes in the large-scale distribution channels (not forgetting Ho.re.ca.) within the other fresh departments? read more

Solidarity initiatives in favour of the flood victims by trade associations, retailers continue to grow. Here are some of them. read more

Younger men urged to get to grips with type 2 diabetes risk read more

"Avocado sales got off to a great start this year. Many supermarket chains took advantage of the 'healthy intentions' momentum to highlight avocados, known as a 'superfood.' Many promotions were, thus, scheduled," says Elena Rogojnikova, senior buyer at The Greenery International in the Netherlands. read more

Ikn Italy announces the 23rd edition of Forum Retail, the largest technology networking hub for the retail community, which confirms the formula adopted in recent years: two appointments are scheduled during 2023 - 7 June and 26 October - aimed at facilitating networking,
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New Zealand's Zespri, Chile's fruit exporter Garces Fruit and US berry marketer Driscoll's have each entered into a strategic partnership with retail chain Freshippo, which operates more than 300 shops in 27 cities in mainland China, reports
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Vandalism? Quite the opposite. Where previously a barren piece of wall covered part of the town wall in Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, modern and colourful art was created by Aldi Nord. read more

With the recent warm spell on the West Coast, cherries in the Pacific Northwest look to be in a better position than a week ago. “It looks like we’re getting to peak volumes sooner than we thought and there are signs of positivity that retail will have supplies of cherries for the 4th of
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Rocco Zuccarella, president of Zuccarella Società Cooperativa Agricola from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) reports that there are still less than 20 days to go until the end of the 2022/23 strawberry campaign. read more

Top 5 supermarket retail chains in Slovenia read more