According to The Guardian, British retail is facing shortages of certain products, mainly cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits as a result of the cold weather in January and February in both Spain and Morocco. read more

Countdown has already donated over $430,000 in food and funds to help organisations providing on-the-ground assistance and support to the most impacted communities. read more

In a large-scale cross-category promotion under the motto 'Fit into the Day', Chiquita and mymuesli are showing at the PoS how healthy and varied breakfast can be, says the company. read more

According to The Guardian, distribution is facing shortages of cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits because of the cold weather in producing countries such as Spain and Morocco. read more

As announced last year, the Dutch supermarket chain, Albert Heijn (AH), will stop flying in fruit and vegetables. From June 1, 2023, products like sugar snaps, haricots verts, and passion fruit will only be transported via sea container or road transport. In recent years, to ensure quality and
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The first batch of commercially grown blueberries in Taiwan went on sale last week at the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. The Taiwan Blueberry Team was founded in 2016 and collaborated with Li Kuo-tan, a professor at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at National Taiwan
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Aldi is on the hunt for more supermarket locations in London as part of a multi-million pound expansion plan. read more

Sainsbury’s is introducing a £2 fruit and vegetable box to help combat food waste. read more

Underlying the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company of the Unifrutti group, supplier of Oranges to the McCafés throughout Italy, is the will to promote
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UK: Abel and Cole introduces eco-labels for fruit and vegetables that details supply chain impacts read more

As French apple growers are faced with an unprecedented increase in costs and a very difficult economic situation, they asked large-scale distributors in January to promote French apples and raise their price by 0.20€/kg [0.21 USD/kg] in order to be able to live from their profession.
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BASF, which operates in the vegetable market under its Nunhems brand, held a new edition of its Lettuce and Spinach Demo Field from 31 January to 17 February at its experimental farm in La Palma (Cartagena, Region of Murcia). Once again this year, the event brought together growers,
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Carrefour has included kiwi from Spain in its Carrefour Círculo de Calidad brand. The company plans to sell more than 800 tonnes of this fruit from national growers from this month, when the season starts, until June. During
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Avoid the supermarkets and visit the wholesale market, advises the head of The Birmingham Wholesale Fresh Produce Association (BWFA). They plan to extensively market the new wholesale market as a destination for shoppers, provided they order "by the box." read more

North London supermarkets are being particularly hard hit by a nationwide shortages of fresh vegetables. read more

Tomato producers in Bangladesh face losses due to an oversupply of the crop on local markets, which is typical for this time of the year. Due to this they have to sell the tomatoes for Tk 2 per kg ($0.02) while it retails for Tk 30 kg ($0.28). read more

Discounter Aldi has announced plans to continue to expand its UK store network during 2023, creating 6,000 new jobs. read more

Asda has announced a new partnership that it says will lead to a transformation of its online grocery business. read more

During these days, growers, technicians, companies, supermarkets and national and international press have visited the demonstration farm on personalised visits guided by their technicians and sales representatives. There they found new products in little gem, romana and celery,
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The latest data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index has revealed that both the courier and haulage vehicle price-per-mile have fallen in January, following an all-time high in December. read more