Due to the high temperatures and the lack of rainfall, harvest forecasts are between 15 and 20% lower than last season, although the cultivated area is similar to last year. read more

EastFruit analysts review the latest retail price dynamics in Georgia. According to official statistics, retail prices for vegetables in Georgia went down by 6% in April 2023 compared to March 2023. Further reduction is expected in May. read more

Rebranding for Elisir, the brand under which Cediorselects and distributes quality fruit and vegetables, bringing them to the tables of Italians. New positioning in the large-scale retail trade and new brand awareness. L'Orto dei Cugini the new pay-off Gianluca Cugini, CEO of Cedior read more

"We started harvesting strawberries in late March and will continue until late June. Ours is not a mass-production, but rather a selected one, so we manage to also reach the big retail sale chains and wholesale markets focusing on organolpetic qualities," explains Davide Modigliani, a producer
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German food retailer Tegut has announced plans to take over the organic supermarket chain Basic, which it claims has run into “financial difficulties”. According to ESM magazine, Basic has over 19 outlets and employs approximately 500 people in its stores and headquarters in Munich. read more

Lidl is planning a new regional distribution centre (RDC) on a 35-acre site in Gildersome, Leeds. read more

Courgettes from the Spanish and Moroccan growing regions have been pushing onto the German market for weeks. The growing conditions in the exporting countries are good, the weather with summer temperatures allow the fruits to grow and ripen quickly. The trade reacts
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Characterized by a bright red flesh and a dark green - almost black -rind, Dolce Passione watermelons are now part of a consortium. Consorzio Dolce Passione was in fact presented at Macfrut - a fully Italian project that is the result of over 7 years of research that have brought to the
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Setting up the fruit and vegetable department at the entrance to the shop as the first department of the sales route is a common choice for many retailers. SuperPan, a brand of the Superemme group (Selex) also opts for this solution. "The fruit and vegetable department is positioned at the entrance of all
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ALDI plans to buy around 7,100 tonnes of stone fruit from national suppliers between May and September this year. The supermarket chain plans to increase its purchase of this produce by around 9% compared to last year, when the figure was 6,512 tonnes. The
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It's official: the autumn 2024 Conference of the World Union of Wholesale (WUWM) will take place in Rimini; read more

The melon and watermelon campaign is about to start at O.P. Agricola Campidanese, i.e. the Sardinian organization that commercializes its produce under the L'Orto di Eleonora brand. FreshPlaza has talked about it with director Salvatore Lotta. read more

The contraction in demand and the tendency of consumers to buy lower-value products to reduce their shopping basket spending are the main challenges facing FMCG distributors and manufacturers, according to the AECOC survey of 75 companies in the sector - with the aim of reducing their spending in the shopping basket.
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Belgium: Colruyt Ledeberg reopens on 10 May read more

The packaging regulation is becoming a central issue for all links in the supply chain and was also discussed extensively at Think Fresh last week (Click here to read the article). As Coldiretti and La Stampa report, the EU regulation threatens to make the packaging industry disappear.
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Vog aims to satisfy younger consumers with a taste experience that balances sweetness and freshness thanks to products such as Kanzi, an apple that has already revealed its potential according to Vog, and is now a must-have in a modern assortment. read more

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) mentions purchasing alliances as an example of good practice for improving the competitiveness of retail and wholesale trade in a recently adopted opinion on 30 years of the single market. The text calls for support for alliances
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The Ri6 durian, a specialty from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, is now available in the UK market for the first time. A shipment of five tons of these durians, imported by the UK’s TT Meridian Ltd, went through customs clearance on May 4 and were distributed to supermarkets in the UK. read more

Figures released by Istat for retail sales in March show a trend increase in value of +5.8%, matched by a decline in volume of -2.9%; read more

A well-established market, with increasing demand and great potential: this is the gentilina lettuce, a type that is among the most appreciated also by the large-scale retail trade, as it lends itself well to various uses, from fresh to fourth range; read more