"We would like to reassure the large-scale retail trade that the new marketing year is looking very promising with a qualitatively and quantitatively satisfactory production and able to guarantee the supply of blood orange varieties.
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"Over the past few years, the consortium has been gladly approving requests for co-branding with big retail chains, the pillar of our sales to consumers. Supermarkets support our consortium and we appreciate their ability to promote our productions and their commercialization. However, we have
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From 12 to 25 November, I Broccoli per la ricerca (Broccoli for Research) will be back in many Italian supermarkets, an initiative that brings together the Veronesi Foundation and, exclusively, the Citrus l'Orto Italiano Benefit Society. Part of the proceeds from the sale will go to support Salute al
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Lidl Italia, a leading retailer with more than 730 shops in Italy, presented its new ESG strategy. During the event 'On the road to tomorrow: driving change towards sustainable consumption' held yesterday in Milan, the company released the results of its third Report on
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Every month, data is collated from British apple and pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. read more

Home consumption and retail sales continue to prosper with the current weather conditions increasing demand. The food service sector should see a boost also as we approach the bank holiday weekend. Any harvesting that was taking place has been completely halted due to weather conditions.
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Aldi, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a reference multinational reality in the large-scale retail trade, consolidates its presence in Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy with the inauguration of two new points of sale in Bologna, via Dozza and Lonato del Garda (BS), ready to welcome customers at
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Easy access 'palengke'- fresh produce read more

SanLucar is launching a promotional campaign in German and Austrian supermarkets based on Disney’s new movie, Wish, which transports the audience to the magical kingdom of Rosas, home of the film’s 17-year-old protagonist, Asha. read more

In the exclusive location of Casa Lago in Milan, the Press Day 2023 of Despar Italia, the consortium that brings together six distribution companies and affiliated retailers under the Despar brand, took place on Tuesday 24 October. For the occasion, Casa Lago was transformed for a day into
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Russia experiences a record 26% spike in fruit and vegetable prices (Sept 2023 vs. Sept 2022), led by apples. In wholesale, prices start at 0.45 EUR/kg, while retail prices soar to 1.23 EUR/kg, which is triple the cost. The top 3 federal districts with the highest retail prices are Far Eastern
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The Amazon Fresh shop in Seattle, Washington, recently received Zero Carbon certification from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), becoming the first grocery shop in the world, as well as the first Amazon building, to receive the accolade; read more

Ard Discount replaces Leader Price in Sardinia read more

It’s one of the busiest times of the year for Barfoots of Botley who, together with supply chain partner IPP, are responsible for delivering four different types of pumpkins into the UK’s supermarkets. At its busiest time in 2022, the Bognor Regis-based company delivered the equivalent of 40
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In his introduction for to the Autumn Edition 2023 (no 53) of NIAB Landmark, NIAB CEO Professor Mario Caccamo discusses if regeneration agriculture is hype or hope. read more

We all know that we need to act now to improve our collective impact on the environment. That includes retailers and growers, with the latter uniquely placed to be a key part of the solution to climate change across the globe. read more

The UK’s expanding love affair with all things Halloween is open season for one of the UK’s biggest pumpkin growers, who are moving more than a million fruit in just four weeks.  read more

Aldi is calling for additional local charities, community groups and food banks to sign up to receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it celebrates supplying 40 million meals to local communities since launching its food donations initiative in 2019. read more

Chile-based fruit exporter Greenvic and Agrovision China are set to enter into a strategic equity partnership. By joining forces, Greenvic and Agrovision China hope to significantly improve service to Chinese retail, e-commerce and wholesale supply channels with a broader product portfolio, and
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This week, Ukrainian greenhouse complexes have been given the opportunity to significantly raise the wholesale prices for cucumbers. The main reason for this sharp increase is the seasonal reduction in the supply of cucumbers in Ukrainian greenhouses. Additionally, the absence of competition
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