Żabka Group contributed PLN7bln to Polish economy last year read more

The recent rise in UK packing potato prices has been weighing on demand from retailers, with supermarkets utilising contracted supplies as much as possible to reduce exposure to high prices in the free-buy market. The Mintec Benchmark Prices (MBP) for Grade 1 White Packing Potatoes EXW England
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On his plot of 2,500m², Thomas Le Bot grows raspberries, mainly for French pastry chefs, as well as supermarkets. The harvest started 3 weeks ago, and this year's raspberries are more fragile than last year's,” according to the feedback from the pastry chefs. Raspberries are a “very
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Day one of ASIA FRUIT LOGISTICA, which takes place in Hong Kong from 6 to 8 September, is all about marketing and consumers. "We take a look at the changing market demographics in Asia, explore the future of food retailing in Asia and
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ALDI, part of the ALDI SÜD Group, a multinational reference reality of the large-scale retail trade among the world's most important operators, celebrates an important milestone in its growth path: five years of success in Italy based on quality, convenience,
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Grahame Osler, a manager at the asparagus company Denbi, which supplies large retailers, explains that they imported less asparagus from source markets outside of Africa this year compared to previous years. "We were hoping that a new asparagus project in Namibia would kick in sooner, but it did
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Discount retailer Aldi GB is set to open five new stores across the UK in the coming weeks. read more

What are the biggest challenges facing the UK soft fruit industry at the moment? read more

Lapassata De Rica, a brand of the Italian culinary tradition belonging to Casalasco Società Agricola S.p.A., came out best in the Altroconsumo test published a few days ago. read more

The retail chain, Colruyt Group, is fully committed to in-store innovation. Last month, a new technology was tested to ensure that shelves remain optimally stocked, while also measuring how many customers enter the store and how busy it is at the checkout. read more

IFCO, a provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs), is expanding its support for FareShare and The Felix Project, two of the leading food redistribution charities in the UK. read more

New Zealand: Low light level affecting local tomatoes read more

Georgian farmers have begun selling the first raspberry harvest of the season, with initially soaring prices. Supermarkets are pricing raspberries at up to 30 GEL/kg ($11.5), while farmers are selling their produce on-site for 15-20 GEL/kg ($5.75-$7.66). It is worth noting that only a fraction
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Rwanda is set to continue its trial of avocado exports by sea freight after a successful initial shipment to Dubai in November, last year. The pilot shipment, which transported nearly 23 tons of Hass avocados, demonstrated that sea transportation was over 44 percent cheaper than air cargo. The
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Usually, as summer approaches, mushroom sales slow right down. "From when asparagus arrives in greater numbers until September, sales normally decline somewhat. This year, however, due to inflation, supermarkets are selling even fewer mushrooms than in other years. Sales to restaurants and food
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Banco Fresco, the fresh food retail chain, yesterday opened its first shop in Milan at Via Moscati 11, a few steps from Corso Sempione, with its new Fresh format. The Milan store is also the first in the new line of proximity supermarkets, designed to support and
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Aldi SÜD's Africa cashew kernels are transported directly from the cultivation region in West Africa to the German shops. The discounter has now been awarded first place in the German Award for Sustainability Projects in the category "Product - Food". read more

The colours and flavours of Colombia will take centre stage from 9-14 June in Poland’s largest retail chain, Biedronka. read more

China: Can Yonghui’s hot tech CEO turn the supermarket chain around? read more

EastFruit analyst note that consumer price levels drop to the National Bank’s target range in Georgia. After rising fast since 2019, the retail price growth has finally cooled down. read more