Paco the tomato, Raniero the radicchio, Valeria the peach, Melchiorre the melon, Cinzia the cherry, Francesca the strawberry, Carmen the carrot, Car Carlo the artichoke, Lino the lemon, Carlone the cardboard wizard. These are just a few of the 22 fantastic fruit and packaging characters
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The late summer and unexpected heatwave in early September helped lift grocery sales at UK supermarkets, with Total Till sales growing +10.3 per cent in the last four weeks ending 9 September 2023, compared with the same period last year, reveals new data released today (19 September) by NIQ
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Dragon’s Den star Deborah Meaden, chef Rick Stein and wildlife TV presenter Chris Packham are among a number of household names supporting a campaign urging supermarkets to give a fairer deal to the UK’s struggling growers. read more

The segment of succulent plants, cacti and succulents has good growth margins in the fruit and vegetable departments of Italian shops. And some retailers are targeting this sector as significant. Within this framework is the initiative organised
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UK: Open letter to supermarket bosses warns farmers ‘struggling to survive’ read more

The EC has proposed that Member States reduce waste in retail trade and consumption (households, restaurants, and catering services) by 30% per capita by 2030. read more

Only five years after its birth, Logofruits has become the largest blueberry producer in Portugal and one of the largest in Europe. In addition to growing and packing fruit for famous supermarket chains in Northern Europe and Spain, Logofruits now also lends its services to the Portuguese blueberry market.
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In just five years since its start-up, Logofruits has become the largest blueberry producer in Portugal and one of the largest in Europe. As well as growing and packing fruit for well-known supermarket chains in northern Europe and Spain, Logofruits also provides packing services for wholesalers
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Lidl has published new figures showing its range of investments in Britain during its last financial year, which it said proved its promise of providing customers with the highest-quality products at the lowest prices. read more

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Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has urged all political parties not to renounce their net zero commitments and give businesses the confidence to invest. He made the call to action while unveiling the rapid expansion of one of Tesco’s key agricultural innovation initiatives, the largest commercial field
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Bloom Fresh International, the company created by the merger SNFL Group and IFG, has announced a new addition to its Candy Snaps table grape line. read more

Yesterday morning, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, visited the Istituto Agrario Garibaldi in Rome, one of the oldest in Italy, to officially inaugurate the new school year. "Today's is just a wish for
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Corteva Agriscience (Corteva) (NYSE: CTVA) and Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (Bioceres) (NASDAQ: BIOX), recently announced the signing of an exclusive contract to increase the availability of biological solutions in Europe. read more

Last month's summer rains in the Netherlands led to a shortage of open-field products at TB&S. But volumes are back up, and the company has plenty of cabbage available to serve its customers. "Though last week was very hot, we were less affected. The days are getting shorter, and there's
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India: Reliance Retail in $1.5bln Gulf, Singapore funds talks, sources say read more

This autumn, ALDI will increase its purchases of persimmons and pomegranates from domestic suppliers by around 11%. This season, the company will purchase around 610 tonnes of product (550 tonnes in 2022), thus reinforcing its commitment to local and seasonal produce, thanks to
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Every month, British Apples and Pears collates data from British Apple & Pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. read more

By now, the term shrinkflation is no longer new in our lexicon. Instead, it is an entirely new move that Carrefour France has taken to denounce the shrinkflation of products in the face of a
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Aldi Australia has announced it will exclusively stock 100 per cent Australian-grown avocado in all of its 586 stores, a move welcomed by the local industry. read more