Latin American banana producing countries are unhappy at the latest -35% price reduction in a recent promotion by German retailer Lidl. The week of March 13, the German retail supermarket Lidl, has published an offer in which it advertises the kilo of bananas certified by the Rainforest Alliance
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The 'Latin American Banana Sustainability TaskForce' criticises an offer for Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas recently seen at Lidl Germany. The discounter offered a kilogram of the bananas for 0.95 euro cents during the week of 13 March. The
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The Latin American Banana Sustainability Taskforce, a consortium of banana producers and exporters of Latin America, has criticised German discount group Lidl for selling a kilo of Rainforest Alliance-certified bananas for less than €1. read more

Pink Lady and Kanzi are the world’s top 2 apple brands. Kanzi remains Europe’s second best-selling apple variety and continues to make ground in the US, new market research data shows. Rochelle Bohm, vice president of marketing a Kanzi, said that the 52-week Nielsen scan data indicates that
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According to research published by Eurostat, only 12% of the EU population consumed the recommended minimum of five portions of produce daily, partly because of the poor taste of the produce. read more

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According to Aldi Süd, "Good for everyone" also means "Organic for everyone". Aldi Süd is continuously expanding its organic product range. read more

Shoppers at Sainsbury’s were appalled as they were charged £15 for a single onion. In particular, customers faced the eye-watering price of the vegetable in the supermarket's online checkout. One woman was faced with a bill of £45.39 after popping three loose brown onions in her basket. read more

Last year, the organic industry was confronted with various challenges. This year, too, the situation seems to remain tense. When asked, communications manager Lisa Kadagies of lehmann natur told us how this has affected organic bananas as well as organic limes for the company. read more

The Latin American Task Force recognises and respects the right and freedom of all actors in the value chain to decide their prices and advertise temporary promotions in line with their commercial plans. However, they do not want to overlook the fact that this type of promotions
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Large volumes of Greek strawberries have become available on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price is quite standard – 80 MDL/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in late March – early April last year. There is no wide price range, which, according to market
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Large volumes of Greek strawberries have become available on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price is quite standard – 80 MDL/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in late March – early April last year. There is no wide price range, which, according to market
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For the first time this season, Aldi bought more British apples from UK growers than any other UK retailer in February, according to the peak industry body. read more

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As Managing Director in Miranda de Ebro, his main objective will be to lead the start-up of the new centre to support the company's growth in the north of the country and thus give continuity to its expansion plans in the territory. The appointment of Ander Arzubia and the
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On the coming strike Monday (27 March), large parts of public transport will be paralysed. This has consequences for families in particular: Daily routines such as shopping, going to work or school will become a challenge. Many parents will have to look after their children at home, which is
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With a population of around ten million, the Rhine-Ruhr region has been one of Germany's and Western Europe's big metropolitan areas for decades. The diversity of the population is also reflected in the regional food retailing sector. With a total of six stores and a strong premium assortment,
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the trend of fruit and vegetable sales by imposed weight was still negative in the tenth week of the year, but the performance differential with respect to Lcc reversed from the previous week, this time being in favour of fruit and vegetables. Among the channels,
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