From the very beginning of January of this year, fresh strawberries are sold in supermarkets and fresh boutiques in Chisinau. There are both imported (Greek), and local (grown with the hydroponic method by several small Moldovan farms) strawberries. The retail price is surprising – 130-140
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International Fruit Genetics LLC (IFG), a table grape breeder, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the breeding of the Cotton Candy™ grape.  read more

In December 2022, five large Belgian chains joined the initiative that had already been launched by retailers Lidl, Aldi Sur y Norte, Kaufland, Rewe, DM, and Tegut in Germany, to ensure a living wage for workers on banana plantations. read more

To find out the price of food, it is usually enough to look at the price tag in the supermarket. However, the situation is quite different when talking about the "true" food prices. This is because food production incurs costs that are not covered by the shop price.
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Producers in southern Spain are struggling to fulfil their supermarket programmes due to supply shortages caused by unseasonal weather. read more

Leah Weckert has been appointed managing director and chief executive of Australian retail giant Coles Group. read more

Australia: Coles appoints new CEO as supermarket giant sees prices rise alongside big profits read more

Despite a record number of people participating in Veganuary throughout the world this year, the demand for vegan products in the UK fell short in January, as seen by a fall in retail volume sales of both meat- and dairy-free substitutes. read more

According to The Guardian, British retail is facing shortages of certain products, mainly cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits as a result of the cold weather in January and February in both Spain and Morocco. read more

Countdown has already donated over $430,000 in food and funds to help organisations providing on-the-ground assistance and support to the most impacted communities. read more

In a large-scale cross-category promotion under the motto 'Fit into the Day', Chiquita and mymuesli are showing at the PoS how healthy and varied breakfast can be, says the company. read more

According to The Guardian, distribution is facing shortages of cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits because of the cold weather in producing countries such as Spain and Morocco. read more

As announced last year, the Dutch supermarket chain, Albert Heijn (AH), will stop flying in fruit and vegetables. From June 1, 2023, products like sugar snaps, haricots verts, and passion fruit will only be transported via sea container or road transport. In recent years, to ensure quality and
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The first batch of commercially grown blueberries in Taiwan went on sale last week at the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. The Taiwan Blueberry Team was founded in 2016 and collaborated with Li Kuo-tan, a professor at the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at National Taiwan
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Aldi is on the hunt for more supermarket locations in London as part of a multi-million pound expansion plan. read more

Sainsbury’s is introducing a £2 fruit and vegetable box to help combat food waste. read more

Underlying the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company of the Unifrutti group, supplier of Oranges to the McCafés throughout Italy, is the will to promote
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UK: Abel and Cole introduces eco-labels for fruit and vegetables that details supply chain impacts read more

As French apple growers are faced with an unprecedented increase in costs and a very difficult economic situation, they asked large-scale distributors in January to promote French apples and raise their price by 0.20€/kg [0.21 USD/kg] in order to be able to live from their profession.
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BASF, which operates in the vegetable market under its Nunhems brand, held a new edition of its Lettuce and Spinach Demo Field from 31 January to 17 February at its experimental farm in La Palma (Cartagena, Region of Murcia). Once again this year, the event brought together growers,
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