Supermarket promotions are not for the benefit of customers. They are not designed to cut the cost of food. Promos are a marketing tool to sell more of one product against others that compete. It is often the grower that funds them, not the supermarket ­– although the supermarket usually
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The Cold Chain Federation is warning that UK food retailers, hospitality businesses and consumers should expect significant disruption in the Christmas trading window because food-producing businesses in Europe that supply into the UK are “unaware of, and unprepared for, the post-Brexit
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Week 28 saw an unexpected turnaround in the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Sales of fruit and vegetables by imposed weight grow and do so by outperforming Lcc. Likewise, all sales channels are growing, apart from online, with supermarkets and discounters going
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In fruit and vegetables, we fight daily over cents. We often tell of producers who are unable to get distribution chains to accept price increases in the range of 10-20 cents/kilo; therefore, we were rather surprised when for the same product we found,
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The IperTriscount (Gros) brand, active in Rome with nine sales outlets, including supermarkets and superstores, is focusing on the hypermarket format by experimenting with its first 5,500 m2 sales outlet, the food locomotive of the La Romanina shopping centre, located in Via Ferri in Rome, told in
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Lidl Italia's commitment against food waste continues with the launch of the 'anti-waste bag', a project that restores value to fruit and vegetables that are not aesthetically perfect, but still good and safe, or with damaged packaging. The initiative, which involves all 730
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ALDI's expansion plans in Spain for 2023 remain unchanged. In the first half of this year, the company opened thirteen new stores, enabling it to surpass the milestone of 400 shops in the country, reaching a total of 408 supermarkets in Spain today. read more

Ibérica de Patatas, one of the main consumer potato marketing companies in Spain, is once again bringing new potatoes from the Madrid region to large-scale retail, a product of great quality and freshness, as it is harvested and available on the shelves the very next day. The
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Anti-waste bags at Lidl's 730 points of sale to restore value to fruit and vegetables that are not aesthetically perfect, but still good and safe, or with damaged packaging. Lidl Italia, in line with the green philosophy it has been pursuing for years and as part of the Too Good To
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Mission Produce has appointed Sean Bagheri as commercial director of Mission Produce Europe. He will be responsible for growing European business and establishing direct-to-retail channels by delivering profitable sales growth for customers and maintaining year-round customer service. read more

Coles has announced a new partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products and DC that will see DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains used in a campaign to get Australian children to eat more fruit and vegetable. read more

Mercati di Città-La Prima, a Coralis partner operating in Foggia and province with 12 supermarkets and superstores, is about to launch a project to enhance the value of dried fruit and expand its presence in the assortment. read more

The British blueberry season is flourishing this year, according to Hall Hunter. read more

Aldi is set to make its biggest ever meal donation over the summer, with the UK’s fourth-largest supermarket expecting to provide around 1.5 million meals to those in need during the upcoming school holidays. read more

Arbroath-based D. Geddes Farms will supply Asda with over 70 million strawberries this season, including Extra Special Scottish strawberries for the first time. read more

Northwest Cherry Growers (NWCG) is embarking on a promotional campaign across major Indian cities to introduce this summer’s crop of US Pacific Northwest cherries to discerning health-conscious consumers. read more

UK: CMA publishes updates on its work into competition in the groceries sector read more

In the twenty-seventh week of 2023, fruit and vegetables by imposed weight have a setback in value sales, despite inflationary effects, which is not the case for Lcc, which continues to grow. Among the channels, discount continues to be the best performing for sales
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UK: CMA publishes updates on its work into competition in the groceries sector read more

Whenever we find very poor quality products in the supermarket counters, we do not fail to write about it in these columns. An exercise that is not meant to be an end in itself but to raise awareness among the various players in the supply chain of the importance of offering consumers a product
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