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Postharvest handling of some fruits involves additional steps that are critical to their success at retail. Ripening with ethylene ensures that several of these commodities are at ideal ripeness and will properly reach a dependable, ready-to-eat stage at the right time. Ethylene is a natural
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Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far this year, including tomatoes, which was also partly put down to poor weather in Spain and Morocco. read more

According to the company, Aldi Süd will exclusively offer its own apple variety from the Alte Land in its shops for the harvest in autumn 2023. The apple, for which a name is still being sought, will be offered exclusively in all 2,000 Aldi Süd shops from October 2023. "For this
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We are a cooperative production and marketing facility for fruit and vegetables with a regional and nationwide orientation. Our customers are well-known trading groups in Germany and neighbouring countries, specialist fruit and vegetable retailers and the processing industry.
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Part of Edeka Group, the largest German supermarket chain, Edeka Freienbrink is on a mission to distribute fresh food to its 488 stores around Berlin and Brandenburg quickly and efficiently. The goal is to deliver fresh produce to the stores within 4-5 hours of receiving the order, and Edeka is
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Fgs grown in the countries of the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Chile) became available in some supermarket chains and boutique retailers in Chisinau (Moldova) in April. The price in chains exceeds 470 MDL/kg ($26.57/kg), or 23-25 ​​MDL per piece in fruit and vegetable boutiques. The quality
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ALDI continues to strengthen its commitment to Canary Island produce and suppliers. Last year, the supermarket chain bought more than 3,700 tonnes of bananas from the Canary Islands, which were used to supply all its shops in the country. Specifically, more than 100 tonnes of the total
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Osio Sotto has been awarded the new sales outlet of Banco Fresco, the food retail chain specialising in fresh food, present in Italy with nine sales outlets, seven of which are in Lombardy. The supermarket in Corso Europa, inaugurated yesterday in the presence of Mayor Corrado Quarti, signals the entrance of
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In week 14, fruit and vegetables by set weight started to grow again in the large-scale retail trade after a negative week. However, the performance distance from packaged FMCG still increases compared to the previous week. Among the physical channels, for fruit and vegetables by imposed weight
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"Over the past few years, our company has experienced significant, double-digit growth (+70%), consolidated mostly as a result of additional buyers from the retail sector. At the moment, we sell our strawberries in twenty supermarket chains, including Italian and European ones, but we have
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With the rising temperatures, the supply of kohlrabi from Southern Europe is now increasing again. While there was little promotion of kohlrabi around Easter, there are 16 promotions in the food retail sector this week. read more

Another novelty of the season has become available in the supermarkets of the capital of Uzbekistan – super-early apples – apples of a very small caliber which are commonly called “May” apples. Despite their name, they can be sold in retail in the second half or at the end of
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Ten years ago, overproduction on the Dutch market led to chicory grower Tonny Kraan relocating to Poland. "My wife is Polish which made things a little easier. And Poland was a nice growth market for chicory," says Tonny. read more

“We’re the third largest grower-packer of pickles in North America and it’s something we’re proud of,” says Carmen Bartucci with CanAm Fresh. While the company mainly serves the processing industry at the moment, it is looking to get more exposure to the fresh market category. “We
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The trade is currently facing enormous challenges: Demand from the catering industry is fluctuating in the face of cost pressures and uncertain supply chains. At the same time, retailers are striving to adapt their offerings to the ever-changing needs of their customers and to
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Açai berries, mostly grown in Central America, are not yet well-known in Europe. Yet, this fruit which is very similar to blueberries but contains even more antioxidants and vitamins, is increasingly appearing in supermarkets or higher-end restaurants. The Belgian brand The Holy Berry is one of
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The sweet potato campaign started in the northwestern region of Cadiz with the planting of seedlings at a time of great uncertainty as the Hydrographic Confederation of the Guadalquivir has announced that there will be considerably less irrigation water available due to the drought. Water has
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Italian discounter MD reports 11% increase in turnover read more

Every month, British Apples & Pears collate data from our British Apple & Pear growers on the quantity of British apples they sold to UK supermarkets. The latest data is below. read more