Celeriac is making a comeback as a fasionable foodie item, according to Tesco. read more

New research on Ghanaian and Colombian banana workers in UK retail supply chains has shown that the Fairtrade Premium plays an important role in achieving living wages. read more

Government officials in France have issued a recall on a consignment of Maltaise oranges sent from Tunisia to retailers across the country, after inspectors said they had found traces of Chlorpyrifos, a pesticide banned in the EU. read more

Matteo Freddi, a specialist in onions and potatoes, talks about the impact of establishing a pact with the large-scale retail trade, as he recounts the experience of his family business. read more

The selection of tomatoes in any retail store is abundant nowadays. Both retailers and consumers ask for different types of tomatoes as well as all sorts of packaging. In response to this demand, JASA Packaging Solutions is offering packing lines that have the ability to pack most tomato
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When it comes to developing delicious retail products with macadamias, Nutworks has cemented itself as a prominent player. Having entered the Australian macadamia industry in the mid-1990s, Nutworks has achieved success manufacturing and retailing its value-added macadamias thanks to the
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Domestic consumption and retail sales remain unchanged. The trend in processing is good, with prices above €250/t. Potatoes are exported to Portugal and there is reported to be a good appetite for more Irish potatoes. Preliminary inventory levels from the IFA inventory survey indicated that
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Retail insights and social impact charity IGD has announced experienced retail executive Sarah Bradbury as its new CEO, effective from 3 July 2023. read more

UK consumer-owned convenience-store operator the Co-op yesterday (7 March) announced the appointment of Rachel Izzard as chief financial officer and a member of the Co-op Group board. read more

"An extraordinary recovery of consumption in the food service segment, where the double concentrate and 3kg format that have reached skyrocketing prices while the sale of the half-kilo retail format is at a standstill! Big retail chains - except for discount stores, which are registering a
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Over the years, Normec Foodcare has considerably expanded its range of activities within the Dutch fruit and vegetable sector. Acquiring N&S Quality was followed by Innovative Fresh, Groen Agro Control, Maas Fruit Quality Inspection (MFQI), Goodacre, and QC One. read more

E.Leclerc, Aldi and U Post strongest market share gains in France read more

As the Peruvian blueberry season starts to wind down there is no end to the country’s ambitions of reaching new markets with the latest being the Maldives Islands. Peru’s blue gold reached the Maldives for the first time during week 5 of the current 2022/2023 campaign. read more

The struggle in UK supermarkets continues. In recent weeks, many of their shelves were empty, as shopkeepers refused to pay a higher price for fresh products. Due to the cold in Spain and high energy prices, the prices of fruit and vegetable products have risen in recent weeks. Environment
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Britain’s grocery supplies are in crisis because of unseasonable weather, post-Brexit red tape and a decline in online orders post-lockdown, warns home-delivery specialist ParcelHero. read more

A few weeks ago, the world was shocked by the images that showed the shortage of vegetable supplies in UK supermarkets. Fortunately, according to Juan Carlos Perez, co-director of the Coexphal-UAL Chair, "little by little, normality has returned. Prices have fallen since the eighth week of the
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The decision to set up the fruit and vegetable department at the entrance to the point of sale is, for many retailers, a strategy that aims to communicate freshness, quality, assortment choice, seasonality with a strong display impact often dictated by the intense colour scheme of the references. At
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All 128 of the integrated supermarkets in Belgium will be converted into independently managed Delhaize shops to strengthen their position in the competitive retail market, Delhaize announces.  read more

In view of empty vegetable shelves in supermarkets, the English Farmers' Union (NFU) has presented a strategy to promote domestic horticulture. In its ten-point plan, the NFU calls for easier admission of seasonal workers, an affordable energy supply as well as
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Delhaize announces its intention to transform all 128 of its integrated Belgian supermarkets into independent affiliated Delhaize stores read more