Inhouse team develops SA's first recyclable 7kg potato bags for Shoprite Group

The Shoprite Group has announced that it is the first South African retailer to introduce a fully recyclable 7kg potato bag, solving a longstanding packaging issue that has been a challenge for the industry. read more

South African Fuji apples have officially entered the market. According to traders, current pricing remains consistent with initial launch levels. Premium batches with bright, evenly striped skins are retailing at around $2.24 per box, while batches with lighter striping are priced at $1.82. read more

Ahold Delhaize has appointed Tim Bork as the Chief Commercial Officer for Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia. The appointment is effective from May 19. This newly established position will report directly to Claude. read more

The French tomato covers 60% of French consumers' needs. This means there is an important production shortage in relation to the domestic market demand, which makes it necessary to resort to imports in certain periods of the year. Facing highly competitive production and labor costs abroad, Savéol. read more

Independent greengrocers around the world often display their fresh fruit and vegetables outside their stores, but it's rare to see a supermarket do the same. read more

The New Zealand fruit developer Prevar has collaborated with Tribal Brands Asia on a series of events to showcase the recently rebranded Piqa Red. read more

Bayview Flowers, a third-generation family business based in Jordan Station (ON), has grown to become one of the largest growers and distributors of ornamental flowers and potted plants in North America, servicing many major wholesale and retail businesses. Serving as both producers and brokers, read more

When the world feels uncertain, Americans turn to planting. This is the main message of Garden Media Group's recently released Garden Pulse: Spring 2025 Analysis, which confirms what retailers have been noticing: the trend of gardening continues despite other industries experiencing slowing traffic and declining sales. read more

Thirty-seven workers at a supermarket in Catania were reportedly employed "a significantly higher number of hours than those provided for in the contract, with wages that, in the most serious cases, would have amounted to 1.6 euros per hour with monthly salaries of 700-800 euros for." read more

Lidl has issued an urgent recall of four Alesto Raw Fruit & Nut Bars due to the potential presence of plastic pieces, making them unsafe to consume. The affected products are Alesto Cocoa & Orange, Blueberry Muffin, Salted Caramel, and Berry flavors, all in 5x35g pack sizes. read more

The final preparations are currently underway for this year's Spalding Flower Parade. Approximately a quarter of a million tulips have been hand-picked by 30 volunteers. These tulips will be pinned onto floats that will parade through the Lincolnshire town on May 10th. This will be the third year that the event has been held. read more

On Saturday, May 3rd, Rachel Martha Kyll passed away at the age of 72 in Trier, Germany. For decades, Martha was an inexhaustible source of knowledge regarding flowers and plants for the German, Austrian, and Swiss retail sector. As the daughter of a supermarket family, she advised growers, read more

"Proven Winners® is prepared to collaborate with you to increase sales through new plants and programs for the 2026 season. By emphasizing plants that address both greenhouse growing and consumer gardening challenges, Proven Winners' 2026 lineup of new varieties is designed to maximize success for growers and retailers." read more

There are those who make luxury their specialty, even in the fruit and vegetable sector: we are talking about the Japanese brand Elly Amai. We had already talked about it when the brand launched Erewhon in US supermarkets, a strawberry priced at $19 each (click here for more details). read more

Waitrose has introduced a limited-edition range of British King Strawberries, which are twice the size of the retailer's regular berry selection. read more

The cooperatively organized group of companies generated a consolidated revenue (according to BilRUG) of 12.24 billion euros (+2%) in an economic environment characterized by economic stagnation and consumer restraint. In the retail sector, the sales growth adjusted for selling space was read more

Barbara Calvaresi, Head of the Fruit and Vegetable sector at AECOC, emphasized this during the presentation of the first "Pulse of the fruit and vegetable sector." In this study, which involved the leading companies in the sector and covers 60% of the market share of the retail industry, ... read more

Belgian retailer Delhaize has launched a new initiative that aims to make vegetable production in the country more sustainable. read more

Bako Sweet is entering the West Coast Produce Show with strong momentum, surpassing others in the category in terms of both dollar and volume growth, as reported by Circana data. As the top sweet potato brand in the U.S. in terms of dollar sales, Bako Sweet is assisting retail partners in achieving Thanksgiving-level success. read more

Retail has rarely been as tough, says Tesco chief: Grocer battered by rising costs and red tape. Tesco's boss has warned that the retail industry is facing unprecedented challenges due to increasing costs and regulatory hurdles both domestically and in crises overseas. Speaking at the World Retail Congress, Ken Murphy highlighted read more