Retail
"This year, quality will determine prices"
2023-11-16 00:00
In Southern Italy, temperatures are still above average for this time of year and there are difficulties with the ripening of citrus fruits. At the same time, the first clementines are being sold in supermarkets, but they are not yet ready for commercialization.
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Potato retail sales remain strong in July - September
2023-11-16 00:00
Potato retail sales remained strong for the quarter from July-September 2023, up 9.5% from the same period a year ago. All categories of potatoes saw increases in dollar sales.
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Irish potato harvest conditions remain difficult
2023-11-16 00:00
Retail demand and home consumption is strong as consumers are realising the value of potatoes as a main staple in the current cost of living scenario. Growers continue to attempt to harvest in areas, however, conditions are extremely difficult. Good progress has been made in Donegal where less
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250,000 packs of frozen berries and smoothies recalled due to hepatitis A contamination
2023-11-16 00:00
More than a quarter of a million packages of frozen berries and smoothies are under recall by the Oregon Potato Company because of hepatitis A contamination.
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Positive October in large-scale distribution, the fresh-cut segment returns to growth
2023-11-16 00:00
The fruit and vegetable sector of the large-scale retail trade is on a positive track in October, with increasing volumes after a September that was also positive. Fruit, however, lost a little, while vegetables turned in a remarkable performance. However, the real surprise is theIV-V Gamma, which is growing both in value and volume after
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Stronger domestic blueberry season anticipated for 2024
2023-11-16 00:00
Blueberries are top of mind given the shortages the retail shelves have seen this fall, though that’s largely to do with the shorter supply from import countries such as Peru. Kasey Cronquist, president of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council and the North American Blueberry Council, shares
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Retailers back King’s project
2023-11-15 12:00
Senior leaders from the UK food industry have pledged to support King Charles’ Coronation Food Project, which encourages supermarkets and food manufacturers to join FareShare’s ’Alliance Manufacturing’ programme and redistribute more surplus food to charities.
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Nelna Agri Development Private Limited, a key player in Sri Lanka's agriculture sector, is aiming for a big mango harvest of 1 million kilograms during the 2023/2024 season (November to April). Of this, 300,000 to 400,000 kilograms are earmarked for export to countries like the United States,
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Sales growth slows for Asda and underperforms UK rivals
2023-11-15 00:00
Latvian PM Siliņa: reduced VAT on produce will need EUR16mln
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Eden Gold, the snack pear that was missing
2023-11-15 00:00
Crunchy, sweet and juicy. These are all characteristics usually used to describe a new selection of apples; however, after tasting it, we have to attribute them to the new pear variety Eden Gold®, which we found on sale at an Aldi shop.
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Over the past year, banana prices in Karelia have surged almost 50%
2023-11-15 00:00
The most popular fruit in Russia, bananas, has consistently become more expensive over the past year. It was calculated precisely how much the price of bananas has increased during this period.
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The majority of the early grapes now harvested in Namibia and South Africa’s northern regions feed into South African retail programmes.
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Booths, the retailer that goes against the grain
2023-11-15 00:00
While in Italy the opening of automated and cashier-less shops continues (click here to read more), in England there is a chain going against the tide. We are talking about Boothsche, as reported by the BBC, is eliminating almost all self-service checkouts from its shops.
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Metro AG appoints Eric Riegger to the Management Board as CFO
2023-11-14 10:00
He will take over the finance department from CEO Dr Steffen Greubel, who has been responsible for this task on an interim basis since August 2023, according to the Metro AG press release. Eric Riegger is currently Vice President Finance & Administration at Aldi USA, where he is responsible for all financial areas and M&A,
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Aquaponics lettuce grower supplies major retailer in Namibia
2023-11-14 00:00
In Okahandja, 70km north of Windhoek, Namibia’s newest aquaponics facility has just started supplying Freshmark’s Namibian DCs with all of their pillowpack and mixed lettuce requirements and other leafy greens for sale at Checkers stores across the country.
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Price change for mandarins and oranges in Ukraine
2023-11-14 00:00
The prices for popular citrus fruits, namely oranges and mandarins, have decreased in Ukraine. The average cost of mandarins has dropped from 1.57 to 1.25 EUR per kilogram. Clementine mandarins now cost an average of 2.95 EUR/kg in Ukraine, 0.10 EUR cheaper than in October.
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“We want to keep our planting momentum”
2023-11-14 00:00
Produced on more than 1,800 hectares, the harvest of chestnuts of Périgord-Limousin for the fresh market has already come to an end, and the harvest for processing is almost over.
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Lidl GB has published its fourth ‘Good Food’ report
2023-11-14 00:00
Ahold Delhaize announces leadership transitions at Delhaize Serbia
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Selex and Savi, more than 15 million euro bids in digital vouchers
2023-11-14 00:00
The Selex Group, a major player in the large-scale retail sector, and Savi, a marketing technology company active in the management of services related to the use of discount vouchers, are celebrating the third anniversary of their partnership, which has enabled them to make available over
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Petition urging major UK supermarkets to treat British farmers more fairly reaches 75,000 signatures
2023-11-14 00:00
A petition urging major UK supermarkets to treat British farmers more fairly has gained significant traction, amassing over 75,000 signatures. Launched by organic farming company Riverford, the #GetFairAboutFarming campaign issued an open letter to the CEOs of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda,
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