Wielkość kiwi z zeszłego sezonu okazała się wyjątkowo duża, co stanowiło problem dla greckich eksporterów skupiających się na rynku europejskim, gdzie detaliści zazwyczaj preferują mniejsze owoce. Dla firmy Youphoria Fruits, która rozpoczęła swoją działalność eksportową w pierwszym roku, podjęto decyzję na początku sezonu, żeby...

The exceptionally large sizes of kiwifruit from last season posed an issue for Greek exporters focused on the European market, where retailers generally prefer smaller fruit. For Youphoria Fruits, a company in its first year of exports, a decision was made early in the season to... read more

Lidl Denmark has announced its support for reducing or eliminating value-added tax on sales of fresh fruit and vegetables, following a recent trial that reportedly led to a significant increase in sales. read more

John Nicolaou, the owner of the independent retailers Fresh Sensations Carindale and Chermside, has been named this year's Mango King after submitting the highest bid at the 2024 Brisbane Markets Mango Auction. read more

Retail food inflation in India reached a three-month high of 9.24% in September, rising sharply from 5.66% in August. This increase was mainly due to a significant rise in vegetable prices and edible oils moving into inflationary territory. Sequentially, consumer food prices also increased. read more

Ireland: Back-to-school boosts grocery sales as shoppers stock up on family favourites. Kantar reported: "As households settled into their autumn and back-to-school routines of preparing school lunches and dinners, Irish households spent an additional €2.6 million on fresh vegetables and €1.9 million on." read more

The Commercial Growers of Wisconsin (CGW) have honored Kurt Dramm by inducting him into their Hall of Fame. His name will now be displayed at the Boerner Botanical Gardens Visitor Center in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. The CGW is an organization that includes wholesale and retail plant production. read more

L’Insalata dell’Orto, a leading company in the IV Gamma salad market and the main European producer of edible flowers, continues to invest in zero residue as part of its sustainability projects. After closing 2023 with double-digit progress, and having read more

Zbiory orzechów włoskich w Grenoble rozpoczęły się w zeszłym tygodniu i powinny być dostępne na półkach francuskich supermarketów za mniej niż dziesięć dni. Nathalie Gaillard, koordynatorka Międzynarodowego Komitetu Orzechów Grenoble (CING), podsumowuje rozpoczęcie nowego sezonu, który będzie towarzyszyć. read more

At Fruit Attraction 2024 in Madrid, La Linea Verde Dimmidisì presented an absolute novelty: the vegetable tart. An innovative product, which will soon be available in retail stores, stands out for some unique characteristics that make it particularly interesting for consumers. read more

In Herefordshire, Penrhos Spirits has launched a campaign aimed at fruit farms to donate raspberries that do not meet supermarket standards for their Wonky Raspberry Gin production. The company, known for using imperfect fruit from Penrhos Farm, intends to expand this initiative by... read more

September marks a positive sales trend for the Italian Large-Scale Retail Trade (Gdo). Among the major categories, however, vegetables are the only ones showing a positive trend. Geographically, the Northeast and, especially, the South show significant growth. There is indeed a constant shift in market shares. read more

During the Beauty Seasons®️ Variety Show 2024, four of the Beauty Seasons companies opened their doors to retailers and growers: Futura Flower from Straelen, the Janßen Group, Gartenbau Boland from Kevelaer, and Verheyen-Baetcke from Issum. The trade visitors were impressed by the offerings. read more

Last Saturday, in the magical setting of Cinecittà World, the convention was held with which Todis, a private label supermarket chain owned by Iges Srl, a company controlled by the cooperative Pac2000A Conad, celebrated its twenty-fifth year. read more

L'Insalata dell'Ortoha presented the Paniere Zero Residui project, of which it is a promoter, at the convention for Todis' 25th anniversary, which took place at Cinecittà World in Rome. "We are ready to invest, but to achieve these results it is essential to have a sensitive retail chain that believes in it." read more

From Fruit Attraction in Madrid, discovering Dino, the melon from the Don Camillo farm that resembles a dinosaur egg in shape. The product, the result of five years of research, represents an innovation not only from a marketing perspective. "Dino is a project that started five years ago." read more

In the transition from September to October, table grapes undoubtedly represent one of the key products in supermarkets. These two months alone account for over half of the annual sales in the category, reaching peaks of 8-9% share in terms of value in the department. read more

Italy: Crai introduces a new business model focusing on proximity and sustainability. During the unveiling of the company's first Sustainability Report, CEO Giangiacomo Ibba announced that Crai is shifting its focus to the proximity format due to the increasing value of time as a precious commodity for... read more

Trzecie wydanie "Międzynarodowych spotkań handlowych z detalistami": spotkania jeden na jeden między firmami produkcyjnymi a nabywcami owoców i warzyw krajowych i międzynarodowych dużych detalistów, wydarzenie organizowane przez Fresh Food Leader, odbędzie się 23 stycznia 2025 roku w

The Third Edition of "International Business Meetings with Retailers": one-to-one meetings between production companies and fruit and vegetable buyers of national and international large-scale retailers, the event is organized by Fresh Food Leader, will take place on January 23, 2025 in read more

Mission Produce has launched its "World's Finest Avocados" and "World's Finest Mangos" campaign in anticipation of the International Fresh Produce Association's Global Produce & Floral Show in Atlanta. As part of the campaign, the company will introduce its new product innovation: Retail-Ready Mangoes. read more

Sainsbury's is claiming a UK first by launching conventional mushrooms grown without peat. read more