Floriexpo is just two weeks away from its return to the Broward County Convention Center, June 4-6, 2025. With the show floor nearly sold out with a collection of top suppliers and an impressive roster of high-volume retailers representing over 30,000 stores confirmed to attend, Floriexpo 2025. read more

AGF Monitor compares weekly online price trends for various fruits and vegetables at six supermarkets: Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Plus, Dirk, Vomar, and Hoogvliet. Up to and including week 19, the monitored items included avocados, cauliflower, Galia melons, oranges, cucumbers, and vine tomatoes. Starting from week 20, the monitoring will continue with additional produce items. read more

Portugal: Pingo Doce launches its own online grocery platform
Portuguese supermarket chain Pingo Doce has launched its own online grocery platform, Pingo Doce Online, in Lisbon and Porto, returning to direct e-commerce after concluding a seven-year partnership with Glovo's Mercadão. read more

"An important trend confirmed this year is that retail chains are seeking direct relationships with producers, with a focus on short supply chains and product freshness," says Anna Wiernicka, Director of Fresh Food Leader, which organizes B2B meetings between large-scale retailers and producers. read more

In the UAE, the arrival of the first AVA Magnum strawberries from Scotland’s Angus Soft Fruits (ASF), sold exclusively through Spinneys stores, is a significant event. This month, the retailer celebrated the occasion with bagpipes and kilts, as described by ASF sales director David Buxcey as a "great" event. read more

Temperature-controlled logistics operator Peter Green Chilled, which distributes chilled, frozen, and ambient food products to supermarkets such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Aldi, and Lidl, has informed the BBC that it has been targeted in a ransomware attack. read more

Co-op members have voted in favor of a motion calling for the retailer to stop all business dealings with Israel. read more

With a network of 572 retail stores distributed in Puglia, Campania, Basilicata, Molise and Calabria and over 5,000 employees, the Megamarksi group confirms itself as one of the main players in the organized retail sector in Southern Italy. In 2024, the group recorded retail sales of 3.2 billion. read more

On May 19, Plantarium|Groen-Direkt hosted its most recent novelty evaluation. Out of sixteen entries, eleven were assessed by the KVBC jury. The Hydrangea macrophylla Arctic Circle, submitted by De Jong Plant, emerged as the winner, claiming the prestigious Green Retail Award for Best Novelty. The jury chose this plant for its exceptional qualities. read more

During Macfrut 2025, at the La Grande Bellezza Italiana booth, a conference organized by the Women in Retail Association titled "Wellness, health, and storytelling, the new fruit and vegetable sector #female in retail", was held. The event was moderated by Cristina Lazzati, director of Mark. read more

In recent years, the melon sector has shown encouraging performance, especially in terms of commercial aspects. This is confirmed by the data collected by Agroter's Fruit and Vegetable Monitor, which highlight an increase in consumption volume last year, particularly driven by the retail channel. read more

The Cortilia virtual store on Amazon was announced in February, as reported in this article on Gdoweek. Today it becomes operational with an offer of 4,000 references, representing the entire Cortilia offer, of which 2,800 are for fresh products. read more

The 40th edition of Linkontro, the leading event in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods world organized by NielsenIQ, has concluded. The event, titled "... It's us. On a journey to explore new frontiers," brought together prominent figures from the industry and retail sector. read more

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