Christiaan Rijnhout: "Alongside players in the fresh produce chain, more large retailers are using our data this year"
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Kaufland Bulgaria has unveiled an environmentally friendly store
Auchan Retail Portugal has reopened the first five Minipreço stores
Conad: Turnover of 4.5% increase compared to the previous year
Coupang plans to more than double the purchase of strawberries this season
Farmery launches fresh fruits & vegetables range
Choppies supermarkets will be rebranded as Sai Mart in the coming weeks
Lidl and Aldi have substantially expanded in Spain over the past five years - Report
Tesco: 2,000 more stores than in 2023 giving away free carrots for Rudolph this Christmas
Aldi study: Gen Z and Millennials are turning their back on Brussels sprouts and chestnuts
Morrisons is cutting the price of vegetables used in a traditional Christmas dinner to 10p
Gopuff is launching ‘Santa Hours’
Tesco is reducing the price of carrots and parsnips to 15p a bag for Clubcard holders
Carrefour’s bid to acquire parent company of BM Supermercados chain has been rejected
Asda will be reducing the prices of key Christmas veg lines to just 15p
Sainsbury’s first ever shop to be located at an airport
Lidl to slash price of Christmas veg to 15p
Applegreen is bringing partnership with M&S Food to Northern Ireland
Carrefour’s first 24/7 express delivery service in Dubai
NIQ: Marks & Spencer's food business has entered Christmas trading with momentum
Increased competition in the Belgian food market continues to hamper Colruyt Group
Spar Hungary: Milestone opening of 300th independent retailer operated store
Monoprix plans to make its debut in Egypt next year
Lidl has opened six state-of-the-art stores nationwide
Woolworths New Zealand: 100th store
New festive tomato constellation blend ready for the holidays
Ireland: Video series initiative aims to promote produce
Gruppo Selex achieved a turnover of €21.1bln in 2024
Aldi will slash prices on its festive veg staples to just 15p
Snappy Shopper has announced a major expansion of its partnership with One Stop
Brussels sprouts, carrots, parsnips, white potatoes, swede, white cabbages and red cabbages just 15p at Sainsbury’s
Migros Zürich has set its German subsidiary Tegut a deadline until the end of 2026
A new Enterprise Agreement at Woolworths Group’s HCFDC has been agreed by the team
Tesco Ireland has opened its 180th store
Just Eat Takeaway.com will proceed with its intention to cease operations in France
REWE Group reports the opening of the 400th PENNY store in Romania
Lidl: 700 stores in Spain
US: Food products recalled in Connecticut after listeria contamination
Shoppers are more likely to pick up an individual banana if there is an appeal to empathy - Study
Greenfood: First time the group is establishing its fruit and vegetable offering in Norway
Tesco Christmas centrepieces "that really do make vegetables the star of the show"
In the festive month, Colruyt sells an average of 400 tons of fresh mushrooms
Allplants is seeking a rescue deal after calling in administrators
ALDI Nord is offering an exclusive apple variety
Tesco is planning another 150 Express stores in the next three years
Aldi Ireland has reported higher sales figures
M&S Food opens its first-ever store in Northern Ireland
Just Eat Food Trends Report: Sales of Co-op salad tomatoes have soared by 103%
Globus Group closed its 2023/24 financial year with a ‘positive earnings performance’
Aldi is trialling 12 new loose fruit and vegetable lines
Musgrave Group reports record turnover in FY 2023
Lidl GB saw particularly strong category growth across its fresh produce
Continente further consolidated its market share
GVH has approved the sale of Auchan Hungary
Largest Checkers Hyper supermarket in South Africa has large fresh fruit and vegetable section
Lidl Hungary plans to increase the number of its stores
Migros Zurich plans to restructure its German subsidiary tegut
Alibaba Group: September quarter 2024 results
First store in Ghent to operate under the new name ‘Okay City’
JD.com: Third quarter 2024 results
El Corte Inglés reported double-digit growth in EBITDA
Coop Amba members form new company
More than a dozen Central Co-Op branches will shut their doors soon
Spar Hungary was awarded the title of 'Supermarket Chain of the Year 2024'
Dino Polska: Sales of fresh products generated 39.7% of revenue, including fruit and vegetables
Morrisons plans to open an additional 15 stores across Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney
Viennese family business Herzog Großhandels GmbH celebrates its 20th anniversary
"The future of our company lies with our producers and consumers"
Transgourmet expands in the city of Murcia: Six Suma supermarkets
Asda has announced its results for Q3
Pre-cut fruit will become more important than ready-to-eat fruit"
Bama wants to significantly increase the share of Norwegian fruit and vegetables in the coming years
Iceland is closing its 10 stores across the Channel Islands
Lidl Cyprus: New initiative includes fruit and vegetables
Photo Report: Fresh produce department, Coop and Rema 1000 Norway
UK: New Covent Garden Market to celebrate 50th anniversary this month
Sainsbury’s claimed to be making “the biggest market share gains in the industry”
Sklavenitis Cyprus has finalised its acquisition of Papantoniou Supermarkets
US: BrightFresh announces new, Costco exclusive product
Deliveroo: Cucumber and Caesar salads making the UK’s top list
Ahold Delhaize reports third quarter results
Top retailers honor leading suppliers
Seasonal shift in retail ads with holiday focus amidst varied produce prices
Intermarché wants to strengthen "its commitment to food sovereignty"
French supermarkets ditch strawberries over holidays in favor of local produce
Auchan is planning to cut more than 2,000 jobs: Media reports say
Carrefour ceases operations in Jordan
Grupo DIA reported gross sales of €1.8bln in Q3
Morrisons continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with UK farmers
Casino posted lower third quarter sales
Poundland: New £1 fresh produce stands
SPAR Gran Canaria sells approximately 2mln kilos of Canarian bananas per year
Jeronimo Martins posted a 7.1% drop in Q3 net profit
Colruyt Group: New Okay City concept
Nabt raises $1.5mln seed for its B2B fresh produce marketplace
Asda’s ‘Buy UK’ page includes fruit and vegetables
ARD Discount opened its first store in Malta
HelloFresh raised the lower end of its guidance on adjusted core profit
Pick n Pay will exit Nigeria
Caprabo is 'making progress' on its expansion plans for 2024
Alcampo has unveiled its Customer Fulfillment Centre operated by Ocado
Co-op to add vertically farmed salad to its UK stores
Amazon: Same-Day Delivery expands to over 80 towns and cities in the UK
Aldi plans to open around 20 new stores in Spain in Q4
Gamers now raiding veggie patches instead of loot boxes in '#ModTheVeg' campaign"
METRO: Positive sales growth in Q4 2023/24
Consum is confident of achieving a new record year in terms of sales and profits
Switzerland:
Basil from local, vertical cultivation now available in over 100 Migros shops in Zurich
Lulu Retail kicked off one of UAE's largest IPOs this year
Consum has acquired nine supermarkets
Aldi has opened a new store, featuring its new concept
Shwapno has decided to purchase vegetables directly from farmers
METRO celebrates 60th anniversary
Lidl Denmark: VAT reduction increases sales of fruit and vegetables significantly
Just Eat Takeaway missed expectations for Q3 gross transaction value
Morrisons expands Uber Eats partnership, adding more than 400 supermarkets to platform
Gujarat’s first cooperative supermarket opened in Ahmedabad
Spencer’s Retail exclusively offering Pluckk’s premium produce
SPAR Croatia opened its new logistics centre
Sainsbury’s Lab store in Cobham offers more fruit and vegetables
The biggest shareholder in Sainsbury's cuts holding
Asda: Munchkin Pumpkin now on offer for 49p
UK: Veg Power launches campaign to encourage seasonal eating
Eurocash Group has created a retail purchasing group
Waitrose has partnered with Just Eat
Morrisons: Christmas recruitment drive
Tesco: £4mln of fruit and vegetables to 400 schools this year
Lidl Europe's leading exporter of Italian fruits and vegetables
OCU: Fruits and vegetables saw the most significant price increase in Spain
Alternative binding materials explored
US (IL): Oishii introducing Koyo Berry to Chicago
US: BrightFresh Microgreens is expanding with Walmart
More than 70 retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea, are lobbying the chancellor
Merqato has secured fresh funding to empower fruit and vegetable companies with its AI platform
Groupe Casino will now focus on its convenience brands and also closed the sale of Codim 2
2GO partners with Bankerohan to deliver fresh Davao fruits to any part of the Philippines
M&S: Festive recruitment drive to fill over 11,000 Christmas roles
Tesco: Sales growth after rise in premium shoppers
Salling Fondene has acquired 100% ownership of Salling Group
Solucious to acquire 100% of the shares of Délidis
Trio of tomatoes on the vine makes debut
The Commerce Commission has given the proposed Foodstuffs merger a resounding no
Fresh fruits and vegetables platform Pluckk has acquired Upnourish
