New French decree on plastic packaging
The new decree framing the ban on the sale of fruit and vegetables packaged in plastic was published on June 20, 2023. As of July 1, this ban will be enforced, with an exception for 29 fruits and

Supermarkets learn from Ama Crai East
A training project, or rather, a real online academy: this is the innovative e-learning platform developed by Ama Crai Est over the past year and dedicated to all members, employees and

Raspberries at the sale below PLN 5/kg. In the shop, the consumer pays 40 PLN
Plants for raspberries at buying stations barely receive 5 PLN per kilo, while in retail chains Polish raspberries are reaching horrendous prices. Today, there is a raspberry promotion in the

Stop saying that fruit is expensive!
Dear, dear. The litany is so targeted that if you hear it on television you are already prepared to see coverage of a fruit and vegetable market or a supermarket fruit and vegetable department.

How to present perennials attractively at the point of sale?
The German nursery Köster, which supplies perennials mainly to garden centres, has been testing forms of 'serving' the retail customer for years. Whereas a dozen years ago colourful labels were

The large-scale retail trade ready for the Fruit Show format
The Spettacoli alla Frutta2023 live edition format debuts in the points of sale of several Italian large-scale retail trade brands. The protagonists are 22 excellent fruit and vegetable products

Australian shoppers upset over individually-wrapped cucumbers at Woolworths
Editor James Massola from Nine Newspapers National Affairs drew attention to the sale of individually-wrapped cucumbers at Woolworths in a tweet on Saturday, commending the ACT government’s

Know Apple trains the employee in the department and facilitates sales
Assomela's 'Know Apple' campaign, now in its final phase, aims to educate fruit and vegetable department employees in the large-scale retail trade and, consequently, end consumers, about the apple

#Repartofresh. Iper la spesa (Maiorana Maggiorino): the growth of the IV gamma
In Iper la spesa outlets, a Maiorana Maggiorino (Consorzio C3) sign operating in the Nielsen 3 area, fruit and vegetables are always positioned at the entrance to the point of sale. A choice

Strawberries for big retail chains and wholesale markets
"We started harvesting strawberries in late March and will continue until late June. Ours is not a mass-production, but rather a selected one, so we manage to also reach the big retail sale chains

Fruit shows arrive in supermarkets
From June, and for more than eight weekends, Shows at the Fruit will land in supermarkets, with a travelling format that will stop in the points of sale of 8 distribution brands. The announcement

Fruit Shows arrive in 8 supermarket chains from June
From June, and for more than eight weekends, Shows at the Fruit will land in supermarkets, with a travelling format that will stop in the points of sale of 8 distribution brands. The announcement

Australian 7-Eleven franchise puts more than 700 stores up for sale
Top 5 supermarket retail chains in Bosnia & Herzegovina Here's an overview of the top five supermarket retail chains in Bosnia & Herzegovina, according to their most recently-available full-year

Misleading labelling at the start of the summer fruit season
The Coordination of Farmers' and Stockbreeders' Organisations (COAG) has once again detected serious breaches in the labelling of fruit on the shelves of large-scale retail outlets. Once again,

Berry prices in the chains. How much do Polish strawberries cost?
A range of imported berries is available in retail chains. Polish strawberries are also available in small quantities. How much do you have to pay for raspberries, strawberries and blackberries?

Morrisons is rationing pepper sales to two per customer
Morrisons have limited the sale of peppers to two per customer, as unseasonably cold weather seems to be limiting supply. A number of fruit and vegetable items have been in short supply so far

Another novelty of the season in retail sale of Uzbekistan – kuksultan
Spring is in full swing in Uzbekistan, and new season novelties appear on the shelves of supermarkets, kuksultan (or Kuk sultan – a variety of small plums or cherry plums) being among them. This

Farewell to plastic in tomato packaging
The supermarket chain Caprabo is now selling in its stores a 100% recyclable and compostable package (made out of paper, paper mesh, and bamboo) for tomatoes, with which it expects to save three

Aldi embroiled in Twitter outrage due to strange labelling
Supermarket Aldi has been facing stern criticism for selling mushrooms in packs labelled “British”, while the small print listed the source as Poland. As well as the word “British”, the

Potager City: Carrefour's new format dedicated to fruit and vegetables
The proximity format Potager City (literally the Garden City) launched by Carrefour to enhance fresh produce and, in particular, fruit and vegetables with a display covering 50% of the shop space,

Asda and Morrisons lift restrictions on some fresh produce
Asda and Morrisons are lifting restrictions on the sale of some fruit and vegetables as supply issues are beginning to ease. Limits on cucumbers will be lifted at Morrisons, whilst restrictions on

Industry tomatoes doing very well on the food service market
"An extraordinary recovery of consumption in the food service segment, where the double concentrate and 3kg format that have reached skyrocketing prices while the sale of the half-kilo retail

#Repartofresh. Departmental logic according to Megamark (Selex)
The decision to set up the fruit and vegetable department at the entrance to the point of sale is, for many retailers, a strategy that aims to communicate freshness, quality, assortment choice,

UK cukes sent to Singapore as retailers continue price strategy
Empty shelves in UK supermarkets, but British cucumbers are for sale in Singapore. It has been another eventful week for the British fresh produce industry. The fresh battle in the UK continues.

Demand for vegetable seeds "shot up". An increase of up to 50 per cent.
The low availability of vegetables in the UK has led to an increase in interest in vegetable seeds. By up to 50 per cent on the previous year, reports TVN24.co.uk. As the BBC reports, demand for