"With this scale up, we can supply all 258 stores in Flanders with mini-watermelons"
This week, Aldi Belgium started again carrying Tomeco's mini watermelons, Tomélon. "We partnered with Tomeco, part of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, last year to sell these mini watermelons. That

Asda is locking the prices on more than 500 products
Belgium: Jef Colruyt quits as CEO, Stefan Goethaert succeeds End of an era at Colruyt Group: Jef Colruyt hands over the day-to-day management to Stefan Goethaert after more than 28 years, but

Caprabo has announced plans to open five new supermarkets in Barcelona in June
Amazon: ‘Digital euro accelerates innovation’ Amazon is convinced of the added value of the digital euro, which the European Central Bank (ECB) aims to introduce. The company has built a

Penny Italia has concluded the acquisition of 16 stores
Still getting 5 a day? High prices force Belgians to buy less fruit and veg A quarter of all Belgians now buy less fruit and vegetables compared to this time last year, as soaring food prices and

Private equity firms approached as potential buyers for My Hero chain of stores - sources
Belgium: Colruyt Ledeberg reopens on 10 May The Colruyt store in Ledeberg has been completely renewed, making it even easier for customers to do their shopping at the lowest prices. Customers will

Could Britain learn from Belgium's auction system?
In some ways, Belgium’s system for buying and selling fruit and vegetables seems a bit old-fashioned. But the recent scrutiny of British retailers’ fixed seasonal contracts for most fresh

Belgium: Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo closes first branch in Flanders
The company will close its Zonhoven branch about two and a half years after it opened, according to a report in the daily newspaper "De Tijd". It is the first closure of the Dutch supermarket

Belgium: Record food prices - Partial freeze of the shopping basket demanded
According to the organisation 'Testankoop' (Test Purchase), inflation rose above 20 % for the first time in Belgian supermarkets in the month of March. "We are now paying on average a fifth more

Planet Organic has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators
'Don't push food companies across the border', warns Belgium's Fevia Fevia, the umbrella trade association of the Belgian food industry, has called on the government to take measures quickly to

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One in six Belgian supermarkets at risk of closure: study One in six supermarkets in Belgium are facing structural problems and are at risk of closure, a new study has found. This equates to 16.2%

Jeronimo Martins posted a 23% jump in fourth-quarter net profit
Top 10 supermarket retail chains in Belgium Here's an overview of the top ten supermarket retail chains in Belgium, according to their most recently-available full-year turnover. All data is

Jumbo profit suffers from ailing Belgian expansion
The Netherlands: Jumbo profit suffers from ailing Belgian expansionDutch retailer Jumbo has posted disappointing results, as it suffers from rising costs due to inflation and start-up losses in

Praakritik: Delivery of organic fruits and vegetables in Bangalore
Belgium: 150 prospective buyers for Delhaize branches More than 150 candidates have already expressed interest in taking over one of Delhaize‘s 128 branches. These include entrepreneurs,

JD.com: In general, women are stronger buyers of fresh produce
E.Leclerc, Aldi and U Post strongest market share gains in France E.Leclerc, Aldi and Groupement U were the strongest-performing retailers in France in the period from 23 January to 19 February,

Delhaize to transform integrated Belgian supermarkets into independent shops
All 128 of the integrated supermarkets in Belgium will be converted into independently managed Delhaize shops to strengthen their position in the competitive retail market, Delhaize informs.

Aldi Süd has reduced the prices of select fruits and vegetables in all 2,000 of its stores in Germany
Delhaize announces its intention to transform all 128 of its integrated Belgian supermarkets into independent affiliated Delhaize stores Ahold Delhaize's Belgian brand Delhaize announced that it

Carrefour's Potager City: Emphasis on fruit and vegetables
All Belgian Metros have found new owner The saga of Metro Belgium’s demise is coming to an end, now that all outlets have found a new owner. The one in Antwerp North was acquired by Horeca

Belgium ‘ready’ to fill UK supermarket shelves
Belgium is poised to help UK retailers fill empty shelves as shortages continue in tomatoes, cucumbers, and a range of other produce. This was the message from leading Belgian fresh produce

“We welcome the initiatives to seek solutions to the challenges faced by the banana sector”
In December 2022, five large Belgian chains joined the initiative that had already been launched by retailers Lidl, Aldi Sur y Norte, Kaufland, Rewe, DM, and Tegut in Germany, to ensure a living