7-Eleven tests delivery robot in South Korea
South Korea: 7-Eleven tests delivery robot in South Korea Global convenience store giant 7-Eleven has begun a test run of a robot delivery service in South Korea in conjunction with Neubility, a

South African fruit exports can’t do without Russia
South Africa has had an unusual amount of rain, overlapping among the summer and winter rainfall areas, and days of harvest have been lost. “Every time you think you can hazard a guess, it rains

Kantar: Dunnes Stores maintains position as Ireland's leading supermarket chain
ID Logistics takes over the operations of the Auchan distribution centre in Lędziny, Poland As a major player in contract logistics, ID Logistics is strengthening its cooperation with Auchan

AMI: Promotions with kohlrabi increase significantly
With the rising temperatures, the supply of kohlrabi from southern Europe is now increasing again. While there was little promotion of kohlrabi around Easter, 16 promotions are taking place in

"Easter sales were not too significant compared to past years"
Easter sales of organic cresses were generally mixed this year, Christian Gimperlein of Bio-Maintalkresse said in response to an inquiry. "The volume offtake by food retailers was quite

“French consumers enjoyed quality products for Easter but in smaller quantities”
Garonne Fruits, which is part of the Le Saint network, wanted to support French producers through displays in various supermarkets featuring spring fruits and vegetables. “Since the beginning of

Easter, it was decided not to risk
This year, during Easter, supermarket brands such as Coop, Conad, Esselunga and discounters such as Lidl, Aldi and Eurospin decided not to take risks with big discounts on products such as

After Easter, open ground produce replaces heated asparagus in the west of the country
Since the second week of March, the first fresh asparagus from heated regional cultivation has been available in stores in western Germany. Due to high production costs and limited available

Very light supplies of pineapples during Easter week
Pineapples are seeing strong demand this week leading up to Easter. “It’s quite a big pineapple holiday with many retailers doing promotions,” says Bobby Van Ligten with Pura Vida Farms in

Aldi gives to charity over Easter
Aldi says it will be supporting charities, community groups and food banks across the UK by donating up to 400,000 meals to people in need during the school Easter holidays. The supermarket’s

"The big changeover in food retail will not happen until around Easter"
This year, the Egyptian early potato harvest started one week later than last year's campaign, but the quality so far has been excellent, reports Christoph Dankers (bottom right) of Dankers Daltex

Late mandarins, a campaign to frame
Late mandarins are coming to the end of a brilliant campaign, requests from the markets and the large-scale retail trade are satisfactory and demand is steadily increasing, while the Easter

More fruit and veg in Asda café meals
Asda is offering free fruit to kids in its in-store cafés, as part of moves to make its meal deals healthier. The supermarket announced that its ‘Kids Eat for £1’ café meal deals are to be

Cabbage, onions, potatoes and carrots were promoted this week
This week retail ads were a celebration of all things Spring. With Saint Patrick's Day a week away, cabbage, onions, potatoes and carrots were promoted alongside corned beef, Irish beer, and soda

US: Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to

Mazzoni's made-in-Italy quality meets with success at Fruit Logistica
Positive balance the one outlined by Matteo Mazzoni, commercial director of Mazzoni Group, for the 2023 edition of Fruit Logistica where the flagship products (waiting for the summer campaign),

Indoor grower adds four new regional salad greenhouse hubs
BrightFarms is expanding with four new regional greenhouse hubs offering sustainably grown leafy greens to more people across the Eastern and Central U.S. The new locations will begin shipping to

"I'm from Greece's horticultural region"
Thanos Motsiopoulos has been back and forth between the Netherlands and Greece his whole life. Although born and raised in the Netherlands, he lived in Greece from 2008 to 2019. There, Thanos

McDonald's and Oranfrizer launch The Garden of Oranges
Based on the project Il Giardino delle Arance (The Garden of Oranges), launched by Etnafood, which manages several McDonald's restaurants in Eastern Sicily and Calabria, and Oranfrizer, a company

Central Co-op extends member prices
Retail cooperative Central Co-op has extended its member prices to include over 100 items, including fresh produce, in a bid to reinforce its commitment to member savings. These member prices will