D. Geddes supplies Extra Special strawberries to Asda
Arbroath-based D. Geddes Farms will supply Asda with over 70 million strawberries this season, including Extra Special Scottish strawberries for the first time. Operated by Frank Geddes and his

Poland calls on the EU to ban the import of frozen berries from Ukraine
Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and

Poland calls on the EU to ban the import of frozen berries from Ukraine
Polish farmers fear a repeat of the situation with grain when uncontrolled imports affect the market and cause a significant price drop. This time we are talking about frozen strawberries and

Strawberries in large-scale retail: is it bad to sell 10% less for 10% more?
In week 22, fruit and vegetables by weight in large-scale retail outlets equalled the values of 2022, while Lcc was still growing. Among the channels, discount fruit and vegetables are now growing

AI-powered produce scanners to put an end to wasted strawberries
OneThird, a food tech company created to address the annual loss of one-third of all food produced due to spoilage, today announced the deployment of its AI-powered scanner technology in the

“Direct sales of daily asparagus allow us to differentiate ourselves from supermarkets”
Growing asparagus at Asparagus is a family affair. “My grandfather used to grow them, along with vines and hops. Today, only the asparagus crops have survived, and we now also produce cereals,

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

Tomeco supplies all Flemish Aldi shops with mini watermelons from the greenhouse
When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so.

Spain: Strawberries get into politics
What started as a campaign supported by 150,000 people in Germany encouraging supermarkets to stop buying Spanish strawberries could become a more serious problem. Following this boycott attempt

Australian consumers incredulous about cost of strawberries at Coles
Frustrated shoppers have blasted Coles online after noticing a steep increase in the price of strawberries. Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths confirmed supply chain disruptions had resulted

FEPEX calls for support for campaign against Spanish strawberries
FEPEX and the Huelva Association of Strawberry Producers and Exporters, FRESHUELVA, a member of the Federation, have asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, to

Interfresa releases a statement regarding the German campaign against Spanish strawberries
"Interfresa would like to clarify some things regarding the campaign carried out by Campact (the German platform) urging citizens to ask German supermarkets not to sell strawberries from Spain."

Demand for Italian strawberries keeps expanding abroad
Italian strawberries continue to occupy a primary position in wholesale markets and supermarkets. Italian and European traders continue to order large volumes from the southern regions, mainly due

"We are still shipping 65 pallets a day of strawberries to Italian markets and big retail chains"
Rocco Zuccarella, president of Zuccarella Società Cooperativa Agricola from Scanzano Jonico (Matera) reports that there are still less than 20 days to go until the end of the 2022/23 strawberry

Netherlands: Albert Heijn reduces food waste in strawberries
By using artificial intelligence and precise information on the shelf life of products, the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn wants to allow considerably less food waste. According to the

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