Lidl France combats food waste
Since 2016, Lidl has marketed 3-5kg boxes of fruit and vegetables that are close to their expiration date, as well as pastries from the previous day or fading flowers. About […]
Mon 25/07/2022 by Pierre Escodo
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Tesco reaches pay deal to avoid Christmas strike
Réussir Fruits & Légumes
Tesco has signed a last-minute pay deal with trade union Usdaw that should avert a strike called by workers at nine of its distribution centres. Usdaw members had threatened to […]
Wed 22/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
What We Eat Foundation counts on incisive marketing to cut consumption of unhealthy products
The What We Eat Foundation was launched last week, with the aim of uniting the sector and putting fruit and vegetables in its rightful place.
Wed 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade to raise Minimum Price for bananas
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
IFAD calls on world to act now on incomes
IFAD/Ibrahima Kebe Diallo
On the eve of the UN Food Systems Summit, the president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) spoke of the “terrible irony” that small-scale producers who grow a […]
Wed 29/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Focus on the future for fresh fruit and vegetables: SIFAV steps up sustainability ambitions in 2025 program
SIFAV
The companies united in the Sustainability Initiative Fruit and Vegetables (SIFAV), as set-up and hosted by IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, have launched their new collaborative sustainability strategy for 2025. […]
Mon 06/09/2021 by SIFAV and IDH
Aldi vows to guarantee living wages and living incomes in its supply chains
© Aldi UK German discounter Aldi is committed to guaranteeing a socially responsible supply chain. The retailer’s recently published International Position Statement on Living Wages and Living Incomes states: […]
Thu 17/06/2021
Partnership to support organic Fairtrade banana in Dominican Republic and Peru
Fairtrade
Fairtrade France has launched a €1 million project funded by the French Development Agency and French supermarket chain Carrefour aimed at supporting environmentally friendly practices and promoting gender equality across […]
Mon 07/06/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Red Cross, Eulen Flexiplán and Smurfit Kappa join forces to end gender gap in cardboard sector
Smurfit Kappa
Within its Equality Plan, Spanish firm Smurfit Kappa has launched a course for factory operators in Córdoba through Eulen Flexiplán and in collaboration with the Red Cross, to train 15 […]
Mon 07/09/2020
Driscoll´s reaffirms its commitment to social responsibility
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Driscoll’s is a family company with a passion for producing berries that was founded in the US more than 100 years ago. Today it operates in Europe, Africa, Asia and […]
Mon 27/02/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
Driscoll’s donates 2,350 kg of food to local charities
Driscoll's
This year, berry company Driscoll’s donated 349 children’s gifts, 2,350 kg of food and 3,390 euros to local communities in Spain, Portugal, the UK and the Netherlands. In a press […]
Wed 28/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Graziani: Growth and 360 degree quality
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Graziani has been a top name in packaging materials for fruit and vegetables since the early 1980s. It is both a family firm based in Mercato Saraceno (Forlì-Cesena area) and […]
Wed 26/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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