Carrefour commits to fair prices for FQC partners
Carrefour France
Carrefour announced the renewal of 11 of its “Carrefour Quality Lines” and responsible supply chains with French farmers.
Thu 02/12/2021 by Pierre Escodo
Supply chain
UK facing biggest Christmas price rises in over 3 decades
Consumers in the UK face the biggest price rises in more than 30 years this Christmas after fears of widespread shortages triggered panic-buying in November. The warnings come after a […]
Wed 01/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fruit and vegetable farmers protest in Madrid
Agrarian organisations, agro-food cooperatives and Coexphal protested last week outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food against the crisis the sector is currently going through. Farmers […]
Mon 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Cut-outs fill empty shelves amidst UK supply crisis
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The supply crisis in the UK is leading supermarkets to resort to cardboard cut-outs of fruit, vegetables and other groceries to fill gaps on shelves. Tesco has begun using pictures […]
Tue 02/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
New agreement for handling fruits and vegetables in Almeria
The president of Coexphal, Juan Antonio González Real, has signed a collective agreement for the handling of fruits and vegetables in Spain’s Almeria region, together with Asempal, Ecohal and the […]
Thu 28/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
“Not the fault of logistics sector!”
The UK logistics sector has hit back at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s claim that the supply crunch currently hitting the country is the fault of the logistics sector. David Wells, […]
Wed 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Wellcome unveils new concept store
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Hong Kong retailer Wellcome has launched a new concept store called Wellcome Fresh, featuring 23 zones and 15,000 products. Located in The Westwood shopping centre, the store has over 50,000ft2 […]
Mon 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Intercitrus calls for action over repeated detections of Black Spot in South African citrus
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The Spanish Interprofesional Citrícola Española (Intercitrus) body has highlighted the repeated detection in Europe of ‘Black Spot’ fungus in consignments of South African citrus, arguing that this indicates producers/exporters are […]
Mon 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Online shopping dents profits of UK supermarkets
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New research indicates that the UK’s grocery sector is likely to see a reduction in profits of nearly £250 million, due to the rise in online food shopping during the […]
Wed 20/10/2021 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
Lidl workers in Belgium strike
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Around 100 Lidl stores across Belgium closed their doors last week due to a staff strike over excessive workloads, with unions threatening further action in coming days if nothing changes. […]
Mon 18/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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