Kantar
Spaniards’ out-of-home food consumption was up by 23.4% in 2021 and is now almost at pre-pandemic levels, according to Kantar data. In a speech at the HIP-Horeca Professional Expo, Cristina […]
Thu 17/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
The European Commission has called on Member States to coordinate measures to avoid disrupting the heavily impacted agri-food markets due to the war in Ukraine. The call came at the […]
Tue 15/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
CVVP
The Protected Plant Varieties Club (the CLUB) remains firm in its fight against the illegal reproduction of the Nadorcott variety and has continued to obtain favourable outcomes in national courts […]
Thu 03/03/2022 by CVVP - Translation Richard Wilkinson
DIGITAL FOR FOOD
A new agri food tech platform has been created by Blocknitive and Singular Foods® to promote the digitisation of agri-food SMEs. The first action of Digital for Food is the […]
Mon 28/02/2022 by Digital for Food - Translation, Richard Wilkinson
Eurofresh Distribution
The vice-president of Italy’s national fresh produce industry association Fruitimprese has commented on the potential for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to have a negative knock-on effect on Italy’s fresh […]
Mon 28/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The new association represents companies from every segment of the global fresh produce and floral supply chain, advocating for them and connecting and guiding them to enhance members’ prosperity.
Mon 28/02/2022 by Pierre Escodo
USDA/Lance Cheng
The US transport sector reports that vaccine mandates have intensified a long-term shortage of truckers in the United States. Website Producer reports Jon Eisen of American Trucking Associations as saying: […]
Tue 22/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
rawpixel.com, Freepik
As Hong Kong tightens its Covid-19 restrictions amidst record new infections, consumers face a vegetable shortage due to truck drivers testing positive being unable to bring supplies from mainland China. […]
Tue 15/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Amazon has been designated as a grocery retailer in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and its activities will now fall under the remit of the Groceries […]
Tue 15/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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A report based on in-depth analysis of consumer shopping data in the US found that inflation is significantly higher for fresh products than frozen or shelf-stable categories. In addition, price-sensitive […]
Mon 14/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Carrefour
The possible merger between Auchan and Carrefour has been put on pause, according to Revista infoRETAIL, despite the interest of several investment funds in the operation. Entities such as CVC, […]
Mon 14/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
