Carrefour to open dozens of supermarkets in Israel 

Carrefour to open dozens of supermarkets in Israel 
French supermarket chain Carrefour has announced it will open its first 50 stores across Israel this week, in a bid to increase its competitiveness in the Israeli market. Tel Aviv […]
Thu 18/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

REWE and Naturland support farmers transitioning to organic

REWE and Naturland support farmers transitioning to organic
German retailer REWE Group has teamed up with Naturland to help farmers transition from conventional to organic farming in order to expand the range of organic fruit and vegetables offered […]
Thu 18/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Peru’s agro-exports grow by 9.7% in first quarter

Peru’s agro-exports grow by 9.7% in first quarter
Peruvian agricultural exports with added value in the first 3 months of the year climbed 9.7% to close to US$2.16bn compared to the same period last year, according to the […]
Wed 17/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

WUWM launches Love Your Local Market

WUWM launches Love Your Local Market
The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) has launched this year’s Love Your Local Market (LYLM) campaign. Every year, under the banner of LYLM, thousands of retail and wholesale markets […]
Wed 17/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Discounters’ share of UK grocery market surges

Discounters’ share of UK grocery market surges
Soaring food inflation is driving more British consumers to turn to discounters and own label lines, according to a recent study by Kantar Worldpanel. Grocery price inflation rose by 17.3% […]
Wed 17/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Satisfactory harvest forecasts

Satisfactory harvest forecasts
The 2023 apricot harvest promises to be at levels similar to those of last year in Europe. There were no significant frost episodes of the kind experienced in 2020 and 2021, but drought remains a concern.
Tue 16/05/2023 by By Adrien Lasnier

Nisa prepares for major expansion in UK

Nisa prepares for major expansion in UK
Nisa, which calls itself the “family of independent grocers”, is set to open a further 400 stores this year, as part of an ambitious expansion plan, reports Talking Retail. After […]
Tue 16/05/2023

Calls to investigate claims of UK supermarket profiteering 

Calls to investigate claims of UK supermarket profiteering 
Pressure is building in the UK for investigations into claims that supermarkets are profiteering from record food inflation. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey, has called for the Competition […]
Mon 15/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

Drought decimates Spain’s onion crop

Drought decimates Spain’s onion crop
Spain’s onion campaign is being affected by several factors, particularly drought which has led to a 40% drop in cultivation area. The lack of water availability has caused the cost […]
Mon 15/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson

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