Eustice leaves government citing May’s announcement that MPs will have a vote to delay Brexit in March Eustice indicated his departure from the government was to be free to participate in the parliamentary Brexit debates, but also against May’s decision to offer a vote to […]
Chambers plugs gap in UK prepared fruit market with its own snacking division by Gill McShane 07 February 2019 Chambers’ Commercial Director James Miller In response to the continued popularity of berries and snacking, Kent-based soft fruit specialist Chambers has unveiled at Fruit Logistica a […]
The company has faced growing competition from blueberry suppliers in eastern Europe Asturian Berries files for bankruptcy The company, part of the Hortifrut group, was created in 2006 to supply European markets with what was then a little-known product in Spain’s soft fruit arsenal. It […]
Undisclosed active ingredient is printed directly onto packaging to boost product life by absorbing natural ripening hormone ethylene Morrisons to trial new It’s Fresh tech It’s Fresh Infinite will be trialled on packs of berries Morrisons is set to trial a new film packaging […]
Weeks of disruption sparked by the gilets jaunes anti-fuel tax movement have apparently led to a downturn in sales French protests hamper Italian and Spanish exports Wholesalers at Turin’s wholesale market suggested the situation was returning to normal Protests in France against a proposed increase […]
Bjorn Thumas of Tomra Food looks at the technologies and trends driving retail change Disruptive change is coming to supermarkets and this will have a ripple effect throughout the food industry supply chain. Technical innovations online and in-store and shifting consumer demands will re-shape […]
Heavy rains and hailstorms have damaged fruit production in Chile’s south central zone. The Chilean Fresh Fruit Exporters Association (Asoex) said technical crews were in the fields assessing the potential impact of the storms, which struck the O’Higgins, Maule, Ñuble, Bío Bío and Araucanía regions […]
Kantar figures reveal millions more shoppers at Aldi and Lidl, and continued growth for Asda It’s been a good few months for the cheaper stores, with Aldi and Lidl recording an extra 14 million shoppers compared to last year and Asda growing fastest of the […]
UK supermarket chain’s profits hit by restructuring and merger costs Sales growth at J Sainsbury has picked up after the supermarket group benefited from the hot UK summer and lowered its prices. The big four grocery chain, which is in the process of attempting […]
Production in both Trentino and South Tyrol has reportedly been hit hard by recent poor weather Fruit production in the north-east of Italy is counting the cost of last week’s major storm, which according to local news sources has hit berry and apple producers […]