UK supermarkets saw their market value drop significantly last Wednesday due to rising costs and shifts in consumer habits. However, it was online specialist Ocado that was hit hardest, with […]
jeu 21/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
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 […]
jeu 17/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
China’s fruit demand was boosted last week by celebrations of Valentine’s Day and the traditional Lantern Festival (15 February), but demand overall has dropped significantly since the Chinese Spring Festival […]
jeu 24/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Spaniards consumed 13.8% more organic fresh produce in 2021 compared to the previous year, according to IRI data. Overall, it was frozen products that showed the greatest growth (+54.4%), followed […]
mer 09/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
The latest figures published by Kantar show take-home grocery sales fell by 3.8% over the 12 weeks to 28 November 2021 compared with the same period in 2020. However, sales […]
jeu 23/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
A new report by Kantar on food & beverages in Latin America highlight how food and drink consumption in the region are heading in opposite directions. In mid-2020, social distancing […]
mar 21/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Freshfel Europe’s consumption monitor indicates that fruit and vegetable consumption in the EU has dropped to 349.19 g/capita/day, prompting Freshfel Europe to urge the sector to build on the environmental, […]
mar 21/12/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The Spanish government has announced a ban on sales of fruit and vegetables in plastic containers in retail firms from 2023. The step is among others aimed at cutting the […]
mar 28/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
South Koreans have taken to buying more salads since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to results of a survey conducted by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, […]
mar 24/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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On the occasion of the two-day conference of the European Commission on the Agri-food promotion policy review (12-13 July 2021), Freshfel Europe called on Europe’s authorities to build on the […]
mer 11/08/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
California Avocado Commission
In the US, sales of Hass avocado sales hit four -year record highs during the first quarter’s holidays. According to Hass Avocado Board (HAB) data, the increased demand during the […]
mar 20/07/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Pierre ESCODO, Eurofresh Distribution
The 4th International Biofruit Congress, on organic demand and sustainable supply, kicked off on June 17 with a digital session held on LiveConnect at ifema.es. “How to satisfy the more […]
mar 29/06/2021 by Julie Butler