Tesco records surge in post-Christmas sales
UK retailer Tesco has seen a large bump in sales since Christmas, but costs associated with the pandemic continue to soar, as restrictions are strengthened.
jeu 21/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Freshfel Europe calls for urgent need to ensure free movement of essential goods to and from the United Kingdom in crucial Christmas pre-Brexit period
21 December 2020 – In response to the recent EU-UK border closures Freshfel Europe calls upon the EU27 and UK authorities to ensure free movement of goods to and from […]
jeu 24/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Tesco to return money meant to support struggling retailers
UK retailer Tesco has promised to pay back the £585 million it saved from a business rates holiday aimed at helping struggling retailers cope with the Covid-19 crisis. Tesco’s chairman, […]
lun 14/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
UK supermarket sales growth continues
Supermarket sales in the UK were up 9.3% for the August-October period. However, unlike with the first lockdown, there is no evidence of consumer panic-buying at this stage, according to […]
jeu 19/11/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Demand for organic ginger skyrockets due to the pandemic
In 2020, Peruvian ginger reached export levels never recorded before. The healthy properties and nutritional benefits of ginger, added to the decrease in supply from China, the world’s leading producer, […]
mer 11/11/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
VSSE forced to cancel expoSE and expoDirekt 2020 trade fairs
Due to a surge in Covid-19 infections across Europe and Baden-Württemberg now being declared a risk area, the Verband Süddeutscher Spargel- und Erdbeeranbauer e. V. (VSSE – Association of asparagus […]
lun 02/11/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Citrusvil seeks to consolidate traditional and emerging markets
Argentina exported around 242,000 tons of fresh lemon in 2020, a slight increase compared to 2019, although far from what was initially projected. According to Francisco Rotella, Citrusvil Fresh Fruit’s […]
mer 21/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
British consumers flock to farm stores in wake of Covid-19
Research published by Barclays reveals how British consumers have changed their grocery shopping habits as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. One quarter of UK consumers now claim to buy […]
mer 21/10/2020 by RIchard Wilkinson
Director of Proexport advocates diversification of production and markets to cope with Covid-19
On Tuesday 13th October, director of Proexport, Fernando P. Gómez Molina, spoke at the PMA Fresh Summit (Produce Marketing Association), where, together with representatives from Chile and Hong-Kong, he analysed […]
mar 20/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
The strategies of largest Russian retail chains during pandemic
As predicted earlier, Covid-19 keeps on threatening the health of the citizens from many countries, and to those countries’ economics consequently. The managers of all the businesses speculates over the […]
mar 13/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
Segura Food Bank distributes 257,600 meals in Murcia donated by School Fruit Programme
Various charities in Spain’s Murcia Region are benefiting from the donations of fruit and vegetables. Part of the Programme of Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in Schools of the Region […]
mer 07/10/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
AECOC to pay tribute to sector’s key role
On September 30 at the Valencia Conference Centre, AECOC will hold an act of recognition and tribute to the fruit and vegetable sector for its key role during the COVID-19 crisis.
lun 21/09/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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