Aldi’s year gets even better with three top retail awards
All is going well for Aldi, which is increasing its footprint across the UK, rising in the supermarket rankings and winning awards in the process. The discount retailer, fresh off a surge into the No. 4 slot ahead of rival Morrisons, recently took home three trophies at the Retail Industry Awards for environmental stewardship, online […]
Aldi’s move into Big Four shows power of discounting, inflation
Although Aldi’s rise into the Big Four of UK supermarkets ahead of Morrisons was not a surprise given its surge in the past two years, it nonetheless showed the power of discount chains in a budget-crunched sector for consumers. With inflation soaring to 12.4%, Aldi pulled down a 9.3% share to leap ahead of Morrisons […]
Raspberry development in processing and fresh sectors
On a recent trip to Chile, I took this photo in a raspberry production field. For me, it very neatly summed up the progress that has been made in raspberry breeding in the recent past. The variety on the left has been the industry standard type in the country for the last few decades. On […]
Shoplifting putting further strains on retailers, including Tesco
Rising inflation and strains on budgets have furthered the wave of shoplifting in retail shops across the UK in the past few months, including Tesco, which has taken additional steps to try to protect food items from being stolen. The retailer has gone so far as to wrap some higher-priced products in netting with security […]
Food industry offers condolences, fondly honours HRM Queen Elizabeth II
This past week, condolences and tributes have poured in across the UK and the world after the passing of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at age 96 at Balmoral Castle. That includes scores of retail, hospitality and other food industry entities who got to know her during her reign. Here are some of the […]
Perishable Pundit: Chile sits at political precipice
When we launched The Global Trade Symposium as a sister event to The New York Produce Show and Conference, we knew for sure who we wanted to get to keynote that event. Mary Anastasia O’Grady, an Opinion Columnist for The Wall Street Journal, who writes The Americas column: Mary Anastasia O’Grady writes “The Americas,” a weekly column on politics, economics […]
Aldi joins others in cutting ‘best before’ dates and trimming food waste
As many of its rivals already have promised, Aldi says it will eliminate best before dates on approximately 60 of its own brand fruits and vegetables to reduce food waste. By the end of the year, apples and pears, citrus, potatoes, carrots, onions and other fresh produce will get added life thanks to the new […]
Jaguar unveils climate-neutral oranges in Netherlands at HMSHost and Albron
Jaguar The Fresh Company has begun year-round supply of certified climate neutral oranges to Albron, one of the largest companies in The Netherlands specialized in food service and food concepts, and to HMSHost Netherlands, market leader in the food and hospitality industry for travelers at airports, railway stations and shopping centers. Jaguar has turned to […]
