Shoppers are making more healthy food choices after changes to multibuy promotions

What can be more healthful than expanding the footprints of fresh produce sections in supermarkets? Removing any and all unhealthy products in store aisles that are high in fat, sugar and salt, or HFSS. That has been a mission for Tesco since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially as individuals and families have […]

Lidl makes huge surge in London, surpasses Asda in market share

Retailer roundup: Lidl closes Middlesbrough store after staffers contract Covid-19

Supermarket customers in London continue to look for value in their shops, and that is most evident in the soaring popularity of one discount retail chain. Lidl GB, known for its low prices on all products including its lines of fruits and vegetables, has overtaken Asda and moved into third place in the city with […]

Walnuts from U.S. looking ‘exceptional’ heading into end of the year

California promotes walnuts in UK after 20-year hiatus

Good news for those in the UK who enjoy seeing California walnuts in stores: the 2023 crop is one of the best in memory for growers who have been in business for 40 years.  Robert Verloop, CEO, of the California Walnut Commission, talked up the amazing results at the recent the Global Produce & Floral Show in […]

Could food inflation in UK finally be waning? Food manufacturer price cuts offer hope

UK grocery sales see significant spike, grow by fastest rate in more than 10 years

Consumer food costs could drop sharply through the end of 2023 after food and drink manufacturers slashed their prices in September to pre-pandemic levels, according to the UK Sector Tracker Report from Lloyd’s Bank. The 48.8 tracker reading, which measures output charges, was down for the second consecutive month and was the lowest since February […]

New Covent Garden Market being honoured for unprecedented efforts in cutting waste

LPS19 offering wholesale market tours to New Covent Garden Market or New Spitalfields Market

The work done behind the scenes to keep New Covent Garden Market running efficiently might not get as much notice as the bustle of wholesale activity happening on the floor in Nine Elms, London. But it is nonetheless astonishing to see how significant the efforts are by Market stakeholders to be environmental stewards. None of […]

Charting the impact of El Niño on Peruvian blueberries

Costa Group to boost ownership of African Blue JV to 90%

Peru’s ascendancy in the blueberry industry can be attributed to two pivotal factors: climate conditions and the genetic suitability for blueberry cultivation. An optimal temperate climate with a desert-arid-subtropical character prevails across nearly the entire coastal expanse.  This climate fundamentally ensures high-quality blueberries. Moreover, this is of paramount significance in expediting the early-stage blueberry production […]