British consumers prefer one discount chain over other supermarkets, but GenX and Boomers have different opinion

Discount retailer Aldi was selected as the No. 1 supermarket of choice by British consumers in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest polling done by Yougov, but not all age groups share that opinion. Though Aldi was most popular among Millennials, who also selected Lidl as their No. 2 go-to grocery option, […]
Global Cherry Summit kicks off next week in Chile

The cherry industry has been facing various challenges in recent seasons. From 2020, when cherry growers around the world were seriously affected by the outbreak of COVID, to the most recent Southern Hemisphere season, which ended with enormous delays and challenges in national and international logistics that have impacted the exports in general. This is […]
Kantar leader: The Channels we shop in have changed significantly

The supermarket and grocery sector in the United Kingdom has seen tremendous activity over the past several years, from the exit of Walmart from its ASDA partnership, to the growth of the deep discounters on the one hand and home delivery of groceries, including produce, on the other. At the same time, consumers have been […]
Freshfel’s Philippe Binard discusses opportunities and obstacles to raise produce consumption in Europe

Prior to the London Produce Show and Conference this year, we wanted to update our readers to some of the priorities Freshfel is emphasizing. We asked Pundit Investigator and Special Projects Editor, Mira Slott, to find out more: Q: The industry has shown its diversified resilience, fortitude and flexibility to adapt and reinvent itself. Still, […]
London Produce Show: Kantar Insights Director Explains How The Channels We Shop Have Changed Significantly

The supermarket and grocery sector in the United Kingdom has seen tremendous activity over the past several years, from the exit of Walmart from its ASDA partnership, to the growth of the deep discounters on the one hand and home delivery of groceries, including produce, on the other. At the same time, consumers have been […]
John Pandol speaks out: ‘Volume is vanity. Profit is sanity’

We go back a long ways with the Pandols. When the Pundit was testing his eye teeth in the business, our family company used to split a Chilean shipper with the Pandols and Jack Pandol was the man my father called on to lecture this incipient Pundit when he was still in grade school about the UFW. […]
Sysco’s Ian Nottage points the way: Using foodservice to boost produce consumption

At the upcoming London Produce Show, one of our featured speakers will be Ian Nottage, a classically trained Chef with over 40 years experience in the foodservice and hospitality industry and a Fellow of the Craft Guild of Chefs. He is currently Head of Food Development at Sysco Speciality Group where he works with their extensive customer base […]
Do consumers still love British food? Mother and daughter Jan England and Clare Otridge reveal new research

Are British consumers willing to pay more for locally produced foods? Will they buy imported products when their desired food is out of season in the UK? Do food and nutrition campaigns such as British Food Fortnight and Veganuary get their messages across? Do consumers feel a brand loyalty toward supermarket chains that demonstrate support for British growers and […]