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Eroski Introduces Apeel Coated Oranges, Tangerines

Eroski has introduced Apeel technology in its fruit offering, with the addition of the plant-based coating to select orange and tangerine SKUs. The retailer claims to the be the first...

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Majority Of Dutch Consumers Use Supermarket Apps, Research Finds

Around 83% of Dutch shoppers use a supermarket app, with offers and digital loyalty cards being the most sought-after features, a survey from PanelWizard and Albert Heijn’s data has revealed....

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Insect protein for livestock does double-duty as organic waste digester

In a bid to transform the food chain into a carbon neutral process, South African company Inseco has developed a range of insect-based proteins. The company uses black soldier flies—both...

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IVSZ: Students of programming courses can find employment quickly and with good salaries

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Balázs Németh: ‘What I know today won’t be enough tomorrow’

What will the bank of the future look like? Do customers like banking innovations? What is more important: impersonal digital solutions or being personal? These are just some of the...

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Stores in the digital world – 2040

In the last decade e-commerce produced a 75-percent, USD 3 trillion growth of global retail sales. Brick-and-mortar stores are likely to turn into places where products are sold as part...

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PLMA: News in brief

The Czech parent company of Kifli.hu, the Rohlik Group is looking for suppliers to expand its private label range in both the first-price and premium segments. ALDI UK wishes to increase the number of...

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PLMA-news: Digital perils and opportunities in retail

Retail chains need cyber security Last year several retail chains were attacked by hackers, for instance Coop Sweden was forced to close 800 stores for days in July, because cash...

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Reckitt to sell E45 skincare brand

In an effort to concentrate on areas promising higher growth, Reckit Benckiser decided to trim its portfolio and sell E45 skincare brand to Karo Pharma for GBP 200 million. pounds....

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Freshly Chopped enters six new markets

Freshly Chopped, Ireland’s healthy fast-food retailer teamed with Fresh Food Fast Company with a view to open 120 new stores in the next five years. Under the agreement, Fresh Food...

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Aldi UK rolls out first private label vegan cheese

On occasion of Veganuary, Aldi UK rolled out PL vegan cheddar cheese made with coconut oil. The product pairs well with wine, but can also be used as pizza topping....

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SPAR Slovenia adds products from Michelin-chefs

SPAR-customers in Slovenia can choose from 16 products created by three chefs with Michelin-stars. All the products passed intensive testing and their quality was verified by experts of the Biotechnical...

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Kaufland launches new craft beer range

Kaufland’s new craft beer range depicts iconic fairy tale characters such as Snow White, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood in cartoon style. By scanning the QR-codes, customers can also...

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Waitrose sells ‚tearless’ onion

Waitrose offers tearless onion to its UK customers under the name Sunion. The ’brown, tearless and sweet’ onions have taken over 30 years to perfect. The produce was originally developed...

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Amaro Lucano acquires majority stake in Mancino Vermouth

By the acquisition of a majority stake in Mancino Vermouth, seven vermouth brands have been added to the portfolio of Amaro Lucano 1894. Mancino Vermouth is present in the luxury...

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Morrisons recommends sniff test over use-by dates

In a haste to prevent nearly 3.5 million litres of milk from being wasted, Morrisons removes use-by dates and encourages shoppers to use a sniff test to make out whether...

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The first petrol forecourt store of SPAR Ukraine opens

SPAR Ukraine’s first petrol forecourt store opened in the north-eastern town of Kharkiv, in partnership with the Ovis network. Depending on customer feedback, the retailer has further expansion plans in...

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JD.com opens robotic stores in the Netherlands

Under the name Ochama, JD.com opens two robotic stores in Leiden and Rotterdam. It is the first time that JD.com opens a physical store in Europe. The name Ochama blends...

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Netto-Marken campaigns for conscious nutrition

Ever more German consumers think that nutrition should be conscious and sustainable. Netto-Marken supports them in their ambitions with its campaign, under which the discounter offers a wide range of...

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Unilever to collaborate with Holobiome

The long-term ambition of Unilever with the research partnership with Holobiome is to enhance ingredients in its products that appear to boost levels of certain calming neurotransmitters in the gut,...

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Beiersdorf to acquire US beauty brand Chantecaille

Beiersdorf AG announced to have signed an agreement on the acquisition of US beauty brand Chantecaille. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2022. By this step, Beiersdorf extends...

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Sainsbury’s teamed up with online meal planning app Lollipop

Online meal planning app Lollipop allows meal plans to be created based on dietary requirements, for which it automatically generates a shopping list from the online catalogue of Sainsbury’s. In...

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Kaufland switches to 100 percent German pork

Demonstrating that Kaufland values sustainable German agriculture and supports long-term agreements with suppliers and subcontractors, the retailer switches to 100 percent German-origin pork in the future. Under its K-Wertschätze quality...

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Granarolo opened its second ‚Bottega’ concept-store in Bologna

In addition to Milan, Granarolo opened its second Bottega-style store in Bologna. The concept ‘Bottega’ refers to a traditional neighbourhood shop that sells the dairy firm’s products from new-generation fridges...

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Carrefour to experiment in Greece again

Ten years after it left Greece, Carrefour plans to make a new attempt in the Hellenic Republic through a local franchise partner, Retail & More. The first stores are expected...

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Aldi keeps an eye on animal welfare

Aldi Group announced that from 2024 on it will only sell cow milk from dairy farming technology level 3 and 4. Free-range and premium husbandry imply more roaming outdoors, fresh...

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Checkout-free Shop&Go Aldi store in London

ALDI’s first checkout-free Shop&Go store opened in Greenwich, London. In the AiFi-enabled store, customers can shop without scanning a single product. The purchase of alcohol and other ‘Challenge25’ products is...

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No more virgin plastic in the crisp bags of PepsiCo Europe

By 2030 PepsiCo Europe will eliminate the use of virgin plastic in the packaging of its Walkers, Doritos and Lay’s branded products. Instead, the packaging’s recycled content will be derived...

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Coca-Cola and Constellation Brands launch spirits-based coctails

Constellation Brands and Coca-Cola Company teamed up to launch the Fresca brand. Together the companies will manufacture and distribute Fresca Mixed, a spirits-based RTD cocktail in the US. Fresca Mixed...

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Kaufland launches chewing gum with HeyMoritz

Kaufland partnered with Germany’s leading influencer HeyMoritz aka Moritz Schirdewahn to launch a new chewing gum range. The product will be available exclusively in Kaufland stores in three flavours. Through...

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