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ISO 9001 certification for Contronics dry misting technology
By providing the whole fresh food supply chain with dry mist, Contronics makes it possible to store, transport and sell fruits and vegetables without any harm to their quality. With...
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Asda’s closing of in-store bakeries can result in 1,200 fewer jobs
Asda is in negotiations with its 1,200 in-store bakery workers about the closure of these units and the step’s possible effects. Asda’s plan is to keep employing these people, but...
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Banco Fresco to open 16 stores in Italy until 2022
Italian fresh food company Banco Fresco will open 6 stores this year and another 10 in 2022, before doubling the size of its network in 2023. Banco Fresco was established...
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France’s Ynsect targets the food market by acquiring Protifarm
France’s Ynsect is buying Dutch company Protifarm, as part of its strategy for targeting the market of healthy and sustainable food products. Protifarm is the leading company in using insects...
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Selex focuses on the sustainability of its private labels
Italian retailer Selex wants to introduce recycled materials in an attempt to use less new packaging material for its private label products. According to the company’s action plan – which...
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Waitrose’s organic wine Duchy Organic debuts with box packaging
Waitrose & Partners is coming out with its first box-packaged wine in the Duchy Organic product range: a 2.25-litre Pinot Grigio from Puglia, Italy. It was more than 10 years...
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Russia’s Yandex to start grocery delivery in Paris and London
Russian company Yandex plans to launch a grocery delivery service in Paris in the 2nd quarter and in London in the 3rd quarter. Yandex.Lavka started in Russia in 2019 and...
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Salov’s cooking oils marketed in rPET bottles
Italian cooking oil company Salov is well-known in Hungary for its Filippo Berio brand. The company has switched to rPET bottles for marketing its Sagra brand: the company now puts...
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Amazon Fresh opens third UK store in White City
In the United Kingdom Amazon Fresh opened its third store in White City. Just like the other two stores, the new 230m² Amazon Fresh utilises the ‘Just Walk Out’ technology....
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Pepsi MAX rolls out caffeine-free cola
The latest product in the Pepsi MAX range is Pepsi MAX No Caffeine. This sugar- and caffeine-free cola is available in various formats. According to a Nielsen study, sales in...
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Edeka puts vegan product range on the market
German retailer Edeka added a vegan product selection to its ‘vehappy’ brand in April. Seven plant-based dairy alternatives were launched first (oat, almond and soy milk and soygurt). Later the...
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PepsiCo expects higher sales with the reopening of restaurants
As the vaccination process is speeding up and restaurants are gradually reopening, PepsiCo Inc hopes that organic sales will grow in the 2nd quarter of the year. Certain product categories...
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France’s Avril focuses on the plant-based industry
French agri-food group, Avril decided to sell its animal processing business in order to be able to focus on acquisitions and investments in the plant-based industry. Avril was established by...
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This year’s Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show cancelled
Diversified Communications UK has confirmed that the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show will next be organised in 2022. The vast majority of exhibitors and partners are still worried...
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L’Oréal: Sales improve with help from China
Sales by L’Oréal kept growing in the 1st quarter of the year, driven by a robust growth in China. It had a positive impact on the French group’s performance that...
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Delhaize Belgium stores are now carbon dioxide neutral
Delhaize Belgium has announced that all 763 stores in the country achieved carbon dioxide neutrality. It took more than 10 years for the retailer to cut the carbon dioxide emission...
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Kaufland rolls out gluten-free baked goods in Germany
Kaufland has introduced gluten-free baked goods in 13 stores, which are wheat-, lactose- and palm oil free and vegan as well. Austrian company Weizenfrei manufactures the products in its 100-percent...
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Coop Sweden informs about ecological footprint on food packaging
Coop Sweden is putting a barcode on the packaging of more than 10,000 food products that contains information on the ecological footprint of the given product. Shoppers can scan the...
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Heineken to become carbon neutral by 2040
Heineken wants to be the first carbon neutral brewery by 2040. The beer company will cooperate with its supplier partners to reduce emissions by 30 percent across the whole supply...
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Migros puts Nutri-Score labels on private label food products
Swiss retailer Migros will indicate Nutri-Score data too on its private label food products. The colour code system makes the daily shopping simpler for consumers, as the nutritional values of...
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Coop Switzerland unveils new private label chocolate
Coop Switzerland is putting a new private label chocolate on the market, called ‘Halba – Le Chocolatier Suisse’. The new products are made in Switzerland, Halba has a Fairtrade certification...
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Spar expands in Poland by mixing various store formats
SPAR’s strategy of operating the chain’s own and independent retailer run stores is the driving force of the company’s Polish expansion. SPAR has recently opened 500m² floor space new stores...
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JBS teams up with Vivera in the plant-based food segment
Brazilian food giant JBS bought Europe’s third biggest plant-based meat alternative producer, the Vivera Group for USD 341 million. Three production facilities and an R&D centre located in the Netherlands...
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JD.com to open distribution centre in the Netherlands
Chinese e-commerce giant JD is to open a new, 18,000m² distribution centre in the Netherlands. Two thirds of this floor space will serve warehousing purposes and there will be offices...
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Lekkerland tests self-checkout kiosks
Convenience product wholesaler Lekkerland runs a pilot project with hospital operator Sana Kliniken to test self-checkout kiosks. These make it possible for shoppers to buy snacks, drinks and non-food products...
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Granarolo buys cheese company Mulino Formaggi
Italian dairy company Granarolo increased its former 40-percent share to 100 percent in cheese company Mulino Formaggi. Established in 2018, Mulino Formaggi’s business model consists of a short, only 3...
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Amazon to introduce biometric payment in Whole Foods stores
Amazon.com Inc is introducing a biometric payment service in its Whole Foods stores in the Seattle area: shoppers can pay by scanning their palms. The system is called Amazon One...
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Lidl app helps to find the quietest shopping period
In the United Kingdom Lidl integrated a new feature in its loyalty app that shoppers can use to avoid crowds. Users need to tap the ‘best time to shop’ banner...
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Intermarché and Casino announce 5-year strategic partnership
In the next 5 years Intermarché and Casino Group will engage in a strategic partnership, primarily in the fields of purchasing, digital marketing, advertising services and the food industry. Within...
Read moreLidl online’s launch is the most anticipated
According to Reacty Digital’s annual e-commerce survey, 39 percent of Hungarian consumers bought fashion items online last year and 38 percent purchased small and large household appliances. One third of...
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