National Fruit Show, celebrating its 90th year, names Paice as new president

The National Fruit Show will celebrate its 90th year in November, and it will have a new leader to kick off its big event in Kent. Catherine Paice, Director of Eden Publishing and agribusiness journalist, was named the Show’s newest president during the Marden Fruit Show Society’s annual meeting last week. She has been a […]

Wholesalers don’t just provide fresh produce, they do it all for customers

Wholesalers are experiencing an identity crisis amid the increasingly competitive arena of produce distributors. Our customer needs are changing, and it is up to wholesalers to adapt to this new environment to stay relevant. Luckily, wholesalers are characterized by their immense dedication to the business, and we don’t just overcome hurdles, we break right through […]

Fast-charging Aldi surpasses 10% in UK supermarket share

Aldi continues to grow Deliveroo options as it heads towards Christmas

Tucked within Kantar Worldpanel’s latest report that food inflation has dipped a smidge to 17.3% is another nugget worthy of headlines: Aldi has reached double digits in market share in the UK. In its blazing run into the Big Four, Aldi now has cornered 10.1% of the market after a mindblowing 25% rise in the […]

Coronation Holiday drives Co-op to move to 100% British strawberries

Retailer Co-op announced it is making the shift to 100% British strawberries in its stores in advance of the Coronation Bank Holiday and royal celebrations. Sales of more than 500,000 punnets of strawberries are expected during the lead-up to the events, and Co-op is preparing its 2,400 stores across the UK for the rush. The […]

Report: Dole planning to shift Ireland operations to new £44M facility

According to a report from Independent.ie, Dole is planning to develop a £44.3M logistics hub in eastern Ireland. The new facility could see the company’s operations in the country move from Dublin to the new campus in Balbriggan, which is already under development at the M1 Business Park in Courtlough. The publication notes that the […]

‘Growing to Love’ campaign hopes to boost produce consumption among children

The driver of increased produce consumption among school-age children, Veg Power, has launched a campaign called “Growing to Love” that wil aim to get more kids on board with eating fresh vegetables. Using tomatoes as linchpin to encourage more healthy eating habits, children from across the UK will learn how to grow their own tomato […]

Aldi creates ‘allyship’ training for managers to help them better support colleagues

Store-level managers and those that head up other departments at Aldi are being trained to better serve the needs of colleagues. Leaning into the notion of “allyship”, Aldi wants its managers to make their workers feel welcomed, included and respected. That is particularly true of “colleagues from minority groups.” At present and aside from managerial […]

Self-driving vehicles are making grocery deliveries in London as part of ASDA trial

Customers who frequent ASDA’s Park Royal superstore in London west of Portobello Road Market now have another option to do their weekly shops instead of fighting the crowds. In a trial just launched by the retailer, shoppers can have their groceries delivered by self-driving vehicles. Over the next year, ASDA says it will serve approximately […]