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IGA IN AUSTRALIA TEAMS UP WITH DOORDASH TO OFFER DELIVERIES FROM 100 OF ITS SUPERMARKETS

08 Mar 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Logistics provider DoorDash has partnered with Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) to help the retailer ramp up its online grocery delivery business that it fast-tracked to market last year due to the global pandemic.  The partnership means that stores in Melboure, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Cairns, Toowoomba, Gold Coast, Wollongong, Rockhampton, Townsville, Albury and Bathurst…
FRUITS & VEGETABLES TOPICS

AMERICANS ARE EATING LESS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAN THEY DID 15 YEARS AGO

08 Mar 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Americans are eating less fruits and vegetables than they did 15 years ago, despite the push towards plant-forward options. In its 2020 State of the Plate: Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in America report the Produce for Better Health Foundation reveals that produce is not a priority with many consumers. The report, which was first released in 2005,…
EUROPE NEWS TOPICS

ROHLIK RAISES €190 MILLION TO LAUNCH IN GERMANY AND OTHER EUROPEAN MARKETS

05 Mar 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Czech Republic-based online supermarket Rohlik Group has raised €190 million to spearhead its expansion into Germany. The business, which was founded in 2014, currently offers more than 17,000 items to choose from, and a 15-minute delivery window which can be within two hours of placing an order. In 2019 Rohlik entered Hungary and it entered…
MEAT

FRESH BEEF AND PORK CARRY CHRISTMAS MOMENTUM INTO JANUARY

05 Mar 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Fresh beef and fresh pork continued a strong run of volume growth in the four weeks to January 24, 2021 – registering volume increases of 23.2% and 25.8% respectively – according to new data from Kanter. This resulted in widespread growth in fresh meat and poultry, up 19% overall in January – even in the…
NEWS

LOCKED DOWN BRITS SPENT €17.6BN ON GROCERIES OVER THE PAST YEAR

04 Mar 2021  Read: 2 min.
Take-home grocery sales rose by 12.5% during the 12 weeks to February 21, 2021, new data from Kantar has revealed. Sales were even stronger over the past month, increasing by 15.1%, the fastest rate of growth since June 2020, as the latest national restrictions curtailed spending in cafés, restaurants and pubs. Fraser McKevitt, Head of…
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GLOBAL GROCERY RETAIL SET FOR GROWTH

04 Mar 2021  Read: 2 min.
The global grocery retail market is on track to generate an additional €315 billion in sales between 2020 and 2022, according to a forecast from global insight provider IGD, which has predicted the sector will yield a 3.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the period. This follows “exceptional growth” for grocery in 2020, which…
BEVERAGES EUROPE NEWS

DIAGEO’S TANQUERAY GIN GOES ALCOHOL-FREE

26 Feb 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Drinks giant Diageo has launched a new alcohol-free version of Tanqueray London Dry Gin which will be available in Spain and the UK from March. The suggested retail price is £16 per 70cl bottle in British supermarkets. Alcohol-free and low-alcohol products are an expanding market segment that is expected to deliver 23% of the growth…
NEWS SEA FOOD

Seafood ‘a leading driver’ in grocery sales in 2020 says FMI report

26 Feb 2021  Read: 2 min.
Seafood generated more than $16.6 billion in sales for food retailers in 2020 and outperformed other fresh food categories according to a new report from US-based FMI—The Food Industry Association. The Power of Seafood 2021 study was released at the end of February and claims that seafood sales – which include fresh, frozen, canned and…
FRUITS & VEGETABLES TOPICS

MERGER TO CREATE THE WORLD’S LARGEST FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE COMPANY

24 Feb 2021  Read: < 1 min.
US manufacturer Dole Foods is to merge with Irish business Total Produce to create the world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable supply business with annual sales of €8.2 billion. The deal, which is subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, will create a new entity – Dole Plc – which analysts have said will make it…
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ONLINE SALES IN EUROPE & THE US DRIVE BUSINESS AT AHOLD DELHAIZE

23 Feb 2021  Read: < 1 min.
Netherlands-based supermarket chain Ahold Delhaize has reported better than expected fourth quarter sales, driven by a surge of online orders due to COVID-19. The retailer, which operates chains in the United States and Europe, said its sales rose 18% to €19.6 billion. Underlying operating income in the period was €811m; net consumer online sales jumped…
AMERICAS MEAT NEWS TOPICS

POULTRY & EGG EXPORTS FROM THE US SOARED IN 2020

23 Feb 2021  Read: 2 min.
In a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, poultry and egg exports from the United States soared in 2020, setting records in several key markets. The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service said that broiler and egg exports increased in both volume and value last year, and records were set in China, Mexico, and Taiwan.  The value…
MEAT NEWS

Redefine Meat a step closer to market launch after raising $29 million

23 Feb 2021  Read: 2 min.
Tech innovator in the meat alternatives sector, Redefine Meat, has completed a US$29 million Series A funding round that will be used to expand the company’s product portfolio and support its launch and international growth this year. Redefine, founded in 2018, uses proprietary industrial 3D printers that replicate the texture, flavour, and eating experience of…

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