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Aldi Belgium To Ensure Efficient Water Use In Fruit And Vegetables Production

Aldi Belgium is introducing stricter rules for suppliers on the use of water when growing fruit and vegetables. The discounter wants to use wa...

Albert Heijn To Phase Out Plastic Bags For Fruit And Vegetables

Albert Heijn has announced that it plans to phase out plastic bags for loose fruit and vegetables by the end of this year. The initiative will...

Asda Trials Reusable Bags For Fruit And Vegetables

UK retailer Asda has announced that it will offer reusable bags in nine UK supermarkets as part of a pilot project aimed at reducing the use of plastics....

Freshfel Europe Supports EU’s Decision To Revise Trade Strategy

Freshfel Europe, a body that represents fresh produce trade across the continent, has welcomed the EU’s decision to revise its strategy aimed at...

Croatia's Konzum To Increase Sale Of Local Fresh Produce Due To Closure Of Greengrocers

Croatian retailer Konzum has said that it will open additional sales channels for local producers affected by the closure of greengrocers in the country du...

Dutch Supermarkets Turn To 'Dry Mist' For Their Fruit & Veg Departments

Shoppers in the Netherlands have become accustomed to seeing fresh produce shelves covered in a layer of fine 'dry mist'. But why? 'To keep fruit and ve...

REWE To Offer Unpackaged Organic Fruits And Vegetables

German retailer REWE has announced plans to remove plastic from select fruit and vegetable categories in 630 of its supermarket, in a move that will reduce...

Tesco Scraps Best-Before Dates On Fresh Fruit And Vegetables

Tesco has said that it plans to scrap best-before dates on more than a hundred fresh fruit and vegetable lines, following a customer survey that indicated...