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Lidl Spain Consolidates Market Position, Reports Growth In Net Sales In FY 2023

Lidl Spain has reported an 8% year-on-year increase in net sales, to €6.6 billion, in its 2023 financial year.

South Africa Finds High Prices, Lack Of Competition In Its Fresh Produce Market

South Africa's competition watchdog has uncovered barriers to entry, distorted competition and price mark-ups in its fresh produce market, according to a p...

Greenyard Reports 'Record-High' Annual Results As Sales Exceed €5bn

Prepared fresh produce firm Greenyard has reported a 10.9% increase in like-for-like sales to hit a record €5.1 billion in its financial year ended Ma...

Fresh Products Accounted For 43% Of Food Expenditure In Spain In 2023

Shoppers in Spain spent close to half (43%) of their annual food budget on fresh products last year, according to the sixth Aldi Fresh Products Observatory...

Lidl Portugal Helps Portugal Fresh To Export 22,300 Tonnes Of Fruit And Vegetables In 2023

The partnership between Lidl Portugal and Portugal Fresh helped hundreds of local producers to export 22,300 thousand tonnes of fruit and vegetables to nin...

Greenyard Reports Double-Digit Sales Growth In Third Quarter

Prepared fresh produce firm Greenyard has reported double-digit sales growth of 12.2% in the third quarter of its financial year to €3.7 billion.

Aldi’s Italian Network Reaches 177 Stores

German discounter Aldi closed 2023 with 177 stores in the Italian regions of Piedmont, Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Em...

EU Commission To Spend €186m Promoting Agri-Food Products

The European Commission plans to allocate €185.9 million next year to fund promotional activities for 'sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food produ...