US: Giant Food partnership with Baltimore provides produce savings following SNAP rollbacks
Maryland-based Giant Food has teamed up with the city of Baltimore to help residents with SNAP and EBT benefits save on produce, the grocery retailer announced. The partnership offers a $15 promo code that can be redeemed up to six times over the course of six months on items such as fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables.
Source: winsightgrocerybusiness.com
US: Coborn’s to buy Sullivan’s Foods
Coborn’s has agreed to acquire Illinois grocery chain Sullivan’s Foods in a deal that will add 11 stores to the Minneapolis-based retailer’s operations and mark its expansion to a sixth state, according to a press release sent by email. Terms of the deal, which is on track to close in early May, were not disclosed.
Source: grocerydive.com
US: sweetgreen expands its fleet into Rhode Island
sweetgreen, the mission-driven restaurant brand serving healthy food at scale, announced its first Rhode Island restaurant is set to open in Cranston on April 18. Rhode Island is the first new state sweetgreen will enter in 2023 as it continues its goal of expanding into more suburban communities. Sweetgreen prioritizes quality, sustainable ingredients, with fresh produce delivered each morning for their menu of core and seasonal salads, warm bowls and sides. Regional partners include Twin Oaks Farm (Beets), Red Fire Farm (carrots), Maitland Mountain Farm (chopped pickles), Tribe/Lakeview Farms (hummus) and Carlisle Honey (honey) which are all based out of the neighboring state of Massachusetts.
Source: businesswire.com
Canada: Loblaw deploys first battery electric transport truck
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is rolling out its first heavy-duty fully electric transport truck. The Freightliner eCascadia, manufactured by Daimler Truck North America, is the first series production eCascadia handed over to a customer in Canada, and one of five Loblaw expects to put into service in the months ahead.
Source: canadiangrocer.com
Subway® accelerates North America growth strategy with five new multi-unit owner agreements
Subway, one of the world's largest restaurant brands, is accelerating its smart growth development strategy with five new multi-unit owner agreements, across Texas, Florida, Arizona and the mid-Atlantic.
Source: prnewswire.com
Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 April
On Wednesday 19 April 2023, the Colruyt Lowest Prices store in Zele will reopen its doors. Store Manager Filip Van Buynder: "The renewed store boasts a freshmart that offers an even wider selection of products such as fruit and vegetables, salads, cheese or ready-made meals".
Source: press.colruytgroup.com
Top 10 supermarket retail chains in Poland
Here's an overview of the top ten supermarket retail chains in Poland, according to their most recently-available full-year turnover. All data is supplied by Retail-Index (www.retail-index.com) 1. Jerónimo Martins turnover: €14.94bln (2021); 2. Lidl & Kaufland turnover: €7.05bln (2021); 3. Eurocash turnover: €3.9bln (2020); 4. Żabka turnover: €3.05bln (2021); 5. Grupa Specjal turnover: €2.95bln (2020); 6. Dino turnover: €2.82bln (2021); 7. Auchan turnover: €2.47bln (2020); 8. Polska Grupa Supermarketów turnover: €1.87bln (2021); 9. Carrefour turnover: €1.83bln (2021); 10. Makro C&C (Metro) turnover: €1.19bln (2021).
Source: esmmagazine.com
EU Commission closes investigation into possible collusion between Casino and Intermarché
The European Commission has decided to close its antitrust investigation into allegations of collusion between the French retail groups Casino Guichard-Perrachon (“Casino”) and Les Mousquetaires (“Intermarché”).
Source: portal.ieu-monitoring.com
Spain: DIA invests in promotions
DIA increased its investment in promotions by 15% this year, to €150mln, to support household savings. The company has implemented measures to facilitate savings, including weekly promotions on more than 100 products, especially fresh produce and discounts of up to 30%.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: NLWA backs call for removal of plastic packaging on fruit and veg
North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has pledged support for the “Choose Loose” campaign which calls for all UK supermarkets to abolish plastic packaging from the top five most wasted fruit and vegetable products in households. The NLWA cites the most used household fruit and vegetable products as potatoes, apples, bananas, carrots and onions.
Source: circularonline.co.uk
Japan: Seven & i Holdings says will oppose board proposal by ValueAct Capital
Retailer Seven & i Holdings Co said it will oppose a board proposal by activist investor ValueAct Capital. Meanwhile, Seven & i's board has agreed to reappoint 13 directors including current President and Representative Director Ryuichi Isaka, the company said.
Source: reuters.com
Veggie power as community to raise £25,000 by offering shares in Carrick Greengrocers - a new fruit and vegetable shop with a difference
A group in Carrickfergus is aiming to raise at least £25,000 to open a community owned greengrocer that will help breathe new life into the town centre. Carrick Greengrocers will be a new fruit and vegetable shop with a difference. Working with local farmers, it will showcase produce from the area as well as from further afield in Northern Ireland.
Source: newsletter.co.uk
UK: Worst supermarket price rises revealed - shoppers pay up to 80% more for popular items
Brits are paying up to 80% more for supermarket staples such as cheese, bread and potatoes, new research shows. Consumer champions Which? compared how prices at eight supermarkets - Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose - have changed over the last year.
Source: mirror.co.uk
Frozen over fresh is the new trend in Korean consumerism
The rising consumer price of vegetables is turning consumers toward frozen food products. The revenue for frozen vegetables last month rose 22.4% since April last year, outpacing the revenue growth for vegetables in general, at 2.4%, by nearly tenfold, Emart announced.
Source: koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
Belgium: Colruyt puts purchase limit on basic products to prevent hoardingBelgian supermarket chain Colruyt has started putting a purchase limit on several of its products, from flour to frozen fries, as its prices are so low they are spurring small business owners to raid their stocks.
Source: brusselstimes.com