Waitrose trials removing wine bottle neck sleeves
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to test selling wine bottles without the familiar plastic and foil sleeves around the neck of wine bottles. The change will put an end to the need...
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Nearly half of US consumers say they have made a purchase through social media
Nearly half of US consumers say they have made a purchase through social media Nearly half (47%) of US consumers have made a purchase through social media, while 6 in 10 (58%) are interested...
International trade. South Africa looking 360 degrees
Every day, the Correspondents’ Club describes how the same news item is illustrated in two countries. This year should mark the return of a relaxed relationship between South Africa and Russia. Pretoria refuses to...
A diplomate and a gentleman, Amar Bendjama appointed Algeria’s representative to the UN
A former ambassador who was brutally relieved of his duties in 2016 after a bloodbath by Saïd Bouteflika, this career diplomat was appointed as Algeria’s representative to the UN to defend, among other things,...
Leading Supply Chain Company HAVI and Supply Chain Technology Leader Kinaxis Join Forces
Leading Supply Chain Company HAVI and Supply Chain Technology Leader Kinaxis Join Forces to Transform Planning and Analytics Capabilities for Quick Service Restaurants LONDON – 2 May 2023 – Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS), the authority...
RAW SUGAR AND COCOA PRICES REACH NEARLY 10-YEAR HIGHS – THE SMART CUBE COMMENTS
RAW SUGAR AND COCOA PRICES REACH NEARLY 10-YEAR HIGHS – THE SMART CUBE COMMENTS Prices of raw sugar and cocoa touched 10-year and seven-year highs respectively in April 2023, The Smart Cubereports, due to tight...
Carrefour has chosen DXC tech to hep with Infrastructure
Carrefour Spain has chosen DXC Technology to help it operate its IT infrastructure with a service model that takes advantage of the experience and integration of the teams of both companies within a framework...
Bio Market still growing
The good years are over. After a decade marked by an increase in the share of organic farming from 3% to 10% and a 3.5-fold increase in consumption between 2010 and 2021, organic food...
Supermarkets blaming logistics for high prices
By James Frear The government has once again pointed the finger on Thursday at the responsibility of food retailers, some of them being accused of abusing “logistics penalties”, which they impose on their agro-industrial...
The real fruit and vegetable prices
The very low prices of Spanish fruit and vegetables hide a harsh reality for the country’s farmers, who sometimes cannot even cover their production costs. It’s a bit of a given: fruit and vegetables...