Italy: Brescia, variable quality on large-scale distribution shelves

Published 2024년 8월 8일

Tridge summary

A survey by the Small Fruits Observatory in Brescia, Italy, on 07/08/2024, checked 17 sales points of 17 brands across 15 large-scale retail groups. The investigation revealed that while products were in stock and available, there were issues with quality, especially in blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and currants. Blueberry prices were reported to be low, whereas raspberry prices were high. The number of small fruit references in the stores ranged from 1 to 9, with an average of 4.1 per store. Lidl emerged as the group with the best quality. The pricing varied greatly, with Delizie having the highest average prices and Sunberry and Ponso the lowest for blueberries. Fifty-four percent of blueberry products were found to be packaged in 125g nets.

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Original content

The survey by the Small Fruits Observatory took place this week on 07/08/2024 in the urban area of Brescia (Italy) and involved 17 sales points of 17 brands belonging to 15 large-scale retail groups. The assortments of the stores of the following brands were surveyed: Aldi, Carrefour Market, Conad Superstore, Coop, Dpiù, Esselunga, Eurospin, Famila Superstore, In's, Ipercoop, Italmark, Lidl, MD, Migross, Penny, Prix, Rossetto. As for supply, the products on the shelves are available, with some exceptions due to sporadic stock outs. The quality of the small fruits is very variable: alongside good quality batches of product, there are also unsatisfactory batches. This situation affects blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and currants. Blueberry prices are currently low, while raspberry prices are quite high. As for blackberries, production is recent, with batches dating back to the last four or five days. However, even among these fresher batches, quality issues are found. ...

Source: Italianberry