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Cool As Ice – ESM Meets Iceland Mat CEO Geir Olav Opheim

Things are heating up in the Norwegian retail market, with the arrival of a new player, frozen-food retailer Iceland. ESM spoke to Geir Olav Opheim, its ch...

Plant Protein Startups Vie To Tap China’s Hungry Market

Start-ups specialising in alternative protein, from eggless eggs to pea-stuffed burgers and cell-grown fish products, are piling into the Chinese territory...

Swine Fever Outbreaks Go Unreported In Rural China: Sources

When pigs on the Xinda Husbandry Co. Ltd breeding farm in northern China began dying in growing numbers in early January, it looked increasingly likely tha...

MSC Eco-Labelled Fish Shows Mislabelling Rate Of Less Than 1%

DNA bar-coding of more than 1,400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has indicated that less than 1% were mislabelled, compared with a repo...

Brexit Crisis Tipped For British Asparagus As EU Seasonal Workers Stay Away

Asparagus grown in Britain is feted by chefs as among the world's best, but a seasonal worker shortage threatens the country's asparagus industry. It is...

ESM Issue 1 – 2019: Read The Latest Issue Online!

Exclusively for Premium website members, ESM: European Supermarket Magazine presents its first issue of 2019. Don't currently subscribe to ESM?&nbs...

Coming Up In ESM Issue 4 2019

Copy Deadline: Thursday 27 June Goes To Press: Tuesday 3 July Prepare to be inspired. In our fourth issue of 2019, ESM: European Supermarket Magazine p...

Closing Time? Japan Convenience Stores Pressed To End 24-7 Model Amid Labour Crunch

Japan's 24-hour convenience stores are struggling to stay open around the clock as an industry that has continually expanded now finds itself at the sharp...