date:Dec 10, 2013
Vanes Cantieri, manager of the Fruit and Vegetable Sector of Coop Italia, comments on the new tendencies of European retail and on Italian chains.
While European retailers are interested in developing direct procurement programmes, we at Coop still believe in direct imports from overseas, although we do control the production of some chains. Our sale and logistic system mean we still have to rely on importers, who have a fundamental role in re-packaging fruit according to our standards and deli