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With Thai Durian Deal Alibaba Once Again Shows it Can Move Fruit How long does it take to sell 80,000 Thai durians directly to consumers? Apparently, if you are China's Alibaba Group, the answer is less than one minute. What's more, Alibaba has signed a deal with the government of Thailand to purchase three billion RMB (USD 473.6 million) worth of Thai durian over the next three years.	April 26, 2018 Dan Siekman
Walmart and JD announce Fresh Assemble InitiativeCalled "Fresh Assemble", the initiative is aimed at streamlining Walmart's fresh supply chain and expanding Walmart's offerings of fresh goods available for home delivery.	April 24, 2018 Dan Siekman
PMA Fresh Connections China: Discovering China's New Retail LandscapeSuper Species, Hema and other new brands like 7Fresh from JD.com and Huixuan from Walmart are all relatively freshly established and are all competing against each other to be the replacement for traditional wet markets for urban consumers’ daily food shopping needs.	April 18, 2018 Dan Siekman	Exploring the fresh fruit section at a Hema Fresh supermarket.
Dutch Peppers Blossom into Spring as Jiajiayue Invites Flavors from the Country of TulipsOn April 14, Jiajiayue Supermarket and Global Green Team held a product launch ceremony to celebrate this first batch of Dutch sweet peppers in the Chinese market.	April 16, 2018 Sevan Golnazarian
Yiguo’s Win-Chain to Boost the Fresh Food Industry with Big DataYiguo unveils Win-Chain, a subsidiary supply chain company that makes the most out of business intelligence to enhance the fresh food industry.	April 13, 2018 Anonymous
Mr Avocado: New Ripening Center, 3-4 Times Sales Growth in Next Three YearsMr. Avocado, a brand which has only been on the market for about a year, is a joint venture among dominant global avocado supplier Mission Produce, Chinese importer Lantao, and Pagoda, a chain of thousands of fruit retail shops across China.	April 11, 2018 Dan Siekman	Jade Shen, General Manager, Mr. Avocado, speaking in Shenzhen in late March at PMA Fresh Connections: China
Is this the end of ‘retailer vs supplier’? FRUIT LOGISTICA Trend Report Part 2The leading exhibition for the global fruit trade continues to present new, groundbreaking and valuable supply chain analysis to everyone in the business.	April 08, 2018 Anonymous
2018 Pineapple Prices Rise as Peak Season ArrivesChina’s domestic pineapple market surges and prices rise as growers wave goodbye to the depressed market of previous years. Xuwen County’s “sea of pineapples” welcomes a phase of high productivity. In the meantime, pineapple imports continue to grow.	April 07, 2018 Sevan Golnazarian
Walmart Opens 'Smart' Small Format Supermarket in ShenzhenWalmart China has opened its first outlet in a planned new chain of small format supermarkets—joining a crowd of similar new tech-laden, delivery-oriented supermarket brands jostling to become Chinese consumers’ go-to choice for daily groceries.	April 04, 2018 Dan Siekman
Organic NZ Apple "Posy" Gets Exclusive China Debut Via Fruit DayFruit Day debuts the Posy apple - a variety grown by New Zealand’s largest organic apple producer, Bostock New Zealand. The Posy’s sweet, peach-like flavor is expected to woo Chinese shoppers.	March 21, 2018 Sevan Golnazarian