Source: businesswire.comUS: FreshDirect is leaving the Philadelphia areaFreshDirect, the online grocer based in New York, has announced it is leaving the Philadelphia market after a decade of serving the city. Source: reuters.comUK: Lidl to sell misshapen drought-affected vegetablesThe supermarket Lidl plans to sell misshapen vegetables that are affected by England's recent drought in an effort to support British farmers. Source: seenews.comEgypt: Ezdehar acquires 60% of Zahran MarketEzdehar Private Equity Fund acquired a 60% stake in the Zahran Market Chain, with the Egyptian Exchange witnessing the implementation of an OTC deal on Zahran Market shares worth EGP 273mln that Beltone Securities brokered. Zahran Market was established in 1987 in Alexandria and was the first to open supermarket branches in the North Coast. Currently, Zahran Market has 16 branches in seven different governorates across the country.

Source: Stuff August 25, 2022 18:42 UTC