The Mercadona ready meal winning over Mallorca shoppers this summer
Today’s consumers are looking for quick solutions without compromising on quality, and brands are responding to this demand with products tailored to meet those expectations.
Doggy bags for Mallorca bars and restaurants
Around 20% of food in Spain is wasted annually and of that 40% occurs at retail or household level, which is why raising social awareness of the problem is one of the pillars of the new law.
The supermarket chain with the greatest savings in Mallorca
Probably no great surprise to learn which one it is.
The Good Life in Mallorca! How households are scrambling to buy chickens as egg prices boil over!
A dozen eggs now cost almost three euros.
Pollensa planning for "visual harmony" but the Mercadona supermarket could still go ahead
A moratorium on the granting of building licences in the Can Berenguer area.
Thirsty for more? Pepsi's off at Carrefour in Mallorca
Carrefour is to stop stocking PepsiCo products because of an "unacceptable increase in prices".
Supermarket in Spain
In general, the cost of supermarket shopping has risen by 14.1%.
Palma one of the four most expensive cities for supermarket shopping in Spain
So says the annual survey by Spain's Organisation of Consumers and Users.
Arrested for attempted supermarket robbery at knifepoint
Police caught him by chance when called to a domestic incident.
Supermarket employee in the Balearics
The prices of sixty products were studied.
Mallorca supermarkets did not reduce prices despite cut in VAT
Some supermarkets put prices up; by as much as 41% at one supermarket.
Supermarkets in Mallorca being reported for price rises
VAT has been cut on certain foods.
Supermarket shop in Mallorca 70% more expensive than a year ago
The consumers association questions why prices are continuing to rise.
Spain supermarkets reject call to freeze price of basic essentials
With annual inflation clocking 10.3% in August, Spaniards have become increasingly concerned about the cost of living.
Supermarkets stress that there are no supply issues with chicken
The distributors say that there are some problems with chicken and water.
Mallorca experiencing problems with the supply of ice
There has been some rationing at supermarkets; restaurants haven't been affected.
Germany deposit and return system
Deposit and return has been on the cards in Mallorca for some time,
Supermarkets will have to reserve 20% of space for loose products
New Spanish law also proposes a container deposit and return system.
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Comment
Self-checkouts in Palma
I find them a totally dehumanising experience, and something inevitably goes wrong when using them.
Anna Nicholas15/09/2023 16:26