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IGA - first grocery retailer to assess its odd looking fruit and vegetable sales: Quebecers consumed 3.6 tons!

11/23/2015

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"IGA and its odd looking fruit and vegetable (CNW Group/IGA)".
In response to consumer demand, IGA grocers decided to offer its customers odd looking, Quebec-grown produce (cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, beets, peppers, and apples) this past harvest season at over 280 IGA stores. With average sales increases of 24% for the six varieties when compared to a year without this offering, the company views the results as very positive.

Six amusing facts about odd looking fruit and vegetable sales

  • 3.6 tons of odd looking fruits and vegetables were sold in six weeks.
  • Beets (usually less popular), flew off the shelves this year! Sales were up by 91%.
  • Carrots sales were also on the rise with a 31% boost in sales. The 15 lb. bags – perfect for cooking large quantities – certainly helped.
  • Sales hikes of 29% for apples, 20% for tomatoes, 14% for peppers, and 7% for cucumbers indicate a marked jump in popularity.
  • Odd looking fruits and vegetables are 30 % less expensive on average, providing significant savings for the people who could recognize the produce's inner beauty.
  • The experts at IGA shared a weekly recipe on the web, social media, and in the flyer, featuring one of the six odd looking fruits and vegetables to inspire Quebecers with classic and not-so-classic suggestions for preparing them.

They'll be back!

The experiment was so convincing, that IGA is announcing the return of odd looking fruits and vegetables next year. "Customers had been asking for them for quite some time," observes Yvan Ouellet, vice president of procurement & merchandising, perishables at Sobeys Québec, "but their popularity completely exceeded our expectations.

We can't deny it – Quebecers are eating up odd looking fruits and vegetables – quite literally. In light of this success, we can only do it again, and we may even be adding new varieties of exclusively Quebec produce next harvest season!" he concludes. And we must also mention that this program wouldn't have achieved the degree of success and met the demands of consumers without the collaboration and support of the producers involved.

It bears repeating that odd looking fruits and vegetables are a perfect fit with The Joy of Eating Better movement, launched by IGA in May 2014 with the goals of supporting the Quebec agro-food industry, encouraging Quebecers to buy local products, eat a healthy diet, discover new flavours, and cook more.

About IGA 
 

IGA is the largest group of independent grocers in Canada and its presence in Quebec dates to 1953. IGA retailers are constantly seeking new ways to serve their customers better. The IGA banner includes over 300 IGA, IGA extra, IGA express, and IGA mini stores. Moreover, IGA is the only group of food retailers to offer consumers the opportunity to accumulate AIR MILES® reward miles.

SOURCE IGA
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