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Colruyt’s ‘Dinner is served at 1 -2-3 euros’ project reaches 100 towns and more than 2000 families

Halle, Belgium, 2018-Feb-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt reaches more than 2000 families with social project ‘Dinner is served at 1 -2-3 euros’ 100 th town joins the project Halle, 20 February 2018 . All told, one hundred towns have agreed with Colruyt Lowest Prices to make a tasty and balanced diet more accessible to families in financial difficulties. One year and a half after the start of ‘Dinner is served at 1 -2-3 euros’ about two thousand familie s are already participating. Every two weeks, they receive a budget -friendly booklet with 6 easy recipes costing maximum 1, 2 or 3 euros per portion. A balanced diet is a basic right for everyone and Colruyt thus hopes to offer extra inspiration.

Budget -friendly recipes
The ‘Dinner is served at 1 -2-3 euros’ concept is simple. Vulnerable families with kids are informed by their Social Service or organisations such as Child&Family, the Centre for General Well -being, House of the child , etc. Families can enr ol and will then receive a Colruyt cookery booklet every two weeks. It contains six easy and child -friendly recipes and the shopping lists. Each recipe is enough for three large portions and costs no more than 1, 2 or 3 euros per portion. This includes the price of the whole packaging, even if less is needed to make the recipe. It allows people to know in advance exactly what they will pay at the check -out. The cookery booklet also contains tips to let kids help and to turn leftovers into a tasty dish.

To support participants, some social organisations organise cooking demonstrations to prepare recipes together. Or they ask the local Colruyt store to organise a guided tour, during which store employees can give tips on efficient and cheap shopping.

“No gourmet cook”
Today, the project has about two thousand participants, thus reach ing the same number of families. Colruyt notices that at least 37% of the participants already used the cookery booklet in a Colruyt store and 24% are frequent participants. Of course, some participants may shop at other store formats.

People are often happy with the inspiration for daily cooking, without having to rack their brains over the price. “I am not a gourmet cook, and I wanted to let you know that, thanks to you, I succeed in conjuring up satisfactory, varied, affordable and delicious dishes. I simp ly wanted to tell you that this is a really interesting initiative, so thanks!” , says a participant from Kortrijk.

Feedback from coaches does Colruyt good as well. Kurt De Loor, chairman of the Social Service of Zottegem: “Putting a balanced meal on the t able every day is not a picnic. Especially when it is not easy for people financially. We hear this a lot from families who visit our Social Service. That’s the reason why we decided to join Colruyt’s project. It is an easily accessible way to inspire people to conjure up cheap yet healthy meals. I am convinced this project will be a success in Zottegem as well.”

Roll-out in the whole country
‘Dinner is served at 1 -2-3 euros’ started two years ago as a test project of Colruyt, in cooperation with the Socia l Service of Kortrijk. A group of 144 families with kids living at home tested the concept for six months. The reactions were positive and Colruyt decided to roll out the project on a national level. In the past year, things have been moving really fast. R ecently, Zottegem was the hundredth town to join and applications keep coming.

“More and more often, social organisations tell us there is a need for simple tools to work on a balanced diet. Today, many West -Flemish towns are participating, but cities lik e Sint -Niklaas and Ghent also joined. And Wallonia also shows an interest: Namur an d Charleroi recently joined the project and there is much enthusiasm” , says Colruyt coordinator Wim Verbesselt.

Productive partnership
Cooperation between private, local a uthorities and social organisations starts from their expertise. “Social organisations know the vulnerable families and their need for measures to combat poverty” , says Wim Verbesselt. “At Colruyt we have a lot of expertise in cooking tasty and balanced fo od. If we join forces, we can make a structural and sustainable differen ce for people in difficulties. We are very happy to be able to take away some of the concerns of families with children and to help them manage. It is one of the many ways in which we fulfil our corporate social responsibility.”

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

Contact for press
Hanne Poppe & Silja Decock
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt opens newly renovated Keerbergen store

Colruyt opens newly renovated Keerbergen store

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Dec-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 13 December the renovated Colruyt Keerbergen will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded by half its original size and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store. It has a brand-new butcher’s department and a Collect&Go pick-up point.

More efficient and pleasant shopping
“During closure we expanded the store to 1,600 m²”, says store manager Freija Beke. “This enabled us to expand the freshmarket, to place twice as many freezers and to add 4 extra checkout posts.”

Moreover the store was completely rearranged to enable customers to shop more efficiently in nicer surroundings. Freija Beke: “When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Brand-new butcher’s department
Customers can choose their fresh quality meat in the self-service butcher’s counter. Head butcher Benny Meeus: “The butchers cut the fresh meat on the spot. Customers can see the butchers at work in an open workshop and talk to them if they have questions or a special order. In the new butcher’s department, customers also have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer
Colruyt Keerbergen now also has a Collect&Go pick-up point. “Collect&Go is a handy Colruyt Group service, where we shop for the customers”, says the store manager. “They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. Handy!”

Special open house 
As from Wednesday 13 December, store manager Freija Beke, head butcher Benny Meeus and their 36 co-workers will be on hand to welcome their customers in the renewed Colruyt Keerbergen.

Freija Beke: “The evening before, on Tuesday 12 December from 5 to 8 pm, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:

  • Peter Dekerf (regional manager) at 02 345 2345 40
  • Silja Decock (press officer Colruyt Group) at 0473 92 45 10

Practical information:
Colruyt Keerbergen
Putsebaan 75
3140 Keerbergen

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat:8.30 – 20.00
Fri:8.30 – 21.00

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Colruyt Amay unveils new-generation Colruyt store

Colruyt Amay unveils new-generation Colruyt store

 

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Dec-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 13 December the renovated Colruyt Amay will open its doors after a few weeks of renovation work.The store has been completely rearranged and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

More efficient and pleasant shopping

“During closure, we completely rearranged the store”, says store manager Loic Jadin.”Customers can now shop even more efficiently in a more congenial store. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Brand-new butcher’s department

The renovated store has a larger fresh market and a broader range of frozen products. For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Grégory Budo: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. They can also see the butchers at work in an open workshop and talk to them if they have questions or a special order.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Amay now also has a Collect&Go pick-up point. “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt Group service, where we shop for the customers”, says the store manager.”They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice.Handy!”

Special open house

As from Wednesday 13 December, store manager Loic Jadin, head butcher Grégory Budo and their 34 co-workers will be on hand to welcome their customers in the renewed Colruyt Amay.

Loic Jadin: “The evening before, on Tuesday 12 December from 5 to 8 pm, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:
Bruno Flamand (regional manager)
02 345 2345

Silja Decock (press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt partners with the Belgian NGO to support cooperative of small coffee growers in North Kivu

Colruyt partners with the Belgian NGO to support cooperative of small coffee growers in North Kivu

 

Halle, 2017-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — A container of green coffee arrived today (13 October 2017) at Colruyt Group’s roasting centre in Ghislenghien. It comes from North Kivu, a region plagued by many difficulties, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Colruyt Group has joined forces with the Belgian Vredeseilanden (Rikolto) NGO to support Kawa Kabuya, a cooperative of 2,200 small coffee growers. How? By guaranteeing a significant purchase volume for 3 years, 60% of which is paid for by pre-financing the harvest. Thanks to this financial lifeline, the cooperative can maintain its exports and invest in its activities. Colruyt Group and Vredeseilanden (Rikolto) prove once again that a long-term trade agreement is a real added-value for small Third World producers.​

A long-term supply agreement
This delivery of green beans from Kivu is the first to be made under the terms of the new supply agreement signed in March 2017 between Colruyt Group and Kawa Kabuya. The agreement covers a period of at least three years. It guarantees the cooperative an outlet for 28.5 tonnes of green coffee beans per year, about 20% of its production, at a price higher than the market rate (+$0.50 per pound). Beyond the commercial agreement, Colruyt Group wants to support the cooperative in its development efforts. Made possible notably thanks to the pre-financing of the harvest.

Pre-financing the harvest
Philippe Toussaint, project manager sustainable purchases Colruyt Group explains, “Like many Third World cooperatives, Kawa Kabuya pays its small producers when they deliver their crops, in other words several months before the coffee is sold. As it doesn’t have liquid reserves, it has to use bridging loans to finance this operation. However, in this troubled region, credit is very expensive. We remove the financial obstacle to progress by settling 60% of the amount of our purchase before the harvest.”

Sector project
The origin of this agreement goes back to 2016 when Vredeseilanden (Rikolto) put Colruyt Group in touch with Kawa Kabuya. After a test at the end of 2016, Colruyt Group decided in March 2017 to integrate the cooperative’s Arabica into its range. Already on the shelves in Colruyt Best Prices and OKay, this coffee will also be available in Spar from January 2018. This involves giving this quality product the very best commercial opportunities around which Colruyt Group can develop one of its sector projects. The objective is to get the cooperative’s 2,200 small growers into a virtuous circle of economic strengthening.

The best coffee in the Congo
The financial boost provided by pre-financing the harvest aims to give the cooperative the means to invest. For example, by applying for certifications which will enable it to position its coffee better on the international market. It must be said that Kawa Kabuya has strong reasons for targeting this outlet: it produces the best coffee in the Congo. It won the African Fine Coffees Association’s Taste of Harvest competition in 2105, 2016 and 2017. Recognition of the efforts undertaken by the cooperative’s small growers who are working resolutely to revive quality coffee growing in the Kivu highlands.

Technical support
This revival has been supported by Vredeseilanden (Rikolto) since 2011. The NGO is conducting an extensive capacity-building programme in Kivu. Its objective is to add value to this region in order to develop the culture of more profitable coffee export,  and thus help to eradicate poverty in this region which has been plagued by many problems. It acts to support and train coffee growers with a view to high quality production, to organise them into cooperatives and connect them to international buyers.

Objective: quality
Kawa Kabuya was created within this context in 2014 in Butembo. Its coffee growers are scattered across the western heights of Lake Edward and gathered around 45 micro-washing stations (MWS). The MWS is at the heart of the of the system set up by Vredeseilanden (Rikolto). Each one ensures the initial treatment of the harvest. So these operations, essential to the quality of the beans, are carried out centrally in each sector by a well-trained workforce with the proper equipment. This guarantees optimum quality.

Collibri Foundation
Colruyt Group will not just stay there in Kivu. Wherever it is involved in a sector, it launches complementary training projects through its educational fund, the Collibri Foundation, managed by the King Baudouin Foundation. The foundation is currently in contact with potential partners to set up training for young people in the region.

CONTACT:
Hanne Poppe
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt launches new functionalities for MyColruyt

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt keeps investing in the digital world and launches a few new functionalities for MyColruyt with which customers can compose shopping lists. From now on, they can use the app to send their shopping directly to Collect&Go, the store chain’s online shopping service. Furthermore, customers can sort their list according to the layout of their familiar Colruyt store.

Link with Collect&Go

Since it’s launch in October 2016, MyColruyt has been downloaded more than 240,000 times. Colruyt kept working on improvements of the app and asked feedback from the users. “Since the app was launched last year, we have received a lot of useful information from our customers. A clear and direct link between MyColruyt and Collect&Go was mentioned regularly”, says Guy Elewaut, marketing manager of Colruyt Lowest Prices. “From now on, our customers can reserve online with one click on the Collect&Go icon in their shopping list and pick up their purchases afterwards in one of the Collect&Go pick-up points.” Geert Boel, business unit manager Collect&Go: “At Collect&Go we want to make shopping easier and easier for our customers. This new collaboration fits in perfectly with our view.”

Sorted by aisle

The customers also suggested the possibility to sort their shopping list in the MyColruyt app according to the layout of their Colruyt store. “Thanks to the handy guide, they can sort their shopping according to the order of the aisles. This makes shopping even more efficient and faster, and they are sure to have everything in their shopping carts when they arrive at the check-out”, says Elewaut. The Colruyt stores layout is the same in general, but there can be local differences. “At the beginning of July, we started to integrate the new functionality and today it is available for more than 150 Colruyt stores”, according to Elewaut.

Many more updates are scheduled. The search function will be extended with additional filters, for vegetarian products for instance. In the fall, Colruyt will also work on better correspondence between MyColruyt and the Xtra app launched in April.

Digital shopping lists

My Colruyt is freely available for iOS and Android. Customers compose digital shopping lists from the complete assortment of their store and can select ingredients from 7,000 Colruyt recipes in the app. They can also find all the prices in their store, see all products with Red Prices or a discount and save their favourites. Thanks to the open Wi-Fi in the stores, they can check off their purchases on the list as they shop.

More information

Hanne Poppe, press officer Colruyt Group.
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

 

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Colruyt: Eoly sponsors the Belgian Solar Team for the World Solar Race in Australia

Colruyt: Eoly sponsors the Belgian Solar Team for the World Solar Race in Australia

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — October 8 will see the start of the World Solar Race in Australia. This is a biannual race for solar-powered cars. The international race is approximately 3,000 kilometres long and crosses Australia. This year Eoly, Colruyt Group’s green energy manufacturer and supplier, is one of the official partners to the Belgian Solar Team. And with good reason, because the solar car and Eoly share the same ambitions: to stimulate, promote, and actively use solar power in useful ways.

Solar car from Leuven

Belgium has been represented by a team of engineering students from the University of Leuven since 2005. This year, the team consists of twenty-one students, who have built ‘Punch Two’. This solar car is smaller, lighter, and faster than its predecessor, ‘Punch One’. Joachim Verheyen, Solar Team’s team manager, explains: “In order to qualify for the world championship in Australia, the cars have to meet several standards, which change every year. This year, we’re only allowed to use 4 m² of solar panels. This forced us to adjust the design, which is why the Punch Two is smaller than the Punch One.” And although there are fewer solar panels on the car, this has not diminished its speed.

Working together with Eoly

Eoly, a green energy manufacturer and pioneer in new sustainable technologies, is especially proud of this collaboration. Stephan Windels, Eoly’s business unit manager, says: “It was these students’ entrepreneurial drive and dynamics that pushed us over the edge. We support them in this great adventure, which shows what renewable energy sources can do in the future. We at Eoly are all hoping for the first Belgian winner of the Solar Challenge.”But that’s not where the story ends: Eoly wants to help the students improve the solar panels’ cooling system in time for the 2019 World Solar Challenge.

Ambition

Before leaving for Australia, the Punch Two was exhaustively tested at the Ford racetrack in Lommel. Under ideal circumstances, the solar car reached a top speed of 120 km/h. “We’ve been working on the car for more than a year, and we dreamed of reaching speeds like this. The maximum speed in Australia is 120 km/h. Going faster is entirely pointless”, says team manager Joachim Verheyen .During the Solar Challenge, the car will have an average speed of 80 km/h and speed up when it needs to overtake other solar cars. With 1,500 kilometres on the odometer, the car, as well as the Leuven students, are ready to claim their spot in the top three. That is their ambition. They have failed at winning the race six times so far, and winning it this year would be amazing. Eoly is a proud partner, believing in the Punch Powertrain Solar Team and wishing them good luck.

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Hanne Poppe
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt: OKay and OKay Compact recall pita meat due to presence of salmonella

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Aug-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — During microbiological quality controls in our laboratory, salmonella was found in pita meat. For this reason, OKay and OKay Compact decided to remove this product from the shelves in consultation with the FASFC (Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain).

Colruyt and OKay ask their customers not to consume this product and to return it to the store. The product will be refunded. Meanwhile, the product has been removed from the shelves in all the stores.

Possible symptoms of Salmonella infection

Possible symptoms of Salmonella infection are fever, stomach cramps and diarrhoea. These symptoms usually occur within 12 to 48 hours after the infection.

The symptoms usually last 4 to 7 days and most people recover without specific treatment. Young children, pregnant women, people with decreased immunity and elderly people are risk groups. For them, the symptoms may be more serious and result in hospitalisation.

If you have eaten this pita meat and have these symptoms, consult your family doctor.

Product description:

Pita meat 500 g

Article number: 37578
Best before date: 2/9/2017
Sales period: 25/8 to 29/8/2017
Type of packaging: transparent plate with foil
Manufacturer: Colruyt Group Fine Food Meat, Bilkenveld 3, 1500 Halle

Customers can call 02 345 2345 for more information.

FAQ

I have bought this product. What do I do?
Do not consume the article. Return it to your store and we will refund it.

What if I have already eaten it?
Possible symptoms of Salmonella infection are fever, stomach cramps and diarrhoea. These symptoms usually occur within 12 to 48 hours after exposure.

The symptoms usually last 4 to 7 days and most people recover without specific treatment. Young children, pregnant women, people with decreased immunity and elderly people are risk groups. For them, the symptoms may be more serious and result in hospitalisation.

If you have eaten this pita meat and have these symptoms, consult your family doctor.

Where can I get more information?
Call our customer service at 02 345 23 45.

This message was drawn up in consultation with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).

Contact: 

Hanne Poppe
Press officer Colruyt Group
Tel.: 0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Newly revamped Colruyt Laken opens

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Aug-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 30 August, the renovated Colruyt store in Laken will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been completely rearranged and restyled into a new‑generation Colruyt store.

New-generation store

“While the store was closed, we completely rearranged it and expanded the fresh-market”, says store manager Eric Jeangout. “Customers can now shop even more efficiently in a more congenial store. For instance, we have replaced the plastic flaps at the entrance of the fresh-market with an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Broad range of fresh meat in the fresh-market

Customers can find a broad selection of fresh quality meat in a refrigerated counter. The meat is packed in a transparent packaging with a label so they can see the ingredients, quality and price.

We also added two extra cash registers. There are 14 now in total. “We can now serve our customers even more smoothly” the store manager explains.

Special open house

From Wednesday 30 August, store manager Eric Jeangout and his 41 co-workers will be on hand to welcome their customers in the revamped Colruyt Laken.
Eric Jeangout: “The evening before, on Tuesday 29 August from 5 to 8 p.m., everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:

Fabrice Rosier
(regional manager)
02 345 2345

Hanne Poppe
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Revamped Colruyt Knokke Opens as a Low-Energy Store

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 14 June, the revamped Colruyt Knokke will open its doors after months of renovation. The store has been completely rearranged, refurbished into a low-energy store and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

Fresh and modern design

“During closure, we completely rearranged the store”, store manager Tine Gilté says. “Customers can now shop even more efficiently in a more congenial store.  When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect us to.”

Low-energy store

Extra insulation was added to the facades and the roof and the store was made air-tight. All this has turned Colruyt Knokke into a low-energy store, able to take the step towards sustainable techniques, such as a propene cooling installation.
This project forms part of a wider wave of renovations of Colruyt Group, that wants to only have low-energy stores under its own management by 2029. This should reduce its CO2 emissions by another 4 %.

Brand-new butcher’s department

In the renovated Colruyt store the fresh market and the range of frozen products have been expanded.
For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Filip Martens: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Knokke still has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Tine Gilté: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. Handy!”

Special open house

Store manager Tine Gilté, head butcher Filip Martens and their 38 employees are looking forward to welcoming their customers at the revamped Colruyt Knokke as of Wednesday 14 June.
Tine Gilté: “The evening before, on Tuesday 13 June from 17.00 to 20.00, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, we will gladly offer our customers some refreshments. Everyone is most welcome!”

Practical information:

Colruyt Knokke
Natiënlaan 191
8300 Knokke

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 8.30 – 20.00
Fri: 8.30 – 21.00

Open evening:

Tuesday 13 June

from 17.00 to 20.00

For more information, please contact:

Denny Cerpentier
(regional manager)
02 345 2345

Silja Decock
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt Marcinelle Revamps Into A New-Generation Low-Energy Store

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 14 June, the revamped Colruyt Marcinelle will open its doors after a few months of renovation.The store has been expanded, completely rearranged and restyled into a new-generation low-energy Colruyt store.The new butcher’s shop is a self-service shop now.

New-generation store

“While the store was closed, we completely rearranged it and expanded the fresh-market”, says store manager Vincent Roulet. “Customers can now shop even more efficiently in a more congenial store.  The fresh-market has been enlarged. And we have replaced the plastic flaps with an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Low-energy store

The fronts and roof of the renovated store have had an additional insulation. The store is also more air-proof than it used to be. All this has turned Colruyt Marcinelle into a low-energy store, able to take the step towards sustainable techniques, such as a propylene cooling installation.
This project is part of a wider wave of renovations of Colruyt Group, that wants to have only low-energy stores under its own management by 2029. This should reduce its CO2 emissions by another 4 %.

Brand-new butcher’s department

For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Didier Notte: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Marcinelle now also has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Vincent Roulet: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice.Handy!”

Special open house

Store manager Vicent Roulet, head butcher Didier Notte and their 47 employees are looking forward to welcoming their customers at the revamped Colruyt Marcinelle as of Wednesday 14 June.
Vincent Roulet: “The evening before, on Tuesday 13 June from 17.00 to 20.00, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

Practical information:

Colruyt Marcinelle
Rue du Grand Pont 16
6001 Marcinelle

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 8.30 – 20.00
Fri: 8.30 – 21.00

Open evening:
Tuesday 13 June
from 17.00 to 20.00

For more information, please contact:

Tiziano Antenucci
(regional manager)
02 345 2345

Silja Decock
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt opens brand-new store at Chastrès, Walcourt

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Mar-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 29 March, a brand-new Colruyt store opens its doors at the Rue Saint-Donat 23 in Chastrès near Walcourt. This 236th Colruyt store has a surface of almost 1,000 m² and employs 24 co-workers.​

Store manager Bruno Delannoy: “Many locals already shopped at a more distant Colruyt store. That is why we looked for a suitable store location nearby. And we have found it in Chastrès.”

New-generation store
Colruyt Walcourt is organised according to the model for new generation Colruyt stores. Bruno Delannoy: “We design our stores in such a way that customers can shop in an efficient and pleasant environment. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Self-service butcher’s shop
Customers can now choose their meat from the self-service butcher’s counter. Head butcher Fabian Joris: “The customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads, but also of the different fresh fish products and vegetarian dishes. Moreover they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.

Special open evening
From Wednesday 29 March, store manager Bruno Delannoy, head butcher Fabian Joris and their 22 co-workers will be on hand to welcome their customers to the brand-new Colruyt Walcourt. Bruno Delannoy: “The evening before, on Tuesday 28 March from 5 to 8 pm, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

Practical information:

Colruyt Walcourt
Rue Saint-Donat 23
5650 Chastrès (Walcourt)

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 8.30 – 20.00
Fri: 8.30 – 21.00

Open evening:
Tuesday 28 March from 17.00 to 20.00

Contact:

Tiziano Antenucci
(regional manager)
02 345 2345

Silja Decock
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt opens newly renovated store in Mortsel

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 15 February, the renovated Colruyt store in Mortsel will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded and restyled into a new‑generation Colruyt store. On Wednesday 8 March, the renovated, self-service butcher’s department will also open.

New design

Store manager Brahim Choukri: “Colruyt renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make it nicer for customers to shop. For instance, near the fresh market we replaced the plastic flaps by an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Renovated self-service butcher’s department

At this time, the self-service butcher’s department is being renovated. “This work will go on until Tuesday 7 March”, says head butcher Ludo Depeuter. “Until then, we will provide meat in a refrigerated counter, and cold cuts and salads in the fresh-market.”

As from 8 March, the Colruyt butchers will start cutting and packing fresh meat in the renovated self-service butcher’s department. “Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Mortsel still has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Brahim Choukri: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. Handy!”

Open as from 15 February

Store manager Brahim Choukri, head butcher Ludo Depeuter and their 29 employees are on hand to welcome their customers at the revamped Colruyt Mortsel as from Wednesday 15 July.

Practical information:

Colruyt Mortsel
Drabstraat 172
2640 Mortsel

Opening hours:
Mon – Sat: 8.30 – 20.00
Fri: 8.30 – 21.00

Contact:
Eric Geysen (regional manager)
02 345 2345 40

Silja Decock (press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt trials meal box meant for families with kids

Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jan-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt wants to market its own meal box, and starts testing it today (30 January 2017) with its co-workers. Colruyt’s meal box is meant for families with kids. The recipes will be accessible, easy to prepare and quick. During the test phase, the meal box will only be available in the pick-up points of Colruyt Group’s shopping service Collect&Go. A deliberate choice because it allows customers to combine the meal box with their normal shopping.

All know-how available
The meal box Colruyt is currently testing did not just happen. “We want a real solution for families with children, who want to serve a delicious, nutritious meal despite lack of time”, says Chris Van Wettere, general manager of Colruyt. “The main advantage of a meal box for our customers is that they receive all the ingredients in the proper portions and the recipe, so there shouldn’t be any leftovers.”

Colruyt will use the know-how available in the house, namely the culinary expertise of the ‘Lekker Koken’ (good cooking) team and the pick-up network of Collect&Go. The ‘Lekker Koken’ team is also the initiator of the successful Colruyt week menus, the folder recipes, the ‘Lekker Koken’ website and some thirty cookery books.

Order and pick up at Collect&Go
During this test phase, co-workers can order their meal box on the Collect&Go website. “We deliberately choose to use our own pick-up network and not to deliver at home”, says Chris Van Wettere. “The advantage is the one-stop shopping. Customers can order and pick up their box together with their other shopping such as water, fruit and toilet paper.” Moreover, Colruyt will not work with a subscription formula.

Co-workers as test group
Before marketing the meal box, it will be thoroughly tested. “About 200 co-workers are currently testing all aspects of the meal box, from ordering it over picking it up at Collect&Go to preparing the dishes and the portion size”, says Chris Van Wettere. “It is very important to us to launch a well-considered concept. We start with our own co-workers to develop and perfect our meal box. Their feedback will certainly be used.” When the test phase will be over, Colruyt will take the necessary time to evaluate and possibly adapt its meal box.

Contact:

Silja Decock
Colruyt Group Press Officer
Tel: 02/363.55.45
0473/92.45.10
silja.decock@colruytgroup.com

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Colruyt trials meal box meant for families with kids

 

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Colruyt reopens newly renovated Kortrijk store

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Dec-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 7 December, the renovated Colruyt store of Kortrijk will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded, restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store and equipped with a brand-new butcher’s department.

New-generation store
Store manager Nicholas Vermeersch: “Colruyt renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make it nicer for customers to shop. For instance, near the fresh market we replaced the plastic flaps by an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Brand-new butcher’s department
“While the store was closed, we completely reorganised it”, says the store manager. “This enables customers to shop even more efficiently.”
For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Tim Demeestere: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer
Colruyt Kortrijk still has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Nicholas Vermeersch: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice.Handy!”

Special open evening
As from Wednesday 7 December, store manager Nicholas Vermeersch, head butcher Tim Demeestere and their 58 co-workers will be on hand to welcome their customers in the renewed Colruyt Kortrijk.

Nicholas Vermeersch: “The evening before, on Tuesday 6 December from 5 to 8 p.m., everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:

Yves Demoor
(regional manager)
02 345 2345 40

Silja Decock
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt reopens newly renovated store in Gosselies

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Dec-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 30 November the renovated Colruyt store in Gosselies will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. This new-generation Colruyt store has been expanded and completely reorganised. The butcher’s department has been completely renovated, and a Collect&Go pick-up point has been added. In March 2017, Colruyt Group’s toys specialist Dreamland will open a store on the same site.

New-generation store

Store manager Luca Tiepido: “Colruyt renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make it nicer for customers to shop. For instance, near the fresh market we replaced the plastic flaps by an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect of us.”

Wider aisles and a new butcher’s department

“We expanded the store and widened the aisles”, the store manager explains. “This enables customers to shop even more efficiently. And we can offer them a broader range of food and non-food products.”
The fresh market has also been enlarged. For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Maxime Grandjean: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Gosselies now also has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Luca Tiepido: “Collect&Go is Colruyt Group’s handy online shopping service. Customers send their shopping list to collectandgo.be or via the app, and the Collect&Go employees have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. Handy!”

Special open evening

From Wednesday 30 April, store manager Luca Tiepido, head butcher Maxime Grandjean and their 50 employees will be on hand to welcome customers at the renovated Colruyt Gosselies.
Luca Tiepido: “The evening before, on Tuesday 29 November from 5 to 8 p.m.,everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

Practical information: 

Colruyt Gosselies
Rue Tahon 37
6041 Gosselies

Openingsuren:
Mon – Sat:8.30 – 20.00
Fri:8.30 – 21.00

Open evening:
Tuesday 29 November from 17.00 to 20.00

For more information, please contact:

Tiziano Antenucci
(regional manager)
02 345 2345

Patricia Verdoodt
(Colruyt Group press officer)
0473 924510

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt makes shopping efficient and quick with ‘MyColruyt’ smartphone app

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Oct-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt makes things easy for its customers with the new, simple and functional ‘MyColruyt’ smartphone app. It enables you to shop even more efficiently and quickly. The distributor thus continues his digital efforts. The application is available for Android and iOS.

A digital shopping list
Helping customers prepare for shopping more easily, that’s what this Colruyt app is all about. And that’s why it focuses on the shopping list. Customers can compose their list from the whole range of products in their Colruyt store by entering general terms (coffee, butter or milk as in a traditional shopping list) or specific products (Graindor Mocha ground coffee 500 g for instance). Or they select ingredients from one of the 6,000 Colruyt recipes in the app. Products with Red Price or Extra discount can also be added to the list.

Custom-made for the customer
By means of the Extra card, the app also focuses on personalisation for the customer’s comfort. If he logs in with the card, he can save his favourite products and consult all current prices in his Colruyt store. With MyColruyt, he can also add products from his personal offers or most recent receipt. Moreover, Colruyt developed a ‘gluten’ filter showing customers whether a recipe or private label product is gluten-free. In time, more filters will be added.

Open Wi-Fi at the store
A few months ago, nearly all 230 Colruyt stores started offering open Wi-Fi. An ideal addition to MyColruyt enabling customers to quickly find what they are looking for.

Contact:
David Legrand
regional manager
02 360 10 40

Patricia Verdoodt
Colruyt Group Press Officer
0473 92 45 10

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Colruyt makes shopping efficient and quick with 'MyColruyt' smartphone app
Colruyt makes shopping efficient and quick with ‘MyColruyt’ smartphone app

 

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Colruyt, OKay and Solucious recall Everyday orange juice 100 % pure squeezed due to presence of yeast saccharomyces

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following reports of customers, we found the yeast saccharomyces in the 100% pure squeezed orange juice of Everyday (fresh market, plastic 2 l bottle).

Saccharomyces is a yeast that converts sugars into gas making it possible for the bottle to tear or burst open (especially during transport). There is no health risk at all. The orange juice can taste sour, but it can be consumed. Meanwhile, all bottles have been removed from the shelves as a precaution.

Customers who bought this product, are advised to open it carefully outside and to return the empty bottle or their receipt to their Colruyt or OKay store. It will be refunded.

Product description:
Everyday orange juice 100 % pure squeezed (2 l)
Sold at Colruyt, Colruyt Luxembourg, OKay and Solucious.
Article number: 44390.
All batch numbers can be returned.

Frequently Asked Questions:
I bought this product. What do I do?

Since gas develops in the bottle, we advise you to take it outside and open it very slowly to let the gas escape little by little. Return the empty bottle or your receipt to your Colruyt or OKay store. The product will be refunded.

What if I already drank some?
The orange juice can taste a little sour, but there is absolutely no health risk.

What is saccharomyces?
Saccharomyces is a yeast used in the food industry to make beer or bread. Consequently, the consumption of this yeast presents no health risk at all.

Where can I get more information?
You can call our customer service at 02 360 10 40.

For more information, customers can call 02 360 10 40.

Contact:
Press officer
Patricia Verdoodt
Press officer Colruyt Group
Tel.: 0473 92 45 10

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Colruyt, OKay and Solucious recall Everyday orange juice 100 % pure squeezed due to presence of yeast saccharomyces
Colruyt, OKay and Solucious recall Everyday orange juice 100 % pure squeezed due to presence of yeast saccharomyces

 

Source: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt reopens its store in Soignies following renovation work

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 10 August, the renovated Colruyt store in Soignies will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded by half its original size and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

New-generation store
Store manager Frederic Mayne: “Colruyt renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make shopping for customers more pleasant. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect from us.”

Wider product range and new butcher’s department
The store’s sales area has been expanded to 1,800 m². Customers can now find a wider assortment in every department, in both the food and the non-food section. The freshmarket and the frozen products department for instance are now considerably larger. For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Claude Troch: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

3 extra check-out points – 10 in total – ensure an even smoother service. And the car park was expanded.

Collect&Go shops for the customer
Colruyt Soignies now also has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Store manager Frederic Mayne: “Collect&Go is a handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send us their shopping list via collectandgo.be using their PC or smartphone, and the Collect&Go team has their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and they save time!”

Special open evening
From Wednesday 10 March, store manager Frederic Mayne, head butcher Claude Troch and their 39 employees – 7 more than in the old store – will be on hand to welcome their customers at the revamped Colruyt Soignies.

Frederic Mayne: “The evening before, on Tuesday 9 August from 5 to 8 p.m.,everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:

Johann Denis
(regional manager)
02 360 10 40

Hanne Poppe
(press officer Colruyt Group)
0473 92 45 10

Practical information:

Colruyt Soignies
Chemin Saint-Landry 10A
7060 Soignies

Opening times:
Mon – Sat:8.30 – 20.00
Fri:8.30 – 21.00

Open evening:
Tuesday 9 August from 17.00 to 20.00

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Colruyt reopens its store in Soignies following renovation work
Colruyt reopens its store in Soignies following renovation work

 

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Colruyt: La William recalls its Curry 300 ml sauce

Following an FASFC inspection, La William has asked all its customers to return its Curry 300 ml sauce with minimum shelf life date of 10/09/2017 to the store.

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Jul-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The microbiological quality of the product in question cannot be fully guaranteed until the shelf life date specified on the packaging. La William always aspires to the highest quality and safety standards and has therefore decided to recall this product.

Stores involved in this recall:

– Colruyt Lowest Prices stores in Belgium

Anyone who bought this sauce is given the advice not to consume it and to return it to the store. The product will be reimbursed in the store. Under no circumstance does this measure affect any other La William products.

Possible, but rare symptoms are abdominal pain and intestinal complaints. The symptoms may manifest themselves shortly after consumption (after a day or a couple of days). Generally, the symptoms are very light and disappear spontaneously.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

If you have any questions please call the Quality Assurance department at number:
+32 52 30 96 70.
La William Blauwenhoek
41 B-1840 Londer

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Colruyt: La William recalls its Curry 300 ml sauce
Colruyt: La William recalls its Curry 300 ml sauce

 

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Colruyt: Wonderful Brands BVBA recalls Pistachios nuts 250 g with pepper and salt due to high content of aflatoxin B1

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Jul-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Problem: too high a content of aflatoxin B1. During an inspection by the FASFC, they found too high a content of aflatoxin B1 in roasted pistachio nuts pepper & salt 250 g from California, produced in Germany.

Aflatoxins are mycotoxins that can be present in several products such as grain, coffee, rice, raisins and dried fruit. Only the consumption of a large amount of polluted products can lead to health problems. People who have hepatitis are allergic to aflatoxins.

In consultation with the FASFC, Wonderful Brands BVBA decided to remove these pistachio nuts from the stores and to recall products already sold to consumers.

Description of the product:

– Roasted pistachio nuts pepper & salt 250 g
– Best before: 31/03/2017
– Batch code: B6055
– For sale as from 05/02/16
– Sold in bags of 250 g
– The recall only concerns this packaging – Wonderful Pistachios pepper & salt 250 g and only this date.

Information for consumers :

Stores concerned by this recall:
– Carrefour stores
– Colruyt stores
– Makro stores
– Mestdagh stores

If you purchased this product, please return it to the store where you bought it. You will be reimbursed.

For more information, you can contact Wonderful Brands info-europe@wonderfulpistachios.com or call +32 (0) 2 719 04 30

Wonderful Brands Bvba
Franklin Rooseveltlaan 348
9000 Ghent Belgium

Contact:
Hanne Poppe
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt: Wonderful Brands BVBA recalls Pistachios nuts 250 g with pepper and salt due to high content of aflatoxin B1
Colruyt: Wonderful Brands BVBA recalls Pistachios nuts 250 g with pepper and salt due to high content of aflatoxin B1

 

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Colruyt opens brand-new store at the Romeinsesteenweg in Wemmel

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Mar-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 23 Match, a brand-new Colruyt store opens at the Romeinsesteenweg in Wemmel. This 234rth Colruyt store has a sales surface of 1.450 m² and employs 29 salespeople.

Felix Daniels, store manager of Colruyt Wemmel: “A lot of people in this area already shop at Colruyt. Until now they went to a Colruyt store further on. At their request, we went in search of a suitable location for a store nearer their homes. And we found one at the Romeinsesteenweg.”

The new store is integrated with a residential complex. It occupies the ground floor, with residences on the floors above. In the basement, a spacious car park is fixed up.

Large choice of goods
Spread over 1.450 m² the customers of Colruyt Wemmel can find a large choice of food and non-food products in national brands and private labels. There are also lots of frozen products and beverages. In the cooled fresh market customers find fresh fruit and vegetables, sliced cold meat, dairy products and fresh fish every day.

In total, 7 check-outs ensure a fluent service.

Butcher’s department with open workshop
Customers can now choose their meat from the self-service butcher’s counter. They have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads and they can see the butchers at work. “They are easily approachable to ask questions or place a special order” says head butcher Geert Peeters. “In our butcher’s department experienced butchers cut the quality meat on the spot. They package it in handy portions and arrange everything in a self-service counter. That way our customers can pick up their meat pack directly from the counter and place it in their trolley.”

Store manager Felix Daniels, head butcher Geert Peeters and their 27 co-workers are looking forward to welcoming the customers at the brand-new Colruyt Wemmel as from Wednesday 23 March.

Practical information:

Colruyt Wemmel
Romeinsesteenweg 906
1780 Wemmel

Opening times:
Mon-Sat: 8.30 – 20.00
Fri: 8.30 – 21.00

 

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Colruyt opens brand-new store at the Romeinsesteenweg in Wemmel

Colruyt opens brand-new store at the Romeinsesteenweg in Wemmel

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Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay recall minneolas 1.5 kg packed in nets due to exceeded amount of Carbaryl insecticide

Sales period: from 7/3 to 10/3/2016

Halle, Belgium, 2016-Mar-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — During inspections of minneolas 1.5 kg packed in nets, our supplier found that the authorised amount of Carbaryl was exceeded in a specific batch of goods.

Carbaryl is an insecticide. The toxic quantity is absorbed by the rind of the minneolas.

Repeated and frequent intake of Carbaryl can cause headaches, muscle  weakening, nausea, stomach cramps, transpiration and restlessness. For this reason, Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay remove these minneolas from the shelves. They ask their customers not to consume the product and to return it to the store. The product will then be refunded.

Meanwhile, all stores have removed the products from the shelves.

 

Description of the product:

Sold at Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay

Minneolas 1.5 kg

Best before date: 21-22-25/3/2016
Article number:18661
Lot numbers:
– For minneolas with best before date 21/3: VO-16-06619
– For minneolas with best before date 22/3: VO-16-06641
– For minneolas with best before date 25/3: VO-16-06739

02 360 10 40

 

Contact:

Hanne Poppe
Press officer Colruyt Group
Tel.: 0473 92 45 10

 

FAQ Minneolas 1.5 kg packed in nets

What is Carbaryl?
Carbaryl is an insecticide.

I have bought this product. What do I do?
Do not eat the minneolasReturn them to your store and we will refund you.

What if I have already eaten them?
Repeated and frequent intake of Carbaryl can cause headaches, muscle  weakening, nausea, stomach cramps, transpiration and restlessness. For this reason, Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay remove these minneolas from the shelves.

Where can I get more information?
Call our customer service at 02 360 10 40.

This message was drawn up in consultation with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).

Contact
Hanne Poppe
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay recall minneolas 1.5 kg packed in nets due to exceeded amount of Carbaryl insecticide

Colruyt Belgium and Luxembourg, Collect&Go and OKay recall minneolas 1.5 kg packed in nets due to exceeded amount of Carbaryl insecticide

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Colruyt to open new store in Braine-L’Alleud

Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 17 February a brand-new Colruyt store will open its doors at rue du Jardinier 50 in Braine-L’Alleud, 500 m from the current store.

New-generation store
Colruyt Braine-l’Alleud is a new-generation store. Store manager Laurent Cardoen: “The current store and car park had become too small to offer our customers the best service. It was time to look for a new location. This new-generation store is even more efficient and makes shopping more pleasant for our customers. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect us to.”

The new store is built on piles. As a result, it was possible to create a large covered car park. Customers can take the lift or moving walkway to access the store.

Brand-new butcher’s department
The butcher’s department of the new Colruyt Braine L’Alleud has also been completely redesigned. Head butcher Mathieu Sannen: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go: Colruyt shops for the customer
The covered car park of the new store shelters the 175th Collect&Co pick-up point. “Collect&Go is the handy service of Colruyt where we shop for the customers”, store manager Laurent Cardoen explains. “They send their shopping list to collectandgo.be on their PC or smartphone, and the Collect&Go team has their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and they save time!”

Special open evening 
From Wednesday 17 February, store manager Laurent Cardoen, head butcher Mathieu Sannen and their 29 employees will be on hand to welcome customers again at the new Colruyt Braine-L’Alleud.
Laurent Cardoen: “The evening before, on Tuesday 16 February from 17.00 to 20.00, everyone is invited for a store preview. During this special open house, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:
–    Johann Denis (regional manager) at 02 360 10 40
–    Hanne Poppe (press officer Colruyt Group) at 0473 92 45 10

Practical information:
Colruyt Braine-l’Alleud
Rue du Jardinier 50
1420 Braine-l’Alleud

Opening times:
Mon-Sat:    8.30 – 20.00
Fri:        8.30 – 21.00

Open house: 
Tuesday 17 February from 17.00 to 20.00

Contact
Hanne Poppe
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt to open new store in Braine-L'Alleud

Colruyt to open new store in Braine-L’Alleud

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Colruyt opens temporary store during Oudenaarde closure 11 January to December 2016

Colruyt opens temporary store during Oudenaarde closure

Halle, Belgium, 2016-1-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — From Monday 11 January to December 2016, Colruyt customers in Oudenaarde can shop in a temporary store (Meersbloem-Leupegem 24). The current store at the Tacambaroplein will be closed during that period. It will be completely demolished to make room for a new-generation Colruyt store, where customers will be able to shop even more efficiently.

Lowest prices in the store …

“We made sure our customers can keep shopping easily and close to their home at the lowest prices while the store is closed”, says store manager Evelyne De Vos. “That is why we open a temporary store where customers can find all their familiar products.”

… and at Collect&Go

We also provide a Collect&Go pick-up point. It is larger than the current one, which means the employees will be able to help more customers. Evelyne De Vos: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send us their shopping list over the Internet or using their smartphone, and we have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and customers save time!”

Tasting during opening week

During the temporary store’s opening week, from Monday 11 to Saturday 16 January 2016, customers will be given a special welcome. Evelyne De Vos: “During that week, we will serve a nice breakfast from 8.30 to 11 a.m. And from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., they can try delicious snacks and a tasty drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

For more information, please contact:

– Filip Ghillebaert (regional manager) at 02 360 10 40
– Jan Derom (press officer of Colruyt Group) at 0473 92 45 10

Practical information:

Temporary Colruyt Oudenaarde

Meersbloem-Leupegem 24
9700 Oudenaarde

Opening times:

Mon-Sat:  8.30 – 20.00
Fri:      8.30 – 21.00

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

 

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Recall: 5 Senses Torti-Ya! sold at Colruyt and Collect&Go

Halle, Belgium, 2016-1-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Checks by the FASFC showed that the allowed amount of ESBO (Epoxidized Soybean Oil) was exceeded in the Torti-Ya! tortilla preparation based on potatoes and onions of the brand 5 Senses (glass jar of 350 g).

Epoxidized soybean oil is used as a plasticizer to make the coating of the jar’s lid more flexible. It is not used as an ingredient. Consuming the tortilla preparation will therefore not cause acute toxic symptoms.

However, a repeated intake of too high ESBO amounts can negatively impact some organs, such as the lever, kidneys and uterus.  That is why Colruyt and Collect&Go are removing the product from the shelves as a precaution. They ask their customers not to consume the product and to return it to the store. The product will then be refunded.
Meanwhile, all stores have removed the products from the shelves.

Description of the product:

Sold at Colruyt and Collect&Go

5 Senses Torti-Ya!
Tortilla preparation based on potatoes and onion 350 g

Best before date: 05/2019
Article number: 23114
Batch number: 080140617

Sold from March 2015 until December 2015

For more information, customers can call the telephone number 02 360 10 40.

Contact:

Jan DEROM
Press officer Colruyt Group
Tel.: 0473 92 45 10

FAQ:

What is ESBO?
ESBO or Epoxidized Soybean Oil is used as a plasticizer to make the coating of the jar’s lid more flexible. It is not used as an ingredient to prepare the product.

I have bought this product. What do I do?
Do not consume the article. Return it to your store and we will refund you.

What if I have already eaten it?
In principle, intake of the tortilla preparation does not cause acute toxic symptoms. However, Colruyt and Collect&Go are removing the product from the shelves as a precaution. Because a repeated intake of too high ESBO amounts can negatively impact some organs, such as the lever, kidneys and uterus.

Where can I get more information?
Call our customer service at the number 02 360 10 40.

This message was drawn up in consultation with the Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Recall: 5 Senses Torti-Ya! sold at Colruyt and Collect&Go

Recall: 5 Senses Torti-Ya! sold at Colruyt and Collect&Go

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Colruyt opens expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store in Liedekerke, Belgium

Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 25 November the renovated Colruyt store in Liedekerke will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

Store manager Arvid Luchtens: “Colruyt regularly renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make shopping for customers more pleasant. For instance, at the fresh market we replaced the plastic flaps with an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect from us.”

Brand-new butcher’s department

During the work, the store was reorganised and the products were arranged more logically. “This allows customers to shop more easily”, says Arvid Luchtens. “And we also added one check-out point, for an even smoother service.”

For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Dirk De Deyn: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Liedekerke still has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Store manager Arvid Luchtens: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send us their shopping list via collectandgo.be using their PC or smartphone, and the Collect&Go team has their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and they save time!”

Special open evening

From Wednesday 25 April, store manager Arvid Luchtens, head butcher Dirk De Deyn and their 66 employees will be on hand to welcome customers at the renovated Colruyt Liedekerke.

Arvid Luchtens: “The evening before, on Tuesday 24 November from 17 to 20, everyone is invited for a preview of the renovations. During this special open evening, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

Practical information:

Colruyt Liedekerke:

Kleemputtenstraat 65
1770 Liedekerke

Opening times:

Mon-Sat:  8.30 – 20
Fri:           8.30 – 21

Open house:

Tuesday 24 November from 17 to 20

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Colruyt opens expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store in Liedekerke, Belgium

Colruyt opens expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store in Liedekerke, Belgium

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Colruyt opens newly renovated store in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels

Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 25 November the renovated Colruyt Sint-Pieters-Woluwe will open its doors after months of renovation work. The store has been expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

Store manager Sebastien François: “Colruyt regularly renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make shopping for customers more pleasant. For instance, at the fresh market we replaced the plastic flaps with an air curtain. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect from us.”

Larger fresh market and new butcher’s department

The renovated store has a larger fresh market. “This means we can offer more fresh products”, says store manager Sebastien François. “And we have two extra check-out points.”

For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher David Leleux: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

The Collect&Go pick-up point on the covered car park has also been expanded. Store manager Sebastien François: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send us their shopping list via collectandgo.be using their PC or smartphone, and the Collect&Go team has their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and they save time!”

As from Wednesday 25 November, store manager Sebastien François, head butcher David Leleux and their 56 employees are on hand to welcome their customers at the revamped Colruyt Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.

Practical information:

Colruyt Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

René Declercqstraat 20
1150 Sint-Pieters-Woluwe

Opening times:

Mon-Sat:  8.30 – 20
Fri:           8.30 – 21

 

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt opens newly renovated store in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels

Colruyt opens newly renovated store in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, Brussels

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Colruyt takes extra safety measures in a number of Brussels stores

Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-25 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Following the decision of the federal government to maintain level 4 terrorist alert in the Brussels Capital region, Colruyt Group wants to emphasize the reassuring and attentive work of the police services. On Monday, we will not close any stores. Colruyt Group remains extremely vigilant and is in permanent contact with the authorities to ensure the safety of its customers and employees. For this purpose, extra safety measures have been taken in a number of Brussels stores.

Last Saturday, only the 2 Colruyt stores in Evere had to close at 16.30 following the decision of the town council.

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Belgium: New generation Colruyt store opens in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 18 November a brand-new Colruyt store will open its doors at Clos du Chêne 13 in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, 500 m from where the current store is.

New-generation store

Colruyt Chapelle is a store of the new generation. Store manager Mathieu Magrone: “The current store and car park had become too small to offer our customers an optimum service. It was time to look for a new location. This new-generation store is even more efficient and makes shopping more pleasant for our customers. When making renovations, we of course always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect us to.”

The new store is built on pillars, which allowed for a covered 156-space car park to be created. Customers can easily access the store via the elevator or the moving walkway.

Brand-new butcher’s department

The butcher’s department of the new Colruyt Chapelle has also been completely redesigned. Butcher’s shop manager Sébastien Decubber: “Our customers have a clear overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

The new store’s covered car park also features a Collect&Go pick-up point. “Collect&Go is the handy service of Colruyt to shop for the customers”, store manager Mathieu Magrone explains. “They send us their shopping list via collectandgo.be using their PCs or smartphones, and the Collect&Go team has their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. This is a handy service, and it saves time!”

Special open house

From Wednesday 18 November, manager Mathieu Magrone, butcher’s shop manager Sébastien Decubber and their 53 employees will be on hand to welcome customers at the new Colruyt Chapelle. Mathieu Magrone: “The evening before, on Tuesday evening 17 November from 17 to 20, everyone is invited for a preview of the renovations. During this special open house, we will gladly offer our customers some refreshments. Everyone is most welcome!”

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

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Belgium: New generation Colruyt store opens in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

Belgium: New generation Colruyt store opens in Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont

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Colruyt restyled and expanded its store in Neerpelt, Belgium

Neerpelt, Belgium, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 28 October the renovated Colruyt store in Neerpelt will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded by half and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.

New-generation store

Store manager Davy Tessens: “Colruyt regularly renovates its stores to make them more efficient and to make shopping for customers more agreeable. At the fresh market for instance, we replaced the plastic flaps with an air curtain, the employees wear comfortable working clothes, etc. When making renovations, we always aim at simplicity and the lowest costs, as our customers expect from us.”

Larger fresh market and new butcher’s department

The renovated store covers about 1,800 m², or 1.5 times the old one. “This allowed us to expand the fresh market, increase the range of frozen products and add three check-out points“, says store manager Davy Tessens. “And thanks to wider aisles, our customers can shop even more briskly.”

For fresh quality meat, customers can visit the brand-new butcher’s department. Head butcher Ivo Gielkens: “Our customers have a nice overview of the range of meat, cold cuts and salads. And they can see the butchers at work in an open workshop. Customers can easily talk to them if they have questions or special orders.”

Collect&Go shops for the customer

Colruyt Neerpelt still has a Collect&Go pick-up point. Store manager Davy Tessens: “Collect&Go is the handy Colruyt service where we shop for our customers. They send us their shopping list over the Internet or using their PCs or smartphone, and we have their products ready at the pick-up point on the day and time of their choice. It’s a handy service, and they save time!”

Special open evening

From Wednesday 28 October, store manager Davy Tessens, head butcher Ivo Gielkens and their 35 employees will be on hand to welcome their customers at the new Colruyt Neerpelt.
Davy Tessens: “The evening before, on Tuesday evening 27 October from 17.00 to 20.00, everyone is invited for a preview of the renovations. During this special open evening, customers will be offered snacks and a drink. Everyone is most welcome!”

Contact
Jan Derom
press@colruytgroup.com
+32 (0)2 363 55 45
+32 (0)473 92 45 10

SOURCE: Colruyt Group

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Colruyt restyled and expanded its store in Neerpelt, Belgium

Colruyt restyled and expanded its store in Neerpelt, Belgium