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Colruyt Group Inaugurates Construction Of Second Ollignies DC

Retail company Colruyt Group has officially inaugurated the construction site of the second distribution centre in Ollignies.

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Retail

Jumbo Opens Sixth Store In Antwerp

Retailer Jumbo has opened the doors of its sixth store in Antwerp, as it continues its expansion into Belgium, bringing the total number of its stores in t...

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Supply Chain

Fertiliser Maker Yara Says World Faces Extreme Food Supply Shock

Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara says donors urgently need to close the U.N.'s $10 billion food programme funding gap to avoid a catastrophe, as sanctions o...

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Packaging And Design

Ardagh Group Invests In Brazil Facility

Ardagh Group has announced that its first sustainable glass production and packaging facility in Brazil will be located in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, alongside...

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Retail

SPAR Netherlands To Double Number Of Outlets By 2025

SPAR Netherlands is aiming to expand its presence in the country, with plans to more than double its number of stores – from 455 to 1,000 – ove...

Denmark's Netto Introduces 'Digital Shopping Cart'

Danish retailer Netto has introduced a new digital checkout system that recognises and registers goods during a shopper's trip to the store, with payment b...

U.S. Dollar Stores Raise Sales Forecasts As Consumers Turn Frugal

Top U.S. dollar store chains raised their sales expectations for the year as more Americans look for bargains with inflation at a four-decade high, sending...

Auchan Retail Portugal Invests €40m To Upgrade Cascais Hypermarket

Nova Coop Achieves Net Profit Of €16.3m In 2022

Italian consumer cooperative Nova Coop has reported total consolidated sales of €1.8 billion and a net profit of €16.3 million for its full-year...

Italy Business, Consumer Morale Rises In May: ISTAT

Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers rose in May, new data has shown, with service industries regaining confidence despite the ongoing war in Uk...

Costco Margins Hit By Rising Freight And Labour Costs

Costco Wholesale Corp has reported a fall in gross margins, hit by soaring freight and labor costs across the United States, and overshadowing an otherwise...

Asda Sees Sales Fall 9.2% In First Quarter

Britain's Asda has reported a near double-digit fall in first quarter sales, which it said reflected comparison with exceptionally strong trading in the sa...

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Private Label

Co-op Introduces New Food-To-Go Products, Reduces Packaging

Convenience retailer Co-op has re-launched its food-to-go range for summer, with introducing new products and reducing packaging.

The Private-Label Issue – SPAR Hungary

As part of our dedicated Private Label Issue, ESM spoke to industry leaders at a number of retailers across Europe about the innovations that they are brin...

Kaufland Develops Beach Toys Made From Recycled Materials

German retailer Kaufland has created a line of beach toys made of at least 80% recycled plastic.

The Private-Label Issue – Delhaize

As part of our dedicated Private Label Issue, ESM spoke to industry leaders at a number of retailers across Europe about the innovations that they are brin...

Private Brand Innovation Needs To Come To The Fore, Says Daymon

A new report from Daymon has suggested that retailers need to rejuvenate their private brand innovation strategies or risk falling behind the competition,...

M&S’s Goodmove Launches On The Sports Edit

M&S’s sportswear brand Goodmove has launched on activewear platform The Sports Edit.

The Private-Label Issue – Carrefour Italy

As part of our dedicated Private Label Issue, ESM spoke to industry leaders at a number of retailers across Europe about the innovations that they are brin...

The Private-Label Issue – Coop Sweden

As part of our dedicated Private Label Issue, ESM spoke to industry leaders at a number of retailers across Europe about the innovations that they are brin...

Features

Ukraine War Taking Its Toll On Food Supply Chains, IPES Study Finds

The Private-Label Issue – REMA 1000 Denmark

The Private-Label Issue – SPAR International

The Private-Label Issue – Carrefour France

A-Brands

Hilton Food Group Reports Trading 'In Line With Expectations'

Hilton Food Group has said that trading in the year to date has been 'in line with the board's expectations', with sales up on the previous year due to the...

Barry Callebaut Drives Cocoa-Farming Research And Innovation In Ecuador

Swiss chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut has announced that it will establish new cocoa farming practices in Ecuador that will be climate-smart and wil...

Starbucks To Exit Russia After Nearly 15 Years

Starbucks Corp has announced plans to exit the Russian market after nearly 15 years as the coffee chain joins McDonald's Corp in marking the end of the pre...

Nestlé To Acquire Brazilian Plant-Based Firm Puravida

Nestlé has said that its Nestlé Health Science unit has reached a deal to acquire Brazilian organic, natural, plant-based food maker Puravida...

Mondelēz International Contributes To FlexCollect Project

Mondelēz International has announced its participation in the £2.9 million (€3.5 million) Flexible Plastic Fund FlexCollect project in the UK.

Impossible Foods Launches In The UK

California-based Impossible Foods has launched Impossible 'Chicken' Nuggets and Impossible Sausage Patties in the UK market for the first time.

L’Oréal’s Corporate Venture Capital Fund BOLD Announces Investment

L’Oréal’s corporate venture capital fund BOLD has announced that it has made a minority investment in Japanese beauty startup SPARTY, In...

PetSelect Offers Wet Pet Food For Premium Brands And Top Retailers

PetSelect has been manufacturing wet pet food for leading premium brands and top retailers in Europe for more than 30 years.

Smurfit Kappa Invests More Than €35 Million In Morocco Corrugated Plant

Alibaba Beats Revenue Estimates, Cites 'Uncertainties' Ahead

Condis Relies On Automated WITRON Solution For Omnichannel Strategy

Palm Oil Analyst Mistry Urges Indonesia To Resume Exports Immediately

Fresh Produce

Zummo Adds Freshly Cut Pineapple To Its Range Of Products

Valencian company Zummo is once again adapting to the needs of the consumer.

Emmi Commits To Cut Food Waste In Switzerland in Half by 2030

Dairy firm Emmi has announced its commitment to cutting food waste in its Swiss operations by 2030, in line with federal government targets.

Meat Producer Cranswick Confident Of Navigating Industry Challenges

Meat producer Cranswick has maintained its outlook for the coming year, noting that it continues to manage 'unprecedented' labour and supply chain challeng...

Lidl Germany To Reduce Emissions In Own-Brand Milk Supply Chain

Discounter Lidl Germany is promoting climate protection in its supply chain by encouraging the farmers of its own brand "Ein Gute Stück Bayern&qu...

Bonduelle Group Sees Sales Growth Led By Europe In Q3

Prepared vegetables firm Bonduelle Group has reported a 4% increase in revenue on a like-for-like basis in the third quarter of its financial year, driven...

Jumbo Seeks To Clarify Position Over 'Milk Shortages'

Dutch retailer Jumbo has issued a statement seeking to clarify its current milk supply situation, after a number of stores posted 'ambiguous' in-store noti...

Moroccan Fresh Produce Sets New Standards In Exports

Fresh produce from Morocco benefits from the country’s strategic geographical position, as well as multiple competitive advantages, and many of the c...

Fresh Del Monte Sees Sales Up In First Quarter

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has reported its financial results for Q1, with gross profit declining compared to last year due to higher costs.

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Drinks

AB InBev 'Off Track' On Non-Alcoholic Beer Target, Says Sustainability Chief

AB InBev is 'off track' in reaching its goal that 20% of its beer volume would be non-alcoholic and low-alcohol by 2025, chief sustainability officer Ezgi...

Global Champagne Market To Be Worth $11.7bn By 2032, Study Finds

The global champagne market will be worth $11.7 billion (€11.25 billion) in ten years' time, according to new data from Future Market Insights (FMI).

Campari Plans New Bars To Help Whet Aperitif Appetites

Campari plans to open several flagship bars for its best-selling spirits in Europe and beyond to help tap into a taste for the Italian aperitif culture, it...

Carlsberg Launches New Ad Campaign With Mads Mikkelsen

Beer producer Carlsberg has launched a new global ad campaign with the group's long-running collaborator, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen.

Ukraine Sees 63% Decline In Alcohol Sales In April

The sales of alcohol in restaurants and retail outlets declined by 63% in April in Ukraine, according to a report in Forbes.ua.

Campari Buys French Aperitif Picon For €119m

Italian drinks group Campari has agreed to acquire French bitter aperitif brand Picon and related assets from Diageo for around €119 million.

Drinks Firm Anora Sees First Quarter Sales On A Par With Last Year

Drinks firm Anora, formed out of the merger of merger of Altia and Arcus, has reported net sales of €133.4 million in the first quarter of its financi...

C&C Group Sees Net Revenue Nearly Double In Full Year

Drinks maker C&C Group has reported full-year revenue of €1.44 billion in its full-year to 28 February 2022, a near doubling of its revenue the fo...

Supply Chain

Brazil Sugar Cane Crushing Falls Short Of Estimates

Brazil's centre-south sugar cane crushing missed market expectations in the first half of May, data provided by industry group Unica showed, as the 2022/23...

Bakkavor Group Sees Revenue Up 11.5% In First Quarter

Bakkavor Group has reported a 11.5% increase in revenue in the first quarter of its financial year, to £485.4 million (€568 million).

California Raisins: The Preferred Raisins Among Scandinavians

Within a 70-mile radius of Fresno in California, the San Joaquin Valley's hot, dry climate is the perfect location for drying succulent Thompson Seedless G...

Nestlé Makes Progress On Deforestation-Free Cocoa

Nestlé has reported that it is making progress towards sourcing 100% sustainable cocoa by 2025, in line with its previously-stated commitments.

Russia Ready To Set Up Corridor For Ships Leaving Ukraine With Food: Reports

Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine, in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the Interfax ne...

DHL Exec Says China Lockdowns Will Hit Supply More Than Ukraine War

Lockdowns in China are having greater impact on global supply chains than the war in Ukraine and will be felt even after they are lifted, said the head of...

Co-op Invests £19m To Help Support Struggling Pig Farmers

Retailer Co-op has invested £19 million (€22.4 million) to help support the UK pig-farming sector and has urged other retailers to back British...

Wheat Regains Ground As Weather In Focus; Soybeans Hit New Four-Week High

U.S. and European wheat futures rose on Monday, recovering after a three-day slide, as attention turned back to the impact of drought ahead of weekly U.S....

Technology

German Grocery App Gorillas To Cut Staff In Search Of Profit

Gorillas is to lay off 300 people, cutting its administrative staff in half, as the German grocery delivery app shifts focus from rapid expansion to turnin...

Thai Union Invests In Biotech Firm Mara Renewables

Thai Union Group PCL (Thai Union) has announced that it has funded a CAD $10 million in Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara).

Ball Corporation Enters Into Virtual Power Purchase Agreement

Ball Corporation has announced that it has entered into an agreement, in which it will will purchase 151 megawatts of new wind energy from a subsidiary of...

JD.com Beats Revenue Estimates But CEO Cautious Over COVID Outbreaks

E-commerce group JD.com beat estimates for quarterly revenue as more people shopped on its platform following COVID lockdowns in China, but its CEO remains...

Uber Launches Robot Food Delivery In California

Uber Technologies has announced the launch of pilot food delivery services with autonomous vehicles in two California cities, and said it was adding electr...

Quick Commerce Firm Flink Acquires Cajoo, Announces Carrefour Tie-Up

Flink SE has announced the acquisition of French peer Cajoo, in a move that positions the former as the largest quick commerce operator in France.

Ocado To Buy Robotics Start-Up Myrmex

British online supermarket and technology group Ocado has agreed to buy materials handling robotics start-up Myrmex Inc for €10.2 million (€9.55...

X5 Launches A Proprietary Cloud Platform

X5, a Russian food retailer, has launched a proprietary platform, called Salt, in its cloud technologies.

Packaging

CCEP Introduces Lighter Bottles For Carbonated Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) are introducing new lighter weight bottles across all of its European markets.

Brazil Coca-Cola Bottler Solar Bebidas Sees IPO Resumption As Soon As Q4

Brazilian bottler of Coca-Cola Co products, Solar Bebidas SA, expects to resume its initial public offering process as soon as 2022's fourth quarter, or th...

Ardagh Group Converts To Electric Vehicles At California DC

Ardagh Group and Buske Logistics have partnered with Shoppa’s Material Handling to convert its fleet of forklifts and other propane vehicles to energ...

CCEP France Switches To Returnable Glass Bottles For Hotels, Restaurants, Cafes

Bottling group CCEP France has launched new, universal 250ml returnable glass bottle for its Fuze Tea, Tropico, Sprite, Fanta, and Minute Maid brands in ho...

Finland's Stora Enso Completes Exit From Russia

Finland's Stora Enso has divested the last of its Russian operations, three corrugated packaging plants, to local management, the fores...

Smurfit Kappa Becomes 'First Vegan-Certified Packaging Company'

Smurfit Kappa has been awarded The Vegan Society trademark, in the process becoming the first packaging company to be vegan certified.

Kraft Heinz To Test Ketchup Bottle Made From Wood Pulp

American multinational food group Kraft Heinz is teaming up with Pulpex to develop a paper-based, renewable, and recyclable bottle made from 100% sustainab...

Mondi Commences Project To Upgrade Finnish Mill

Packaging firm Mondi has laid the cornerstone of its project to upgrade and expand its mill in Kuopio, Finland.

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