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Bell Food Group Sees Retail Arm Surge, As Shoppers Stock Up On Meat

Increased at-home consumption helped boost the retail segment of Swiss food producer Bell Food Group last year, however the pandemic impacted its foodservi...

Board Chairman Of Bell Food Group To Step Down After 2021 AGM

Switzerland's Bell Food Group has announced that the chairman of its board of directors, Hansueli Loosli, has decided to step down from the role after the...

COVID-19 Crisis Takes Bite Out Of Swiss Chocolate Sales

Swiss chocolate sales fell 14.3% in the first eight months of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic hit travel retail and the industry's business with hotels a...

Activist Group Takes Control At Bakery Giant Aryzta

Shareholders of Aryzta have elected new leadership, shifting control to activist investors who have kept pressure on the Swiss frozen baked goods...

Roger Federer Unveils Huge Chocolate Fountain In New Lindt Chocolate Museum

Tennis star and Lindt & Sprüngli brand ambassador, Roger Federer, has unveiled a large chocolate fountain in the new Lindt Home of Chocolate i...

Aryzta Board Would Support Nominations From Shareholder Group

The board of bakery giant Aryzta has said that it 'would support' candidate nominations from shareholders Veraison and Cobas at its forthcoming EGM, 'provi...

Bell Food Group Posts Organic Revenue Growth Of 2.9% In H1

Switzerland’s Bell Food Group has reported 2.9% growth in organic revenue in the first half of its financial year, as a strong performance in it...

Bakery Firm Aryzta Sees 'Further Improvement', Despite Threat Of Second Wave

Bakery firm Aryzta has said that July saw 'further improvement' in revenue trends, with the business seeing revenue down 18% in the month to 25 July, howev...