Features - France

How The World Cup (And The Weather) Ushered In A Record July For French Retail

One month ago today, on Sunday 15 July, the streets of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and countless other French cities were filled with joy – Les Bleus had...

Parlez-Vous Costco? US Retail Giant Brings Bulk Brie To France

About a half-hour south of Paris, a uniquely American import has opened for business. The store’s aisles brim with beauty and bulk, side by side....

How French Vintners Got Over Themselves And Invented ‘Ice Champagne’

The relentless conquest of Champagne continues: Entrepreneurs now open bars and restaurants configured solely to sell it, and if you have an emergency shor...

Big Cheese Meets Big Stink in Parmalat Buyout Battle: Gadfly

France's king of milk wants to gobble up the last remains of Parmalat, the Italian dairy giant that collapsed amid an accounting scandal more than a decade...

France's Next Culinary Triumph Is Better Food Labels: Editorial

If only people could tell at a glance the nutritional content of the food they buy and eat, they could easily improve their diets. Obesity and diet-related...

Nice’s Shops Feeling Economic Pain Of Repeated Terror Attacks

Thomas Benillouz’s specialty food store in Nice, about 500 yards from the city’s yacht-lined harbor, has a sign out front in English advertisin...

Winemakers Warn Of A Coming Burgundy ‘Apocalypse’

For years, vintages of Burgundy have been smaller and smaller, while prices have gone up and up. Rain, floods, and hailstorms have decimated vineyards sinc...

Casino Junked But Not Out As Short-Seller Block Circles: Gadfly

If there was a textbook way to fend off an assault from a short seller, Casino's reaction over the past three months would hardly be it. The French groc...

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