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Grana Padano Sees Growth In 2020 Despite Pandemic

Italian hard and fine-grained cheese Grana Padano saw growth in production, exports and consumption in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Grana Padano...

Banco Fresco To Open 16 Stores In Italy By 2022

Italian fresh produce retailer Banco Fresco plans to open six new stores during 2021, ten more in 2022, and double its network by 2023, according to a repo...

Carrefour And Système U Agree To Raise Milk Prices

Centrale Envergure, which negotiates on behalf of the Carrefour and Système U groups, has announced a deal with all large dairy producers...

Carrefour Suspends Sales Of Strawberries Until Mid-February

French retailer Carrefour has suspended the sales of strawberries in its stores until mid-February. Through the initiative, the retailer is ai...

Carrefour Upgrades Animal Welfare Standards For Chickens

French retailer Carrefour has announced that it is working on measures to improve the rearing condition of chickens in its supply chain. The retailer ha...

Hail, High Water And Lockdown: Europe's Fruit Growers Prepare For Tough Harvest

Europe's been eating more fruit under lockdown, by all accounts. The problem is, it could struggle to find people to pick it. The region's growers are p...

Carrefour Supports French Fishermen During Crisis

As COVID-19 impacts the global food chain, Carrefour is taking action to support the French fishing industry. In an attempt to mitigate falling prices,...

French Poultry Firm LDC Sees Sales Up 8.4% In First Half

French poultry producer LDC has posted a 8.4% increase in sales in the first half of its financial year, to €2.1 billion. On a like-for-like basis,...