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Südzucker Posts Q2 Profit Slump, Cuts FY Outlook On Weak Sugar Market

Europe's largest sugar producer Südzucker has reported a 63% fall in quarterly operating profit and cut its full-year earnings forecast...

Bakers Brace For Costly Christmas As Butter Prices Surge

Butter prices have rocketed in recent months, trading at record highs across Europe in bad news for bakers and pastry makers as they prepare for Christmas...

Tereos Warns Of Weaker Results As EU Sugar Prices Plummet

A bigger-than-expected fall in European sugar prices in recent months will weigh on the results of Tereos in the second half.

spiritsEUROPE Calls On European Commission To Seek A ‘Negotiated Solution’ With Chinese Counterparts

spiritsEUROPE, the representative body for the spirits industry at a European level, has urged the European Commission to find a negotiated solution with i...

Coop Norway Tests Bag Dispenser To Curb Use Of Plastic Bags

Coop Norway has introduced bag dispensers at its Obs Haugenstua store as part of a pilot project to reduce the use of plastic bags.

Cocoa Traceability Rates Fail To Improve As EU Deforestation Law Looms

The volume of cocoa in Ivory Coast and Ghana that can be fully traced did not increase last year, a major UN-backed report has found.

French Farmers Fear For Dairy Herd As Lactalis Cuts Milk Purchases

Lactalis is to reduce the volume of milk it processes in France, a move it said is aimed at reducing its exposure to international commodity prices.

Südzucker Cuts Earnings Forecast For FY 2024/25

European sugar refiner Südzucker has reduced its earnings forecast following an unexpected deterioration in market expectations for the sugar segment.