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Carrefour Drops PepsiCo For Now But Will It Make A Difference?

Carrefour says it has ditched PepsiCo products in four European countries for taking price hikes too far, but the negotiation tactic may have little impact...

5 Factors Set To Shape The UK Food & Beverage Sector In 2024

Mark Lynch, partner at Oghma Partners, outlines his top five considerations for the UK food and beverage market in 2024.

Italian Packaging Technology Industry To See ‘Record’ Revenue In 2023

The Italian packaging technology industry expects revenue growth of 6% year on year to €9.05 billion, according to preliminary figures from MECS - Uci...

Ukraine Drives Record Grain Exports At Romania's Constanta Port

Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta has smashed its grain export record this year thanks to a surge in shipments from Ukraine, the port authority told Re...

EU Lawmakers, Countries Agree On A Bill On Gig Workers' Rights

European Union lawmakers provisionally agreed on a bill aimed at giving workers at online companies such as Uber and Deliveroo employee benefits, which if...

Ukrainian Sugar Rush Has EU Producers Fretting Over Prices

A surge in EU imports of Ukrainian sugar is expected to continue for at least for another season, weighing on prices in the bloc. While this may be good ne...

Rain-Hit French Soft Wheat Sowing Nears End As Crop Rating Slips

French farmers had sown 89% of the expected soft wheat area for next year's harvest by 4 December, compared with 83% a week earlier, as a rain-delayed sowi...

Ukrainian Grain Pushes Romania's Constanta Port To Record Volume

Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta shipped a record 29.4 million metric tonnes of grain in the first 10 months of this year, with supply from Ukraine ac...