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Unilever’s Third-Quarter Sales Growth Picks Up With Pricing

Unilever reported a pick-up in third-quarter sales on Thursday, as higher prices helped blunt commodity cost increases. The Anglo-Dutch maker of Dove so...

Nestlé Confirms Guidance As Q3 Growth Ticks Up

Food group Nestlé confirmed it wants to grow sales by around 3% this year after it reported improved trading in North America and that infant nutrit...

Retail CEOs Call On EU Agriculture Council To Reassess Directive

The chief executives of 22 of Europe’s biggest retailers and wholesalers have written to the chair of the EU Agriculture Council, Elisabeth Köst...

'Smart Discount' Channel Sees Highest Growth In Portugal

The 'Smart Discount' channel saw the highest growth in Portugal's retail sector during 2017, a new study has found. The channel, which is mostly based a...

Kraft Heinz Anticipating Higher Organic Sales Growth In Second Half

Kraft Heinz Co topped quarterly profit and revenue estimates as the ketchup giant raised product prices and posted higher-than-expected sales from the Unit...

Reckitt Takes Hit From Stumbling Scholl And Price Pressure

Reckitt Benckiser lagged other consumer good makers in the first quarter as further falls in Scholl footcare and lower prices hit the British company's sal...

Unilever Confident Shareholders Will Agree To ‘Go Dutch’

Unilever believes shareholders will support it moving its primary headquarters to the Netherlands, even though there is some reticence among investors who...