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Loblaw Reports Strong First Quarter On Resilient Demand, Easing Food Prices

Canadian food and pharmacy retailer Loblaw Companies topped expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit, aided by sustained consumer demand well as e...

Walmart Launches New Private-Label Food Brand 'Bettergoods'

Walmart has launched a new private-label food brand 'bettergoods', with most of the products priced under $5.

Most Global Food Giants Acknowledge The Importance Of Animal Welfare, Study Finds

Most major global food companies (95%) acknowledge the importance of animal welfare and are addressing it with policy commitments and clearer governance, a...

European Sustainable Food Coalition Seeks To Foster Collective Action

The European Sustainable Food Coalition (ESFC), which was established to empower the grocery retail and foodservice sectors to embrace a sustainable future...

PLMA’s World of Private Label: Experience The Excitement

More than 2,950 exhibitors from more than 73 countries will fill over 43,500 square metres of exhibit space at PLMA’s 2024 World of Private Label Int...

EU Parliament Backs Clampdown On Single-Use Plastic Packaging

The European Parliament approved a proposed law on Wednesday (24 April) that would ban certain single-use plastic packaging like mini shampoo bottles in ho...

New Brexit Border Checks Could Stifle Fine Food Imports From EU, Warn Sellers

EU exporters of chilled and frozen meat, fish, cheese, dairy products and some cut flowers have had to present health certificates, signed off by a vet or...