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Food Tech Firm Umiami Earns B Corp Certification

French food tech firm Umiami has been awarded a B Corp certification by B Lab for its social impact.

Operating Environment To Remain 'Difficult' For European Grocery Retailers: Moody's

European grocery retailers will continue to experience challenges in the operating environment over the next 12-18 months.

Auchan Retail Names Guillaume Darrasse As New Deputy Managing Director

Auchan Retail has appointed Guillaume Darrasse as its new deputy managing director as the company seeks to strengthen the general management and accelerate...

French Farmers Head Home But Anger Spreads Elsewhere In Europe

Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday, whilst their peers in France s...

Farmers Protests Disrupt Belgian Supermarket Colruyt's Supply Chain

Belgian supermarket chain Colruyt said three of its distribution centres were blocked by protesting farmers, leading to disruptions in its supply chain.

France Says EU Commission To End Trade Deal Talks With Mercosur Countries

French President Emmanuel Macron has told the European Commission that it was impossible to conclude trade deal negotiations with South America's Mercosur...

Carrefour Plans To Acquire 31 Stores From Intermarché

Carrefour has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Groupe Intermarché to acquire 31 stores.

France To Push For EU Law Changes As Farmers Block Paris Highways

France said it would push to ease European Union environmental regulations on fallow farmland this week, as tractors blocked major highways out of Paris on...