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French 'No' To Canada's Couche-Tard Regarding Carrefour Is 'Final': Minister

Finance minister Bruno Le Maire strongly reaffirmed France's opposition to French retailer Carrefour possibly being taken over by Canada's Alimentation Cou...

InVivo In Talks To Acquire French Agribusiness Peer Soufflet

Cooperative group InVivo has entered exclusive talks to acquire family-controlled Soufflet in a deal that would create one of Europe's biggest ag...

France Raises Food Sovereignty Concern About Couche-Tard's $20bn Offer For Carrefour

A near $20 billion takeover approach for European retailer Carrefour SA by Canadian convenience-store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard ran into early oppo...

France To Cull More Ducks In 'Race Against Time' To Halt Bird Flu

France is to extend mass culling of poultry as it faces a "race against time" to contain a bird flu virus sweeping through a duck-breeding area i...

Sugar Group Tereos Changes Chairman, CEO After Court Fight

An extraordinary board meeting of French sugar group Tereos on Friday (18 December) elected Gerard Clay as chairman, his lawyer said, hours after a court r...

No Post-Brexit Chaos If Customs Paperwork Done Properly, Says Calais Port Chief

Calais, France's busiest road freight port, is ready for the return of customs formalities on trade moving between Britain and the European Union and will...

Return Of Lockdown Sees Household Expenditure Rise In France: Kantar

French household expenditure rose by 8.8% in the period from 2 November to 29 November, as lockdown measures returned across the country, Kantar has said....

'You Have To Be Realistic': France Prepares Fishermen For The Worst Over Brexit

France will compensate its fishermen or teach them new skills if there is a collapse in talks for a post-Brexit trade deal that threatens their livelihoods...