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German Food Industry Sees Sales Growth Of 9.8% In Q1 2020: BVE

The food industry in Germany reported year-on-year sales growth of 9.8% in the first quarter of the year, amounting to €48.1 billion, according to the...

EDEKA And Netto Marken-Discount To Expand 'Apeel' Products To More Stores

German retailers EDEKA and its subsidiary Netto Marken-Discount are to offer Apeel coated fresh produce in more than 11,000 stores across Germany, the comp...

Extreme Weather To Hit German Grain Harvest For Third Year: DBV

Germany's 2020 grain harvest will fall below average for the third year in a row as farmers grapple with extreme weather conditions, the DBV (Deu...

EU Wheat Harvest Bolstered By Decent Crops In Germany And Poland

Wheat harvesting is ending in major European producers Germany and Poland, with crop results looking better than bad harvests gathered in France and Britai...

Germany’s Tegut Launches On Amazon Prime Now

German retailer Tegut has announced that customers can now purchase its products via Amazon Prime Now. Shoppers can place their orders through the new T...

Aldi Nord Launches Instagram Channel For Recruitment

Germany’s Aldi Nord has announced that it has launched a new channel on Instagram to attract potential employees and position itself as an attractive...

HelloFresh Second-Quarter Earnings Surge As Lockdown Effects Persist

German meal-kit delivery firm HelloFresh has reported a surge in second-quarter sales and core profit, confirming its July estimates, as extended coronavir...

HDE Calls For Digitalisation Fund For The Retail Sector

The German Retail Association (Handelverband Deutschland - HDE) has called on the economics minister Peter Altmaier to set up a digitisation fund of €...