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Sent Packing: Germany Sets Out To Fry The Cheap Meat Trade

How much should a slice of meat cost? More, says German agriculture minister Julia Kloeckner. Following a coronavirus outbreak at a German abattoir whic...

German Retail Sales Rebound In May As Lockdown Lifted

German retail sales rose sharply in May, data showed on Wednesday, reflecting a rebound in private consumption as Germany lifted restrictions imp...

Ardagh Installs Heat Recycling System In German Facility

Packaging firm Ardagh Group has announced that it has installed a heat recovery system in its glass production facility in Wahlstedt, Germany. The initi...

German Consumer Morale Improves Further As Coronavirus Restrictions Fade

The lifting of restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus has made German consumers more eager to take out their wallets and more positive about their...

German Business Morale Posts Record Rise In June

German business morale posted its strongest rise in June since records began and Europe's largest economy should return to growth in the third quarter afte...

Why COVID-19 Can Run Rife In Meatpacking Plants

Meat-processing plants around the world are proving coronavirus infection hotspots, with an outbreak at a factory in Germany leading to Guetersloh becoming...

Germany Imposes Local Lockdown After Virus Outbreak At Meat Plant

The premier of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia said he was putting the Guetersloh area back into lockdown until 30 June after a coronavi...

Netto Marken-Discount Tests Mask Dispensing Machine In Munich

German retailer Netto Marken-Discount has installed a self-service face mask dispensing machine in one of its stores in Munich. The move is part of a pi...