Czech Republic

Czech beer has now been added to the EU Commission's list of food and drink items that fall under the Index of Protected Designation of Origin, as a protected product based on geographic... 2008-11-12

UK retailer Tesco's local Czech subsidiary recorded profits of CZK816mn (US$40.1mn) for the 2007 financial year, ending in February 2008. This is an impressive comeback following... 2008-09-26

Czech food company Hamé has announced its first half sales have risen 12% year-on-year (y-o-y) to reach CZK2.55bn (US$166.4mn). Much of this growth was led by the company's foreign... 2008-08-04

The European Commission has passed control of Rewe's acquisition of Tengelmann's Plus stores in the Czech Republic back to the local Competition Authority. German retailer Rewe reached... 2008-07-16

Czech competition authorities have given clearance for French cheese maker Fromageries Bel Group to move forward with its acquisition of two local cheese manufacturers, Jaromericka... 2008-06-13

Shanghai Maling Food Co Ltd has commenced operations at its new CZK400mn (US$24.9mn) factory in Hrobcice in the Czech Republic. The location, chosen because of Czech tax breaks and... 2008-05-29

According to statistics released by the Czech Agricultural Association, Czech rapeseed exports grew by over sevenfold in 2007, from CZK670mn to CZK5bn, reflecting the surging demand... 2008-05-14

The Czech Republic's mass grocery retail (MGR) industry has come into the spotlight in recent months. As Tengelmann is looking to offload its Plus discount operations outside of its... 2008-04-24

Thanks to a growing domestic demand, cheese imports to the Czech Republic are growing, while domestic production is declining, according to a recent report by the Agriculture Ministry.... 2008-04-09

Kofola Holding of the Czech Republic and Hoop of Poland have announced their merger, creating a regional drinks major under the name Kofola-Hoop Group, with a presence in five CEE... 2008-04-08