Industry Developments
France
France-based Carrefour, the world's second largest retailer, has announced that Chief Executive José Luis Duran will be replaced by Lars Olofsson, a top executive at food and drink...
2008-11-18France
French Champagne house Laurent-Perrier has reported a 32% drop in volume sales for the six months to September 30. This decline led to a 23% decline in revenues on a constant currency...
2008-11-17Ireland
Discount retailer Aldi has announced plans to invest EUR350mn in Ireland over the next three years. Aldi has said the investment will be used to open 35 new stores and expand its...
2008-11-14United Kingdom
Irish drinks firm C&C has appointed the former head of UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) as its new Chief Executive. John Dunsmore was Chief Executive at S&N until...
2008-11-12Belgium
Reports in the German press suggest that Radeberger, which is owned by the Oetker Group, is in talks to acquire InBev's German operations. InBev has recently confirmed that it is...
2008-11-10United Kingdom
UK food and retail conglomerate Associated British Food (ABF) has announced a 2.9% rise in annual pre-tax profits for the year to September 13. ABF's results were boosted by the strong...
2008-11-07United Kingdom
Rumours have emerged in the local Irish press that clothes and grocery retailer Dunnes could be a takeover target for UK-based Asda, which is owned by Wal-Mart. Both firms have declined...
2008-11-06Germany
Denmark-based dairy cooperative Arla Foods has announced a five-year strategy which sets outs the firm's regional priorities and highlights the growing importance of product innovation....
2008-11-04Spain
Spanish food group Ebro Puleva has revealed that it is optimistic for the fourth quarter after reporting fairly resilient financial results for the first nine months of 2008. Over...
2008-11-03France
The Managing Director of French drinks firm Pernod Ricard has warned that the economic slowdown in Western Europe has started to impact the region's wine and spirits markets. However,...
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