France

Despite a run of bad news BMI sees some positives in the latest announcements coming from struggling French retail giant Carrefour. Firstly, the firm has announced a review of the roll... 2012-01-25

BMI's food and drink Risk/Reward ratings assess a market's attractiveness to industry investors in comparison to its peers. The Reward part of the rating takes into account market size,... 2012-01-17

New taxes on soft drinks containing added sugar or sweeteners have been introduced in France after the proposal was approved by the country's Constitutional Council. The tax was approved... 2012-01-04

As if one set of activist investors was not enough for any CEO to deal with, the head of Carrefour, Lars Olofsson, now has the prospect of a second voice in his ear with the news that... 2011-12-22

News: US confectionery manufacturer Mars is planning to undertake a EUR40mn (US$52.1mn) investment for the expansion of its manufacturing capacity by 20% at its Haguenau plant in eastern... 2011-12-15

With many countries in Western Europe facing large fiscal deficits policy makers have in some cases looked to the alcoholic drinks industry to close the gap. Alcohol duties have increased... 2011-12-13

For the major food and drink companies in Western Europe the key issue that they have contended with in recent quarters is the run up in commodity prices in late 2010 and the beginning... 2011-12-01