France

Two champagne producers have posted somewhat disappointing results for their latest financial years. For the 12 months to the end of December 2011 Lanson-BCC registered a 1.6% increase... 2012-02-09

French retail giant Carrefour has announced that its Chairman and CEO Lars Olofsson is to be replaced by Georges Plassat, currently the head of fashion retailer Vivarte Group. Plassat... 2012-02-01

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

French canned and frozen food producer Bonduelle has agreed a deal to purchase the Russian and CIS assets of fellow French food producer CECAB for an undisclosed price. The deal includes... 2012-01-23

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

Banking on robust Asian demand for premium cognac, French cognac producer Remy Cointreau witnessed a forecast-beating increase in its operating profits for the six months to September... 2011-12-07