Germany
Companies
According to reports in the local Greek press, Germany-based discount operator Aldi is preparing to open its first stores in the country in September or October this year. The firm...
2008-07-03Companies
The merger of Tengelmann and Edeka's discount operations has been conditionally approved by Germany's federal cartel office. However, the competition watchdog has imposed three key...
2008-07-02Companies
The merger of Tengelmann and Edeka's discount operations has been conditionally approved by Germany's federal cartel office. However, the competition watchdog has imposed three key...
2008-07-02Companies
Two bidders remain in the battle to secure control of the sugar business put up for sale by Denmark-based ingredients firm Danisco. Germany-based Nordzucker and France-based Tereos...
2008-06-13Companies
Two bidders remain in the battle to secure control of the sugar business put up for sale by Denmark-based ingredients firm Danisco. Germany-based Nordzucker and France-based Tereos...
2008-06-13Industry
German dairy farmers launched a strike on May 27 in protest over low wholesale milk prices and EU plans to raise dairy quotas. The German Federal Dairy Farmers Association (BDM) urged...
2008-05-30Industry
Klaus Gehrig, the CEO of Schwarz Group which owns the Lidl discount chain, has revealed that the firm's net sales reached nearly EUR50bn (US$68.4bn) in the 12 months to February 2008....
2008-04-21Companies
The planned merger of Edeka and Tengelmann's discount operations has been thrown into doubt after the German competition regulator revealed it was inclined to block the deal. The...
2008-04-09
