Germany
Companies
Netherlands-based soft drink producer Refresco is to buy Germany's Soft Drinks International (SDI) as it looks to build market share in the European private label soft drink sector....
2010-08-24Companies
One of Italy's major food firms, Barilla, which supplies around 40% of the Italian pasta market, is to offload its German bakery chain Kamps to ECM Equity Capital Management, a private...
2010-08-12Companies
Private equity group CVC Capital Partners has announced the purchase of UK-based vending machine operator Autobar for EUR1.2bn. The purchase, from fellow buyout firm Charterhouse, could...
2010-08-09Companies
US wine and spirits producer Beam Global has announced it is to sell three German drinks brands to local producer and distributor Henkell & Co, based in Wiesbaden, south-west Germany....
2010-07-29Companies
German consumers are characterised by high saving rates and extreme price sensitivity and this, combined with the rapid rise of the discount sales channel, has led to low growth in...
2010-07-21Companies
Privately owned German wine and spirit producer Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei has reported an increase in sales during 2009, with turnover up by 5.8% to EUR628.6mn and volumes up by...
2010-06-23Companies
Although some EU farmers will undoubtedly suffer if a free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU comes to fruition, BMI believes that the German pork sector will stand to benefit...
2010-05-19Companies
Germany's largest retailer Edeka has announced a significant programme of expansion after reporting a 14.9% increase in sales off the back of acquisitions. The company intends to...
2010-05-05
