Netherlands
Companies
The two largest retailers in the Netherlands have both indicated that so far there has been no visible impact from the global economic slowdown. With GDP continuing to grow steadily...
2008-07-22Companies
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever is considering selling its Bertolli olive oil business according to the group's Finance Director. Bertolli is the world's biggest selling...
2008-06-04Companies
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever is considering selling its Bertolli olive oil business according to the group's Finance Director. Bertolli is the world's biggest selling...
2008-06-04Industry
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...
2008-05-30Companies
Dutch brewer Heineken has announced that it is set to buy the beverage division of Swiss company Eichhof Holding for CHF278.5mn (US$281.1mn). The move will boost Heineken's share...
2008-04-24Industry
Dutch dairy cooperatives Royal Friesland Foods and Campina have announced that they plan a merge to become more globally competitive. The new firm would be the world's largest dairy...
2008-04-11Companies
Netherlands-based brewer Heineken has reported a 5.5% increase in volume sales for 2007, with growth reported for almost all regions. This contributed to a 22.6% increase in net profit...
2008-02-21Companies
Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever has announced solid results for the 2007 fiscal year with turnover rising by 5% year-on-year and operating margin inching up by 0.2 percentage...
2008-02-12
