Retail Sales In Third Quarter 'Disappointing' To Date, Says ING

Retail sales in the euro zone have 'disappointed' so far in the third quarter of the year, with a modest 0.1% increase in volumes for July indicating that...

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Walgreens Rolls Out Own-Brand Premium Skin Care Range

US retailer Walgreens has launched a new premium skincare range that offers quality products at an affordable price.

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World Food Prices Ease Slightly In August, UN Says

The United Nations' world food price index eased slightly in August as lower prices for sugar, meat and cereals more than offset higher dairy and vege...

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Amcor Appoints Peter Konieczny As Chief Executive

Packaging firm Amcor has appointed Peter Konieczny as its new chief executive officer.

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Retail Sales In Third Quarter 'Disappointing' To Date, Says ING

Retail sales in the euro zone have 'disappointed' so far in the third quarter of the year, with a modest 0.1% increase in volumes for July indicating that...

Shaping Sweet Success: ISM Middle East Expert Stage

ISM Middle East 2024, the biggest showcase of sweets and snacks in the MENA region, will be bolder than ever.

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Groceryshop 2024 is now just around the corner, running from 7-9 October in fabulous Las Vegas.

Strategic Dialogue On Agriculture Report A Welcome Step, Says EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce has welcomed the publication of the report of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU agriculture, which was launched in January of this ye...

Restructuring At Jumbo To Affect Around 25% Of Jobs

The implementation of the new organisational structure at Dutch retailer Jumbo will lead to a 25% reduction in jobs.

Turkish Retailer Migros Ticaret Crowned Europe’s Strongest Grocery Retail Brand

Turkish retailer Migros Ticaret has been named the strongest grocery retail brand in Europe, in the inaugural ‘Top 50 Strongest European Grocery Reta...

Alimentation Couche-Tard Reports Decline In Net Earnings In A 'Weak' Q1

Circle K Parent Alimentation Couche-Tard has reported a 5.2% year-on-year decline in net earnings, to $790.8 million, in the first quarter.

Seven & i To Ask Couche-Tard To Reconsider 'Inadequate' Offer, Source Says

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Private Label

Waitrose Launches Own-label, Free-Range Cream SKUs

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has added free-range cream SKUs to its private-label offering.

Istanbul To Host PRIVEXPO 2024 B2B Eurasia

PRIVEXPO 2024 B2B Eurasia, the international private label industry B2B meeting, seminar, trade and networking event, will be held on 21 and 22 November 20...

Private Label Middle East: MENA's Top Event For Private Label And Contract Manufacturing

Private Label Middle East is the place to be if you are looking to elevate your business with exclusive insights into the private label industry.

La Doria Expands in Ready-Made Sauce Business with Clas Acquisition

Italian food firm La Doria has acquired Clas, a producer of ambient sauces and pestos, from private equity firms Equinox and Cominter.

Jumbo Introduces Own-Brand Butter Featuring '1-Star Beter Leven' Quality Mark

Dutch retailer Jumbo has introduced own-brand butter SKUs featuring the '1-star Beter Leven' quality mark.

Consumer Preference For Private Labels Accelerated By Inflation, Says EY

Inflationary pressures and the cost-of-living crisis have had a notable impact on consumer preference for private-label products, the latest edition of the...

Greencore Lifts Full-Year Guidance After A 'Strong' Third Quarter

Convenience food firm Greencore Group has raised its full-year guidance after delivering what it described as a 'strong financial and operational performan...

Private Label Middle East Returns To Dubai This September

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Bel Group’s Cécile Beliot-Zind On The Company's Mission To Make Snacking Healthier

Stephen Wynne-Jones talks to Cécile Beliot-Zind, CEO of Bel Group about the company's vision to align health and business goals.

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ENGIE Impact's Stéphane Rapoport On Why Decarbonisation Doesn't Have To Be A Headache

ESM caught up with Stéphane Rapoport, managing director of ENGIE Impact, to chat about the decarbonisation challenges facing businesses in the retai...

Just Eat Takeaway.com’s Andrew Kenny On The Future Of On-Demand Retail

Andrew Kenny, Just Eat Takeaway.com’s chief commercial officer, speaks to ESM about how on-demand delivery has shifted from the foodservice to the re...

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Tesco Chief Executive Ken Murphy Discusses The Grocery Giant’s Winning Proposition

Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy talks to ESM editor Stephen Wynne-Jones about the retailer's recent performance, the food waste challenge and the role of...

Enterprise Investors’ Michal Kedzia Discusses Pan-Pek’s Growth Plans

ESM caught up with Michal Kedzia, partner at Enterprise Investors, to discuss Pan-Pek's successes to date and the company's plans for the future.

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Nestlé’s Neel Arora And Jordi Bosch Argilagós Discuss The Food Giant’s Digital Transition

ESM caught up with Neel Arora, Global Head of eCommerce, and Jordi Bosch Argilagós, Global Head of Sales & Customers, Nestlé.

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Deloitte’s Adgild Hop On Why Grocers Should Rethink Their Approach To Retail Media

Rather than dipping their toes into the emerging world of retail media, why don't grocers take the plunge and reconfigure their businesses to be fully-fled...

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Deliveroo’s Suzy McClintock On The Power Of On-Demand Grocery

ESM editor Stephen Wynne-Jones spoke to Suzy McClintock, VP, Grocery, Hop, Editions & Retail at Deliveroo, about the food delivery platform’s gro...

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A-Brands

Coke And Pepsi Boycott Over Gaza Lifts Local Sodas In MENA, South Asia

Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo spent hundreds of millions of dollars over decades building demand for their soft drinks in the MENA region and some South Asia...

Hilton Foods Delivers Strong H1 Performance, Boosted By Core Meat Category

Hilton Foods has reported growth in performance and profitability in the first half of its financial year, driven by good performance in its core meat cate...

Jif Peanut Butter Maker JM Smucker Cuts Annual Forecasts On Slowing Demand

Jif peanut butter maker J.M. Smucker cut annual sales and profit forecasts, hurt by cost-conscious consumers switching to lower-priced alternatives amid st...

Grupo Bimbo Signs Agreement To Acquire Brazil's Wickbold

Bakery giant Grupo Bimbo has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian peer Wickbold.

Tyson Foods Appoints Curt Calaway As New Finance Chief

Tyson Foods has announced the appointment of Curt Calaway as its new chief financial officer with immediate effect.

Notes From Africa: Illovo Sugar, Varun Beverages, Afisa

ESM’s regular series, Notes From Africa, brings you the latest retail, consumer goods, and food-and-beverage stories from across Africa.

Associated British Foods Reports 'Significant' Improvement In Profitability

Associated British Foods has reported it is seeing a 'significant' improvement in profitability in the second half of its financial year, according to a tr...

Hain Celestial Offloads ParmCrisps Snack Brand

Health and wellness company Hain Celestial has completed the sale of the ParmCrisps snack brand to independent wholesome snacks company, Our Home.

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Mercadona, Carrefour Lead Supermarket Rankings In Spain

Dutch Retail Turnover Increases 2.6% In July: Statistics Netherlands

South African Supermarket Group Shoprite Lifts Annual Profit By 7.2%

Fresh Produce

Bonduelle To Offload Packaged Salad Business In France, Germany

Prepared-vegetable firm Bonduelle has announced plans to sell its packaged salad business in France and Germany.

Fruit And Vegetables Sales Recover In Sweden, Study Finds

Fruit and vegetables sales in Sweden is showing signs of recovery this year after sharp declines in 2022 and 2023 as inflationary pressures weighed on cons...

Climate Change Puts South Korea's Beloved Cabbage Dish Kimchi At Risk

South Korea's famous kimchi is falling victim to climate change, with scientists, farmers and manufacturers saying the quality and quantity of the napa cab...

Aldi Nord Launches New Campaign To Promote Freshness

Aldi Nord has announced the launch of a new campaign, entitled So einfach geht Frische (Freshness is so easy).

Arla Raises Full-Year Revenue Outlook Despite Sales Drop

Danish dairy firm Arla has said that it expects full-year revenue to come in at between €13.4 billion and €13.9 billion, despite seeing first-hal...

Yili Named The World’s Most-Valuable Dairy Brand

Yili continues to hold the title of the world’s most valuable dairy brand for the fifth consecutive year with the Chinese brand boasting a value of $...

Parmigiano Reggiano Sales Up By 15% In First Half

The Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium has reported strong sales in the first half of its 2024 financial year, following a record-breaking year in 2023.

Lidl Switzerland Exported Over 3,000 Tonnes Of Local Cheese In 2023

Lidl Switzerland exported over 3,000 tonnes of cheese in 2023, accounting for around 5% of Swiss cheese exports to Europe.

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Drinks

Constellation Brands To Record Up To $2.5bn In Charges Linked To Wine Business

Constellation Brands will write down the value of its wine and spirits business and take up to a $2.5 billion (€2.275 billion) charge in the current q...

Jack Daniel's Parent Brown-Forman Misses Quarterly Estimates On Tepid Demand

Brown-Forman missed first-quarter profit and sales estimates, hurt by higher input costs and weaker demand for its pricey whiskey and spirits.

Pernod Ricard's Annual Sales Fall 1% In Line With Estimates

France's Pernod Ricard reported a 1% fall in full-year organic sales, largely in line with forecasts and its own guidance.

Stock Spirits Announces New Emission Reduction Targets

Stock Spirits Group (SSG) has pledged to reduce its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% and scope 3 by at least 20% by 2030.

Japan's Suntory Aims For Greater US Canned Cocktail Market Share

Japan's Suntory Holdings is betting on its spirits expertise to boost its share in the U.S. canned cocktails market, said a senior official from the drinks...

Anora Group Sees Sales Down, EBITA Improve In Second Quarter

Nordic drinks firm Anora Group has reported a 3.1% decline in net sales in the second quarter of its financial year, to €177.1 million.

Pernod Ricard Acquires Stake In F1 Star Lewis Hamilton's Almave Brand

Pernod Ricard has acquired a minority stake in Almave, a non-alcoholic, blue agave-based spirits brand.

Cognac Industry Breathes A Sigh Of Relief, But Industry Not Out Of Woods Yet

Europe's cognac industry will be "breathing a sign of relief" after China opted out from imposing a provisional anti-dumping subsidy on brandy im...

Supply Chain

Seafrigo Group Opens New Global Headquarters In France

Cold-chain logistics firm Seafrigo Group has announced the opening of a new global headquarters, located in Le Harve, France.

Coles Opens New Automated Distribution Centre In Association With WITRON

Coles has opened its second Automated Distribution Centre (ADC) using global leading WITRON technology as part of its more than $1-billion investment in te...

Spain's Europastry To Carry Out IPO In October: Reports

Barcelona-based frozen bakery producer Europastry plans to carry out its planned initial public offering (IPO) in the autumn, probably in October.

Wheat Dips As Ample Supply Stifles Rally

Chicago wheat futures slipped on Tuesday, ending a run of four consecutive daily gains triggered by poor production in Europe.

Ghana Set To Raise Cocoa Farmgate Price By Nearly 45%, Sources Say

Ghana will increase the state-guaranteed price paid to its cocoa farmers by nearly 45% for the 2024/25 crop season, two sources told Reuters.

Wine Wins, Crops Lose, As Farmers Grapple With Record Balkans Heat

Balkan wine growers say hot weather has boosted the sugar content in their grapes, but corn, soy, sunflowers and some vegetables can be devastated, farmers...

Ocean Shipping's Zero-Emissions Push Needs Government Support, Maersk Says

The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol fuel to cross the Pacific Ocean – a milestone in the shipping industr...

Nestlé Portugal’s Avanca Facility Receives A €30m Investment

Nestlé Portugal has invested €30 million to modernise its Avanca factory in Estarreja, increasing the production capacity of cereal-based drink...

Technology

Checkpoint Systems To Participate In Labelexpo 2024

Checkpoint Systems, a global leader in RFID technology and loss prevention solutions, is participating in Labelexpo 2024.

REWE Teams Up With Lieferando For Rapid Grocery Delivery Service

German retailer REWE has announced a strategic partnership with Lieferando to offer customers an express grocery delivery service.

E-Commerce Market Continues To Soar In South Korea

The e-commerce market in South Korea is set to reach a value of KRW222.1 trillion (€149.9 billion) by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 7.8% over the next fo...

Carrefour Belgium Seeks To Optimise Best-Before-Date Management

Carrefour Belgium is turning to technology to streamline best-before-date management, optimise discounts, and reduce food waste.

Too Good To Go Expands To Australia

Too Good To Go, the online marketplace that enables businesses to monetise surplus food, has announced its entry into Australia, its 19th market internatio...

Why Retailers Should Prioritise Automated Data Collection and Management – And How IKEA Managed To Do It

Despite the rise of automated, AI-powered solutions for collecting, managing, and sharing data, many retailers and manufacturers still rely on a manual app...

Glovo Appoints Shiro Theuri As Chief Technology Officer

Spanish delivery app Glovo has appointed Shiro Theuri as its new chief technology officer.

Loymax To Exhibit At Paris Retail Week 2024, Present Workshop On Hyperpersonalisation

Loymax, a leading loyalty management platform, has announced that it is participating in the upcoming Paris Retail Week 2024.

Packaging

Kyiv Joins The International Refill Campaign To Reduce Plastic Use

Kyiv City Council has announced that Kyiv has joined the international Refill program, which is aimed at reducing the amount of single-use plastic used by...

Tetra Pak Innovation Day Explores Development Of Sustainable Packaging Materials

Tetra Pak has hosted an innovation day, bringing together academics from universities and research managers from leading firms, to discuss how the food pac...

Smurfit Westrock Reveals Key Growth Drivers In The Packaging Sector

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