Coronavirus

EU Pork Production Increases In March: Eurostat

Pork production in the EU saw a 3.3% year-on-year growth in March to 2.0 million tonnes, according to the latest data from Eurostat. However, beef produ...

Bunzl Sees 6% Revenue Jump As Customers Stockpile Amid Pandemic

British business supplies distributor Bunzl forecast a 6% rise in revenue for the first half of the year as customers stockpiled its face masks,...

Plant-Based Products Set For Retail Boost Due To COVID-19: Euromonitor

Plant-based dairy and meat alternatives are expected to see sales growth in the retail channel this year, according to Euromonitor International, however t...

Visitors To UK Shops Remained More Than 80% Lower In May

The number of shoppers visiting Britain's high streets, retail parks and shopping centres in May was 81.6% lower that the same month a year ago as most non...

Coronavirus Spreads Among Fruit And Vegetable Packers, Worrying US Officials

From apple packing houses in Washington state to farm workers in Florida and a California county known as 'the world's salad bowl,' outbreaks of the novel...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Friday 12 Jun

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield...

Coop Italia Invests €100m Towards Customer Support Measures

Coop Italia is allocating an additional €50 million towards customer support measures during the COVID-19 lockdown easing process. This amount is o...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Monday 15 June

COVID-19 Update, from ESM: European Supermarket Magazine, is a series that examines how retailers and consumer goods firms across Europe and further afield...