Coronavirus

Germany To Ban Subcontracting In Meatpacking Industry After Virus Outbreaks

Germany will order meatpacking plants to stop using subcontractors and to improve hygiene standards in the workplace and accommodations, after more than 60...

Südzucker Optimistic About Profits Despite Coronavirus

Südzucker has confirmed a forecast made last month for a strong profit increase in its current financial year on hopes its core sugar business will im...

Brazil's GPA Posts Q1 Loss As Overhaul Costs Outweigh Better Sales

Brazilian food retailer GPA SA has reported a quarterly net loss of 130 million reais (€20.4 million), as costs related to the acquisition of Colombia...

Maersk Sees Drop In Global Ship Container Demand This Year

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk warned of a sharp drop in global container volumes due to the coronavirus pandemic, with weaker retail sales and dep...

Britain's M&S To Reopen Cafes For Takeaway As Lockdown Eases

British retailer Marks & Spencer has said that it will begin to reopen its cafes to offer takeaway hot drinks, as the country tentatively began eas...

L'Oreal Pledges €150m To Fight Climate Change, Support Women

Comestics group L'Oreal plans to launch a €150 million ($162.99 million) programme of climate change initiatives and financial aid to support vulnerab...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Friday 15 May

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

Strategie Grains Raises EU Wheat Export Forecast, Cuts Harvest Outlook

Strategie Grains raised its forecast for European Union soft wheat exports in 2019/20 citing strong demand and lower competition, and cut its end of season...