Coronavirus

Japan's Asahi Gives Weaker-Than-Expected Outlook As Virus Hits Beer Sales

Japanese beverage maker Asahi Group Holdings gave a weaker-than-expected profit outlook for the year, as the coronavirus pandemic hit global beer sales, pa...

COFCO's Grains Plant In Argentina Back Online After COVID-19 Shutdown

Grains operations at COFCO's oilseed crushing and export plant in Timbues, Argentina, are largely back online, after 12 cases of COVID-19 had been confirme...

Tyson Foods Names New CEO As Coronavirus Raises Costs

Tyson Foods Inc named its president, Dean Banks, as its new chief executive, as the meatpacker faces unprecedented disruptions from the COVID-19 outbreak....

Hail, High Water And Lockdown: Europe's Fruit Growers Prepare For Tough Harvest

Europe's been eating more fruit under lockdown, by all accounts. The problem is, it could struggle to find people to pick it. The region's growers are p...

Measuring Channel Growth Post-COVID 19: IGD

The COVID-19 crisis is likely to reshape how retail operates. Miloš Ryba, Head of Retail – Strategic Projects Insight at IGD looks at some poi...

Colgate-Palmolive Sees Organic Sales Growth Of 5.5% In Q2

Colgate-Palmolive has reported a 5.5% growth in organic sales in the second quarter of its financial year driven by strong performance in North America (+1...

Coca-Cola HBC Sees Signs Of Recovery After First-Half Profits Slide

Soft drinks bottler Coca-Cola HBC AG posted a drop in first-half profit due to the coronavirus-led closures of restaurants, cinemas and other public p...

SAB Dumps Investment Plans After South Africa Alcohol Ban

South African Breweries (SAB) plans to cancel 5 billion rand (€250 million) of planned investments as a result of revenue losses sustained during a ne...