Coronavirus

Bonduelle's Third-Quarter Revenue Boosted By COVID-19 Stockpiling

Bonduelle has posted a sharp rise in third-quarter revenue as Europeans rushed to shops to stockpile longer-lasting food products before the start of COVID...

Eroski To Donate Eight Tonnes Of Food To Spanish Food Banks

Eroski has announced plans to donate eight tonnes of food to the food banks of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Álava in Spain. This initiative will be unde...

ESM COVID-19 Update – Monday 4 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...

Hotel Chocolat Bolsters Finances To Get Through Coronavirus Crisis

British chocolatier Hotel Chocolat has increased its banking facilities to help get it through the coronavirus crisis. The firm said it had agreed a 35...

French Retailers Defend Themselves Over Protective Mask Accusations

The French retail sector has responded to claims by medical professionals that they are 'profiteering' through the sale of protective masks, while those in...

Tate & Lyle Sugar Volumes Hit As Out-Of-Home Takes A Back Seat

British food ingredients maker Tate & Lyle on Monday said demand for its sugars and syrups used by restaurants, cinemas and other public facilities...

Tyson Foods Says Coronavirus Will Continue To Limit US Meat Supply

Tyson Foods Inc expects to continue idling meat plants and slowing production because of the coronavirus, the company has said, signalling more disruptions...

Costco Limits Meat Purchases As Supply Shortages Loom

Costco Wholesale Corp is to limit the number of beef, pork and poultry products customers can buy, as grocery stores prepare for massive shortages of meat...