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spiritsEUROPE Calls On European Commission To Seek A ‘Negotiated Solution’ With Chinese Counterparts

spiritsEUROPE, the representative body for the spirits industry at a European level, has urged the European Commission to find a negotiated solution with i...

Coop Norway Tests Bag Dispenser To Curb Use Of Plastic Bags

Coop Norway has introduced bag dispensers at its Obs Haugenstua store as part of a pilot project to reduce the use of plastic bags.

Cocoa Traceability Rates Fail To Improve As EU Deforestation Law Looms

The volume of cocoa in Ivory Coast and Ghana that can be fully traced did not increase last year, a major UN-backed report has found.

French Farmers Fear For Dairy Herd As Lactalis Cuts Milk Purchases

Lactalis is to reduce the volume of milk it processes in France, a move it said is aimed at reducing its exposure to international commodity prices.

Südzucker Cuts Earnings Forecast For FY 2024/25

European sugar refiner Südzucker has reduced its earnings forecast following an unexpected deterioration in market expectations for the sugar segment.

Brazil Asks EU To Hold Off On Implementing Deforestation Law

Brazil has asked the European Union not to implement regulations in its deforestation law at the end of the year as scheduled and asked for it to be revise...

EU Competitiveness Strategy Needs To Look Beyond Manufacturing: EuroCommerce

EuroCommerce has welcomed the recommendations of Mario Draghi in a report on the future of European competitiveness.

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...