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Retailers Hope To Draw Picky Black Friday Shoppers To Stores

Retailers around the world are hoping millions of shoppers will take advantage of Black Friday discounts in the kickoff to the key holiday s...

Britvic Sees Revenue Up 6.6% In Full-Year 2023

Soft drinks maker Britvic has reported a 6.6% year-on-year increase in adjusted revenue, to £1.75 billion (€2 billion), in its financial year en...

South Africa's Citrus Exports Flat As Infrastructure Woes Sour Season

South Africa's citrus exports remained flat during the 2023 season, missing an industry target as the country's electricity and logistics problems worsened...

Czech Cola Maker Kofola Buys Brewer Pivovary CZ Group

Czech soft drinks maker Kofola CeskoSlovensko will expand into the beer business with the acquisition of Pivovary CZ Group, the country's fifth largest bre...

Half Of European Commercial Caviar Products Unlawful, Study Finds

Close to half of the commercial caviar products from Europe are sourced unlawfully, while some do not contain any trace of sturgeon, a study of samples con...

Discounter Action Opens Its 2,500th Store

Non-food discount retailer Action has opened its 2,500th store as its continues to expand its network in the 11 countries where it operates across Europe.

DS Smith To Invest €90m In French Paper Mill

Packaging firm DS Smith has announced an investment of €90 million at its paper mill in Rouen, France.

PepsiCo To Expand 'Diverse Ingredients' Portfolio In Europe

PepsiCo aims to expand its 'diverse ingredients' portfolio in Europe and globally as part of its pep+ agenda, which seeks to create a more sustainable food...