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Rapeseed Rush Sends Prices Soaring As Chinese Demand Swells

Rapeseed prices are surging to record highs as traders scour the world for supplies of the oil-rich crop, illustrating growing strain across oilseed market...

Beiersdorf Launches Personalised Skin Care Brand O.W.N

German consumer goods firm Beiersdorf has launched a new skincare brand O.W.N that offers personalised skincare solutions. The new brand is being launch...

Discounter Pepco Has All Of Europe In Its Sights

Pepco Group, which owns British discount retailer Poundland, has targeted 400 store openings across Europe in its 2020-21 financial year as it expands its...

Denmark Sets World Record For Organic Food Sales In 2019

Global organic food sales reached €106 billion in 2019, with Denmark at the forefront of this development. The country booked the largest org...

Hershey Forecasts 2021 Outlook Above Estimates As Holiday Sales Boost Q4

Hershey Co forecast 2021 profit and sales above Wall Street expectations on Thursday, after posting better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, driven by...

UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator Urges Suppliers To Complete His Latest Survey

Groceries producers throughout Europe who supply the UK’s largest supermarkets have an opportunity to tell an independent regulator in confidence how...

Gene-Edited Crops Are Now A Reality – But Will The Public Be On Board?

Once the UK left the EU, it would be free to invest in gene editing of crops and livestock to “feed the world”. That’s what the prime min...

Diageo Underlying Sales Growth Shows Surprise Rise On US Strength

Diageo reported a surprise rise in underlying net sales growth for the first half of its financial year, as strong demand at retail stores in the United St...