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FMCG Sales See 3% Boost In Spain In Q1

Sales of FMCG items grew by 3.1 per cent in Spain during the first quarter of 2016. The figures, reported by revistainfoterail.com and obtaine...

The Trucker's Nightmare That Could Flatten Europe's Economy

Peering through his rain-lashed windshield, Zoltan Unczorg alternates edgily between the brake and the gas pedal of his 18-wheeler. "It’s very t...

Spar's Global Sales Grow 3.5 Per Cent To €33 Billion

Spar International has announced global retail sales for the year ending 31 December, 2015 of €33 billion, representing an increase of 3.5 per cent on...

Balkan States Create New Food-Safety Network

Six countries in the south-east of Europe have teamed up with the goal of improving food safety and protecting consumers’ health by establishing the...

Mad Cow Disease Seen Leading Importers To Ban Beef From France

The first case of mad cow disease in France in over a decade is making it more likely that some importers will ban beef from Europe’s largest produce...

Driscoll's: Winning The Hearts Of European Berry Consumers

Berries are now one of the fastest-growing fresh-produce categories in terms of consumption, and last year, they experienced astonishing growth in both the...

Whisky Makers Want a Single Market for Single Malt, Not ‘Brexit’

Few things flow through the historical veins of Europe’s common market as readily as alcohol, especially when it comes to Britain. After the fa...

Consumer Confidence Rose In Europe In 2015, Nielsen Study Finds

Consumer confidence in Europe bucked the global trend by improving in 2015, according to a new report by Nielsen. As a whole, European consumer confiden...