COVID-19

Mondi To Manufacture Surgical Face Masks In German Facility

Packaging group Mondi has announced plans to set up new production facilities in its factory in Gronau, Germany to manufacture surgical face masks and melt...

UK Retailers Hit Again In May, Some Signs Of Respite: CBI

Britain's retailers suffered another sharp slide in sales in May but there were some signs that the sector was past the worst of the hit from the coro...

Nestlé Donates Ventilators In Ivory Coast To Help Fight COVID-19

Nestlé Côte d’Ivoire has donated two ventilators to help the country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilators were...

Norway's Consumer Confidence Hits Four-Year Low, But Better Than Feared

Norway's consumer confidence fell to a four-year low in the second quarter as the coronavirus outbreak caused a surge in unemployment and a sharp decline i...

COVID-19 Drives Austrian Retailers To Strengthen Online Presence, Study Finds

One in three or 33% of Austrian retailers started or strengthened their online presence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. Conducted...

Number Of Coronavirus Cases At Dutch Meatpacking Plant Jumps To 147

The number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus at a Dutch pork processing plant near the German border has jumped to 147 since it was closed last week...

Molson Coors Suspends Quarterly Dividend, Furloughs Employees

Molson Coors Beverage said that it has suspended quarterly dividends for fiscal 2020 and furloughed some employees in Europe and North America, a...

South Africa's Tiger Brands Reports Lower H1 Earnings, Defers Dividend

South African food producer Tiger Brands said it is looking at 'significant' job cuts and won't pay an interim dividend as its business is hit by supply di...