COVID-19

Spar Gran Canaria Donates 9,000 Kilograms Of Essential Food Items

Spar Gran Canaria has donated approximately 9,000 kilograms of essential food items to the food bank of Las Palmas, Cáritas Diocesana and the Spanis...

Brewer AB InBev Halves Final Dividend And Pushes Back AGM

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, proposes to halve its final dividend and has postponed its annual shareholder meeting owing to uncertaint...

Personal Hygiene Firm Ontex Sees 6.8% Like-For-Like Growth In First Quarter

Ontex, which owns the Moltex and Lille brands among others, has posted a 6.8% increase in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its financial year, t...

Smurfit Kappa Offers Corrugated Solutions To Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic

Packaging giant Smurfit Kappa has introduced a range of products under its ‘Design for Help’ portfolio to help address challenges posed by the...

Henkel Withdraws 2020 Outlook As Coronavirus Uncertainty Hits

Germany’s Henkel has withdrawn its financial forecast for 2020 citing economic uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The consumer good...

Coronavirus Lockdown Drives Jump In Vodka And Whiskey Sales In Russia

Russian retailers have seen a sharp spike in alcohol sales in recent weeks, with consumers rushing to buy vodka, whiskey and beer at a time when Moscow and...

Salling Group Funds Research Into Face Mask Effectiveness

Denmark's Salling Group has donated DKK 5 million (€670,000) to a research project undertaken by four hospitals as to the effectiveness of face m...

Heineken To Donate €15m To The Red Cross To Tackle COVID-19 Crisis

Brewing giant Heineken has announced that it is to donate €15 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) i...