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Finland's Kesko Sees Grocery Sales Up 4.5% In September

Finnish retailer Kesko saw sales in its grocery trade division rise by 4.5% in September to €482.5 million, with a strong store performance offse...

K Group Launches Juices Made With Discarded Fruit And Vegetables

Finland’s K Group has teamed up with Thrsty to manufacture juices out of edible, discarded fruit, vegetables and berries in a bid to reduce food wast...

Finland's Altia Ties Up With Norway's Arcus In Liquor, Wine Merger

Finnish alcoholic drinks maker and distributor Altia has agreed to buy Norwegian rival Arcus in an all-share deal, the two companies said. Altia's curre...

Finland's Kesko Sees Grocery Sales Up 5.4% In July

Finnish retailer Kesko saw sales at its grocery business rise 5.4% in July, to €492.9 million, in what was a positive month for the retailer across th...

TOMRA R1 'Multi-Feed' Reverse Vending Machine Launched In Finland

TOMRA, a global leader in reverse vending machines, has launched the TOMRA R1 'multi-feed' reverse vending solution in Finland. TOMRA R1 made its Finnis...

Benecol Maker Withdraws Guidance Following Challenging First Half

Finnish food group Raisio has withdrawn its full-year guidance following a first half awash with 'rapid and partially unexpected changes', the company has...

Finland's Kesko Posts Strong Second Quarter, Increases Profit Outlook

Finnish retailer Kesko has reported an operating profit of €154.1 million in the second quarter of its financial year, following what it described as...

Finland’s Kesko Reports 10.1% Growth In Sales In June

Finnish retailer Kesko has reported a 10.1% growth in sales from its continuing operations to €1.02 billion in June 2020. In comparable terms, sale...