France

French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High

The condition of French soft wheat was stable in the week to 22 May, holding at its best level in at least a decade, data from farm office France...

Groupe Casino To Sell Some French Stores To Groupement Les Mousquetaires

Groupement Les Mousquetaires and Groupe Casino have signed a protocol which will see the latter selling some French stores to the former as both businesses...

Groupe Casino Enters Court-Backed Negotiations With Creditors

French retailer Casino said it was officially starting court-backed negotiations with its creditors as the indebted group seeks a way through its financial...

Casino Bonds Under Pressure After Holding Company Seeks Debt Grace Period

Some of Casino's unsecured bonds came under further pressure on Tuesday after its holding company Rallye said on Monday it had started court proceedings to...

5 Reasons Why Food Inflation May Have Peaked

While consumers continue to feel the pressure from rising food prices, there are indications that food inflation may have peaked – although the...

French Food Companies, Retailers To Renegotiate Prices, Says Bruno Le Maire

France's food industry has agreed to reopen price negotiations with retailers early, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said, after he put pressure on big...

Private Label Now Accounts For 38% Share Of European Grocery Sales: Circana

Private label now accounts for 38% of total FMCG value sales across Europe, equating to about €229 billion in spend, according to Circana's latest FMC...