France

French Wheat Exports Falter As Algeria Shuns Its Top Supplier

Algeria's move to halt imports of French wheat, in apparent fallout from a diplomatic row, threatens to leave France with a hefty stock surplus and encoura...

Cognac Sales Jump 31% As Drinkers Go Upmarket

Cognac sales surged by a nearly a third last year as American and Chinese drinkers guzzled old vintages, in the latest sign premium drinks makers are putti...

Portuguese Seafood Firm Brasmar Acquires France’s Sedisal

Portuguese seafood leader Brasmar Group acquired a majority stake in French distributor of refrigerated seafood products Sedisal.

Tereos To Exit Malt Business, Eyes Romanian Sugar Unit Closure

Tereos has sealed an agreement with grain cooperative Axereal to sell its stake in their malt business and is consulting unions on a plan to close its suga...

Lidl Sees The Strongest Growth In France In Run Up To Christmas: Kantar

Lidl outperformed the rest of the French grocery market in the run up to Christmas, with rival Aldi also putting in a strong performance, the latest data f...

France Finds Bird Flu At Turkey Farm In West, Netherlands Reports New Outbreak

France has detected highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm in the west of the country, while the Netherlands reported its second bird flu outbreak in a week.

France Bans Plastic Packaging For Fruit And Vegetables

France has implemented a new law that bans plastic packaging for most fruit and vegetables, effective 1 January 2022.

Freshfel Europe Asks For More Time To Implement French Packaging Law

Freshfel Europe has called on the European Commission to secure more time and flexibility to ensure an orderly rollout of the new French plastic packaging...