Netherlands

Unilever Investors Gear Up For Fresh Tussle Over Headquarters

Some of Unilever's biggest investors in the UK are planning to put renewed pressure on the consumer goods giant to abandon the idea of ditching its dual he...

Dutch Retailer Plus Sees Turnover Rise, Profits Decrease

Dutch retailer Plus has posted a 3.8% increase in turnover in full-year 2019, to €2.478 billion. However, net profit at the group fell by 21.4%, to...

FrieslandCampina Improves Nutritional Value Of Range

Dairy firm FrieslandCampina has announced that it has improved the nutritional value of its product range, to the level that 66% of volume sold in 2018 com...

Albert Heijn Launches 'Jonge Boer Over De Vloer' Initiative

Albert Heijn has launched a new initiative, 'Jonge Boer Over De Vloer' ('Young Farmer on the Floor'), to highlight products sourced from young Dutch farmer...

Heineken Expects 2019 Profit Growth To Be In Line With Last Year

Heineken, the world's second-largest beer-maker, has forecast its operating profit to grow at nearly the same rate this year as it did in 2018, when beer s...

Dutch Retailer Coop Hits 300-Store Milestone

Dutch retailer Coop has opened its 300th supermarket, in Kootwijkerbroek, east of Utrecht. The store, which is located in a former EMTÉ outlet, w...

Sligro Food Group Sees Net Profit Of €276m In FY 2018

Dutch wholesale group Sligro has posted a net profit of €276 million for its financial year 2018. Net sales for the fiscal grew 9.5% to €2.35...

Dairy Firm Glanbia Signs Strategic Partnership With Royal A-ware

Irish dairy firm Glanbia has entered a strategic partnership with Royal A-ware, a Netherlands-based global cheese and dairy producer. As part of the agr...