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Food and Beverage M&A Deals Rose By More Than A Third In 2020

Despite the COVID crisis, the global food and beverage sector saw a 36.3% increase in the number of M&A deals in 2020, to a total value of $110 bil...

Retailers Need To Consider Importance Of Frontline Employees As Much As Technology: Analysis

While much of the debate in recent months has been around the importance of retail technology, operators need to ensure that they don't overlook the impact...

Naked Wines Set To Capitalise On 'Permanent Channel Shift' In Wine, Says Analyst

Naked Wines is capitalising on what appear to be signs of a "permanent channel shift" in the purchasing habits of many consumers, a leading indus...

Finland's Valio Hails 'Flexible' Strategy As Full-Year Sales Rise

Finnish dairy company Valio Group has said that its 'flexible production capacity', which enabled it to shift its packaging operations from HoReCa to consu...

Former Danone CEO Hits Out At 'Unhealthy Game' Played With Activist Investors

Danone's former chief executive Emmanuel Faber has hit out at the manner in which activist investors have influenced the board of directors at the food gro...

Alcohol Sales In Norway Hit 'Record High' In First Quarter

Alcohol sales in Norway rose by 20.8% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the corresponding quarter last year, in what Statistics Norway said was a '...

The Private Label Issue – Aldi Süd

As part of ESM's annual Private Label Issue, we spoke to Nastaran Amirhaji at Aldi Süd, about how the discounter is seeking to keep ahead of future tr...

The Private Label Issue – Pingo Doce

As part of ESM's annual Private Label Issue, we spoke to Rita Manso of Pingo Doce, part of Jerónimo Martins, about the private label opportunities a...