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Packaging Firm Faerch Group Enters US Market Through MCP Performance Plastic

Packaging firm Faerch Group has announced the acquisition of MCP Performance Plastic, a move that takes the A.P. Moller Holding-owned business into the US...

Kroger Announces Departure Of Longstanding Executive

US-based retailer Kroger has announced that Steve McKinney, its senior vice president of retail divisions, is to retire from the business after more than 4...

Two-Fifths Of US C-Store Operators Cite 'Significant' Levels Of Disruption

Product procurement was a major challenge for US-based convenience store operators in the second quarter of the year, with 39% citing 'significant' levels...

Instacart Names Facebook App Head Simo As CEO

Instacart has named Facebook Inc app head Fidji Simo as its chief executive officer, adding big tech expertise ahead of an expected stock market listi...

Walmart Launches Private Label Insulin Treatments Through Healthcare Business

Walmart has commenced the sale of private-label analog insulin this week at a deep discount to branded insulin vials and pens, as it seeks to drive growth...

Tyson Foods To Achieve Net-Zero Emissions By 2050

Tyson Foods set a goal on Wednesday to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions globally by 2050, after missing a deadline to improve US farming practices a...

Italian Wine Sales Grow 7% In Value, 5.7% In Volume In 2020

Wine sales in the Italian off-trade channel (large scale retail) grew by 7% in value and 5.7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. Data from the Nomis...