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Danone to acquire a majority stake in UK bottled water company
Danone has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based bottled water company Harrogate Water for an undisclosed sum. Harrogate Water is the owner of the British bottled water brand Harrogate Spring Water,...
Read MoreAmazon opens Seattle grocery store, expanding grab-and-go cashless shopping
Amazon's radical new approach to buying foods and speeding up the checkout process goes the next mile Tuesday, with a full-size grocery store in Seattle. The Amazon Go Grocery opens with more ...
Read MoreReal to close seven hypermarkets after sale to SCP
Even before the sale to the Russian investor SCP is completed, the supermarket chain Real is setting the course for the closure of seven branches. According to information from the German Press Agency, t...
Read MoreMetro Group expanding its partnership with food waste app
Food rescue app, Too Good To Go, is expanding its partnership with Metro Group, following a successful trial in Germany and the Netherlands. Metro Group will now launch the app in Spain, France, Belgium ...
Read MoreNestlé invests about 1.9 million euros in Spanish condensed milk factory
Nestlé will invest nearly 1.9 million euros in the construction of two new filling lines at its condensed milk factory located in Pontecesures (Pontevedra). The new lines will have more modern technolog...
Read MoreKraft Heinz partners with Baileys to unveil non-alcoholic coffee line
Kraft Heinz has partnered with Baileys to launch a new range of non-alcoholic coffee beverages featuring the flavours of Baileys original Irish cream. The line-up includes ready-to-drink Cold Brew in can...
Read MoreWalmart will stop selling e-cigarettes
Walmart said it will stop selling e-cigarettes as the number of deaths tied to vaping grows and public officials crack down on the industry. The decision by America's largest retailer may influence other...
Read MoreAuchan expanding in Portugal and Poland
Following its exit from Italy, Auchan is continuing to invest elsewhere in Europe to grow its store base. Recent announcements have seen country operations in Poland and Portugal discuss growth opportunities...
Read MoreFrance has Europe’s highest share of FMCG bought online
In France, ecommerce accounted for a 7.1 percent share of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sold last year. That’s the highest share in Europe, ahead of a 6.3 percent share in the United Kingdom and a 1.4 pe...
Read MoreEU proposes to increase price transparency in food supply chain
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new measures to promote greater transparency in the way prices are reported in the food supply chain. According to the EC, the measures will make crucial information...
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