Canadian retailer Metro Inc has appointed François Thibault as group CFO. Thibault takes over from Richard Dufresne from 1 August, who quit the role in February to take up a position at an unnamed company. Thibault joins Metro ...
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Europe's wood coatings sector is one in which there are pockets of sluggish growth or even decline but others in which there has recently been strong increases in demand, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe(CEE). It is a relatively ...
Global snacks group Mondelez International has revealed an R&D site in New Jersey is still closed in the wake of the super storm Hurricane Sandy that swept across the eastern parts of the US this week. Food manufacturers that shut ...
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UK retailer Morrisons lost ground to its bigger rivals Asda and Sainsbury's, Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (11 September) as they issued their latest sales data on the country's grocery sector. The UK's fourth largest grocer saw its ...
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UK retailer Morrisons lost market share over the last quarter, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer has experienced a sales decline of 1.1% in the 12 weeks ended 25 November, bringing its share down from 12.3% ...
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Canadian retailer Loblaw will start using Guiding Stars nutrition labels in its stores this week. From Friday (10 August), Loblaw outlets in Ontario will put the Guiding Stars tags on shelves in stores to highlight products that meet ...
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Australian chocolate retailer Darrell Lea is set to close half of its stores, resulting in a loss of almost 200 jobs. The company's administrators, PPB Advisory, noted that 32 of the stores will close, leaving 198 casual, part-time and ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has expanded the recall of Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. The latest recall includes Spice Kingdom brand dried Egyptian Basil ...
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Speech by the Chairman of the Autonomous Region Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), situated in the northern border area of China, possesses unique regional advantage and consummate infrastructure. With abundant resources it enjoys ...
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Japanese c-store retailer FamilyMart has opened its first outlets in China's interior. FamilyMart said yesterday (25 June) it had opened three stores in the province of Sichuan in central China. "The current move into the country's ...
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Germany-based Bayer HealthCare's Consumer Care division has begun a voluntary recall of BRONKAID Caplets Dual Action Formula in consultation with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), over labeling issue. Bayer has identified that ...
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UK retailer The Co-operative Group is to buy ten Costcutter stores in London for an undisclosed sum. The Co-op plans for the outlets to start trading as Co-operative food stores before Christmas, the retailer said today (19 November). ...
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Coles, Australia's second-largest retailer, saw profits increase 16% in its last financial year on the back of sales boosted by more transactions at its outlets. The company booked EBIT of A$1.36bn (US$1.43bn) for the year to the end of ...
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In every place of business there seems to be a piece of equipment that comes in handy more than others.This piece of equipment may be stored in a corner unused for short periods,but when the need displays itself it comes to the rescue and ...
Carrefour is reportedly in talks to combine its venture in Turkey with local rival Migros Ticaret. Bloomberg Friday (28 September) reported Carrefour and Migros were in "early" talks over a possible combination of the two businesses. ...
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