Turnaround at Carrefour Belgium: first operating profit in five years
Despite a declining market share and revenue under pressure, Carrefour in Belgium posted an operating profit last year for the first time since 2021. However, the retailer…
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OpenAI ‘rogue’ AI incident raises trust questions for the future of agentic commerce
OpenAI says that one of its advanced AI agent systems effectively hacked another company during a testing exercise. The post OpenAI ‘rogue’ AI incident raises trust questions for…
Harvesting Change: Europe’s Fruit And Vegetable Sector Looks Overseas For Answers
Amid a variety of challenges, Europe’s fruit and vegetable sector is looking overseas for answers. Jimmy Nicholls reports.
Givaudan's Organic Sales Top Market Estimates On Fragrance Strength
Givaudan beats Q2 sales estimates driven by surging fragrance demand, while its flavours unit recovers from a Q1 decline.
Price cuts drive double-digit growth at Action
Price cuts, expansion, a growing customer base, and strong demand for summer products helped Action achieve a 14% increase in revenue in the first half of the year. However, the…
Lidl Adds Paw Patrol Characters To Own-Brand Products
Lidl is launching a Paw Patrol collection across its own-brand range, with products that meet the World Health Organisation’s nutritional criteria.
Nestlé Beats Q2 Organic Sales Expectations, Forms Waters Joint Venture
Nestlé beats Q2 sales expectations and is targeting €3bn from a new waters joint venture with Platinum Equity.
Ocado To Build Robotic Warehouse For European Retailer
Britain's Ocado said it plans to build a large robotic warehouse for a fast-growing European national retailer.
Nestlé Brasil Invests €93m To Expand And Modernise Araçatuba Plant
Nestlé Brasil is investing R$ 540 million (€93.3 million) in its São Paulo facility, which produces infant and medical nutrition.
Belgians Support Local Products, Prioritise Price At Checkout – CBC
While Belgians hold a positive view of domestic agriculture, economic factors heavily influence their purchasing decisions.
French Antitrust Greenlights Euralis-Maïsadour Merger
France's competition watchdog has approved the proposed merger of agricultural cooperative groups Euralis and Maïsadour.
Circularity in dairy goes beyond recyclability to include food safety and water consumption
Within the dairy industry, circularity creates a self-sustaining, resource-efficient system where waste is not discarded but reused or recycled, benefiting both the environment…