Events
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, US Shoppers Turn Chicken Into A Scarcity
Major US chicken companies are diverting supplies to grocery stores from restaurants to meet red-hot demand as shoppers, unnerved by worries over the new coronavirus, stock their freezers to the...
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Walmart Ups Minimum Wage In E-Commerce Warehouses As Orders Surge
Walmart Inc said on Monday it has temporarily raised entry wages for workers in its e-commerce warehouses by $2, following similar moves by rivals, as it attempts to manage a shopping...
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Carrefour Supports French Fishermen During Crisis
As COVID-19 impacts the global food chain, Carrefour is taking action to support the French fishing industry. In an attempt to mitigate falling prices, the French retailer has committed to...
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The Ministry of Agriculture announces a Hungarikum competition
The Ministry of Agriculture (AM) announced a tender to support the collection, promotion, awareness, preservation and care of national treasures and Hungarikums – the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Tuesday....
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Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits
Amazon.com Inc is teaming up with a research program funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, the e-commerce giant said on Monday. The...
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Two coronavirus testing sites open in Illinois Walmart parking lots
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Sunday that federal drive-thru coronavirus testing sites have been set up in parking lots of its stores in Northlake and Joliet, Illinois to test first...
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Starbucks adopts drive-thru- and delivery-only model
In response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, Starbucks is closing all consumer access to its company-operated café stores, including patio seating, through at least Friday, April 3. Customers will need...
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New Look, H&M, Harrods, Zara join growing list of temporary store closures
With H&M Group, Inditex, New Look, Reiss, River Island, Clarks & Arcadia Group all taking up a significant market share and all closed in the UK for the time being,...
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Panic buyers “should be ashamed”, says NHS director
At the press conference, NHS England national medical director Stephen Powis said the country should be ashamed that key medical staff were left unable to buy food. Powis referred to...
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Walmart’s Mexico unit pulls elderly workers from checkouts on coronavirus concerns
Grocers including Walmart de Mexico have begun bowing to pressure to pull from stores tens of thousands of elderly workers who pack bags at checkouts as concerns grow about their...
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The continental qualifications for the Bocuse d’Or are also postponed
Due to the coronavirus epidemic, the continental qualifications originally announced for spring are postponed at the Bocuse d’Or International Cooking Competition. Copa Maya, the joint qualification for North and South...
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Everything for supply
The corona crisis has put Germany in a state of emergency, and the food industry is right in the middle of it. The sector plays a key role in supplying...
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Coronavirus: Co-op fast tracks 5000-strong recruitment drive
The Co-op is to create 5000 store-based posts which will provide temporary employment for hospitality workers who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus crisis. The grocery retailer said...
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Tesco rations all items to counteract coronavirus panic-buying
Tesco has introduced a three per person limit on all items in a bid to counteract coronavirus-linked stockpiling. In a letter to staff, chief executive Dave Lewis wrote that all...
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L’Oréal Announces Measures To Fight Coronavirus Pandemic In Europe
L’Oréal has announced a series of measures to support those who are at the front-line in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak in the continent. Garnier will supply free-of-cost hand...
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Metro to build new fresh/frozen distribution center in $420 million project
In a $420 million, five-year project, Canadian food and drug retailer Metro Inc. plans to build an automated distribution center for fresh and frozen products and enlarge an existing produce...
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Aldi named Britain’s best grocer for second year running
Aldi has been crowned Best Grocer for the second year in a row at the Retail Week Awards, beating off stiff competition from runner up, The Co-Op. For 25 years the awards...
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Lidl on top
Lidl has overtaken sister company Kaufland and became the market leader in the Czech Republic. Thanks to store modernization and expansion of the product range, the discounter has achieved double-digit growth...
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(HU) Figyelem! Ideiglenes munkaerőt toboroz a Kifli.hu!
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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The Pálinka Festival in Gyula is postponed until the autumn
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, a government decision banned indefinitely the holding of outdoor events with more than 500 participants. This would also affect the Gyula Pálinka Festival, so the...
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The SALIMA Food Fair in Brno was postponed to November
In view of the current prohibition of mass events and trade fairs, and the general situation of “force majeure”, BVV Brno Trade Company has decided to postpone the SALIMA –...
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Messe Düsseldorf postpones the interpack and drupa fairs
Exhibition company Messe Düsseldorf postpones the interpack and drupa leading international trade fairs. The interpack will be held between February 25 and March 3, 2021 and the drupa will be...
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Villány wines fought each other
The Villány wine region closed an eventful day on 11 March. For the 52nd time this year, the Villány Wine Competition, which has great traditions and represents great value for...
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Amazon has two-pronged response to Seattle coronavirus outbreak
Amazon is creating a $5 million Neighborhood Small Business Relief Fund to provide cash grants to small businesses in Seattle that need assistance dealing with the impact of COVID-19. The...
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Lidl reveals plans to open first pub at new Dundonald supermarket
German discounter Lidl has confirmed plans to open its first pub on the island of Ireland in one of its supermarkets in the north. The grocery chain has submitted a...
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Walmart establishes emergency leave policy after associate tests positive for coronavirus in Kentucky
Employees will receive two weeks pay if they are under quarantine or their region is under quarantine Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer and employer of 1.4 million hourly workers, on...
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Tokaji March Great Tasting in Budapest
Almost sixty Tokaj-Hegyalja wineries await the audience with about 160 wines, with a separate Aszú hall and mini-courses at the Corinthia Hotel in Budapest on the Tokaj March Great Tasting...
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Iceland Reduces Plastic Use In By 29% In Two Years
UK retailer Iceland has announced that it has cut the use of plastics in the packaging of its store-brand products by 29%, two years after vowing to remove plastics completely...
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Pepsi To Buy Energy Drink Maker Rockstar For $3.85bn
PepsiCo Inc said on Wednesday it would buy Rockstar Energy Beverages for $3.85 billion (€3.39 billion), in the soda giant’s biggest push into the energy drinks market, where larger rival...
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Chinese Farmers Dodge Coronavirus And Go Online For Spring Seeds And Supplies
Many Chinese farmers are shopping online for vital supplies as the spring planting season gets under way and the coronavirus outbreak disrupts traditional supply chains, providing a huge boost to...
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