All France articles – Page 101
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French marketers 'unaffected' by strike
France’s one-day strike has included workers for major retailers, but the country’s fresh produce sector has so far been unaffected
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Auchan rebrands stores as Simply Market
France’s Auchan group is to convert all its stores in France, Spain, Poland and Italy to its new Simply Market discount format
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Maersk updates WestMed service
The changes allow Maersk Line to expand coverage while improving reliability and transit times between the Mediterranean and North America
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Reefer Terminal welcomes Agrexco switch
The GF Group subsidiary says the Israeli exporter's decision to swap Marseilles for Vado is a "positive development"
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ArticleNext stop Europe for Or and Mor
Agrexco said that exports of the fruit to key European markets would begin shortly
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Cold snap shivers French crops
Unseasonably cold temperatures and heavy snowfall last week in the Provence and Perpignan areas are affecting availability of some winter vegetable and salad lines.
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ArticlePerle du Nord obtains AOP status
The French chicory producer has now gained AOP status, allowing it to focus on the revival of the Perle du Nord brand
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ArticleSlow sales growth for Carrefour
Carrefour has posted a 2008 Q4 profit rise of just 0.7 per cent, and predicts more of the same
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ArticleFrench kiwifruit gets marketing push
Through a new TV advert and a number of other initiatives, French kiwifruit producers are hoping for a boost in sales
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ArticleCasino delivers "satisfactory" Q4
The French group saw growth of 3.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008, with full year sales up 14.9 per cent
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ArticleProximity label in the pipeline
Due to consumers’ growing environmental concerns, French fruit producers are looking into the creation of a new “local” brand
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ArticleFollow the happiness curve
Companies should consider the buying power of the older generation when planning the next promotional campaign
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ArticleSouthern Europe focus for fresh-cut event
Freshconex Congress will focus in-depth on the fresh-cut convenience markets in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain
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ArticlePotato growers of Europe unite
A new association UPGE is to be inaugurated later this month, with the aim of improving coordination and tackling low prices across Europe
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ArticleRetail Focus | Europe's top 20
2008 saw the rise of the discount retailer as the global economic crisis took hold
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ArticleCorbas market opens for business
Lyon’s wholesalers have finally completed the move from Perrache to Corbas, as the new market opens its doors
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ArticleDirect Endives and Soleil du Nord unite
French chicory producer Direct Endives has joined producer organisation Soleil du Nord to create new company Endélis
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ArticleMovers & Shakers | January 2009
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments, departures and news within the European fresh produce industry over the past month
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French embark on banana plan
The banana sector in the French West Indies has launched an ambitious project to develop disease-resistant bananas as part of a wider six-year sustainable banana plan.
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière makes port switch
Company set to transfer entire European import programme from Port of Antwerp to Belgian coastal port of Zeebrugge