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Wed, 01 Jul, 2020
Mon, 01 Jun, 2020
Irish tourism is facing more uncertainty after the US issued warnings about travel to parts of Italy and the French authorities closed the Louvre Museum in Paris over concerns for its staff catching the coronavirus from the hundreds of people streaming through its doors.
Mon, 02 Mar, 2020
The world's biggest brewer, AB InBev, which makes Budweiser, Corona, and Stella Artois beers, along with car rental giants Hertz and Avis, and the shares of European airlines became the latest high-profile casualties of the coronavirus fallout.
Thu, 27 Feb, 2020
Wed, 26 Feb, 2020
While plastic, which is polluting the seas, may take 1,000 years to decompose, the production of aluminium creates far more carbon dioxide, so cans are problematic, too, says Eric Onstad
Fri, 18 Oct, 2019
Reckitt Benckiser cut its full-year revenue target, after lower-than-expected sales in its last quarter under long-time chief executive, Rakesh Kapoor, hurt by a surprise slowdown in demand for infant formula in China.
Tue, 30 Jul, 2019
Here on the western coast of France (east of Roscoff), the temperature has climbed to 32 degrees for my holiday week!
Tue, 09 Jul, 2019
Communications firm Edelman has promoted Emma Williams, Jennifer Hyland and David Callaghan, who have been appointed as directors on foot of significant new business wins.
Mon, 24 Jun, 2019
Barnardos has defended its choice of sponsor for its Big Toddle event after a group of high-level academics wrote a letter to the charity expressing concerns.
Thu, 13 Jun, 2019
Life is all change for TV host and food writer Donal Skehan. A move to Los Angeles four years ago shook things up, but the real whirlwind was the arrival of his son, Noah, 16 months ago.
Wed, 01 May, 2019
Drinks group Pernod Ricard, which is being targeted by activist investor Elliott, is banking that its push into socially and environmentally sound business practices will boost its growth in the coming decade.
Thu, 04 Apr, 2019
Frits Potgieter has been appointed as general manager of the 5-star Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Killarney, part of the iNua Collection.
Fri, 22 Feb, 2019
Ireland’s Kerry Group and France’s Danone are “in the vanguard” of sating global consumer demands for natural foods but they face huge challenges, according to a major report by Davy.
Sat, 10 Nov, 2018
Danone has directly touched the lives of 60,000 children and has made an impact on them all, writes Fergus Finlay
Tue, 26 Jun, 2018
French foods group Danone is to sell a €1.5bn stake in Japanese company Yakult in its latest initiative to boost shareholder returns.
Thu, 15 Feb, 2018
It is gradually becoming unacceptable to pollute for free and pass the bill on to future generations. Some 40 countries are now putting a price on carbon pollution, write Catherine McKenna and Feike Sijbesma
Mon, 20 Nov, 2017
Nestle, the world’s largest packaged food firm, said it would reorganise its infant nutrition business to improve performance, five months after the new CEO listed the category as one of its priorities for growth.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017
A Spanish union representing Nestle workers is pushing back against calls for a boycott of Catalan products, saying that punishing a major employer in the region with separatist ambitions could backfire on the country’s economy.
Tue, 07 Nov, 2017
Ireland’s €1.2bn infant formula industry has been accused of exploiting fears among vulnerable populations to gain market share and adding unnecessary extra ingredients purely to charge a premium price.
Tue, 31 Oct, 2017
Unilever has reported disappointing third-quarter sales having lost market share to smaller rivals, dampening hopes that a failed takeover bid by Kraft Heinz would spark a swift improvement in performance.
Fri, 20 Oct, 2017
Danone’s sales of baby milk formula in China rose strongly in the third quarter, beating forecasts and sending the French food company’s shares to a record high.
Wed, 18 Oct, 2017
Fri, 08 Sep, 2017
Corvex Management, the activist fund run by Keith Meister, has built a stake in French yogurt maker Danone because it views the company as significantly undervalued, according to sources.
Wed, 16 Aug, 2017
Shares in French food group Danone rose after the New York Post newspaper said in a report over the weekend that Danone could be a takeover target.
Tue, 15 Aug, 2017
Outgoing Kerry Group boss Stan McCarthy yesterday pointed to bright times ahead for the Tralee-based diversified food group, as he prepared to formally hand the running of the company over to chief executive designate Edmond Scanlon.
Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
Nestlé warned sales growth this year will be the weakest in at least two decades, giving activist investor Dan Loeb ammunition for his campaign to overhaul the world’s largest food firm, while Danone kept its 2017 goals despite a sales slowdown in the second quarter.
Fri, 28 Jul, 2017
Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to buy US baby formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition for £13bn (€15.25bn), giving the British consumer goods company a new product line and expanding its presence in developing markets.
Sat, 11 Feb, 2017
Shares in Danone fell 3% as the €39bn French food giant lowered its sales growth forecast following a weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter performance at its European dairy business.
Tue, 20 Dec, 2016
Fri, 21 Oct, 2016
Unilever plans to acquire Dollar Shave Club in the US in a deal worth about $1bn (€905m), gaining a firmer foothold in the burgeoning market for male grooming products and opening up a new front in its battle against Procter & Gamble.
Thu, 21 Jul, 2016
Irish agri-food companies are poorly-prepared for the post-Brexit risks and other challenges they face, according to a report by risk management experts Aon.
Wed, 29 Jun, 2016
French multinational food and nutrition group Danone has forecast profitability will improve this year as it contains costs to adjust for difficult markets such as China and Russia.
Wed, 15 Jun, 2016
The global dairy industry is being reshaped by a wave of dealmaking driven by low milk prices and growing demand for products like yoghurt and baby formula in Asia and the Middle East.
Mon, 13 Jun, 2016
Danone, the world’s largest yoghurt producer, has turned its Russian business around by finding growth in the most unlikely of places — Siberian bogs.
Thu, 12 May, 2016
Danone is predicting stronger than expected Q1 sales and said it is on track to deliver higher sales and profits this year.
Wed, 20 Apr, 2016
Thu, 25 Feb, 2016
Cost cuts, rising baby food sales in Asia, and an improvement at its dairy business in Europe will all help Danone deliver higher sales and profits this year despite volatile emerging markets, the French food group said yesterday.
Wed, 24 Feb, 2016
Following years of food scandals, from milk contaminated with an industrial chemical to the use of industrial dyes in eggs, and soya sauce made from hair clippings swept off salon floors, China has finally brought out a range of food safety regulations and legal penalties to clean up its food industry.
Mon, 14 Dec, 2015
Danone, the world’s biggest yoghurt maker, gave a higher sales goal for the first time in four years yesterday as it pledged to boost profitability at its fresh-dairy business, which represents more than half of the French company’s revenue.
Thu, 19 Nov, 2015
Exports of goods and services from Ireland into the Chinese market continue to show fine growth, with food exports proving a particularly bright spot, despite the gloomy economic commentary from that market.
Mon, 16 Nov, 2015
Thu, 30 Jul, 2015
Thu, 23 Apr, 2015
The quota system was of its time, but in a more globalised market has generally run contrary to our best interests. All that is about to change, writes Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney
Wed, 01 Apr, 2015
Mon, 23 Feb, 2015
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