France: L’Oreal set to launch new travel division
L’Oreal is set to launch a new worldwide travel division to capitalize on the growing travel retail market. The new worldwide Group Travel Retail division it is to be overseen by Barbara Lavermos, the current managing director of L’Oreal Luxe’s travel retail worldwide. Lavermos will report to Niciolas Hieronimus, President of Selective Divisions. The new […]
Poland: Mars invests in pet food plant
According to Feed Machinery, Mars Poland is planning to invest more than 250 million PLN (approx $80 million) to develop its animal feed factory in Kozuszki Parcel and to launch a new chocolate factory in Janaszowek. The company has already invested 800 million PLN (approx $256 million) in a factory and office complex near Sochaczew. […]
UK: Chobani Yoghurt to be withdrawn from the market
US yoghurt maker Chobani has confirmed it plans to withdraw products from the UK on a temporary basis as it looks to transition production to the country. Chobani has confirmed plans to withdraw products temporarily from the UK market, with all lines expected to be off shelves by January 2014 before being relaunched within the […]
Denmark: Royal Unibrew’s revenue up 14%
Royal Unibrew, Denmark’s second largest brewer, has recorded net revenues of 3,056 million kroner (approx $555 million) for the first three quarters of the year, up 14% on the same period of the previous year (2,670 million kroner – approx $485 million). Reporting its latest financial results, the brewer of brands including Royal, Ceres, Faxe […]
UK: Maxxium launches festive labelling initiative
The Famous Grouse producer Maxxium has launched its latest nationwide campaign allowing consumers to personalise labels as a Christmas gift. Any purchase of The Famous Grouse (70cl) bottle over the Christmas season will allow consumers to visit a microsite and, on entering the barcode, create a personalised gift. There will also be live “label making […]
France: McDonald’s rolls out online ordering
Following a successful two-year trial in 80 stores, McDonald’s is set to roll out online and smartphone ordering across its 1,300 restaurants in France by the end of the year. The new scheme will allow users to order an item or items from the menu on their smartphone and then pick it up at the […]
UK: Morrisons introduces age restrictions on sale of energy drinks
Morrisons is the first major retailer in the UK to ban sales of energy drinks to under 16s, the BBC reports. The supermarket, which is trialling the ban in stores in Glasgow, Dorset, Leeds, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk, will require customers wishing to purchase certain energy drinks to show proof of age if staff believe […]
Turkey: Nestle expands plant with Saudi growth in mind
To cater for the growing Saudi Arabian market, Nestle has expanded a plant in Turkey with the addition of lines to produce Maggi bouillon products. The company has invested $10.9m in their cereal plant located in Karacabey, in western Turkey, creating around 100 new jobs. The expansion of the plant, which first opened in 1989, […]
Germany: Sudzucker lowers profit forecast
Sudzucker, Europe’s largest sugar company, has lowered profit forecasts for the 2013/14 financial year following a number of difficult months of trading. The Mannheim-based business now predicts that group revenues for the financial year will be in the region of €7.6 billion, versus the €7.9 billion it reported in the previous year. The revised operating […]
UK: Lambrini launches new app to “keep consumers safe”
Halewood International, the makers of Lambrini, has unveiled plans to launch a free app designed to encourage more responsible drinking over the upcoming festive period. The virtual BodyGuard app is free to download for iPhone and Android users and displays an alcohol monitor to count the number of units consumed, as well as a “Get […]