Business Lindt & Sprüngli expects sales to recover soon The Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli says that demand for its chocolate will pick up again after the sharp declines earlier in 2020 by the crisis and the lockdowns. In Europe, in particular,… Read More
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Politics Germans signed a secret agreement with vaccine supplier Without the knowledge of the other EU countries, Berlin has agreed with BioNTech-Pfizer on the supply of 30 million vaccines against corona for Germany. Those involved in Brussels call this practice c… Read More
Iditarod lost one of the last major sponsors 23 Jan 2021 The American oil company ExxonMobil will stop sponsoring the famous annual Sled Dog Race Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska after criticism from animal rights activists. With this, Iditarod loses one of his biggest corporate sponsors. ExxonMobil will stop sponsoring after the race of 2021, which starts every year on the first Saturday of March. This year is the …
Interest to organic food fades during pandemic 21 Jan 2021 As in previous years, the number of farmers switching to organic farming is growing less rapidly. According to Bionext, this is partly due to the lower demand for organic products. There is also uncertainty about agricultural policy, which makes farmers reluctant to make the Switch. According to Bionext, based on figures from Skal bio-control supervisor, last year the area of …
Lindt & Sprüngli expects sales to recover soon 19 Jan 2021 The Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprüngli says that demand for its chocolate will pick up again after the sharp declines earlier in 2020 by the crisis and the lockdowns. In Europe, in particular, more brand chocolate is bought by people who like to eat something delicious while they are stuck in their homes by the virus outbreak. Over the …
Investors bid for French utility company Suez 18 Jan 2021 Two investment companies have made a takeover bid for the French utility company Suez. It appears to be the result of a takeover battle around Suez, which is also a target of rival Veolia. The French Veolia already has a major interest in Suez and wants to take over the entire company. The investors Ardian and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) …
Bruno Le Maire: France is against the planned Carrefour deal 15 Jan 2021 The French government is opposed ‘clearly and definitively’ to the acquisition of supermarket group Carrefour by a Canadian retail company. Minister of Economic Affairs Bruno Le Maire stated that in a tv interview. Earlier this week, Paris expressed concerns about the takeover talks between the supermarket chain and the Canadian Alimentation Couche-Tard, because any sale would potentially damage French employment …
Renault sales tumble 21 percent in 2020 12 Jan 2021 The worldwide sale of the French Auto Group Renault fell by over 21 percent last year due to the COVID-19 crisis and the lockdown measures to contain the virus outbreak. In total, the company sold nearly 2.95 million cars. Renault says that the first half of 2020 was particularly difficult and that in the second half of the year things …
