22-Oct-2021

The French spirits producer Pernod Ricard is benefiting from a significantly increased demand for its products. In the three months from July to September, the turnover had climbed by one fifth to about 2.7 billion euro compared to the same period of the previous year, the company announced in ...

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13-Oct-2021

The makers of French Roquefort are up in arms because their blue cheese scored very poorly on a Nutri-Score rating. The health logo could mislead consumers into thinking that the cheese is therefore also very bad for their health, the producers said on Monday, as broadcaster France 3 reported. If ...

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13-Oct-2021

Around 30 types of fruit and vegetables may only be sold without plastic packaging in France from next year. The responsible ministries announced a corresponding regulation on Monday. Consumers will only be able to find cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, leeks, zucchini, eggplants and cauliflower on ...

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Lactalis, dairy products world no. 1, acquires Leerdammer, one of Europe’s most iconic cheese brands

05-Oct-2021

Bel Group and Lactalis Group today announced the completion of the sale to Lactalis of a business comprising Royal Bel Leerdammer NL, Bel Italia, Bel Deutschland, the Leerdammer brand and all related rights, plus Bel Shostka Ukraine. These have all been transferred to Lactalis by Sicopa, a ...

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Laurent Sacchi will succeed him as General Secretary. Chief Human Resources Officer succession will be announced in due course

30-Sep-2021

After more than 20 years of a distinguished career with Danone, of which the last 7 on the Executive Committee, Bertrand Austruy has decided to leave the company to pursue different professional opportunities. Antoine de Saint-Affrique, Danone CEO, said: “Even though I have only known him for a ...

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01-Sep-2021

Up to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a lower risk of stroke and fatal heart disease, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2021.1,2 “To our knowledge, this is the largest study to systematically assess the cardiovascular effects of regular coffee consumption in a ...

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04-Aug-2021

eptin, the satiety or appetite-suppressant hormone, is secreted by the adipose tissue at levels proportional to the body’s fat reserves and regulates appetite by controlling the feeling of fullness. It is transported to the brain by tanycytes – cells which it enters by attaching to the LepR ...

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Higher costs burden

30-Jul-2021

French food company Danone SA (DANOY.PK) reported Thursday that its first-half net income - Group share increased 5.2 percent to 1.07 billion euros from prior year's 1.02 billion euros. Earnings per share were 1.63 euros, up 5.1 percent from 1.55 euros last year. Recurring net income - Group ...

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24-Jun-2021

The business of the French whisky and vodka producer Pernod Ricard is recovering faster than expected. For the 2020/21 financial year, the company therefore now expects an increase in adjusted operating profit from its own resources - i.e. excluding negative exchange rate effects - of 16 percent, ...

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23-Jun-2021

Food has become one of the major challenges of the 21st century. According to a study carried out by CNRS scientists1, an organic, sustainable, biodiversity-friendly agro-food system, could be implemented in Europe and would allow a balanced coexistence between agriculture and the environment. ...

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