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Belgian Leonidas seeks Dutch growth, which it will create through flagship stores in every major city, with some even getting more than one.
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Aldi has launched its weekend offers, which means the discounts only apply when you come and purchase it during the weekend.
The Dutch railways have doubled the number of C'est du Pain stores in Belgium to six. In the Netherlands, the chain has are 25 stores, under the name De Broodzaak.
Dutch restaurant chain La Place will get its own store in Google's New York office, where it will cater to 4,000 employees, operating from the eleventh floor.
According to the international consumer movement Consumers International and the World Obesity Federation, fatteners have to be clearly branded, like cigarettes already are.
Today French retailer Carrefour has opened its first Belgian stand-alone pick-up point in Waterloo, near the iconic Lion. RetailDetail was invited to check how such a stand-alone point works, and differs from one next to a supermarket.
The "Kies Bewust" logo will no longer appear on chicken meat in supermarket chains Dirk van den Broek and DekaMarkt after Wakker Dier pressure.
Supermarket chain Plus might re-introduce an artisan butcher into its supermarkets, with a pilot already running in several stores.
Delhaize performed quite well last quarter, but still wants to cut costs in Belgium as it feels discount pressure from other competitors.
Colruyt will equip its staff with a 'personal digital assistant', a small hand computer to allow staff to perform quick stock checks and price labels.
The United States have surpassed France for the first time ever to become the world's largest wine market. France's sales have been on the slide, while American sales are surging forward.
Danone allegedly wants to sell its entire range of medical nutritional food products to Nestlé. Talks are apparently already underway, but a decision has not yet been made.
Verlinvest, the investment company owned by the InBev families de Mévius and de Spoelberch, will invest in a large British gluten-free manufacturer Genius Foods. The move will strengthen Verlinvest's position in the drink and food market.
Tex-mex restaurant chain Chi-Chi's franchisee Francis Leroy has large ambitions for the international expansion of the chain, with Chinese, German and Belgian expansions planned.
British supermarket chain Tesco has opened budget sections in a part of its stores, filled with the cheapest products in a move to better compete with discount chains.
FrieslandCampina is in talks with China Huishan Dairy Holdings to create a baby food joint-venture. Both companies want to manufacture high-quality children's food in China.
