Tag: groceries
Rewe Group voluntarily increases wages and salaries
Rewe supermarket “More than 130,000 employees will benefit from the increase,” said a spokesman for the Rewe Group. (Photo: IMAGO/Michael Gstettenbauer) Cologne The Rewe Group wants to increase the wages…
Discounter gets a new head of Germany
Christian Härtnagel The discounter’s previous head of Germany is moving to another position in the group. (Photo: ddp/News Licensing Jack Hill/The) Dusseldorf The discounter Lidl is surprisingly replacing the head…
Why Ukraine is suing its closest ally Poland
Vienna Ukraine is dependent on its agricultural exports – and not only faces obstacles in the Black Sea. Poland, Hungary and Slovakia still do not allow Ukrainian imports of grain…
Fuerst Wiacek wants to expand on the German market
Berlin From Berlin into the world: This applies to the colorful canned beers from the Fuerst Wiacek brewery. The Berlin start-up exports its internationally recognized and award-winning craft beers with…
Is German wine worth investing in?
Vines in Stuttgart German wine is increasingly becoming an international collector’s item. (Photo: imago images / Westend61) Munich Johannes Hasselbach knows from his family how far enthusiasm for wine as…
Less in it, the same price – government wants to ban “deceptive packages” in supermarkets
Berlin, Düsseldorf Federal Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) is taking action against hidden price increases in retail. “Deceptive packages are a big nuisance. “Consumers are being misled here,” Lemke…
Oktoberfest boss is “not chasing records”
Beer tent After a rainy restart after the Corona break, Oktoberfest wants to build on previous visitor numbers this year with better weather. (Photo: AP) Munich Munich is hoping for…
Sales of laboratory meat in the EU applied for
Dusseldorf The manufacturer of Bärchenwurst wants to sell hot dogs with meat from cell cultures in the future. A subsidiary of In Family Foods has submitted an application to the…
How Amazon attacks Aldi and Lidl with its own brands
Amazon is competing with retailers The “Our Essentials by Amazon” brand range corresponds to the core range of supermarkets and discounters. (Photo: Imago [M]) New York, Düsseldorf In Germany, Amazon…
Consumers punish suspected greenwashing immediately
Dusseldorf If doubts arise about the credibility of their sustainability promises, companies can quickly lose sales. This is shown by a survey by the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM),…
“Dog food is more expensive than jam”
Test kitchen from Zentis The Aachen-based jam manufacturer now does most of its business with fruit preparations for yoghurt. (Photo: Zentis) Aachen In the world of family businesses, Zentis boss…
Germany faces a wave of debt due to high consumer prices
Berlin The federal government fears that the economic situation of private households could deteriorate significantly in view of the high inflation. “The increased prices pose serious problems for many people,”…
The Germans face a wave of debt due to high consumer prices
Berlin The federal government fears that the economic situation of private households could deteriorate significantly in view of the high inflation. “The increased prices pose serious problems for many people,”…
Germans face a wave of debt due to high consumer prices
Berlin The federal government fears that the economic situation of private households could deteriorate significantly in view of the high inflation. “The increased prices pose serious problems for many people,”…
Czech billionaire builds trading empire
Paris Four years ago, Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky took a minority stake in French supermarket giant Casino. Now he is supposed to save the heavily indebted group. Late on Monday…
Russia halts Ukrainian grain export deal
Cargo ship loaded with grain In 2022, despite the war, thanks in part to the grain deal, Ukraine was able to export more than 38 million tons of grain and…
This is how the chocolate manufacturer saves energy
Dusseldorf When you reach the village of Waldenbuch in the district of Böblingen, the smell of chocolate fills your nostrils. The chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport employs 1,000 of its 1,900…
WHO classifies sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic”.
Dusseldorf The sweetener aspartame is widespread – in diet drinks as well as in sugar-free chewing gum, low-calorie yoghurt, desserts or sweets. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research…
Delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts – and is fighting for investor funds
Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf Months after taking over German rival Gorillas, Turkish express delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts. The company is burning between $80 million and $100 million a…
Delivery service Getir is apparently fighting hard against high costs – and for investor funds
Frankfurt, Berlin, Dusseldorf Months after taking over German rival Gorillas, Turkish express delivery service Getir is facing drastic cuts. The company is burning between $80 million and $100 million a…