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MCDONALD'S LOSES BRANCHES IN FINLAND AS RIVALS PUSH FOR MARKET SHARE
COMPETING fastfood chains are snapping at McDonald’s heels in Finland as the global player closes branches. McDonald’s now has just 72 outlets after chopping 10 in 2015. The remainder largely consists of franchises (59) with the rest owned by the Finnish subsidiary (13).…
BIOFUELS INDUSTRY WELCOMES DEAL OVER ILUC – BUT WANTS A MORE RATIONAL DEBATE OVER SUBSIDIES IN FUTURE
After more than four years of protracted negotiations that included bursts of occasional intense lobbying, the biofuels standards and subsidies saga in Europe has been settled with a compromise that allows both the industry and environmental groups to draw some satisfaction.…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – BRUSSELS DETAILS UPCOMING EU VAT REFORMS
BRUSSELS DETAILS UPCOMING EU VAT REFORMS
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released a statement outlining the subject of planned VAT legislative proposals to be made next year (2016). These will reduce the administrative burden on businesses through VAT regimes varying between European Union (EU) member states.…
IMPACT OF RUSSIA FOOD IMPORT BANS VARY ACROSS EU
EUROPEAN Union (EU) member states have suffered unevenly from Russia’s ban on EU food exports from last August, according to European Commission data.
While Finnish and Estonian extra-EU food and drink exports fell sharply in August-November 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 (32% and 22% down respectively), other EU food exporters saw only moderate falls in such sales, or even gains.…
EU MOVES TOWARDS AGREEMENT ON REDUCING BIOFUEL INCENTIVES
EUROPEAN Union (EU) legislators are moving towards agreement on EU legislation promoting biofuels, with the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers agreeing to reduce incentives for the use and manufacture of first generation products. A tentative political agreement, that now has the support of the European Parliament’s environment committee, will cap at 7% by 2020 the amount of transport energy consumption from biofuels made from crops grown on agricultural land.…
MATURE EUROPEAN NONWOVENS SECTOR GROWS THROUGH INNOVATION
THE ONWARD march of nonwovens production in Europe appears to be relentless, but the drivers behind it have changed in recent years. Early markets for disposable products have matured and levelled off in many countries and newer applications have taken up the slack.…
MAJOR LIFT IN DANISH ORGANIC CHICKEN SALES PROMPTS INVESTMENT
New domestic and foreign suppliers are entering the growing organic meat sector in Denmark, encouraged by its long term prospects, strong consumer demand and government backing.
Growth in both production and sales of organic chicken has been particularly impressive in Denmark since 2010, achieving a 26% increase in 2014.…
SECONDARY PACKAGING ADVANCES GIVING PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT COMPANIES A MARKETING EDGE
IN the highly competitive cosmetics and personal care market, producers of secondary packaging are creating ever more advanced, innovative shapes and decorations to attract consumers. Whether it conveys a message of sustainability, luxury, or simplicity – secondary packaging continues to play a crucial role, often communicating multiple ideas and emotions to consumers in an instant.…
FINLAND’S ATRIA TACKLING OPERATING COSTS’ BASE
Finland’s Atria is pushing ahead with plans to reduce its cost base in the face of lower revenues that are mainly being generated due to lost meat trade with Russia, following European Union (EU) and Russian tit-for-tat sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.…
PEPSI TIES UP WITH FINNISH BREWER TO ENTER BELARUS
PepsiCo has agreed that Finland brewer Olvi will market the US giant’s biggest brands in Belarus. Pepsi will use the Finnish company’s Belarus subsidiary Lidskoe Pivo to sell and distribute Pepsi, Mirinda, 7 Up and Adrenalin Rush immediately, with local production beginning later this year at Lidskoe Pivo’s facility in Lida, western Belarus. …