Brazil's biggest retailer, GPA , is gearing up for an aggressive price war in its food business, where it aims to maintain its operating profit margin by cutting expenses, according to a presentation to investors on Tuesday.
Bell Flavors & Fragrances, one of the leading suppliers of flavours, fragrances, botanical extracts and ingredient specialities unveils its new website, www.bell-europe.com.
Ahlstrom Corporation (Ahlstrom) and Munksjö Oyj (Munksjö) have agreed to complete the combination of Ahlstrom's Label and Processing business in Brazil (Coated Specialties) with Munksjö.
Sales of the Bakery & Cereals market in Brazil will grow rapidly during 2007-17, driven by increased demand from middle-class consumers in the country, says a report by Canadean Food.
Brazilian beef producer Minerva SA will take control of the beef division of meats processor BRF in exchange for 15 percent of Minerva's capital, a source familiar with the deal said on Friday.
Carrefour, the world's second-biggest retailer, named a new boss in Brazil on Friday as it seeks to accelerate its expansion in its largest market after France.
Grupo Pão de Açúcar , Brazil's biggest retailer, beat analyst forecasts on Wednesday with a 70 percent jump in profit due to robust sales growth and streamlined operations.
Brazil's largest retail group Grupo Pao de Acucar, or GPA, has elected French retail group Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA Chief Executive Jean-Charles Naouri as its new chairman, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Here come ecological and low-cost casts made from luffas. They are special courgettes that can be cultivated, dried and transformed into natural sponges.
At Fi Europe (Frankfurt, 19-21 November) Brazilian company Biorigin says that it will present the recipe for successful health and well-being formulations for sodium reduction and taste enhancement.
Brazil's Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) has until September 20 to define the new anti-dumping duty for garlic imported from China.
Biorigin, the Brazilian beta-glucan company, has announced that it intends to promote Goldcell Beta Glucan as a food ingredient to the European market.
Brazilian food company Brasil Foods (BRF) is set to establish a new AED533m ($145m) food processing facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad).
Brazilian retail sales jumped more than expected in July as lower food prices offered relief for tight family budgets, bolstering hopes that the economy can avoid a quarterly drop.
