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Food21 April, 2026
Carlsberg swapping Coca-Cola for PepsiCo in Northern Europe and the Baltic states
The Carlsberg Group is going all in on Pepsi: starting January 1, 2029, the Danish brewer will become PepsiCo’s exclusive bottler throughout Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Currently, Carlsberg still bottles for rival Coca-Cola in Denmark and Finland.
General21 April, 2026
How Bol fell victim to a “fake data breach”: new trend in cybercrime
A hacker claims to have obtained the personal data of 400,000 Belgian customers of Bol (part of Ahold Delhaize) and is offering that data for sale on the dark web. But what at first glance appeared to be a major data breach turns out to be more of a bluff.
Beauty/Care21 April, 2026
Nivea suffers sharp drop in revenue
Beiersdorf got off to a weak start this year: its core brands, Nivea and La Prairie, were particularly hard hit by cooling demand and challenging market conditions. This weighed on first-quarter revenue, although the company is sticking to its full-year forecast.
General21 April, 2026
Uber Eats brings unwanted purchases back to the store with a new returns service
Uber Eats is launching a new returns service in the United States, allowing customers to return items purchased through the platform via a courier. The service promises to simplify the returns process to just a few taps in the app.
Food21 April, 2026
Haacht Brewery’s losses deepen; recovery expected by 2030
Co.Br.Ha., the holding company behind Haacht Brewery, saw its losses continue to rise in 2025. This was mainly due to restructuring costs and impairment charges: the brewer of Primus and Tongerlo carried out another round of layoffs at the end of 2025—the third in as many years.
Food21 April, 2026
Primark and AB Foods are parting ways: can they do without each other?
Associated British Foods (ABF) is taking a major strategic step: the British conglomerate plans to spin off the fashion chain Primark. By the end of 2027, they are set to operate as two separate publicly traded companies, despite growing uncertainty. Is this the right time?
General20 April, 2026
One more month for Brussels real estate tycoon Gérald Hibert
Gérald Hibert has been granted a one-month extension: the Brussels court has given the real estate group GH until May 18 to initiate a judicial reorganization procedure (PRJ). The banks, however, remain skeptical about the rescue plan.
Food20 April, 2026
Extortion in the food industry: rat poison in baby food puts the sector on high alert
The discovery of rat poison in jars of HiPP baby food in Austria highlights the vulnerability of the food supply chain. Authorities suspect that this is a targeted extortion attempt, a phenomenon that remains rare but has a significant impact.
General20 April, 2026
Galeria’s revenue in free fall
Things are once again not going well for the German department store chain Galeria: in the first half of its current fiscal year alone, the retailer is said to have lost more than 100 million in revenue. According to insiders, Easter sales were “a disaster.”
General20 April, 2026
Sports retailers and discounters gaining ground worldwide, electronics retailers under pressure
Sports and lifestyle chains and discounters are the biggest winners in a new list of the top 50 largest international retailers, a ranking led by familiar American and European names. Electronics chains are feeling the pressure.
Uncategorized20 April, 2026
Thanks to Puma and Jack Wolfskin, Anta Sports is stepping out of the shadows and into the global elite
In 2025, Anta Sports recorded revenue of over 80 billion yuan for the first time, equivalent to more than 10 billion euros. This confirms the company’s ambitions to break into the global elite of sports retail, following in the footsteps of Nike and Adidas. However, behind that record revenue lies…
Fashion20 April, 2026
[Interview] “Every store we open is a success” (Matthias Hindriks, The Fashion Store)
This year, The Fashion Store is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Flemish multi-brand retailer, which positions itself as an easily accessible boutique, is performing significantly better than the market, says CEO Matthias Hindriks.