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  • Esselunga reports boom in e-commerce

    Along with food and drink, a surge in demand for beauty products has driven Esselunga’s online sales since the beginning of the pandemic.
  • Ahold Delhaize has the wind in its sails

    Dutch food retail group Ahold Delhaize has reported unprecedented levels of demand in all countries where it operates along with double-digit sales revenues.
  • Good practices in Zambia

    A growing list of African food & beverage companies are providing aid to the communities most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • 1.3 million new e-commerce consumers in Italy

    The number of online consumers in Italy has increased by 2 million since the beginning of 2020 to reach a total of 29 million, 1.3 million of whom, according to Netcomm’s estimates, are attributable to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Natura & Co beauty products see 250% growth in online sales

    The Brazilian company Natura & Co, the world’s fourth largest beauty group listed on the Sao Paulo and New York Stock Exchanges, closed Q1 2020 with 1.9% growth in net revenue to R$7.5 billion (approximately €1.2 billion).
  • Piedmontese company Guala Closures makes double sale

    Special Packaging Solutions Investments, owned by private equity fund Investindustrial, has launched a voluntary partial tender offer at €6 per ordinary share to acquire up to 20% of the voting shares of Guala Closures, a world-leading Piedmontese aluminium beverage closures manufacturer listed on the Milan Stock Exchange.
  • Hindustan Unilever acquires VWash

    Mumbai-based company Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has signed an agreement with Glenmark Pharmaceuticals to acquire its intimate hygiene brand VWash together with intellectual property rights including trademarks, design and know-how.
  • Campari in talks to acquire Champagne Lallier

    Campari has entered into exclusive negotiations with the French holding company Sarl Ficoma, owned by Francis Tribaut, for the initial acquisition of an 80% stake followed in the medium term by ownership of the entire share capital of Sarl Champagne Lallier and other group companies.
  • Russian pharmaceutical market sees 25% growth

    According to the marketing agency DSM Group, sales of pharmaceuticals (€4 billion) and parapharmaceuticals (€987.5 million) grew by 25% in Russia in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Henkel’s global solidarity programme

    Henkel has launched a comprehensive global solidarity programme to support employees, consumers and communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Lily’s Kitchen acquired by Nestlé

    Purina PetCare, the pet products business of Swiss food and beverage firm Nestlé, has acquired Lily’s Kitchen, one of the leading producers of wet and dry natural foods for dogs and cats in the UK.
  • Winelivery mania

    After five years of success, the Winelivery home delivery app for wines, beers and drinks, took the first steps towards stock exchange listing in January and has now surpassed all growth expectations.

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