BULGARIAN NEWS

Wine producers inBulgariawill be allowed to add sugar to boost the level of alcohol, according to Krasimir Koev, Director of the Executive Agency on Vine and Wine (EAVW). The EAVW has authorized the measure in response to a request to local wine producers.Bulgarian winemakers argued that the poor meteorological conditions in 2014 had resulted in a lower sugar content of...

Saying “NE!“ or “NO!“ to long queues is one of the slogans of the newly established Czech online supermarket, Rohlík.cz that plans to become a rival to Tesco´s home delivery. A relative newcomer to the market in home deliveries of foodstuffs, Rohlík.cz is preparing to expand beyond the Czech capital Prague. According to its CEO...

Croatian food, beverage and drug producer Podravka said it has launched a mandatory takeover bid for the shares of Rovinj-based fish farming and processing company Mirna it does not already own. Podravka said in a statement it has offered to pay 38.02 kuna ($6.5/5.1 euro) a piece for the targeted Mirna shares. The move comes after Podravka acquired in August a total of...

Online purchase intentions around the world have doubled since 2011 for many durable and entertainment-related categories including e-books, event tickets, sporting goods and toys, according to a new study conducted online by Nielsen. Nearly half of global respondents intend to make an online purchase in the next six months in high-prominence categories including clothing...

Intermarche has increased the pace of new drive openings in Francein August by opening 25 drives. August 2014 was the second consecutive month when the retailer lead in terms of the number of openings and in the previous month reported opening 19 drives. Leclerc remains the market leader in the French drives network , with a total of 645 units and 4 openings in August...

In the year of the mega-mergers, even a $60 billion toothpaste giant isn’t too big to wind up on someone’s shopping list. Colgate-Palmolive is in an enviable position as oral-care products become increasingly sought-after in developing nations, where the company already generates half its sales. Its revenue is set to climb faster than every peer over the next few...