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DistributionMarr/2. Operational activities for new central platform started
Company appoints new CFO and publishes 2024 sustainability report
The Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Marr (read EFA News) pursuant to art. 13 of Legislative Decree no. 39/2010, upon reasoned proposal of the supervisory body, has assigned the auditing firm Deloitte... more
DistributionMarr: Total Consolidated Revenues Rise to Over 2 Billion Euros in 2024
Shareholders' meeting resolves to distribute gross dividend of 0.60 euros per share
Today, the Shareholders' Meeting of Marr SpA, a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, approved the financial statements for... more
DistributionDespar Italia closes 2024 with a turnover of 4.5 billion euros
General Manager Fabbri: "Great strides towards reaching 25% market share" / Attachment
Despar Italia, the consortium company that brings together six food distribution companies and affiliated retailers under the Despar brand, consolidates its growth path, closing 2024 with a turnover to... more
DistributionBig moves in the world of global gdo ready meals.
Ireland's Greencore is ready to shell out €1.5 billion (cash) for Britain's Bakkavor
Big multibillion-dollar maneuvers in the world of ready meals for large global retailers. Ireland's Greencore is, in fact, in the process of acquiring Bakkavor, a U.K.-based company specializing in private-label... more
DistributionMarr: revenues rise to 2.098 billion euros in 2024
Ebitda stands at 120.2 million euros. Sales also growing in the first two months of 2025
The Board of Directors of Marr SpA (Milan: Marr.MI), a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food products to the foodservice sector, today approved the consolidated financial statements... more
DistributionEpic Partners Loses Pieces: Esselunga Also Goes Away
Swiss purchasing center breaks with Italian brand, perhaps due to "lack of collaboration"
The "great escape" from Epic Partners continues. After the French Super U and the Swedish Ica, the Italian Esselunga is ending its partnership with the European purchasing center. The initiative to terminate... more
DistributionDespar and Spar International: support for Italian athletics
From 6 to 9 March, the company will be the protagonist at the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn
Content creation initiative created in collaboration with gymnast and special correspondent Federica Macrì. more
DistributionMarr: Antonio Tiso is the new CFO
Total consolidated revenues 2024 rise to 2.098 billion euros. New platform in Rome soon
Marr, leader in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, announces that starting from next March 15th the role of CFO of Marr will be covered by... more
DistributionNormal opens first stores in Italy
Danish chain with over 850 stores in 8 countries opens in RomaEst and Porta di Roma
Danish retail chain Normal arrives in Italy. Founded in 2013 in the city of Silkeborg, the company now operates a chain of over 850 stores in eight European countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands,... more
DistributionCarrefour at the station: the French revolution of the GDO
Three-way agreement with Lagardere Travel Retail and SNCF: 30 new shops in railway stations
Carrefour has recently signed an agreement with Sncf, the French national railway company and French rail companies, together with Lagardère Travel Retail, a subsidiary of the Lagardère group specialized i... more
DistributionGrr Garbe Retail makes its first shopping spree in Italy
German group acquires €222 million portfolio of 7 hypermarkets and 15 supermarkets
Thirty-year lease agreement with Coop Alleanza 3.0 perfected. more
DistributionBologna: New Carrefour and Glovo Urban Warehouse for Ultra-Fast Deliveries
Open 7 days a week, with guaranteed times of less than 30 minutes and over 3500 products in the catalogue
Glovo and Carrefour strengthen their collaboration with the opening of the second 'Carrefour Sprint' in Italy, in the city of Bologna. This new urban warehouse, entirely managed by Glovo, will guarantee... more
DistributionMarr /2. Sales Accelerate in October 2023
Activities continue for a logistics platform in Lombardy and for a new distribution center in Puglia
As regards the market context of food consumption outside the home, as previously indicated, according to the Confcommercio Research Office (Congiuntura n° 10, November 2024) the quantity consumption... more
DistributionPoke: an all-Italian passion
50% of all deliveries via Glovo globally take place in Italy
With almost 2 million bowls delivered in the last year alone, Italy dominates the global scene, representing 50% of total poke deliveries via Glovo. This growing passion testifies to the trend of Italians... more
DistributionCarrefour "adopts" Centric PLM to enhance purchasing strategies
Supermarket chain wants to become Europe's leading digital retailer
Centric Software, the market leader in product lifecycle management, announces a partnership with Carrefour. As part of its mission to make its products accessible and convenient for everyone, and support... more
DistributionMetro Italia: David Albert new director of Offer Management
He succeeds Romain Pobé, and will take office on August 1st
Metro Italia has announced the appointment of David Albert as new Director of Offer Management. Albert will succeed Romain Pobé with effect from 1 August 2024. Current director of Offer Management Makro... more
DistributionCarrefour is betting its cards on Uvesco... but it won't be easy
Group wants to acquire the Spanish chain, whose price is estimated between 700 and 800 million euros
The news has been bouncing around numerous international media for a few days: Carrefour intends to acquire the Spanish company Uvesco. The negotiation, however, will not be the simplest, given the fierce... more
DistributionVéGé Group: turnover rises to 13.78 billion euros
2024 will continue to grow, thakns also to the entry of Apulia as a partner
The VéGé Group shareholders' meeting approved the 2023 consolidated financial statements thanks to which the first Modern Distribution Group in Italy celebrates 65 years since its foundation, bringing t... more
DistributionSumUp launches Solo Lite, the new pos for traders and street vendors
Designed to offer a portable and easy-to-use payment solution
SumUp, fintech active in the digital payments sector with innovative solutions for businesses of all sizes, announces the launch of the latest novelty, the Solo Lite pos, now available for merchants in... more
DistributionDespar awarded at Plma 2024
Group receives recognition for two products from the Despar Premium line
Despar was again awarded at the "Plma's 2024 International Salute to Excellence Awards" with two awards given to as many references which confirm the quality of the brand's product offering: these are... more
DistributionSchwarz Group (Lidl) experiencing limited growth
The discounter drives the revenues of the German holding, which ends the year with 200 more points of sale
The Schwarz Group, holding company of Lidl and Kaufland, closed the fiscal year (29 February 2024) with a turnover rising to 167.2 billion euros (8.5% on the previous financial year). Growth, therefore,... more
DistributionEuropean Vending Association: Sergio Barbarisi is the new president
Member of the Executive Committee since 2021, he takes over from Paolo Ghidotti
The Executive Committee of the European Vending Association (Eva) has elected Sergio Barbarisi as new president. The change was sanctioned last May 14, during the meeting held on the sidelines of Venditalia.... more
DistributionMarr: consolidated revenues of 418.1 million euros in the first quarter
Growing numbers due to margins; net profit of 1.7 million euros
The Board of Directors of Marr, a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, has approved the interim management report as at 31... more
DistributionLidl Italia: almost 94 thousand jobs created
The socio-economic impact balance sheet was presented
The “Socio-economic impact report of Lidl in Italy” drawn up by The European House – Ambrosetti was presented today. The study measured the impacts and contribution of Lidl to the creation of value for t... more
DistributionMarr: record dividend confirmed
Assembly approves budget, breaking through the wall of € 2B in turnover
Today the shareholders' meeting of Marr, a leading company in Italy in the marketing and distribution of food and non-food products to the foodservice sector, approved the financial statements as of 31... more
DistributionDespar Italia: rising revenues of 4.4 billion euros in 2023
Last year 56 new openings, while the branded product reaches a market share of 22.4%
General manager Fabbri: "Objectives achieved thanks to an increasingly strong rooting in the territories and a solid product development project" more
DistributionSpar Austria: Christof Rissbacher new chairman of the Management Committee
The manager takes over from Paul Klotz, who remains head of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Spar Austria, an international group of which Aspiag Service, the concessionaire of the Despar, Eurospar and Interspar brands in Triveneto, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy is part,... more
DistributionMarr for an increasingly sustainable foodservice
The new edition of the Sustainability Report has been published
Just over a month after the publication of the 2023 budget (read EFA News), in which it was announced that revenues would exceed two billion, the Marr group has released its 2023 sustainability report.... more
DistributionMarr, leap in profitability and profits: dividend of 60 cents announced
A new plant will soon be inaugurated in Lombardy, with an investment of € 28 million
The Italian Rimini based Marr Group closed 2023 with total consolidated revenues of 2,085.5 million euros with growth of 155 million compared to 2022. Operating profitability recovered strongly with consolidated... more
DistributionMarr, turnover exceeded two billion euros
Preliminary data announced at the company convention
Marr surpasses, and by a lot, the barrier of 2 billion in turnover. The Cremonini group company, leader in Italy in foodservice distribution, has anticipated the preliminary figures on the occasion of... more
DistributionAnimal welfare. Lidl also contested in the UK
BBC report: a high percentage of chickens sold could suffer from skin diseases
The BBC has broadcast a new investigation into the welfare of chickens sold in the Lidl discount store which investigates the presence of a skin disease caused by constant contact with faeces and urine.... more
Distribution"White striping": association accuses, Lidl Italia responds
Animal rights dossier puts packaged chicken in the crosshairs, deemed "unhealthy and low in protein"
But at stake there would also be the question of animal welfare considered, according to the association, to be poor or non-existent in animals affected by the syndrome more
DistributionShopFully buys Ofertia and expands in Spain, Mexico and Colombia
Acquired the Spanish marketplace that connects more than 4 million consumers
ShopFully consolidates its presence in Spain, Mexico and Colombia with the acquisition of the website and app of Ofertia, a Spanish marketplace that connects more than 4 million consumers and includes... more
DistributionUber Eats escapes, 4,000 riders on the warpath
The company disappears after closing in Italy: class action of the messengers
The disengagement of Uber Eats from Italy could turn out to be a Caporetto. Announced in June 2023 and implemented in July, within a few days left 4,000 riders speechless. Who now, rightly, claim to deal... more
DistributionPrivate label in Italy: more and more products (+15.4%) in the shopping cart
The Report, edited by Circana, presented on the first day of the fair Marca 2024
In a period of high complexity, marked by global and climate crises, job insecurity and rising prices of consumer goods, Italian families find themselves facing widespread uncertainty and concerns. It... more
DistributionPrivate label: 8.5 billion typical local products sold in large-scale retail trade
In Italy Mdd goods cover 31.5% of the consumer goods turnover, up from 28.3% in 2019
Almost 30% (27.2%) of the turnover of typical local Italian products, equal to 8.5 billion euros, is generated directly by Modern Distribution through distributor brands. The report “Private Label and M... more
DistributionMetro Italia: turnover (+9.4%) at 1.97 billion euros in 2022-2023
Double-digit growth for the Food channel, which closed the year at 434 million euros (+17.3%)
The 2022/2023 fiscal year of Metro Italia, the company specialized in wholesale trade in the Horeca sector, closed with a turnover of 1.97 billion euros (+9.4% compared to the previous fiscal year). A... more
DistributionIVS Group acquires Time Vending
Chef Express (Cremonini) sells 50% and reinvests in the vending machine holding company
IVS Group informs that has acquired the 50% interest in Time Vending S.r.l. owned by Chef Express S.p.A. (Cremonini Group), of which IVS Italia S.p.A. already owned 50%, and so reaching 100%.The value... more
DistributionAldi opens the group's largest store in Italy
The 117th Italian point, located in Milan
Aldi, part of the Aldi Süd Group, a German multinational discount retailer, inaugurated a new store yesterday in Milan, in viale Monza 267, in the Precotto district. The new store, the largest since its... more
DistributionAtlante, turnover target of 350 million in 2026
Interview with Natasha Linhart: "50% of revenues from the export of high quality Italian foods"
Love and soy-milk substitutes were the two main ingredients: this is how Natasha Linhart, a thoroughbred Englishwoman (but Bolognese by adoption after her marriage to an Italian entrepreneur) began the... more
DistributionVégé-Metro Italia Group: the collaboration ends
The wholesale company is accelerating its evolution towards HoReCa
VéGé Group and Metro Italia announce the conclusion of the collaboration that began in 2020. The first modern distribution group born in Italy and the international specialist company in wholesale trade i... more
DistributionUnited Kingdom. Scandal: Red light on children's snacks
Lidl has recalled the product, recommending that it be returned and a refund be requested
The Paw Patrol-themed snack packs contained a compromised URL that, when opened, displayed pornographic content. A scandal of considerable proportions, aggravated by the fact that Paw Patrol is a cartoon... more
DistributionPrices doubled for environmental impact: madness of a German chain
For one week Penny increases some food products by up to 94%. The reason? They pollute...
The brand has also been present in Italy since 1994 and today has over 400 discount stores with an "offensive" format, thanks to which it wants to attack the market, with innovation and determination, in order to obtain positive results for itself and for customers ". So it is reported on their site. Let's hope that the "offensive" does not include bizarre initiatives such as the one carried out in Germany in Italy. more
DistributionLillo (Podini family): revenues of 3.7 billion euros (+10.61%) in 2022
All the financial indicators of the parent company of MD and Dedagroup also rose
Lillo SpA, the holding company of the Podini family of Bolzano, which owns, as its main activities, Md SpA - which operates in large-scale distribution, and Dedagroup SpA - active in the world of Information... more
DistributionAldi crosses the finish line of 160 points of sale in 5 years in Italy
Thursday the inauguration of two new discount stores in Emilia Romagna and in Veneto
Aldi, part of the German discount chain Aldi Süd, consolidates its presence in Northern Italy with the inauguration of two new stores in San Stino di Livenza (Ve) and Rimini, ready to welcome customers... more
DistributionEat Happy Group closes 2022 with turnover at +14%
27.5 million euros for the multinational specialized in the production of sushi
The CEO Calistri speaks: "We are aiming for increasingly Italian products, our rice is grown in Piedmont". more
DistributionCarrefour Italia: sales with the same network at +4.2%
1.1 billion euros (+40%) of Italian products purchased in the group's supermarkets around the world
The relaunch of Carrefour Italia continues, closing 2022 with positive results both in terms of sales and in terms of improving profitability. Sales with the same network (like for like), informs a press... more
DistributionAldi, poker of points of sale in northern Italy
Inaugurations in Modena, Belluno, Torri di Quartesolo (Vi) and Vigevano (Pv)
The German retailer Aldi consolidates its presence in Northern Italy with the inauguration of four new stores in Modena, Belluno, Torri di Quartesolo (Vicenza) and Vigevano (Pavia). With a total of 110... more
DistributionGetir wins the Leonardo da Vinci prize
Ultra-fast delivery company awarded for "contribution to Turkey-Italy relations"
Getir, a Turkish company pioneer in ultra-fast grocery delivery, wins the Leonardo da Vinci award for its outstanding contribution to Turkey-Italy trade relations and for its business in Italy. The award... more
DistributionIVS Group grows in France
The Italian leader in vending machines acquired the Alfragest of Lyon
IVS Group, the Italian leader and the second player in Europe in the business of automatic and semi-automatic vending machines for the supply of hot and cold drinks and snacks, has signed a preliminary... more