An interesting survey of leading brands. And in Spain, the world’s leading producer of olive oil, the Andalusian cooperative Dcoop has denounced widespread fraud in Spain concerning refined olive oils. According to the stark accusation, in some cases these are mixed with lower-quality oils such as pomace and sunflower oils
When it comes to knowledge, innovation, skills, the manufacturing industry, US debt and rare earths, China certainly holds more ‘cards’ than the US
The real crux of the matter is the rapid technological advancement of Walmart and Amazon, the undisputed market leaders, which European retailers can never hope to match, and which will continue to subject them to unfair competition from online platforms
Donald Trump could have dealt the final blow in the war against Vladimir Putin’s Russia and brought it down. All the conditions were in place, but he decided instead to remain ‘Our man in Washington’: Trump in the hands of the Russians
The illegal labour scheme distorts prices. As well as measures to combat organised crime, the government could start to tackle the issue of wages and consumer incentives: with wages and prices distorted by the Mafia, we won’t get very far
In response to the Soviet decision to deploy SS-20 missiles, NATO adopted the ‘twin-track approach’: to station missiles in Europe whilst simultaneously negotiating disarmament with the USSR. Italy chose Comiso Airport as the base for 112 cruise missiles. The deployment caused extremely high tensions between 1981 and 1983 and gave rise to a major peace movement. Catholic and left-wing
Well done to Lidl for managing to make a name for itself for something I personally haven’t noticed: that the German discount chain is a high-quality supermarket
One of the key strategies – within the supermarket – was undoubtedly that of the own-brand range
When someone tells the truth and dispels those annoying myths, those who knew Caprotti senior well are fully aware of what sort of character he had, and what he put his eldest children – and others – through. It was high time someone set the record straight; I offer my full support to Dr Giuseppe Caprotti.
“At Esselunga, we created the wine sections: we adopted the green colour for the fittings with my father, in Berlin, at the KaDeWe department store.” *Le Ossa dei Caprotti*, page 205
Prosciuttopoli is a saga that has dragged on for eight years, exacerbated by the outbreak of swine fever in Europe since 2014. It is hoped that the sector will not forget the lesson and that consumption of both Parma ham and San Daniele ham will be revitalised
The contradictions within the Ministry of Agriculture and the lack of substance in the positions adopted by trade union organisations (Coldiretti, Confagricoltura, etc.) on an issue that should concern us all: the failure to tackle unfair practices creates numerous market distortions that skew costs, prices and margins. And these developments run directly counter to the protection of sovereignty that this government would appear to advocate.
