Carrefour Meat Boycott Ends After French Retailer’s Apology
Meatpackers JBS SA and Minerva SA are resuming beef sales to Carrefour SA in Brazil after a spat that halted supplies to stores in the South American nation, according to people familiar with the matter.
Carrefour Attempts Damage Control Against Brazil 'Boycott'
French supermarket group Carrefour attempted Tuesday to end a supplier "boycott" of its stores in Brazil by apologizing for refusing to sell Mercosur-origin meat in its outlets in France.
Carrefour apologizes, meatpacker lifts boycott
The crisis began when Bompard posted on social media a letter he had sent to French producers, promising not to use meat from Mercosur countries in French markets.
Carrefour to Apologize After Beef Spat Led to Brazil Boycott
Carrefour SA Chief Executive Officer Alexandre Bompard plans to issue a public apology to the Brazilian government to settle a controversy over its commitment against selling South American meat in France,
Carrefour's cold shoulder for South American beef sparks a backlash from Brazil
Supermarket giant Carrefour’s support for French farmers’ protests against a trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur has sparked a strong reaction in Brazil
Carrefour opposition to EU-Mercosur trade deal sparks backlash in Brazil
The French giant has come out in support of farmers to block the prospect of meat imports from the South America bloc.
Brazil meatpackers halt supply to Carrefour local unit as CEO faces backlash
Brazilian meatpackers have stopped supplying the Carrefour group in Brazil, its local unit said on Monday, after the retailer's global CEO vowed to keep South American meat off its shelves in France,
Carrefour eases Brazil tensions after CEO's meat snub
Carrefour apologised on Tuesday after its CEO Alexandre Bompard's criticism of South American meat last week angered Brazilian companies ad caused suppliers to cut beef deliveries to the food retailer's Brazilian subsidiary.
Carrefour apologizes to Brazil for CEO’s remarks, and beef is headed back to its stores
Brazilian beef is headed back to the shelves of Carrefour-owned grocery stores after a brief boycott sparked by remarks from the French company’s chief executive about nations in the South America trade bloc Mercosur.
Carrefour CEO Apologizes After Spat With Brazil Meatpackers
Carrefour's Chief Executive Alexandre Bompard issued an apology to Brazil's government after the French grocer became the center of a spat with Brazilian meatpackers that prompted a boycott. Bompard said last week that Carrefour would halt sales of meat produced in countries belonging to the Latin American trade bloc Mercosur at its French stores.
Carrefour Apologizes in Efforts to Calm France-Brazil Meat Spat
Carrefour SA has issued a public apology to Brazil to settle a crisis with its government and farmers, after having said the company would not sell South American meat in France.
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Carrefour CEO seeks to defuse Brazil meat spat over EU-Mercosur trade deal comments
The Carrefour CEO's comments over an EU-Mercosur trade deal caused disruption to supplies of meat to Brazil stores.
'Carrefour's decision to stop selling Mercosur meat in France threatens its interests in Brazil'
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Carrefour seeks to ease Brazil tensions after CEO's meat snub
Europe's largest food retailer Carrefour said on Tuesday it regretted that a pledge to keep South American meat off its ...