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Carrefour apologizes to Brazil for CEO's remarks, and beef is headed back to its stores
Brazilian beef was headed back to the shelves of Carrefour-owned grocery stores Tuesday after a brief boycott sparked by remarks from the French company’s chief executive about nations in the South America trade bloc Mercosur.
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 and caused suppliers to cut beef deliveries to the food retailer's Brazilian subsidiary.
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.
Carrefour's Beef Backtrack: Apology Eases Brazilian Meat Tensions
Carrefour's CEO Alexandre Bompard's critical comments on South American meat caused tension with Brazilian suppliers, leading to delivery disruptions. After Bompard apologized, beef shipments resumed,
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,
JBS, Minerva Resume Beef Sales to Carrefour After Brazil Spat
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.
Brazil minister says supports meat supplier 'boycott' of Carrefour
Brazil's agriculture minister on Monday threw his support behind national meat suppliers that have halted deliveries to Carrefour supermarkets in a growing row related to Mercosur trade negotiations.Brazilian media are calling the disrupted meat deliveries to Carrefour supermarkets a "boycott" and many Brazilians online have applauded it.
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.
Apology incoming! Carrefour caught in South American beef scandal
Alexandre Bompard, has said that he will be issuing a public apology to Brazil's government to smooth over a controversy sparked by the supermarket after it said that it would not be supplying South American beef to its French customers.
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, including a refusal to supply beef to Carrefour stores in Brazil.
Carrefour’s Meat Pledge Draws Ire From Brazil Lawmakers
French grocer Carrefour SA’s decision to not sell any meat in the country produced by the South America trading bloc known as Mercosur is drawing the ire of government officials in Brazil. Most Read from BloombergNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasIn Kansas City,
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 ...
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Brazil Carrefour disastrous: despite an employee's death, body in covered and sales continue
“A worker died in a Carrefour supermarket in Recife, which covered up his body to remain open. Welcome to Brazil in the year 2020,” one Twitter user wrote. “Carrefour apologizes for the ...
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Brazil Blasts Carrefour Over Vow to Keep Mercosur Meat off Shelves
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government has blasted French retailer Carrefour after its CEO vowed to keep South American meat off its shelves in France in solidarity with farmers, calling the ...