Belgium-based retailer Delhaize refused to be drawn on whether it would bid for parts of Aldi’s estate in Greece, which the German discount giant is looking to offload.Delhaize, which owns the Alfa-Beta supermarket chain in Greece, has been linked to Aldi’s business in the country, which comprises 38 stores. Aldi said on Friday that it wanted to quit the market and was in talks to sell its outlets. However, a Delhaize spokesman declined to comment directly on whether the retailer would... ...Read more »

The world’s largest brewer has finally managed to reach a deal with unions that will stop the blockades at their Belgian plants after two weeks of production cuts. Supplies of Anheuser-Busch InBev’s local brands have steadily fallen as unions in Belgium organised blockades at three plants in response to plans for a ten per cent reduction in the workforce. After two failed mediation attempts, the two sides reached an agreement on Thursday night that will end the strike action. The deal... ...Read more »

After two weeks, blockades continue at the Belgian breweries of the world’s largest brewer – with still no agreement in sight. Two hundred and sixty-three jobs were cut from Anheuser-Busch InBev’s 2,700 Belgian employees a fortnight ago, sparking anger with workers blocking entrances to two of the company’s Belgian plants in Leuven and Liege. Tuesday’s talks were already the second attempt for mediation and again have ended with no results. Union officials have called... ...Read more »

ASX-listed pizza maker Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to purchase Pizza Company, a pizza chain which operates 15 stores in Belgium, doubling the size of its network in the European country. Domino’s Pizza CEO Don Meij said the purchase would make Domino’s the number one pizza delivery company in Belgium in terms of store count and would increase the Company’s store count in the country to 31 stores, with one store to be closed due... ...Read more »