75 French Food Producers and Retailers Agree on Price Freezes and Cuts
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire has reached a deal with domestic food retailers and manufacturers to freeze or cut prices for approximately 5,000 everyday products, which represents a quarter of all products available on French supermarket shelves on average.
Le Maire, who had spent two days of talks with executives and representatives from 75 big retailers and producers, shared the claims during a lunchtime television interview with France 2 on 31 August.
Le Maire had previously announced a deal with the top retailers and manufacturers to cut...
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