Carrefour to Apologize

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 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,
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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
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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,
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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 shelves in France was perceived as "putting in doubt its partnership with Brazilian agriculture".
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.
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.
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