https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Supermarket giant Edeka is facing a wave of social media indignation over a Mother's Day online video clip ridiculing fathers' parenting skills, with both men and women calling the film "sexist". https://www.thelocal.de/20190508/german-supermarket-chain-edeka-slammed-over-sexist-mothers-day-video Thu, 09 May 2019 00:44:06 +0200 german-supermarket-chain-edeka-slammed-over-sexist-mothers-day-video A supermarket in the west of Germany announced on social media at the weekend that it had started selling Nutella by the bucketload. The news has since spread like wildfire. https://www.thelocal.de/20180314/supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:32:44 +0100 supermarket-with-secret-source-of-nutella-buckets-strikes-germanys-sweet-tooth In one of supermarket chain Edeka’s shops in Hamburg at the weekend, shelves were emptied in an effort to celebrate the diversity of their products and show how empty their store would be without products from abroad. https://www.thelocal.de/20170821/edeka-grocery-shop-empties-shelves-in-celebration-of-inclusivity-and-diversity Mon, 21 Aug 2017 14:19:00 +0200 edeka-grocery-shop-empties-shelves-in-celebration-of-inclusivity-and-diversity Edeka supermarket has recalled their "Gut und Günstig" range of apple juice drink due to the "risk of injury" from exploding bottles. https://www.thelocal.de/20161020/edeka-warns-of-exploding-apple-juice-bottles-supermarket-recall Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:50:02 +0200 edeka-warns-of-exploding-apple-juice-bottles-supermarket-recall As Kaiser's Tengelmann continues to see losses, it faces having to immediately shut down dozens of branches if a takeover deal doesn’t go through. https://www.thelocal.de/20161006/kaisers-supermarkets-on-edge-amid-risk-of-shutting-doors Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:07:35 +0200 kaisers-supermarkets-on-edge-amid-risk-of-shutting-doors An ad by German supermarket chain Edeka makes an emotional plea to viewers to remember what's most important during the holidays: family. But did it make the message just a touch too dark? https://www.thelocal.de/20151130/german-advert-gives-dark-reminder-of-what-christmas-is-about-edeka-commercial Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:15:02 +0100 german-advert-gives-dark-reminder-of-what-christmas-is-about-edeka-commercial Supermarket Edeka has struck on a winning formula of offbeat, laugh-out-loud viral advertising recently. A new campaign gets users to guess whether people in a video are having an orgasm or enjoying an Edeka snack. https://www.thelocal.de/20150723/sushi-or-orgasm-asks-german-supermarket Thu, 23 Jul 2015 17:43:58 +0200 sushi-or-orgasm-asks-german-supermarket Bathing in UHT milk and smoking a sausage “cigar”, a theatre director has helped a German supermarket advert go viral at home and abroad – despite the fact most people watching it won't understand the words. https://www.thelocal.de/20140224/supergeil-supermarket-ad-goes-viral Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:39:00 +0100 supergeil-supermarket-ad-goes-viral Some European retailers are entering the market of ugly fruits and vegetables, positioning themselves as crusaders against food waste after Germany's Edeka started selling flawed items in some stores across the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20131013/52371 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 12:28:00 +0200 52371 Another entry for the "Only in Germany" department: Edeka supermarkets are selling men's and women's sausages. The gents' meaty treats are described as "hearty, strongly-spiced," while the ladies' sausages are "lean." https://www.thelocal.de/20130627/50525 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:01:00 +0200 50525 German supermarket chain Edeka recalled one of their packaged meats in Hamburg due to a salmonella scare late on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090317/18065 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:00:00 +0100 18065 Food discount giant Edeka, whose merger with the Plus stores has been approved, plans to create 8,000 new jobs this year as the global financial crisis sends more people to cheaper shops, its CEO says. https://www.thelocal.de/20090111/16681 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:48:00 +0100 16681 The German supermarket group Edeka has recalled a contaminated spice from its shelves after it was found to contain pesticides. https://www.thelocal.de/20081001/14629 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:56:00 +0200 14629