https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed There is a lot of talk about a merger between supermarket giants Carrefour and Casino - mostly from Casino - but is there much truth to all the rumours and would it work? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180924/france-supermarket-wars-are-carrefour-goingto Mon, 24 Sep 2018 14:07:12 +0200 france-supermarket-wars-are-carrefour-goingto New nutritional logos will be added to selected products in French supermarkets from April in the hopes of making the French public eat healthier. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170315/colour-coded-groceries-get-green-light-in-france Wed, 15 Mar 2017 16:41:49 +0100 colour-coded-groceries-get-green-light-in-france You might not imagine French supermarkets to be a particularly divisive issue, but the subject can ignite some pretty fierce debate among lovers and loathers of Carrefour and the rest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170216/the-french-supermarket-love-it-or-hate-it Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:55:12 +0100 the-french-supermarket-love-it-or-hate-it A group of nutritionists have warned the French to avoid over 100 typical supermarket foods due to their toxic contents. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160407/french-told-to-avoid-107-supermarket-foods Thu, 07 Apr 2016 18:11:24 +0200 french-told-to-avoid-107-supermarket-foods Single use plastic bags are set to disappear from French checkouts by the end of March 2016, the ecology minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151229/france-to-ban-plastic-bags-from-march-2016 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:33:50 +0100 france-to-ban-plastic-bags-from-march-2016