GERMANY: Metro sourcing strategy to "boost" small food manufacturers
By Katy Askew | 7 March 2011
German retail giant Metro Group has insisted that a new sourcing strategy will "strengthen" smaller food manufacturers.
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German retail giant Metro Group has insisted that a new sourcing strategy will "strengthen" smaller food manufacturers.
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