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A joint venture between BarthHaas and hop cooperative HVG, the Hopfenveredlung St. Johann plant in Bavaria's Hallertau region processes a quarter of the world's hop harvest into pellets and extract. The €65 million facility went into operation in September 2020, three years after the industry began consolidating hop finishing into ever-larger sites.

Kering appoints Stefano Cantino, Gucci's deputy CEO since May 2024, as the house's chief executive from 1 January 2025, succeeding Jean-François Palus, who had led Gucci on an interim basis since 2023.

Kering and Gucci announce that Demna, Balenciaga's artistic director since 2015, will become Gucci's new Artistic Director starting early July 2025, succeeding Sabato De Sarno, whose collaboration with the house ended in February.

Aldi Belgium opened a 1,200 m2 store at the former Shopping Cora centre on Drève Olympique in Anderlecht, the first of three Aldi stores in ex-Cora malls and a rare move by the discounter into Belgian shopping centres.