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Crown Holdings reported higher third-quarter revenue and earnings, while expansion projects in Brazil, Greece, Spain and India support its beverage packaging growth strategy.

PepsiCo faces operational changes in the US, with a Tennessee bottling plant closure and reduced earnings guidance amid margin pressure and weaker organic sales.

Carrefour estimates that unrest could reduce operating income by up to €200 million, prompting lower investment in France and adding pressure ahead of Black Friday trading.

European groupage operations, North America and Asia-Pacific contributed to stable demand for value-added and cross-border services.

In August, the EU’s wholesale potato price index stood at 154.57 points, down 4.40% in the third quarter and 1.94% year on year.