Agreement in Delivery Dispute: NÖM Supplies Spar Again

"NÖM products will be reintroduced into the range starting this week," said Spar spokeswoman Nicole Berkmann on Tuesday in the "OÖN". "We concluded the negotiations last week," she confirmed to the APA.

Agreement Between NÖM and Spar After Tough Negotiations

No details about the agreement were available from Spar upon request. According to NÖM board member Alfred Berger in the "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" ("OÖN"), it was reached "after tough and long negotiations." At the end of October 2024, a delivery stop occurred due to price disputes between the Lower Austrian dairy based in Baden and the branches of the Salzburg food giant. Specifically, the farmers of the MGN Milk Cooperative Lower Austria, suppliers and co-owners of the NÖM dairy, had declared the delivery stop. Spar did not want to comply with the demands. The grocery retailer compensated with dairy products from other manufacturers. However, Spar's private label products from NÖM were not affected due to longer-term contracts.

"Discussions" Also Between NÖM and Billa Parent Company Rewe

MGN holds 35 percent of NÖM. The remaining shares belong to the Raiffeisen-Holding Lower Austria-Vienna. There were also "discussions" between NÖM - Austria's second-largest dairy after Berglandmilch - and Spar competitor Rewe (Billa, Penny). However, a fundamental agreement was reached, said Rewe Austria CEO Marcel Haraszti in December of the previous year.

(APA/Red)

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