Kitchenware

Raclette sales soar as French crave cheesy comfort

Sales of raclette machines have jumped as much 300%

Smart mixer from Lidl France has ‘secret’ microphone

A new “smart” kitchen mixer that has just hit supermarket shelves in France is causing controversy after it was discovered to have a “secret” microphone that could be vulnerable to hackers.

French social media alerted to Thermomix prize scam

French users of the social network Facebook are being warned over the spread of an online scam game that falsely promises players a “chance to win” a "free", high-end Thermomix kitchen mixer.

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Bob the sink top dishwasher can do it in 20 minutes

Living in tiny Paris studio flats while working as interns at a bank inspired two young French inventors to design a table-top dishwasher.

France fines white goods brands €189m for price fixing

Six major white goods brands, including Electrolux and Whirlpool, have been fined €189 million by French consumer agency la DGCCRF for their role in a secret price-fixing agreement.

Rennes market celebrates rise of French female chefs

The city of Rennes is celebrating female chefs this weekend (Sunday September 2), by including only restaurants and food by women in the 10th edition of its monthly food markets.

Whirlpool recalls thousands of ‘at risk’ kettles

More than 310,000 potentially-dangerous kettles have been recalled by kitchen goods manufacturer Whirlpool, including 16,700 sold in France.

Kitchenware

Raclette sales soar as French crave cheesy comfort

Smart mixer from Lidl France has ‘secret’ microphone

French social media alerted to Thermomix prize scam

Bob the sink top dishwasher can do it in 20 minutes

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