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Schweinshaxe (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaɪnshaksə] ⓘ; literally "swine's hock"), in German cuisine, is a roasted ham hock (or pork knuckle). [1] The ham hock is the end of the pig's leg, just above the ankle and below the meaty ham portion.
Location of France. France is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.A member of the Group of 7 (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries, as of 2014, it is ranked as the world's ninth-largest and the EU's second-largest economy by purchasing power parity. [1]
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
In the European region, there are multiple stock exchanges among which five are considered major (as having a market cap of over US$1 trillion): . Euronext, which is a pan-European, Dutch-domiciled and France-headquartered stock exchange composed of seven market places in Belgium, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, and Portugal.
Auchan (French pronunciation:) is a French multinational retail group headquartered in Croix, France. [4] It was founded in 1961 by Gérard Mulliez and is owned by the Mulliez family, who has 95% stake in the company. [5] With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% stake in the company, it is the 35th largest employer in the world.
France is composed of around 16,100 IRIS in total, of which 650 are in the overseas departments. [8] There are 3 types of IRIS unit in use; residential IRIS (pop. between 1,800 and 5,000), business IRIS (containing more than 1,000 employees) and miscellaneous IRIS (specific large zones which are sparsely inhabited and have large surface areas ...
Action operates stores in twelve countries, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Luxembourg, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, since 2022 in Spain, since 2023 in Slovakia, since 2024 in Portugal and since 2025 in Romania. Action, with over 2,500 stores and 70,000 employees, generated €11.3 billion in net sales in 2023. [4]
The Schwarz Group is an international trading company with 500,000 employees and operates over 12,900 stores (in 2021) across 33 countries. It is made up of the two retail divisions, Lidl and Kaufland. In addition to the retail business, the Schwarz Group also owns brands in the beverage, baked goods, sweets and ice cream sectors.