All Daily Bread articles – Page 132
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Comment & Opinion
Value for money?
Several newspapers have run stories this week about own brand budget lines getting more expensive at the supermarkets…
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Warcabinet
With hopes of the nation’s economic recovery on a knife edge, just how far the government will go come the New Year to try to force up alcohol prices…
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Full beam ahead
Shares in Diageo were down by nearly 2% this morning after the drinks giant confirmed it had ended long-running talks to acquire tequila brand Jose Cuervo…
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Thank you Mr Paterson
Let’s be frank: Owen Paterson didn’t exactly have a dream start when he took over as Defra secretary of state after the reshuffle…
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Escalating problems
How many more organisations, businesses and MPs must raise their voices against the annual increase…
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Fresh & not so Easy
It’s a long way from South Queensferry to Los Angeles and there’s not a lot in common if truth be told, apart from a suspension bridge.
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One fine day
Competition minister Jo Swinson today gave MPs, industry bodies, action groups and pretty much everyone you care to mention (apart from the supermarkets, obviously) what they demanded…
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Minimum pricing - The debate begins
This week’s worst kept secret is out and the government has finally come clean with its plans for minimum pricing.
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Paint it black
For American retailers the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales that follow in the immediate wake of the Thanksgiving holiday are the highlight of the year…
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Fine time for the Groceries Code Adjudicator
To fine or not to fine? It’s the debate that has raged all week over the power, of lack of it, which will be afforded to the incoming Groceries Code | Adjudicator.
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Ups and downs at Premier Foods
Premier Foods has impressed the City with its rationalisation work over recent months
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Farewell then, Vion
While it’s baffling that a global meat giant such as Vion cannot succeed in the UK, today’s news that it is to exit the UK will come as no surprise…
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Asda explains it all
The Grocer headed to Carnaby Street this morning for Asda’s Q3 results - which CEO Andy Clarke revealed were up 0.3%…
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Tidings of joy for Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King admitted he made something of a gaffe in a live interview on Sky this morning.
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Game on
It’s been a tough year for supermarkets selling video games. Although gaming is enjoying a boom in popularity, mobile platforms have become major competitors to the console format.
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Baby boom breakthrough
Britain is experiencing a baby boom the likes of which hasn’t been seen since the 1970s.
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Booker finds itself in limbo...still
Booker shares slipped by just over 2% this afternoon after the Office of Fair Trading revealed it was referring the cash & carry giant’s acquisition of loss-making Makro to the Competition Commission.
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Comment & Opinion
Mum's the word at Asda
“Just watched the @Asda Xmas advert - ffs, what the hell?! Can’t decide if it’s more insulting to women or men.”This was just one of many tweets condemning Asda’s ‘Behind every great Christmas, there’s mum’ ad, in which a ‘busy mum’ almost single-handedly sorts out the decorations, presents and food, ...
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Comment & Opinion
All Greek to me
How Greek should Greek yoghurt be? That is the question facing the High Court in London, as Total Greek Yoghurt maker Fage and US yoghurt heavyweight Chobani fight over who has the right to call their yoghurt “Greek”…