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NewsUS favourite Honey Bunches of Oats crosses Atlantic
Top US cereal brand Honey Bunches of Oats has rolled out to UK supermarkets this week.
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NewsTesco unveils new book to help boost fruit sales
Tesco is hoping to nudge people to eat more fruit and boost its own fresh produce sales with a new book featuring recipes and buying tips. All You Want To Know About Fruit launches into Tesco superstores and Extra stores next week,...
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NewsCampbell’s Condensed Soups return to shelves
Campbell’s Condensed canned soups will be back on shelf in the UK next week for the first time in more than three years. The range, which rolls out to Tesco from 1 August and other retailers later in the summer, will feature flavours from…
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NewsTJ Morris has second stab at online discount retailing
Leading high street discounter TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, has moved into online retailing emulating rival Poundstretcher. Launched this week, www.homebargains.co.uk sells many of the same products that are available in...
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NewsGive Adjudicator power to fine, demands Commons committee
Supermarkets could face fines if they fail to comply with the new grocery supply code after an influential parliamentary committee called for the powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be extended.
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NewsDiageo coughs up $16m to draw line under Asia bribery claims
Diageo has agreed to pay out $16m (£9.8m) to settle claims it paid bribes in a number of Asian markets. The allegations centre on alleged breaches of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in India, South Korea and Thailand.
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NewsCod liver oil ad was codswallop, watchdog tells Holland & Barrett
A TV advert for Holland & Barrett, featuring former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones, has been branded misleading by the advertising watchdog. In the ad, Jones told customers about half-price savings on a range of products including cod liver oil.
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NewsWe’ve got you covered, Durex owner Reckitt insists despite supply row
Reckitt Benckiser has moved to reassure loved-up Brits there are plenty of Durex condoms to go around – despite what they may have read in the national papers.
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NewsPremier Foods sells canned grocery operations to Princes for £182m cash
Premier Foods has completed the disposal of its canned grocery operations to Princes in a cash deal worth £182m.
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Asda offers back to basics mobile
Asda has become the latest supermarket to offer customers a new back to basics mobile phone.
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NewsTesco to offer free Wifi
Tesco is following in the footsteps of coffee shops and hotels by offering customers free Wifi services in its stores.
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NewsWorld News: 23/07/2011
USA: Tesco is to launch a US version of Clubcard in a bid to turn around the performance of its embattled Fresh & Easy chain. It is launching a trial of a new card, Friends of Fresh & Easy, in seven stores in central...
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NewsPoundland shows CD and DVD have a high street future...at £1
HMV is on its knees. Zavvi, Woolworths and Borders are long gone. But as high street CD and DVD sales nosedive, Poundland shoppers are turning to the single-price discounter to snap up old favourites at a fraction of their rrp.
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Vileda’s 2-in-1 mop aims to kick the bucket
Vileda is launching an all-in-one mop with a built-in liquid container to eliminate the need for a bucket. The 1-2 Spray Mop system, which will be rolled out to supermarkets in September, features a refillable spray compartment on the...
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NewsParfetts beats Booker with 9.8% sales boost
AG Parfett & Son has posted sparkling results for its latest quarter, outperforming cash & carry giant Booker. Like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 17 June rose by 9.8%, while non-tobacco sales increased by 12.7%. Booker's...
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Booker adds nine lines to meat range
Booker has relaunched its Butcher's Market range of pre-packed fresh meat products. The range now has 16 products, with nine new lines, including mini chicken fillets, chicken thighs, diced beef, quarter pounders and gammon steaks.
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NewsFruit & veg bodies incensed by EC’s post-E.coli advert
The European Commission has incensed the UK fruit and veg industry after targeting British consumers with an ad in the Metro this week without informing the industry or trade bodies such as the FPC. The Commission had been considering...
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NewsKellogg’s targets an all-new All-Bran audience
Kellogg's is hoping to revitalise its 90-year-old All-Bran brand by targeting younger women rather than elderly people with digestive problems. Sales of All-Bran, the second-oldest Kellogg's brand after Corn Flakes, have...
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NewsMakro UK gets another new MD in Schwarze
Metro Group is bringing in yet another MD for its troubled UK operation Makro. Juergen Schwarze will start the role in October, taking over from Klaus Raettig, who was appointed just last month. Raettig will remain on the board as chief...
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NewsNew JN Dairies strategy turns around its fortunes
JN Dairies is back in the black thanks to a new strategy that saw it bounce back from a loss of more than £500,000. The company, a major dairy wholesaler supplying the middle-ground market in the Midlands, reported a loss of £584,569...