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Dairy giant shaken by China baby milk deaths
Arla Foods, the Scandinavian dairy processor, has been linked to a growing scandal in China over the contamination of baby milk that has so far resulted in three deaths and thousands falling ill. Arla’s Chinese joint venture partner, Mengniu Dairy, has emerged as one of more than 20 companies whose formula milk had tested positive for melamine contamination.
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Tesco vs Asda: what the papers say
There is no shortage of coverage about the big news of the last two days - first, as exclusively revealed by thegrocer.co.uk, Tesco launches its new discount ranges. Then Asda goes one better by slashing the prices of thousands of products, while chief Andy Bond tells us food inflation has ...
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Woolworths posts £90m H1 losses
The scale of the task facing new Woolworths chief executive Steve Johnson has emerged after the embattled high street retailer posted first-half losses of more than £90m. Johnson said a "good dose of basic shop-keeping" was required, with Christmas the top priority, after Woolworths today announced that it had racked up losses of £90.8m for the six months to 2 August.
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Asda trumps Tesco discount move
As revealed on thegrocer.co.uk (15 September), Tesco this week launched a new range of 350 discounted items in response to the recent gains made by discounters such as Aldi and Lidl. But the news was trumped yesterday when Asda signalled a major price war by slashing the cost of 5,000 items, including every product in its Smart Price range, as Asda chief executive Andy Bond said food inflation had peaked.
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Asda slashes 5,000 prices as Bond claims inflation has 'peaked'
Asda has today announced over 5,000 price cuts and said that food price inflation has peaked. From tomorrow Asda will cut the price of every Smart Price product and is claiming shoppers could cut their shopping bill by 50% by switching. It is also lowering the prices of some branded goods and own-label products.
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Tesco in bid to become 'Britain's biggest discounter'
The "biggest ever launch", to be unveiled this week, will see Tesco become "Britain's biggest discounter", The Grocer can exclusively reveal. A completely new 350-strong range of low-cost products features two new lines: 'Market Value' will be a new fruit and veg line, while the second line, dubbed 'Discounter', includes ...
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Co-op store refurbishment up to 2,000
As its store refurbishment programme hit the 2,000 store mark this week, The Co-operative Group said it was on course to revamp 700 food stores this calendar year, and all of its 4,200 estate by the end of 2009. The Co-operative food store at Locks...
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Cheese price pushed up 10% by multiples
The retail price of cheese has risen by nearly 10% over the past week as supermarkets claimed they were responding to farmers’ calls for higher returns. Asda was the first to put up the price of 250g of own-label English mild white Cheddar by 9% to...
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Other movers 13/9/2008
Cadbury has announced that Sanjiv Ahuja and Ellen Marram are to retire from its board at the end of the month. The board said it was grateful to both for assisting in overseeing the completion of the demerger of the beverage business prior to...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda beaten to first place by Morrisons
Asda has been knocked off the top spot for price for the first time in three weeks by Morrisons, which undercut its nearest rival by just 26p to scoop the title of cheapest retailer.
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Acid Test: Hovis' little brown loaf
The panel assess Hovis' little brown loaf as Premier relaunches the iconic brand
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Loch Duart acquires Salar Smokehouse
Scottish salmon farmer Loch Duart has moved into the value-added sector with the acquisition of Hebridean smokery Salar Smokehouse. Loch Duart sells fresh salmon through fish counters in Sainsbury’s and other outlets, and was already supplying...
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Young heed advice and eat more apples
Children and young adults are eating significantly more apples than they were a year ago, as government schemes to tackle obesity appear to be paying off. Young adults aged 17-24, who are among the lowest consumers of produce, have increased their...
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Premium grocer Waitrose says it’s cheaper than Aldi
It is known as a premium retailer and is always the most expensive supermarket in The Grocer 33 weekly pricing survey. Yet this week, Waitrose claimed it was cheaper than hard discounter Aldi – in six of its 25 categories at least. Unveiling a 2.5%...
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Brandless McBride is jilted at the supermarket altar
Although the credit crunch should nudge consumers toward private-label goods, McBride’s profits are plummeting. What’s going wrong, asks Chloe Smith
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New partnership to back organic apples
A partnership has been formed to boost organic English apple production. East Malling Research and marketers Norman Collett have signed a deal under which 10.5 hectares of additional organic apple trees will be planted. EMR already has some 6.5ha of...
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Milk Link plans sale of Staplemead arm to boost efficiencies
Milk Link has unveiled plans to sell its Staplemead Creamery to French food and dairy specialist Andros in a move that would mark the company’s exit from fresh dairy ingredients. The farmer-owned co-op announced this week it was in detailed talks...
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Asda fights VAT with smoothie discounts
Asda has knocked the VAT off the price of all the 100% juices and smoothies it stocks as part of an ongoing campaign to persuade the Government to cut VAT on ‘healthy’ drinks. The supermarket chain is hoping the price cut, which will run for three...
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Industry hits back at salad poison scare
The UK fresh produce trade has hit back at press reports claiming prepared salads are unsafe to eat. National newspaper articles quoted research that eating bagged salads could lead to more food poisoning cases. However the Fresh Prepared Salads...
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Dobbie swaps top job at Délifrance UK for British Bakels
Baking ingredients supplier British Bakels has appointed Ian Dobbie as managing director. He will join the business at the start of October as MD designate, before taking over the full position on 1 January 2009. Dobbie joins the company from frozen...