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World News - 11th November 2006
Eastern Europe, United States. Dutch retailer Ahold is selling its Tops retail chain in Poland, Slovakia and the US as part of a strategic review. It also plans to sell its US Foodservice business, and cut operating costs by €500m...
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Milk supplies head for shortage in 2011
Milk supplies will start to run short in five years time if the exodus of dairy farmers in the UK continues. Added value milk demand will match supply by 2011, leaving not a single litre for commodity plants, according to a report...
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'No fish in the sea by 2048? Don't be daft'
Scottish fishermen have blasted a Science magazine report forecasting that there will be no fish left in the sea by 2048 as a result of overfishing, pollution, habitat loss and climate change. The study by an international team of...
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Fry wit for Twinings speciality tea TV ad
Stephen Fry is lending his erudite style of comedy to a new TV advert for Twinings speciality teas. The £2.3m campaign, which breaks next week, centres on three of Twinings' most popular blends - Earl Grey, Lady Grey and Chai. It shows...
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This week a year ago the winner was...
Waitrose's Marlow branch was just about to undergo a significant refit when we last spoke to manager Alex Hume this week a year ago. Twelve months on, and with the refit successfully completed, Hume views his next big challenge to be the...
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Tesco Ireland aims to catch up with UK
Tesco Ireland is to build a national distribution centre at Donabate in County Dublin, at a cost of €70m. The centre, due to be in operation by next April, will have a handling capacity of one million cases of goods a week. It will manage...
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Welsh anger at 'snub' by Commission inquiry
The Competition Commission has denied farmer and politician claims it has snubbed Wales. The Commission has no plans to visit the country as part of its grocery inquiry - despite holding personal hearings in Scotland in September and in...
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Obesity: maybe fatty animals are to blame
Obesity isn't just a problem for humans, according to a British academic. Thanks to modern farming, animals are too fat, and as well as leading to obesity in humans, this is also contributing to a growing incidence of mental ill health,...
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Asda just can't get enough MSC lines
Asda has complained that is is having difficulty getting hold of enough MSC fish. In line with the policy of its parent Wal-Mart, the chain pledged earlier this year to move all wild-caught supplies of fresh and frozen seafood to...
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Online battle intensifies as Asda ramps up coverage
The battle for the online pound is on. This week, Asda disclosed details of its online rollout, first revealed in The Grocer in September, just days after Tesco announced plans to launch an online clothing trial parallel to its non food site,...
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"Asda and Ocado are targeting the grocery market. M&S is focusing on non food. And Tesco is sizing up, well, everything"
All hell broke loose on the internet shopping news front this week. Asda announced plans to hire 1,800 staff as it gears up its web-based operations, Sainsbury's took its online offering to Northern Ireland, and M&S declared that it was keen to...
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Attwood takes charge of Sainsbury's c-stores
Sainsbury's has appointed Mike Attwood as head of trading for convenience. He replaces Richard Lancaster, who last month was named as the new UK MD of discounter Netto from 2 January. Attwood has worked at Sainsbury's since 1975,...
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Availability
Asda Robroyston, Glasgow. 1 There was no Stella for our shopper at this Asda store in Glasgow, which had sold out of all its 440ml cans in the pre-Bonfire Night rush. Meanwhile, a packaging overhaul also left the shelves bare of...
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Tesco backing S&A in ongoing worker row
Tesco and Sainbury's are standing by soft fruit grower S&A as it clashes again with unions. The Herefordshire strawberry growing co-op came under the spotlight earlier in the year after the TGWU received complaints from 200 migrant...
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In Brief: Sainsbury's cuts; Irish beef criticised; Goose quality
Sainsbury's cuts Sainsbury's has slashed the price of chicken breasts, Gressingham duck, salmon fillets, king prawns and sausages. The half price promotion is due to last for another two weeks. Irish beef...
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In Brief: Blue Label fun fare; Whisky-food matches; Tia Maria LA holiday; Decorative bubbly
Blue Label fun fare The Royal Tokaji Wine Company has released its Blue Label 2000 Vintage in a smaller bottle to attract Christmas trade. The 25cl bottle is designed to serve four people, according to the Hungarian wine producer,...
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Bogof's week
A particularly jovial Stuart Rose revealed to a room of journalists this week that he was dressed in M&S's clobber, from his suit, tie and shoes down to his underpants. The only exception, however, was his socks, which he said he had mistakenly...
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JS brings in organic port for Christmas
Sainsbury's has joined the small list of retailers stocking an organic port that it believes will attract consumers to the category this Christmas. Fonseca Terra Prima Organic Reserve Port is made from organic grapes. Historically,...
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Campaign trail: Scottish & Newcastle UK is supporting the recent launch of its Bulmers Original cider
Scottish & Newcastle UK is supporting the recent launch of its Bulmers Original cider brand with TV advertising that kicks off this month. The brewer's premium bottled cider brand will feature in a 'Born for Ice' commercial, which will...