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Asda focuses on health
Asda is slashing prices on healthy food products by £17m and harmonising prices on its Good for you! Range with standard ranges as part of a £24m drive. The retailer said it was putting health at the heart of its business and was determined...
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Sainsbury London stores hit by stock errors
Sainsbury has suffered a further setback after many of its London stores ran out of fresh food this week due to a technical error. The supermarket group said fewer than 20 stores were affected but seven of its Local convenience stores had...
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Cigarette prices set to rise
Gallaher and Imperial Tobacco are to raise the price of their cigarettes this month in order to compete with a shrinking market. Gallaher cigarettes, which include Mayfair and Benson & Hedges brands, will increase about 3p to 8p per packets,...
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Chip and PIN Programme reports good start to year
The Chip and PIN Programme has announced a successful start to the New Year period for both retailers and consumers.Over the bank holiday weekend more than 12 million transactions were verified with a PIN, equating to more than 45...
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DeNunzio awarded in New Year Honours list
Asda boss Tony DeNunzio has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list. DeNunzio commented: “I believe this honour reflects Asda’s contribution to retail excellence as well as my work with Government on competitiveness – I feel proud and...
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Co-op and Oxfam push for mobile phone recycling
The Co-op is urging people to recycle their old mobile phones to raise money for Oxfam projects across the globe. On the 3rd of January the Co-op launched an in-store drive to collect old mobile phones and empty inkjet and laser cartridges...
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InBev buys Russian brewer
Belgian brewer InBev has announced its plans to cash in on the Russian beer market by striking a E259m (£183m) deal to take over the country’s second leading brewer, Sun Interbrew. InBev, the maker of Stella Artois, has said it will buy out...
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Ahold to sell US chains to Lone Star Funds
Ahold, the Dutch grocery retailer, has announced it has agreed to sell its US retail subsidiaries BI-LO and Bruno’s to an affiliate of the Lone Star Funds for $660m.BI-LO and Bruno’s are two of the leading food retail chains in the...
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Sainsbury appoints new marketing head for c-stores
Richard Lancaster, trading director for Jacksons Stores, has been appointed as Trading and Marketing Director for Sainsbury’s Convenience Division. Lancaster will take overall accountability for trading and marketing for Jacksons, Bells,...
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Skinny Cow ice cream range expands in UK
Richmond Ice Cream is increasing its Skinny Cow range with the launch of super premium half litre pots and multipack cones in January 2005.Since introducing the brand exclusively in Asda in January 2004, The Skinny Cow has become the fastest...
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Carling launches its lighter C2 beer
Coors Brewers, the manufacturer of Carling, Grolsch and Coors Fine Light Beer, has announced it is launching a new 2% ABV Carling called C2.The beer, which is a naturally-brewed 2% lager, will initially be launched into the on-trade at the...
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Bristol suburb tops sprout-eating list again
Longwell Green, a small suburb in Bristol, is Britain’s sprout-eating capital for the second year running, according to sales figures compiled by Asda. Norwich took second place followed by West Bridgford in Nottingham.On average the local...
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Cranswick buys division of Perkins Foods
Yorkshire-based food manufacturer Cranswick has announced it is planning to buy a division of Perkins Foods for £80.6m.Cranswick will be acquiring Perkins Chilled Foods (PCF), which comprises Brookfield Foods and Studleigh-Royd, which...
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Farmers Alliance launch milk price talks with Sainsbury
The Fair Price for GM Free Milk Alliance – a broad coalition of farming and food organisations – met recently with senior Sainsbury representatives to demand policy changes to save small farms and sustainable agriculture in Britain.The...
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Food chain waste is fit to eat, says food charity
Much of the waste produced by the food chain in the UK each year is still fit to eat, according to the national food charity FareShare.“DEFRA has no policy for managing and reducing the 17 million tonnes of waste produced by the food chain...
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FSA soup survey highlights high salt levels
A new survey of soups released by the Food Standards Agency shows that salt levels vary significantly across this category.Many soups in the survey contained as much as a third of he recommended maximum daily intake for an adult per serving,...
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S&N takes joint control of United Breweries
Scottish & Newcastle, the drinks group that sells Foster’s and Kronenbourg lager in Europe, announced it has agreed a $171m (£88m) deal to give it joint control in the largest brewer in India.S&N is to take up to a 37.5% stake in United...
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Exodus from The Top 50
Relentless consolidation saw chain after chain snapped upTesco kicked off the feeding frenzy with Adminstore in January and before the ink was dry on The Grocer Top 50 in February, everyone and their dog had joined in. By...
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A-B’s McAndry goes to Halewood
Halewood International has appointed Neil McAndry from Anheuser-Busch as its new head of sales.McAndry had been with Anheuser-Busch since 1991 and held a variety of senior management positions, including country manager of Ireland and trade...