Cargill, which recalled almost 30,000 pounds of ground beef in the US this weekend, has been linked to five cases of salmonella. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Food Safety Inspection Service launched an investigation ...
Almost seven years since Tesco first announced its plan to enter the US, the UK retailer has today (5 December) said it is "likely" to quit the market. Tesco said it would take too long for its Fresh & Easy chain to reach the "scale and ...
Branded food manufacturers are set to suffer further losses in market share as own-label products continue to grow in popularity,according to consumer market researcher,Kantar Worldpanel. In the soup:Tesco's decision to stock its ...
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UK-based retailer Sainsbury's has replaced the glass used in its peanut butter jars with plastic in a move that reduces carbon emissions by over 150t. According to Sainsbury's, the change has cut packaging by 83% or 882,000k and puts the ...
First Milk,a leading dairy farmer co-operative in the UK,has secured a£120m refinancing deal to fund its expansion into the food sector over the next three years. The deal was provided by Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance and ...
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ASDA Stores Ltd. (the second largest supermarket chain in the UK, and a subsidiary of American retail giant Wal-Mart) has recently opened The Greenhouse featuring LC SmartGlass. The Greenhouse is ASDA's industry leading own label ...
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Ireland's grocery sales have seen their biggest fall for two years as shoppers reign in spending in the face of "tough" economic conditions, the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal. According to Kantar, the grocery market fell by ...
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Premier Foods plc has booked an increase in first-quarter sales, boosted by the performance of its 'power brands'. For the three months to the end of March, group sales edged up 1.3% to GBP427m (US$689.6m), the Hovis maker reported today ...
Tags: increase sales, power brands, jam, pickles, share price