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Same snack, but with twice the fat
Thursday 17 May 2012
High street shops are overloading their sandwiches with salt and fat, a survey suggests today.
Wines of the week: Boas Vinhas Tinto 2009; Extra Special Pinotage 2010; Bushland Vines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2010
Sunday 06 May 2012
Terry Kirby selects the best bottles to buy
Tesco loses more market share
Tuesday 24 April 2012
The challenge faced by Tesco to revive its UK business was underlined today as research figures showed the supermarket giant continues to lose market share.
Asda grows its share of the market
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Asda has closed the gap on struggling giant Tesco after a report today revealed that its share of the grocery market has grown to record levels.
Carrefour sees profits slip 14%
Thursday 08 March 2012
Europe's debt crisis, slow growth on the continent and a lacklustre turnaround plan pushed French retail giant Carrefour's profits down 14% last year, the company reported today.
Green tax must be axed to save companies, says Cable
Thursday 08 March 2012
Vince Cable is pushing Chancellor George Osborne to scrap a £740m environmental burden on British business in this month's budget. It is understood that business department officials have asked the Treasury to remove the carbon reduction commitment (CRC).
Cable says green tax must be cut to save companies
Thursday 08 March 2012
Cabinet rebel pushes Osborne to remove £740m burden of commitments to reduce carbon emissions
Tesco pleases Cameron by creating 20,000 jobs to revive sluggish sales
Monday 05 March 2012
Tesco will shrug off criticism of its role in the Government's "workfare" scheme today by creating 20,000 jobs as it attempts to revive sluggish sales and tighten its grip on Britain's shopping basket.
Morrisons 'unlikely' to hit profit forecasts for this year
Sunday 04 March 2012
Morrisons will unveil an expansion of its fledgling convenience stores and online non-food lines on Thursday when it posts a rise in full-year underlying profits.
On The Menu: National Pie Week; The Balcon; hot cross buns; Shakespeare in the Sky; The Ginstitute; Alan Rosenthal's one-pot stews
Friday 02 March 2012
This week I've been eating...
Somerfield deal continues to weigh down Co-op sales
Tuesday 28 February 2012
The Co-operative Group's food division is suffering a trading crisis in the Somerfield stores that it acquired nearly three years ago in a £1.6bn deal.
Co-op struggles continue with Somerfield takeover
Tuesday 28 February 2012
The Co-operative Group's food division is suffering a trading crisis in the Somerfield stores that it acquired nearly three years ago in a £1.6bn deal.
Burger King quits government work experience scheme
Saturday 25 February 2012
Burger King announced it had pulled out of the Government's controversial work experience scheme.
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