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Walmart to raise standards at factories in Bangladesh supply chain
Walmart has announced that it will conduct in-depth safety inspections at 100% of the factories in Bangladesh that produce goods for the retailer.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (also branded as Walmart) serves customers and members more than 200 million times a week at more than 8,000 retail units under 55 different banners in 15 countries.
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PepsiCo and Walmart partner with Feed The Children
Feed The Children, PepsiCo and Walmart partnered with Central Union Mission to distribute two tractor-trailers full of food and essentials to help Washington, DC area children and families in need.
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Walmart Canada reveals 'supercentre' expansion plans
Walmart Canada plans to complete at least 37 supercentre projects in the company’s next fiscal year, which runs from 1 February to 31 January, 2014.
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PepsiCo, retail partners and Feed The Children join forces
Feed The Children, PepsiCo, Vanguard Community Development Corporation, Walmart, Sam's Club and Associated Foods are bringing food and essentials to help 2,000 Detroit (US) families in need.
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Cheetos brand enters music partnership with Ubisoft
Cheetos, a brand from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, has signed an exclusive two-part promotion deal with Ubisoft.
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Protestors accuse Walmart of 'shocking' animal abuse
Walmart has been accused by protesters of torturing pigs and gathered outside a branch of the US retailer Walmart in LA (US) to express their views.
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Massmart considers investment in Kenya
JSE-listed retailer Massmart has be in talks about entering Kenya, a senior executive has confirmed, the latest step by the unit of Walmart to expand its presence in Africa.
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Denver gets a Walmart market and Beckham embraces pirate day
PepsiCo at the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival, Walmart's new convenience store in Denver, and illy's new campaign to get you to drink its java.
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Walmart celebrates 50th anniversary under cloud of pressure
Growing coalitions of community leaders, workers and faith leaders across the US are calling on Walmart to change its business practices in communities nationwide, according to UFCW.
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Walmart Canada to create 4,000 jobs
Walmart Canada is to open 47 hiring centres across the country to support the company’s growth plans.
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Mobile shopping will double in next six months, says Asda
Asda has revealed it has completed the first phase of its web-to-mobile integration strategy.
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Esio Beverage enters agreement with Kraft
Esio Beverage Company has entered into a strategic agreement with select Kraft Foods refreshment beverage brands for use in its Esio Beverage System.
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Walmart says it will stop selling 'pink slime'
Walmart has said it will stop buying the ammonia-treated beef product critics call 'pink slime' because of customer concerns.
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Hormel Foods named Walmart Supplier of the Year
Hormel Foods Corp was named the Walmart Supplier of the Year for overall best supplier performance and partnership in 2011.
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Walmart creates 300 new jobs in Covington
A new Walmart opens this month in Covington, US, bringing 300 new jobs and an increase in tax revenue to support the area's economy.
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New report compares Walmart food claims with reality
Making Change (a campaign challenging Walmart to help rebuild our economy and strengthen working families) at Walmart applauds the release of *Why Walmart Can’t Fix the Food System.*
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Healthier labelling or healthier pockets for Walmart?
Following the promise to launch a front of pack label that would give its customers an easier way to identify healthier food, Wal-Mart has revealed the 'Great For You' icon
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Walmart unveils 'Great For You' labelling
A year after pledging to develop a front-of-pack label that would give its customers an easier way to identify healthier food, Walmart unveiled the 'Great For You' icon at an event in Washington, US.
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New appointments, 18 January 2012
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 18 January 2012.
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China Wal-Mart stores close over pork scandal
Wal-Mart has been ordered to temporarily close some stores in the Chinese city of Chongqing and to pay 2.7m yuan in fines following an investigation into the mislabelling of regular pork as 'organic.'
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New appointments, 5 October 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 5 October 2011.
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New appointments, 30 September 2011
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 30 September 2011.
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Listeria lawsuit filed against Jensen Farms and Walmart
Marler Clark has filed a Listeria lawsuit against Walmart on behalf of a Colorado man who was hospitalised with a Listeria infection he contracted after consuming cantaloupe.
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PepsiCo teams up with Feed The Children in US
Feed The Children and PepsiCo have partnered to deliver 10 semi tractor-trailers full of food and essentials to help 2,000 families in Detroit.
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Asda invests £14.5m across stores in UK
Asda is to open the doors to its 100th smaller format UK supermarket in York. The new supermarket is one of 66 stores that have been transformed from a Netto to an Asda.
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Asda launches mobile grocery site for smartphones
Asda has launched a mobile optimised transactional grocery site, allowing customers to buy Asda groceries online using a Smartphone. Over half of Asda's online grocery customers have a Smartphone.
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Asda staff share multimillion pound windfall
14,700 Asda colleagues are set to pocket a record £49m as a three-year Walmart Sharesave scheme matures.
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Asda brings Hershey's chocolate to the UK
Asda is bringing Hershey's to Britain and is the first supermarket in the UK to stock an exclusive range.
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Walmart set to reach $0.5 trillion by 2014
Walmart will soon reach half a trillion US dollars in sales, according to the latest forecasts from international food and grocery analysts IGD.
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Walmart Canada to create more than 9,200 new jobs
Walmart Canada plans to open 40 'supercentres' in the company's next fiscal year, which runs from 1 February 2011 to 31 January 2012.
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Walmart unveils global sustainable agriculture goals
Walmart has launched its new global commitment to sustainable agriculture that will help small and medium sized farmers expand, earn more, and reduce the environmental impact of farming.
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Asda reaches next milestone in purchase of Netto
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared Asda's agreement with Dansk Supermarked to purchase its fully-owned subsidiary Netto Foodstores Limited.
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Walmart announces intent to acquire Massmart
Wal-Mart Stores has made a preliminary, non-binding proposal which could lead to Walmart making a cash offer to acquire Massmart Holdings.
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Walmart to use solar technology for renewable energy use
Walmart will expand its renewable energy efforts through lighter, lower cost thin film solar technology.
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Walmart reports second-quarter EPS of $0.97
Wal-Mart Stores has reported second-quarter sales and earnings for the period ended 31 July 2010.
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Asda purchases Netto Foodstores
Asda has reached agreement with Dansk Supermarked A/S to purchase its fully owned subsidiary, Netto Foodstores Limited.
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Just dairy desserts
Buckets of nutritious insights were poured out for delegates at our 4th Global Dairy Congress in Salzburg recently.
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Asda takes arms against a sea of online prices
Asda's 'price guarantee' will give you the difference – plus a penny – in the unlikely event shopping is cheaper elsewhere.
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Wal-Mart sells lower priced cola
Wal-Mart is starting to sell an even lower priced 'value' cola.
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Wal-Mart Q2 earnings flat, but exceed estimates
Wal-Mart Stores Inc has reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $0.88.
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Strong dollar hits Wal-Mart first-quarter earnings
Wal-Mart Stores Inc has reported diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010 of $0.77, at the high end of the company's guidance of $0.72 to $0.77.
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Wal-Mart seen cutting bottled water brand space
Wal-Mart may have cut the amount of shelf space it gives the bottled water brands of The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo.
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Wal-Mart to speak at InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress
Wal-Mart’s Chris McCann will speak at this year’s InnoBev Global Soft Drinks Congress in Cologne.
