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At Aldi's Empire of Austerity, A Fight Over Extravagant Spending

The German supermarket chain Aldi revels in austerity, with stores reminiscent of fluorescent-lit bunkers, shelves packed with 1-euro cans of sliced pork a...

Coca-Cola Says Doping ‘Damages the Olympic Ideals’

Coca-Cola Co., one of the most generous sponsors of global sports, has begun to speak up about how its partners do business. Earlier this year, the comp...

SABMiller Should Spurn InBev's $104 Billion Megabrew Offer: Gadfly

Megabrew isn't mega enough for SABMiller. The London-based brewer should walk away from Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed takeover. The pound's 10 percent...

Nice’s Shops Feeling Economic Pain Of Repeated Terror Attacks

Thomas Benillouz’s specialty food store in Nice, about 500 yards from the city’s yacht-lined harbor, has a sign out front in English advertisin...

For Food Inc., Deals and More Deals Are a Diet Necessity: Gadfly

When it comes to M&A, food companies can no longer be couch potatoes and they know it. They're on the move -- whether it be for mega-mergers to cut...

Tesco's Recovery Put in Jeopardy by Asda Price Threat: Gadfly

There's an unexpected item in Tesco's bagging area. Asda is preparing a price war. That's the conclusion of Dave McCarthy, the veteran retail analyst at...

Winemakers Warn Of A Coming Burgundy ‘Apocalypse’

For years, vintages of Burgundy have been smaller and smaller, while prices have gone up and up. Rain, floods, and hailstorms have decimated vineyards sinc...

Ocado's Amazon Dreams Get a Surprise Lift From Brexit: Gadfly

Ocado hasn't had much to smile about lately. The online grocer has so far failed to clinch the long-promised deal to run the grocery operations of a big...