Woolworths also manufactures its own brand of everything from sliced bread to grape juices and ice cream.

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"I thought this was the greatest thing since sliced bread, " he says.

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Despite all the low-carb zealots, sliced bread of the sort used to construct peanut butter and jelly sandwiches is still a strong business.

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There is, of course, the wag who gives us sliced bread.

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The lake is where you will find the Chateau Lake Louise, which, depending upon your opinion, is the best thing since sliced bread or a lump of human intervention dropped into paradise.

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Stacks of sliced white bread--given to his customers to soak up the juices--line the shelves.

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Enter George Watson, a clever design guru with an engineering heart, who has crafted the best thing since sliced toasted bread, the Glide.

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Unilever took herring and cod, coated them with bread crumbs and sliced them into rectangles small enough for children to pick up.

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