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There have been [crazy / crazily] scenes in supermarkets across France. Shoppers have been fighting and punching [one / each] other to buy jars of the hazelnut spread Nutella. A nationwide [chain / chained] of supermarkets cut the price of [that / it] by 70 per cent. The supermarket Intermarché launched a [promotion / commotion] on 950-gram jars of the sweet [threat / treat] on January 25. The cost was [ripped / slashed] from €4.50 to €1.41. Long queues formed outside stores, but shoppers lost their [cold / cool] in the aisles. A [witness / jury] at one store described the chaos. She told French media: "They fought like animals. A woman had her hair pulled, an elderly lady had a cardboard box put on her head, and another woman had a [plasma / bloody] hand. It was terrible."

The [maker / spreader] of Nutella is an Italian company called Ferrero. It said it had nothing to [do / doing] with the discount. It tweeted: "The decision for the promotion was taken only by Intermarché." It [added / attached] : "We condemn the consequences of this [surgery / operation] , which created confusion and disappointment [being / among] customers." The supermarket has not commented [in / on] this story. An employee said: "It was crazy. It seemed like it was the first day of sales. People just [rushed / cashed] in, shoving everyone and breaking things." He added: "It was like a [riot / lite] . We nearly called the police." A tweeter explained how [importance / important] Nutella is in France. She said: "French people eat it by the spoonful. I had it on toast for breakfast [as / was] a child."