Original sentence: At 1:45am on 27 October 2004 a massive fire almost destroyed the entire Bury St Edmunds factory and cut the stocks of Branston Pickle in half , thus reducing the supply of the product and in some instances increasing the price.In December 2007 Premier announced it was adopting the Timestrip smart label  technology on jars being sold through Tesco in the UK
Edited sentence: At 1:45am on 27 October 2004 a massive fire almost destroyed the entire Bury St Edmunds factory and cut the stocks of Branston Pickle in half, thus reducing the supply of the product and in some instances increasing the price.In December 2007 Premier announced it was adopting the Timestrip smart label technology on jars being sold through Tesco in the UK