| Around the Papers 3/7/09 |
| Tesco investor unrest; Ramsay's kitchen nightmare; doctors want booze ads banned |
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| Publican Greene King eyes up acquisitions - with Marston's in its sights |
| Publican Greene King is on the acquisition trail amid strong rumours the pubs group has rival Marston's in its sights, reports the Daily Mail. |
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| Waitrose picnic sales soar |
| Waitrose is basking in the sun - with the hot weather pushing sales up by more than 11% last week, writes The Sun. |
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| Doctors call for alcohol ads to be banned |
| Doctors called today for a complete ban on alcohol advertising and a minimum unit price to combat the soaring cost of drink-related illnesses, reports The Guardian. |
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| Tesco faces investor 'No' vote over share option plan |
| Tesco is facing opposition to share option scheme changes at its annual meeting today, reports the Financial Times. |
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| Milk Link offers dairy farmers fresh hope |
| The remaining Dairy Farmers of Britain members still without a customer have been thrown a lifeline by Milk Link. |
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| Consumers choose brands over own-label |
| Consumers are sticking to brands in the face of recession and fierce own-label competition, according to exclusive Nielsen data that shows own-label is actually losing market share. |
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| Everything goes with Aldi’s Anything Goes |
| Aldi is attempting to appeal to the palate of the masses with the launch of a white wine that claims to ‘go with anything’. |
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| Budweiser TV ad aims to lift spirits |
| Diageo Ireland and DDB are launching a campaign for bottled beer brand Budweiser in a “ground-breaking” new ad set to hit screens today. |
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| Discrimination row brewing at Tesco AGM |
| Tesco will today face protests from trade union Unite over its treatment of migrant workers in its meat and poultry supply chain. |
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| The Grocer calls on Chancellor to avert Christmas mayhem |
| The “arbitrary” decision to impose a 31 December deadline for the VAT hike and the end of trade credit insurance support threatens to undermine the Christmas trading period, experts have warned – so The Grocer has launched a campaign to fight it. |
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| Christmas misery to come if we don’t delay tax hikes |
| A Christmas bombshell of VAT and duty hikes and the withdrawal of trade credit support threatens this vital trading period and beyond. Join our new campaign to fight it. By James Ball |
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| Around the Papers 2/7/09 |
| Rose goes next year; Diageo axes 900 jobs; SABMiller sells major stake |
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| M&S chief says he will step down next year |
| Sir Stuart Rose, executive chairman of Marks and Spencer, said he would stand down as chief executive next year, as speculation mounted that John Dixon, director of food, was edging ahead in the race to succeed him, writes the Financial Times. |
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| Diageo culls 900 jobs in Scots restructuring |
| As many as 900 jobs are to be axed from Diageo’s packaging operations in Scotland. |
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| Tobacco display ban begins in Ireland |
| A tobacco display ban came into force in Ireland yesterday. |
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| Profits down but Greene King grabs market share |
| Brewer and pub operator Greene King has posted a 15% drop in full-year group pre-tax profits to £118.5m, on sales up 1.3% at £954.6m. |
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| Booker makes debut on senior stock market |
| Cash & carry giant Booker has had its first full day of trading on the main stock market. |
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| Around the Papers 1/7/09 |
Tesco ready to Rock; overseas workers row in Cheshunt; veggie diet cuts cancer risk |
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| Tesco linked with Northern Rock bid |
| Tesco could be poised to launch a dramatic bid for Northern Rock, according to press reports. |
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