Archive for January, 2008

Gillespie confident Tait will be back January 31st, 2008

    ‘He has done a brave thing’
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Britvic says first quarter revenues up January 30th, 2008

    Soft drinks group Britvic said on Wednesday it was set to meet full-year forecasts as it posted a 31 percent rise in first-quarter revenues, largely as the result of an acquisition in Ireland.
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Irish acquisition lifts Britvic sales January 30th, 2008

    Soft drinks firm Britvic said it is confident to meet full year expectations as it posted a 31% jump in quarterly revenue helped by its Irish acquisition, though UK sales again struggled.
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London midmorning: Losses trimmed January 30th, 2008

    Losses narrowed in London as index heavyweight Vodafone held onto decent gains, while miners either inched higher or trimmed deficits.
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London midday: Blue chips slip back January 30th, 2008

    London’s blue chips are sliding again having attempted a rally mid-morning. Housing-related stocks are down as mortgage approvals hit a record monthly low in December.
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London afternoon: Footsie struggles on January 30th, 2008

    Upbeat miners and a big performance from TUI Travel are helping London limit losses, although more dreary housing data has hurt housebuilders.
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London close: Down day for Footsie January 30th, 2008

    With no help from a gloomy Wall Street, London finished the session in downbeat fashion as banks found the going tough and negative broker comment tripped other blue chips.
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Industry angered over EU labelling rules January 30th, 2008

    The European Union’s health chief overcame intense industry pressure on Wednesday to propose stricter food labelling rules that aim to halt Europe’s rising levels of obesity.
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Diageo to buy Rosenblum Cellars January 29th, 2008

    Diageo , the world’s biggest alcoholic drinks maker, said on Monday it had agreed to buy Californian wine maker Rosenblum Cellars for $105 million (53 million pounds).
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Barr’s FD and operations director to retire January 29th, 2008

    Scottish soft drinks group AG Barr announced that finance director Iain Greenock and operations director Alan Bibby will retire early in the 2008/09 financial year.
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Housing takes bigger share of household budgets January 29th, 2008

    Britons spend more than twice as much of their weekly budget on housing as they did 50 years ago but only half as much on food, official statistics showed on Monday.
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Americans ready to down a shot, or more, for Bush speech January 29th, 2008

    When US President George W. Bush pronounces the annual State of the Union address, some Americans will be hanging on his every word.
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Poker-faced Sehwag comes up aces January 29th, 2008

    Australia v India, 4th Test, Adelaide, 5th day
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Paul Walsh Chief Executive Of Diageo Defends Drinks Industry January 29th, 2008

    The head of the world’s biggest drinks company has told Sky News the industry is not responsible for the drunken disorder that plagues Britain’s town centres.
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FACTBOX – Main points of draft EU food labelling rules January 29th, 2008

    (Reuters) – The European Commission will publish on Wednesday its proposals for stricter food labelling rules as part of its fight to combat the growing problem of obesity across the 27-member bloc.
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Israel indicts Islamic leader over uprising call January 29th, 2008

    Israel indicted an Islamic leader on Tuesday for “inciting violence and racial hatred” during protests last year against excavations in Jerusalem’s Old City near the al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site.
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Chinese buy into Bordeaux wine industry January 29th, 2008

    The sale of a little known Bordeaux chateau, Latour-Laguens, to the Longhai International Trading Company Ltd, has put the Chinese in pole position, ahead of both the Russians and the Indians, in terms of Bordeaux chateau ownership.
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Diana Inquest: Bodyguard Kes Wingfield On Conspiracy Theory January 29th, 2008

    The inquest into Princess Diana’s death has heard from a former bodyguard, who told of Mohammed al Fayed’s fury when he refused to back conspiracy theories.
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Executive Defends Drink Industry January 29th, 2008

    The head of the world’s biggest drinks company has told Sky News the industry is not responsible for the drunken disorder that plagues Britain’s town centres.
    Paul Walsh, chief executive of Diageo, told Sky’s Jeff Randall revellers must take “personal responsibility” for the amount they drink on a night out.  Read more