British cheese sales outstrip French
Posted by edwina 42 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
New sales figures for British cheese show that the shoppers at Marks and Spencer have finally accepted what everyone else has known for years - British cheese is better than FrenchThere are days, I freely confess, when I find it hard to whip myself into a froth of patriotism. As our country takes another lazy circuit around the plughole of financial doom and we try to decide whether the elites to
Multinationals break Vietnam law in formula sales (AP)
Posted by glenna533 64 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - Multinational companies in Vietnam sell baby formula so aggressively that they routinely stretch and sometimes break laws designed to promote breastfeeding, an AP investigation has found.
Sales of 1% fat milk have soared to record levels this year, with predictions that it will overtake skimmed and full-fat products in popularity.The government's food watchdog, the Food Standards Agency, said sales had risen after a multimillion pound advertising campaign urging consumers to cut their intake of saturated fats. It advised shoppers to switch to 1% fat milk which has less fat but t
If Lipstick Sales Are Down, Are We Really in a Recession?
Posted by heather 102 days ago (http://www.totalbeauty.com)
Have you heard of the "Lipstick Index"? It's the idea that when the economy is bad, women buy more lipstick as a quick pick-me-up. It's proven true in the last few downturns, but now lipstick sales are down -- and eye makeup sales are up.
Warning over fake Tamiflu sales
Posted by donny_blitz 143 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
People should not buy anti-flu drug Tamiflu over the internet without a prescription, experts warn.
You're fried! Apprentice appearance fires chip fryer sales
Posted by edwina 175 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Sir Alan Sugar's hopefuls eclipsed by sales of Tefal ActifryIt had an unlikely starring role in The Apprentice last week, undoubtedly contributing to the losing team leader well and truly getting his marching cards.On the show, Howard Ebison's team failed to sell enough Tefal Actifry deep fat fryers to keep him in the competition – but the product clearly appealed to viewers, with retailers repor
French organic food sales rise 25 pct in 2008 (Reuters)
Posted by glenna533 178 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - Sales of organic food in France jumped 25 percent last year and more than 60 percent in three years to reach 2.6 billion euros, France's organic association "Agence Bio" said on Friday.
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