Catching the KitKat
Nestle believes it will walk away with lucrative US rights to its KitKat brand whether or not it wins a takeover battle for American chocolate icon Hershey because of a deal dating back to 1970, reports Reuters on Thursday.
Archives for August 29, 2002
Vitamins and minerals - the right level
Following the EU SCF opinion on upper intake limits of vitamins and minerals issued earlier this week today we report that the Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals (EVM), an independent UK group set up in 1997 to advise on safe upper levels of...
Ahold shocks with drop into the red
For the first time in many years, the Dutch retail group Ahold has reported a quarterly loss for the second three months of the year, an announcement which "hurt" the proud company.
Bullish Carrefour beats its own expectations
Europe's leading food retail chain Carrefour has surprised even itself with the publication of first half results which were much better than expected.
Wine glass shapes tastebud
Wine connoisseurs have always claimed that the shape of the glass affects how easily volatile aromatic compounds can escape and consequently the impact on our senses- but does the glass shape also affect the wine's chemistry? New research suggests...
Stable results for Aarhus
Danish oils and fats company Aarhus Oliefabrik on Thursday reported a drop in operating income to DKK93m (€12.5m) for the first six months of 2002, down from DKK 125m (€16.8m) for the same period last year, but despite this the company witnessed a...
A cup of cocaine, madam?
Every morning millions of people around the world reach for the world's most popular 'fix' to help them start their day. A scientist in the US suggests this week that although most people would never consider that the effects of their morning coffee...
Can diet affect incidence of prostate cancer?
A low-fat, high-fibre diet rich in fruits and vegetables has no impact on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men over a four-year period, and does not affect the incidence of prostate cancer, according to a study by US researchers.