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Dudley washes away image with prize wine

Halfpenny Green 2011 red scoops silver Decanter World Wine award

a waitress using a whistle to free her way while carrying traditional one-litre "Masskrug" beer mugs ©Reuters From ENERGY May 23, 2013

Dispute brews up over German shale search

Brewers fear pollution of their pure water sources by fracking

A Big Mac is displayed at a McDonald's shop in Tokyo 05 September 2007. A Japanese government website crashed as people raced to take up an offer of a half-price McDonald's hamburger in exchange for pledging to fight global warming. The Japan McDonald's will sell a Big Mac for 150 yen (1.3 USD), about half the normal price, to anyone demonstrating a commitment to preventing climate change from 07 September to 30 September. ©Getty May 23, 2013

McDonald’s defends on obesity concerns

Company responds to allegations of targeting children

From LEX May 23, 2013

SABMiller: EM boost

Emerging markets drive most of group’s 14% growth

May 23, 2013

SABMiller lifts revenues to $34.5bn

Turnover rises 7% despite move to curb trading hours

Inside Business May 23, 2013

Glass half-empty at Heineken

Has the brewer been slow to seize opportunities in new markets?

May 23, 2013

Booker pre-tax profit rises 13% to £101m

Growth across the business lifts sales to £3.99bn

Lombard from ENERGY May 22, 2013

SSE successor faces unenviable task

Chief times retirement fortuitously

May 22, 2013

Britvic to slash 15% of workforce

Two factories to be closed as part of efforts to cut costs

corn being harvested for biofuels in Missouri ©Bloomberg From MARKETS May 21, 2013

Corn prices tumble amid intense planting

Rapid pace makes record US harvest more likely

From MARKETS May 21, 2013

US farmland faces asset bubble test

Record crop prospects put prices under pressure

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 20, 2013

Innovation cedes to refinement

The times appear to have settled into being neither stellar nor devastating for world’s favourite names, writes Louise Lucas

May 20, 2013

Sainsbury caught out over salmon labels

Supermarket labelled farmed fish as reared in fast-flowing water

May 20, 2013

Danone targets China with Mengniu deal

French company set to invest €325m in two joint ventures

The Job from MANAGEMENT May 19, 2013

Liquid stylist

Ray Spencer makes drinks in ads look appealing

From PERSONAL FINANCE May 17, 2013

Market insight: What price quality shares?

Are stocks such as Unilever and Diageo overpriced?

May 17, 2013

Sly Bailey joins sandwich-maker’s board

Former Trinity Mirror chief becomes a director at Greencore

Inside Business May 16, 2013

Nestlé has time to deal with L’Oréal stake

Arguments in favour of a sale to cosmetics group are enticing

May 16, 2013

Walmart suffers as US sales drop

Retailer blames payroll tax rise, bad weather and low food inflation

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 16, 2013

Ethanol: Logic of circular biofuel trade comes into question

Sales of commodity intended to reduce greenhouse gases have opposite effect, writes Greg Meyer

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