All articles by Charlie Wright – Page 2
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Comment & Opinion
Lab rats and peacocks in a tale of two twitters
Yesterday Daily Bread flagged up the French study into the effects on health of the Monsanto herbicide Roundup and a GM strain of maize resistant to it…
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NewsDoherty replaced as Reckitt chief bean counter
Reckitt Benckiser has named a new chief financial officer, with Liz Doherty set to leave after less than two years in the role.
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Comment & Opinion
Doh! A messy exit at Reckitt
It’s unfortunate for the maker of Harpic and Cillit Bang to leave an unsightly mess in full view of the public. Then again, perhaps Reckitt Benckiser is of the opinion that “it’s better out than in”.
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Comment & Opinion
Murray gets the loot in, not the Gluten
So poignant Scot Andy Murray is finally proud Brit Andy Murray. And nobody is happier for him than Daily Bread.Murray’s spectacular triumph in Monday’s rain-delayed final of the US Open completes a redemptive arc that saw his traumatic loss in the Wimbledon final followed by a cathartic win on the ...
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Comment & Opinion
Hybrid beasts and orbiting hair-dos
You’d take his cash but you might not want Duncan Bannatyne round for dinner…
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Comment & Opinion
Reshuffled
It takes a lot to get booed at the Paralympics. But George Osborne managed it last night as he handed out medals for the Men’s T38 400m.
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NewsTesco Lotus cashes in on five more Thai stores
Tesco yesterday said it was adding five more stores to the property investment programme involving its stores in Thailand.
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Comment & Opinion
Fuel for thought
The Olympics put a smile on the nation’s face and even the rain held off for the most part. Those factors came together in whatever the opposite is of a perfect storm (a sunny day, presumably) to help UK grocers notch up their best month in a long time…
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NewsFyffes profits surge in first half
Fyffes has unveiled bumper growth in sales and profits for the first half of the year. The fruit supplier said pre-tax profits…
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News‘Historic’ agreement on voluntary dairy code
Dairy UK and the NFU have announced what they called a “landmark” agreement on the long-awaited voluntary code of practice.
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Comment & OpinionMarmite: naughty but niacin
Marmite has been causing arguments round the breakfast table for decades but it might soon be part of the…
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NewsKraft in £200m advertising review ahead of Mondelez move
Kraft Foods has sparked a new scramble in ad land after announcing a review of its £200m European advertising outlay.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers shoppers free Wi-Fi
Marc Bolland has put technology at the heart of his bid to get Marks & Spencer back on track.
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Comment & Opinion
Bolland's brave new world
You could feel the white heat of innovation burning furiously yesterday at the opening of Marks & Spencer’s new northern flagship. Or maybe the air conditioning wasn’t fully operational yet…
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Comment & Opinion
The moral maize
‘FAMILY FOOD BILLS TO SOAR’ roared the front page of the Daily Mail today, alongside gems including ‘What your walk says about your sex life’. You can guess where Daily Bread turned first…
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NewsUnilever thinks small amid European ‘poverty’
Unilever could bring marketing strategies honed in the developing world to Europe, in response to the economic slump across…
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NewsHeineken counts cost of raw material price hikes
Heineken yesterday warned that profits for 2012 would be largely flat compared to last year, as the higher cost of raw materials…
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NewsCoca-Cola falls into line over On-Pack Recycling Label
Coca-Cola Enterprises has agreed to add the widely used On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) to its bottles for the first time…
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NewsCamelot denied in Health Lottery judicial review bid
National Lottery operator Camelot has vowed to fight on after the High Court threw out its call for a judicial review into the running of the Health Lottery.Judges in the High Court today rejected Camelot’s call for a judicial review into the Gambling Commission’s decision to allow Richard Desmond’s rival ...
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Comment & Opinion
Still waters run cheap
As the mercury soared over the weekend, the national press were getting hot under the collar about the latest nefarious deeds of Britain’s endlessly cynical supermarkets…