Sainsbury has teamed up with the World Cancer Research Fund to distribute leaflets on reducing the risk of cancer through diet and lifestyle at its 96 instore pharmacies. Unilever has signed a multimillion dollar advertising agreement with AOL Time Warner to deliver multimedia advertising for Unilever products across the globe. The Co-operative Group is preparing to put Braille labels on a range of own label grocery products, following the introduction of Braille labelling on medicines and beers, wines and spirits. The picking centre for Ocado's Waitrose branded home delivery service has been completed. A spokesman said: "We will launch shortly on a local level." Sainsbury is setting up mobile sampling units in car parks at 12 stores around the country to promote its Be Good to Yourself range. Foodservice company Brake Bros has suffered from the slump in demand from the airline catering and hotel industry in the wake of September 11, but said trading had been satisfactory with the majority of customers. Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries has called an extraordinary general meeting for January 25 to seek approval from shareholders for its proposal to return £100m to shareholders through a dividend of 80p per ordinary share. Kerry Group has acquired French natural culinary ingredients firm Aromont, and Ohio based Stearns & Lehman ­ a leading supplier of Italian style coffee syrups ­ for an undisclosed sum. US soft drinks giant PepsiCo said it expected to meet its target of 13-14% annual earnings per share growth for 2001. The Director General of Fair Trading is considering whether the proposed acquisition of Northern Foods' van sales operation by Kerry Group is against competition laws. Liverpool based brewer Robert Cain & Co has been put on the market by its Danish parent Brewery Group Denmark. Chilled foods specialist Geest said full-year sales are expected to be up 15% on the previous year when they are announced in March. It said it expected the price of raw materials would continue to increase. Yorkshire Cottage Bakeries has acquired Hyde based cake bar manufacturer Mother Hubbard Cakes, which has been in administration since September. Sainsbury will donate 1,300 computers to charity after transferring its head office from Blackfriars to Holborn. The Rural Shops Alliance was given a boost this week as Interbrew and Wrigley's offered their support, joining a raft of leading fmcgs including Nestlé, Imperial Tobacco and Mars. {{NEWS }}

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