Self-important chief executives who seek newspaper profiles, the adulation of the gabfest and the unquestioning support of their colleagues should stay put (in plcs) says Lord Hollick, the not-at-all self-important ex-ceo of United Business Media, in an FT article about life as a CEO in a private equity-owned company. Hollick is now a senior European executive of KKR - the buyout group in the frame to buy Sainsbury's. Does he have anyone in mind? Executives should leave their ego at the door.



Nobody enjoys a spot of idle gossip and wild speculation as much as Bogof, but surely what's good for the goose must also be good for the gander. Landmark Wholesale's John Searle stirred the audience at the FWD conference last week by linking Tesco with a move for foodservice giant Brakes. However, within minutes he was chastising the crowd for speculating on Landmark's future in the press. I, for one, hope the rumour mill carries on regardless.



We might lay claim to having invented the sandwich, but the best ones come from Singapore, judging by the results of last month's Délifrance Sandwich World Cup where seven nations competed for the title of Best Sandwich In The World. The UK entry, a sirloin steak Sunday Best, was pipped by the Singapore's Asian Spiced Chicken. But we beat the French, whose sandwich, made from sardines and seaweed, only managed third place.



The Eat in Colour campaign is asking consumers 'how big is your chocolate footprint?'. In what it claims is the world's first chocolate offsetting scheme, it is showing how much extra fruit and veg people need to eat to offset their over indulgence in chocolate eggs over Easter. "Although not quite as beneficial for the health of the planet as its carbon counterpart, chocolate offsetting has the potential to improve the health of all those living on it," says chairman Anthony Levin.

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