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Facebook vodka ad banned by ASA

By Gwen Ridler

An advert for Global Brands’s pre-mixed vodka drink VK that appeared on social media site Facebook has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for promoting excessive drinking.

Clipper sails forth with new teabag factory

By Noli Dinkovski

Beverage maker Clipper Teas will be able to produce 5bn teabags a year – a near five-fold increase on its current output – when its new factory opens this autumn, according to the man responsible for the development.