Economics

Polman: 'breakthrough' innovation

Unilever: Things will get worse before they get better

By Elaine Watson

Life will only get tougher for Unilever in the second half of 2010, but things could improve in 2011 as its Genesis innovation programme starts to bear fruit, cost inflation cycles out and rival Procter & Gamble (P&G) starts to run out of steam,...

We must think the unthinkable

We must think the unthinkable

By Rick Pendrous

Had the merchant bank been called Lehman Sisters, it would probably never have gone bankrupt in 2008, precipitating one of the world's biggest financial crises ever recorded.

Greencore: sandwich market has solid potential

Greencore: sandwich market has solid potential

By Elaine Watson

Barring another financial crash, the UK sandwich market should continue to see solid growth this year as shoppers tire of making their own packed lunches and look to retailers and caterers to provide an affordable alternative, according to one leading...

Tories slam government dithering on credit

Tories slam government dithering on credit

By Hayley Brown

“Dithering and paralysis in government” on issues such as credit insurance and credit availability are costing people their jobs and businesses,...

Game for expansion

Game for expansion

Kilmarnock-based game processor Braehead Foods has moved into a new purpose-built facility six times the size of its old one to meet growing...

Horlicks packs up

Horlicks packs up

Up to 70 jobs will go at Glaxo-SmithKline's Horlicks factory in Slough when the firm outsources carton and bottle production at the end of 2007. "The...