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Pendragon gets time to renegotiate debt terms
The UK's largest car retailer secures a covenant waiver from its banks and noteholders on its £287.6m net debt to give it time to hold talks with lenders in the new year
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Labours of an alchemist
Blenders are the high priests of the whisky world. They take the fiery flame of raw distillate and, via secret ministrations, render it deliciously intelligible to the...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Six of the best
I tasted the following six against competitors from Johnnie Walker (Red, Black, Gold and Blue) and Chivas Regal (12-year-old, 18year- old and 25-year-old). The...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Tate & Lyle prepares to promote its healthy side
With the worst excesses of the festive season behind us, new year diets cannot be far behind. As consumers increasingly look for food that will keep them healthy and...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
A year of eating well
Ihave been staring somewhat forlornly at the box that contains the menus from the restaurants I have eaten at over the past year. This is not just because they evoke...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Cadbury agrees to sell Australian drinks arm
Cadbury has agreed to sell its Australian soft drinks business to Asahi Breweries , a Japanese group, for £550m ($809m), ending its near 40-year interest in...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Bubble to bust in a year that lacked bottle(s)
For at least the first half of 2008, the fine wine market was buoyant. Since August, however, it has been affected by the general financial maelstrom,...
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 02:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Tate & Lyle prepares to promote healthy side
The UK sugar maker will help customers develop products that meet consumers' nutritional needs, particularly those based on its expertise in manipulating carbohydrates
Financial Times  –  Dec 27, 2008 12:30 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
UK retailers in battle at dawn
UK bargain hunters started queuing for Boxing Day sales as early as 2am as retailers tempted shoppers with drastic price cuts after a generally dismal run-up to Christmas
Financial Times  –  Dec 26, 2008 9:22 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
"Brain Starvation" May Trigger Alzheimer's
Restricted blood flow in arteries may lead to degeneration
ConsumerAffairs.com  –  Dec 26, 2008 8:19 PM [GMT]  –  comment?