Women who drink more than a glass of wine a day could be significantly increasing their risk of developing breast cancer, a study warns today - Daily Telegraph
Mitchells & Butlers is hoping to repeat the success it had buying 239 Whitbread pubs by acquiring the 869 Spirit managed pubs owned by Punch Taverns, the pubs group said on Monday. A deal to buy the pubs and to strengthen M&B's balance sheet could be worth approaching £1.8bn - Financial Times
After ten years of soaring business, the tide is starting to turn against bottled water. Shop sales were down by nine per cent in the year to March to £284million, according to the retail analysts TNS - Daily Mail
Vijay Mallya, the Indian drinks tycoon, has accused the Scotch Whisky Association of being "paranoid" about India and warned that it could undermine the prospects for Scotch in the world's biggest market unless it halts its "heavy handed" battle over tax - The Scotsman
Heinz has announced that it is launching a "posh" version of its ketchup - Daily Mail
Prices for groceries have stopped rising in major supermarkets following 18 months of dramatic increases, it was revealed yesterday. They are apparently capping food prices to attract shoppers who are tightening their belts in the credit crunch - The Scotsman
Toddlers are being fed too many fruit and vegetables in diets that could damage their health, nutritionists have warned - Daily Telegraph
Brawhead Foods, supplier of high-quality game to the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Sir Michael Caine's Abode restaurant, is to build on the UK's growing appetite for animals hunted for food with a £10m move into the supermarket sector - The Scotsman
Jamie Oliver has beaten Delia Smith to be named the most iconic British chef of all time - The Scotsman
The taxman made a £439million profit out of last summer's floods, it is claimed today. New figures reveal thousands of people whose houses were devastated in the crisis have paid £525million in VAT on repairs - The Sun