Booze company Diageo may be changing its name. The brewer invented the moniker Diageo after Guinness merged with Grand Metropolitan in 1997. It's never been the most popular name amongst City traditionalists, but it could be about to change. In a change of the articles of association to be passed at the company's upcoming AGM is this gem: "Change of name… the New Articles enable the directors to pass a resolution to change the company's name." - The Telegraph
The competition watchdog this morning formally recommended a test that would make it harder for dominant supermarkets to open new stores despite fierce opposition from Tesco. The Competition Commission passed its proposal for a "competition test" on to the Department for Communities and Local Government - The Times
As the credit crunch continues to bite, a growing number of pubs are producing their own ingredients, including venison, trout and even bees, to enhance their menus, according to the Good Pub Guide 2010. The recession has forced publicans to work even harder to survive, the guide says. As a result they have been cutting food prices, brewing their own beer and importing wine direct from small vineyards, as well as growing vegetables and rearing livestock - The Guardian
A Southsea publican, Janice McCormack, plans to call in an exorcist after a ghost apparently kept topping up regular's drinks. The landlady, who runs the pub with husband Patrick, claims spirits are costing her a fortune after the beer-loving ghost continues to give away free beer. She said the poltergeist, nicknamed 'Reedy' after legendary actor and drinker Oliver Reed, has been haunting her pub, the Apsley House in Southsea, Hants, after she took over the pub a decade ago - The Telegraph