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Osem unit Tivall buys US firm

globes.co.il
16-Nov-2008
        

Osem hopes to expand its meat substitute business in the US and Canada. Globes' correspondent16 Nov 08 11:27 has acquired the business activity of US firm, Foodtech International Inc., for up to $20 million. Osem parent Nestle...

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Clooney relishes Ritchie collaboration

breakingnews.ie
16-Nov-2008
        

Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney loved working with Guy Ritchie on a commercial shoot - and would relish the chance to pair with the British moviemaker again. Ritchie recently helmed an advert for a Nestle coffee advert in...

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Have a break, have a Kit Kat – and wreck rainforests

timesonline.co.uk
16-Nov-2008 7 related
        

Demand for palm oil for Nature chocolate and other goods is posing a threat to vital habitats Household brands including Kit Kat, Flora and Dove soaps have been linked to the mass destruction of Asian rainforests for palm oil...

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Goldman, Morgan steal the show at IIM-C placement

business-standard.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

IIM Calcutta (IIM-C) has completed its summer placement for 300 first-year, post-graduate management students. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, McKinsey and Macquarie were among the 110 companies that placed...

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Unions Aim to Push Nestle Out of Russia

businessweek.com
15-Nov-2008
        

The food giant won't negotiate on wages. Workers are threatening to strike, calling the company "anti worker" and saying it should leave the country Nestlé in Russia is involved in a bitter industrial dispute with its workers....

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Nestle and Cadbury take to price hikes in India

food-business-review.com
15-Nov-2008
        

A steep rise in coca prices is forcing companies such as Nestle and Cadbury to hike prices of chocolate products that come in the INR2 to INR3 price range, said The Economic Times. According to the source, it is for the first...

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FMCG firms pull out all the stops to woo modern trade

rediff.com
15-Nov-2008 1 related
        

Hindustan Unilever, GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare, Godrej Consumer Products, Dabur, Nestle and other FMCG companies are lining up initiatives to maximise returns from modern trade channels including hypermarkets and...

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What's really in your favourite fast food combo?

ctv.ca
15-Nov-2008 8 related
        

You may want to reconsider getting that double cheeseburger with fries. A study released earlier this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences contains controversial claims about menu items served at...

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Message in a water bottle

theglobeandmail.com
15-Nov-2008
        

Here's a chilly lesson in how to drown a feel-good public-relations event. At the splashy launch of Waste Reduction Week last month, with VIPs and the media looking on, hundreds of Toronto schoolchildren were given souvenir...

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JWT Mumbai joins Top 50 Club in Gunn Report

indiantelevision.com
15-Nov-2008
        

MUMBAI: JWT Mumbai has joined the ‘Top 50 Club’ in the Gunn Report this year. In the annual Gunn Report rankings, Leo Burnett Worldwide is ranked as the number 1 agency. This was Burnett's highest ranking (128 points) since...

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