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Consumers continue to buy products such as KitKat bars and bottles of Perrier despite 7.5% increase Nestlé has reported its strongest sales growth in 14 years, with products including KitKat bars, bottles of Perrier and pet food flying off the shelves, after it passed on a hefty 7.5% price increase to consumers. The world’s largest consumer goods company, the owner of household brands including Nescafé, Purina, Cheerios, Nespresso, Maggi and Quality Street, reported organic sales growth of 8.5% to 69.1bn Swiss francs (£61bn) in the first nine months of the year. Continue reading… ​Consumers continue to buy products such as…

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Speculation had been rife that government would block Elms subsidies for creating wildlife habitats Farmers in England say they are increasingly optimistic that the government may yet row back on its plans to cut funding for nature-friendly farming initiatives. The farming minister, Mark Spencer, this week met the RSPB and the chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), both organisations that had been critical of plans to remove subsidies for creating wildlife habitats. Continue reading… ​Speculation had been rife that government would block Elms subsidies for creating wildlife habitatsFarmers in England say they are increasingly optimistic that the government…

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Foreign secretary blames global conditions for economic problems and offers no guarantee on pensions triple lock UK politics live – latest news updates The UK foreign secretary has said “mistakes happen” but the government has moved on after Liz Truss’s U-turns on tax cuts and the sacking of the chancellor. James Cleverly, a close ally of the prime minister, tried to blame global economic conditions for rising interest rates and inflation, despite the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, acknowledging the impact of the mini-budget and overturning its measures that spooked the financial markets. Continue reading… ​Foreign secretary blames global conditions for…

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