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Scotch on the rocks as exports up 23 per cent
Scotch whisky exports rocketed up over the first nine months of this year, with the valuation of shipments rising by 23% on the same period last year.The value reached nearly £3 billion, with the industry pulling in £125 every second. Exports to Brazil were up nearly 50%, reaching almost 10 million litres of pure alcohol, [...]
Starbucks coffee chain will create 5,000 UK jobs
The coffee giant Starbucks plans to expand further in the UK, creating 5,000 UK jobs over the next five years.The company intends to increase the number of drive through coffee outlets, typically found at motorway service stations, from nine to 200. It also plans to open another 100 High Street coffee shops. The announcement comes [...]
Airbus announces 200 engineering jobs at Filton, Bristol
Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has announced 200 new jobs at its base in Filton, near Bristol.The company says the new engineering jobs are due to demand for its A350 passenger plane and government investment in the plant. The lightweight composite aircraft was due to come into service in 2013 but will now enter service in the [...]
Fuller Smith & Turner sales buck gloomy trend
The brewer and pub operator Fuller, Smith & Turner has reported higher sales and exports despite the gloomy retail environment.Its profits before tax for the six months to 1 October were £16 million, compared with last year’s £16.8 million. But the company, whose most famous beer is London Pride, reported a 21% rise in exports, [...]
Mobile phone firms offer better service Ofcom watchdog finds
Consumers are more satisfied with their mobile phone provider than they are with landline or broadband suppliers, research has indicated.Communications regulator Ofcom has conducted the latest of its regular samples of customer satisfaction. Seven in 10 customers were happy with the service from their mobile provider – often after calling about their package or service. [...]
Nestle creates 300 new jobs at coffee plant
Nestle is to invest £110 million in its Nescafe Dolce Gusto coffee manufacturing facility.The extension to the plant, in Hatton, south Derbyshire, will treble production and create 300 new jobs. Twelve new high speed production lines will be introduced to make coffee pods, for sale in the UK and 38 other countries. The number of [...]
Engineering prize to be worth £1 million
A £1 million engineering prize – named after the Queen – is to be awarded for exceptional advances in engineering.The prize, funded by an endowment from a number of engineering companies, will be awarded biannually to an individual or team of up to three people. It is designed to raise the profile of engineering and [...]
Easyjet profits take off with business travellers
A increase in the number of its business travellers helped Easyjet report increased profits for 2011. The budget airline announced a pre tax profit of £248 million for the year to 30 September, in line with expectations- up from a profit of £154 million in 2010. The improvement was led by a 11.8% increase in [...]
Majestic Wine celebrates 20% rise in half year profits
Majestic Wine is celebrating a 20% rise in half year profits- helped by customers buying more expensive bottles of wine.The company made a pre tax profit of £8.8 million in the year to 26 September, compared with a £7.3 million profit of a year earlier. Its like for like sales- which excludes the impact of [...]
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