Weetabix sold to US firm after breakfast cereal fails to catch on in China
China’s Bright Foods sells brand alongside Ready Brek and Alpen for $1.8bn to owners of Shredded Wheat after too few Chinese choose Weetabix for breakfast
Tag: UK Business
Care homes charging for rooms after residents die, watchdog finds
Competition and Markets Authority finds families are being charged fees for ‘extended periods’ after death of residents
How Britain can build a successful, lasting industrial strategy
The UK has had three grand plans in 10 years. It’s time to get everyone to agree on the targets and stick to them
Music industry goes to war with YouTube
Record labels are angry about the relatively small fees the platform pays for music videos compared with streaming services
Royal Mail union warns of industrial action over pension scheme closure
Union says staff face losing up to a third of their future pensions, but company insists defined-benefit plan is unaffordable
United Airlines shows why it’s time to deplane corporate-speak
The US airline’s overbooking PR gaffe was an extreme one. But other firms such as Tesco are all-too prone to buzzwords that baffle both staff and customers