http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/ Food and drink news for executives in the UK. Covering issues in food technology, consumer satisfaction, ethical sourcing, healthy eating, marketing. Pubs operator and brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner reported a decline in underlying interim profit on Friday as trading conditions remained challenging. http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Fuller-s-profit-down-in--challenging--conditions_11613.aspx http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Fuller-s-profit-down-in--challenging--conditions_11613.aspx Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:08:21 GMT Food and Bev UK InBev NV closed its purchase of U S brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc to create the world's largest brewer in the biggest cash acquisition in history, despite a global financial crisis that has stymied other deals http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/InBev-closes-Bud-deal-to-become-No--1-brewer_11345.aspx http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/InBev-closes-Bud-deal-to-become-No--1-brewer_11345.aspx Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:07:02 GMT Food and Bev UK Premier Foods, the country's biggest food manufacturer, said Tuesday it will not pay an interim dividend in 2008 as it looks to reduce its debt. http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Premier-Foods-scraps-dividend_11285.aspx http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Premier-Foods-scraps-dividend_11285.aspx Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:10:59 GMT Food and Bev UK Premium pork supplier and pet food maker Cranswick on Monday beat analyst expectations with a 5 percent increase in first-half profit and said it believes cost pressures have peaked. http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Cranswick-profit-up-5-percent_11216.aspx http://www.foodandbevdigital.com/FoodandDrink/Cranswick-profit-up-5-percent_11216.aspx Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:36:47 GMT Food and Bev UK