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Sir James Dyson’s pay cut as profits fall

The multimillionaire inventor’s £457,000 pay packet is a dramatic reduction compared with the £12.5m he took home last year

Cadbury has support to turn down hostile bid

The chocolate maker will hold a board meeting on Monday and is expected to quickly reject any Kraft bid

Black & Decker and Stanley: a good job, say analysts

The $350 million the two companies hope to achieve in cost savings over the next three years might be too modest

Unilever raises ad spend in push for sales

Despite the lingering economic malady, the consumer goods company has put an additional 13% into marketing its products

Mickey’s makeover means meaner mouse

Disney’s famous cartoon figure is being “reimaged” to enhance his appeal to youngsters of the video game generation

Yardley sells emerging markets division to Wipro

Huge Indian outsourcing group pays £27m for toiletries that have been popular on the subcontinent since the days of the Raj

Tins out as Roses come in cardboard boxes

The confectioners says that environmental concerns and rising steel costs are its reasons for rejecting the traditional tin

Time to think outside the box

It is right to question the intentions of big companies but Cadbury's decision to replace the tin with cardboard is sound

Kraft vows to be disciplined over Cadbury

American food group is reported to have arranged $9 billion of financing for a bid for the British chocolate maker

Twinings’ eastern promise leaves bitter taste

Twinings, owned by Associated British Foods, said it was consultating staff over plans to reorganise its tea operations

Fashion for Primark bargains lifts revenue at ABF

ABF has reported a 12 per cent rise in revenues as budget-conscious consumers across Europe flock to the discount stores

Job cuts at Nokia Siemens and Johnson & Johnson

Johnson and Johnson is likely to cut as many as 8,190 people while Nokia Siemens Networks is set to shed up to 5,700

Kraft to take 'disciplined' approach over Cadbury

US food group reiterates interest in British chocolatemaker as it unveils profit that beat analysts' forecasts

Primark owner's sales soar amid sugar boost

Associated British Foods lifts revenue by 12 per cent, but 400 jobs are set to go from its Twinings tea division

Johnson & Johnson to axe 8,190 global jobs

Drugs and consumer goods business will cut up to 7% of its workforce in an attempt to save $1.7 billion a year