We knew that our team of frozen food experts had come up with a convincing proposition in our Frozen Food Challenge when they dreamt up Nature's 18 Superfoods, but we had no idea just how convincing until this week. Following the series' grand finale in last week's issue, my colleague Liz Hamson took a call from a woman asking how to get in touch with Nature's 18. Sadly, there were no contact details to hand since neither the company nor the product range actually exist. Needless to say, Liz let the caller down gently. But it got us thinking...
Dairy Crest chose to mark its 10th year as a public company with a party at the top of the 590-ft tall Gherkin building in the City. And a fine party it was too. By happy coincidence, the bash came on the same day that Drummond Hall announced he was stepping down as boss, allowing all us tired and emotional hacks to talk about the changes at the top at Dairy Crest. Ha, ha, ha. Anyway, Hall gave a splendid farewell speech in which he explained he was probably the first CEO ever to resign so that he could actually spend more time with his family. I hope he asked them first!
By the way, you apparently can't call the building The Gherkin. It's a very touchy subject for the owner. But if you ever get invited to a party at 30 St Mary Axe, make sure you go!
I see that Welsh dairy farmers are sending Tony Blair cash as a way of highlighting their frustration at low milk prices. Visitors to the Royal Welsh Show were asked to send a card along with 6p (the extra amount farmers need on a litre of milk to make a living) to our beloved leader. I think it will be a popular stunt. So, what will Blair do with all that cash? Buy another lovely sweater for Dubya, perhaps? Or a second pair of cowboy boots for Prezza? Hair restorer? Whatever, I trust he will declare it. Or do we have another scandal in the making? Remember: you read it here first!
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