How Obama is having an impact on our view of US brands July 28, 2008 There are still those who would separate business and politics. But they are intimately connected. In a study about a year ago using data from YouGov’s BrandIndex and our tracking of attitudes to America, we examined whether the two were correlated. We found that there was indeed a clear link: as opinions of the US [...]
Nestle sales hit £29.6bn October 21, 2005 Nestle, the world’s largest food manufacturer, has romped to better than expected sales this year. The company, which produces Nescafe and Kit Kat, said yesterday its sales were 5.8 per cent higher for the first nine months. Switzerland-based Nestle also reaffirmed its targets of 5-6 per cent organic growth for the full year as the [...]
New Star set for float next month October 17, 2005 Renegade fund manager John Duffield is set to create 40 millionaires when he embarks on the £600m float of New Star Asset Management next month. The company will confirm its long expected float this morning alongside what analysts expect to be a sparkling set of results. The IPO is expected to take place next month [...]