'Carlsberg overtakes Stella as Britain's best-selling booze'

Carlsberg has called time on Stella's dominance as Britain's best-selling booze. The Danish brewing giant - famous for its "probably the best" adverts - toppled its rival after 18 years at the top - Daily Mirror​

Mitchells & Butlers' share price rose 0.8 per cent to 341p amid talk that Permira, the private equity group, was looking to take a significant minority holding at a premium - Financial Times​

Apples are the latest symbol of the throwaway society, with 4.4 million dumped in household bins every day, or 179,000 tonnes a year - almost a third of the 600,000 tonnes bought - The Times​

Cake and bread maker Finsbury Food Group, owner of Lanarkshire-based Lightbody Group, has bought gluten-free food firms Yorkshire Farm Bakery and A&P Foods for a total of £8.9 million - The Scotsman​

Thirsty Americans love Scotland's other national drink so much they've drunk the country dry. The country's total supply of Irn-Bru has been snapped up in just two weeks - leaving US distributors with long waiting lists - Daily Express​

One million Brits are so dependent on alcohol that they cannot go a day without a drink. But the NHS fails them by concentrating on "useless" anti-binge boozing ads, a report says - The Sun​

Food producer Cranswick yesterday warned that the price of its sausages could rise to help the firm cope with soaring raw materials costs - The Scotsman​

Caffeine could possibly help protect people against multiple sclerosis (MS), a study on mice has suggested - Daily Express​

For years it was an exotic dish eaten mostly by holidaymakers in the Mediterranean. But as Britons become more experimental in the kitchen, squid is fast becoming a fashionable ingredient - The Scotsman​