The best TV ads not only sell, but remain in our memories for decades, says Kieran O’Mahony.

FOUR out of five retail and food executives are optimistic about the coming year, according to a survey at the 2012 Checkout Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dublin.

SMALL food producers are being prevented from expanding by a crosswind of the global downturn, commodity-cost volatility and lower consumer demand, according to an expert Rabobank analyst.