Galway and Cork were the big winners at the fifth annual Good Food Ireland Awards, with Aniar Restaurant in Galway scooping the top prize.

RESTRUCTURING costs at the Irish arm of consumer food giant Unilever last year contributed to the company recording a €9.8 million loss, figures show.

Research has today revealed the extent to which the subjects Irish men and women talk about over their cup of tea differ.

IN her otherwise excellent report on her visit to Kenya sponsored by Lyons Tea (‘Refreshing Change, October 11), your correspondent seriously misrepresents Fairtrade.

THE giant multinational Unilever — which owns HB, Flora, Knorr, Sunsilk and Persil among other well-known products — has placed an advertising ban on skinny models.

UNILEVER Bestfoods, which owns the Lyons Tea and HB ice-cream brands, saw its Irish profits fall by 8 million to 31m in 2002.

Movie director and British council chairman, Alan Parker, is to receive a knighthood. The director of the Irish films ‘The Commitments’ and ‘Angela’s Ashes’ is said to be overwhelmed at receiving the honour.