Organisation: Masterfoods

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business

Five business movers this week

Annie Fletcher has been named as director of IMMA, the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

news

Dolmio maker: Cut how much of our sauce you eat

business

Call for new emphasis on agriculture and food

business

Stobart maps out post-merger benefit

business

Mars bars to carry 'suitable for vegetarians' label

world

Whey to go: Mars scraps use of animal product

Irish vegetarians set for choc horror

VEGETARIANS yesterday reacted with dismay after learning their favourite chocolate bars are now being made with animal products.

Tue, 15 May, 2007

Mars maker to stop targeting under-12s

IRISH healthy eating campaigners yesterday welcomed a decision by the makers of Mars bars to abandon advertising aimed at young children.

Tue, 06 Feb, 2007

Chocolate bar ‘energy ratings’ a sweet idea

THE makers of Ireland’s most popular chocolate bars are to put ‘energy ratings’ on the front of their wrappers to help buyers eat more healthily.

Fri, 05 Jan, 2007

Chocolate cleared from Australian stores in contamination scare

Efforts to recall thousands of Mars and Snickers bars from shelves in Australia have been stepped up in the wake of a contamination scare, the manufacturer said today.

Sun, 03 Jul, 2005

Mars slashes UK jobs in company restructuring

Confectionery giant Mars is to axe 700 jobs in the UK as part of plans to restructure its business, the company announced today.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2005

DCC takes control of Allied Foods for €14.5m

SALES and distribution company DCC has snapped up control of frozen foods specialist Allied Foods for €14.5 million.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004

Mars bar overtakes Kit Kat as the most popular chocolate bar, along with Cadbury’s Dairy Milk.

CONSIDERING that the makers of Kit Kat went all the way to the European Court to protect their famous slogan, it is ironic that consumers are indeed having a break — from Nestlé Rowntree’s flagship product.

Fri, 20 Feb, 2004