Good week/bad week

30 November 2006
Good week/bad week

GOOD

Popeye Spinach is found to be rich in folic acid - again.

Cultured pub-goers Johann Strauss's opera Die Fledermaus to be staged at the Opera House pub, Tunbridge Wells.

Star spotters Catherine Zeta-Jones masquerades as a waitress in a New York restaurant to prepare for film role as a chef.

Pedants Black Mountains Smokery forced to rename its Welsh Dragon sausage as Welsh Dragon Pork sausage to avoid customer confusion.

BAD

Pies Annual World Pie Eating Championship is given healthy makeover and now honours the single pie eaten most quickly, not the most pies eaten.

Aussie wine lovers Drought restrictions force the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation to slash its wine forecast by nearly 50% from 900 million to 460 million litres.

FishWorks The fishmonger and restaurant chain warns that pre-tax profit for 2007 will be below market expectations.

High-street shops Retailers are predicting the worst Christmas in 25 years.

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