Dettol sees Reckitt Benckiser clean up in Covid pandemic

Challenge is now to build on sales surge and sort out mixed bag portfolio of products

Reckitt issues second sales warning as it announces shake-up

The maker of Nurofen tablets and Dettol cleaners to reorganise business to improve flagging performance

Condom maker sees sales fall after cyber attack

Reckitt Benckiser Group reported a 2% fall in second-quarter sales

European shares post weekly gain on strong miners

In Dublin, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB buck euro-wide weakness in financials

European stocks dragged down by Deutsche results

Packaging group Smurfit Kappa proves strongest performer in Dublin

Consumer goods giant in ‘advanced talks’ on €15.5bn acquisition

Reckitt Benckiser looking to buy US baby formula maker Mead Johnson

China’s move to ban infant formula ads may hit Irish exports

Beijing’s bid to tackle low levels of breast feeding may thwart exporters

Retailer offers €245 payout per milk can if product recalled

Chinese retailer goes to extreme measures to woo customers in wake of food safety concerns

China finds Mercedes-Benz guilty of price fixing

Investigation finds cost of replacing spare parts in C-Class could be more than buying new vehicle

Latest food scandal involves overseas chains

‘This is a wake-up call for Chinese consumers, who have long believed that foreign fast-food brands follow higher standards than domestic ones’

Dairy in the spotlight for the wrong reasons

China fines six foreign firms for price fixing

Investigation of milk formula market results in fines of more than $100 million

New Zealand firm finds botulism in dairy ingredient

World’s largest dairy exporter says it has found a strain of bacteria which can cause fatal disease

Rise in baby food and dairy sales boosts profits for Danone

Owner of Evian and Activia reports 6.7% increase in revenue to €5.72 billion