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Will weight loss drugs kill the fast food business?

Many firms see the dire forecasts as ‘overblown’ but they know they will have to adapt products to make ‘every bite must count’ On a drizzly morning Luton’s takeaways are preparing for the lunchtime rush. McDonald’s is busy with shoppers, while chains from Subway to German Doner Kebab are opening their doors for the approaching army of hungry stomachs. The Bedfordshire town is one of the UK’s worst spots for obesity, with one hospital admission linked to weight for every 20 residents in 2022. That toll is more than 10 times the rate in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, according to NHS data. Continue reading… ​Business | The Guardian

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Alaska Airlines grounds Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after mid-air window blowout

Chunk of fuselage also broke away, forcing emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon Alaska Airlines is grounding all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a window and a chunk of fuselage on one of the aircraft blew out in mid-air shortly after takeoff. An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 had to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Portland, Oregon, on Friday. Continue reading… ​Business | The Guardian

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‘Jobs will be next’: TV ad slump prompts more fear among staff

As TV faces worst decline in ad revenue in 15 years, drought is forcing broadcasters to embrace streaming to bridge income gap Talk of job cuts took the place of the usual toasts and chatter about bonuses at the UK’s biggest broadcasters over Christmas as the industry faces the worst decline in traditional TV advertising in 15 years. The slump in the sector’s main source of income – down 12.5% over the past year – prompted the Channel 4 chief executive, Alex Mahon, to declare that TV broadcasters were in “market shock territory”. Continue reading… ​Business | The Guardian

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Will weight loss drugs kill the fast food business?

Many firms see the dire forecasts as ‘overblown’ but they know they will have to adapt products to make ‘every bite must count’ On a drizzly morning Luton’s takeaways are preparing for the lunchtime rush. McDonald’s is busy with shoppers, while chains from Subway to German Doner Kebab are opening

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