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...bunnies, predicts its 2009 sales are likely to increase by between 2 and 5% - short of its target of 6 to 8%, but still not bad in the current economy. While Nestlé, which manufactures, among other brands, Cailler and KitKat, is not releasing figures until the end of April, company chairman Peter Brabeck recently told Swiss newsmagazine Weltwoche that even amid a slacking consumer goods sector, chocolate sales are on the rise. "Now that people don't have a new television or a new car," he noted, "they eat a bit more chocolate...
Denny's, one of the many casual-dining chains whose sales are suffering in the recession, needs a few thousand customers like Cory McGrath. On April 7, McGrath, 20, saw a television ad for a Denny's promotion that was taking place the next day. The deal: buy one of its famous $5.99 "Grand Slam" breakfasts, and get a free "Grand Slamwich," a tasty heart attack consisting of scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, shaved ham, mayonnaise and American cheese on potato bread, for a pal (or, if you are into wolfing down a ghastly amount of food, yourself...
...keep you in suspense. The storm is the gay marriage debate. The clouds and strong winds? Those are an April 3 Iowa supreme court ruling and the Vermont legislature's decision to override a governor's veto on April 7, making the states the third and fourth in the country where gay marriage is now legal. (The other two are Connecticut and Massachusetts.) In response to these recent additions, the National Organization for Marriage rushed out this ominous new television ad ahead of schedule, featuring monologues from parents, teachers and doctors in gay marriage battleground states worried about what same...
...study, carried out for World Health Day (April 8), covered many health-related topics and offered some contradictory figures as well. Although Brazilians are getting fatter, they are eating less red meat and more fruits and vegetables, Malta reports. They are smoking less and taking more preventive tests such as mammograms and pap smears. But they are using less sunscreen and drinking more, especially to excess and often when driving. (Read a story about kids, self-control and obesity...
After more than 100 million Indonesians went to the polls on April 9, the party of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono looks set to take more seats than any other party in Indonesia's parliament. Early tallies show the Democratic Party taking 20.4% of the vote - nearly three times more than when the party made its parliamentary debut in 2004, making the president the candidate to beat in the upcoming elections. "This shows how strong Yudhoyono is," says Bara Hasibuan, a political columnist in Jakarta. "He is definitely in the commanding position...