Chocolate Toothpaste

Crest have announced that its newest toothpaste flavour is - chocolate. The new Mint Chocolate Trek flavour is part of a new line called Crest Be, toothpastes meant to excite and inspire while still providing all the standard oral-hygiene benefits. The other two flavours include Lime Spearmint Zest and Vanilla Mint Spark.

Candy Toothpaste

Facebook 'Dislike'

Interest in Facebook has peaked and the social network could lose up to 80% of its users by 2017, researchers say. Facebook has reached the peak of its popularity and has entered a decline phase. The future suggests that Facebook will undergo a rapid decline in the coming years, losing 80% of its peak user base between 2015 and 2017. Facebook is worth £84bn and has more than one billion users worldwide.

Facebook Dislike

Canada Doesn't Love Marmite

A shipment of Marmite & Irn Bru bound for British food stores in Canada has been seized by local customs officials in a crackdown on banned additives. Lucozade, Bovril and Penguin bars were also seized as they all fall foul of the countries food laws. This has lead to Irn Bru developing a new formula which does not contain the banned Ponceau 4R food colouring to be sold in Canada.

Banned In Canada

Toffee Crisp Cereal

Nestle is extending its confectionary brand into the breakfast cereal market. Rolling out from Feb 3rd, the cereal made with crunchy toffee and chocolate cereal pieces is to be aimed at adults as Nestle said there were no cereals specifically targeting over 35's. 

Toffee Crisp Cereal

The Marshmallowists

A great idea & a great business partnership! Flavoured gourmet marshmallows have proved a hit and it all happened by accident when two people met and shared their ideas and expertise.

Marshmallowists

Inflation Hits Target

Inflation is down to the target of 2% for the first time in four years. Alongside this growth in the economy is up, unemployment is slowly falling and business confidence and investment is back on the agenda. The UK recovery is snowballing. The challenge is to ensure it continues without storing up big problems for the future.

2% Inflation

Zapp App

Zapp app to enable millions more shoppers to pay by smartphone. System launching in autumn will be available to 18 million UK current account holders from five banks in the new shift from card payments. This will allow customers to leave wallets at home as the new system can quickly take payment through a code sent to the customers smartphone or via scanning the code with your phone.

Zapp App