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Image copyright Getty Images Sriracha Hot Chilli sauce has been recalled in Australia and New Zealand over fears bottles could “explode” when opened. Food Standards Australia New Zealand warned a build-up of lactic acid could cause bottles to “bloat and continue to ferment”. It said the condiment may splatter over people or property when opened. […]

Image copyright Getty Images A company run by Bruce Lee’s daughter is suing a popular Chinese fast food chain over its use of an image of the late martial arts star. Shannon Lee’s Bruce Lee Enterprises alleges Real Kungfu has used the image in its logo without permission. The firm wants the fast food chain

Image copyright AFP Bad weather appears to have deterred Boxing Day shoppers, with retail analysts reporting a fall in the number of people heading for the sales. Springboard, which analyses customer activity in stores, said footfall up until midday had seen the largest decline since 2010, dropping 10.6%. Wet weather, online sales and Black Friday

Image copyright Getty Images The past year saw one of the great US companies, Boeing, suffer a hammer blow to its reputation after one of its newest models, the 737 Max, crashed for the second time. The loss in March of an Ethiopian Airlines plane cost the lives of all 157 people on board. The

Image copyright Angela Jansen My Money is a new series looking at how people spend their money – and the sometimes tough decisions they have to make. Here, Angela Jansen from South London records her spending over a week and shares tips for saving. We’re looking for more people to share what they spend their

Image copyright Brecon Carreg Image caption David Stockley has returned the company to Welsh ownership after 36 years Mineral water company Brecon Carreg is back under Welsh ownership following a management buy-out. Former commercial manager David Stockley has bought the business from Belgian company Spadel. The company said it was the start of “an exciting

Image copyright Getty Images Uber’s co-founder Travis Kalanick is to step down from its board at the end of the year. The 43-year-old ousted the ride-hailing firm’s original chief executive within a year of its creation, but was himself forced to stand down six-and-a-half years later in 2017 after a number of scandals. He had,

Image copyright Getty Images It can be stressful deciding what toy to buy for kids at Christmas. Imagine, then, deciding what toys to buy to fill the shelves of Hamleys on London’s Regent Street, where more than 650,000 shoppers have already walked through the doors this December. It is a mammoth task that starts at

Image copyright Loch Duart Image caption Loch Duart co-founder Andy Bing said he had to take action to protect his company’s brand A high-end Scottish salmon producer is taking on the illegal food fraud trade with forensic science, ahead of a big push into the US. Loch Duart has used the technology to launch sting

Image copyright Celeste Sloman Image caption Yael Aflalo: “My whole family are entrepreneurs… starting my own business felt more natural than getting a job” The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Yael Aflalo, chief executive and founder of fashion brand Reformation. Yael Aflalo