Tag: economies

World stock markets may have plunged, economies are slowing and bankers have lost their jobs, but consumers' appetite for Cadbury chocolate, a Peroni beer or Johnnie Walker whisky is undiminished for now at least.

As three of Europe's biggest food and drink groups reported resilient trading in the July-September quarter, analysts say that slower global growth will eventually hit these traditionally defensive sector pushing investors toward the biggest and safest bets.