The UK economy is proving extremely challenging for retailers.  With utility, grocery and petrol prices rising together with the credit crunch and the threat of redundancies; retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to ensure consumers keep spending.

Those retailers with yesterday’s strategies are rapidly losing market share whilst others are going out of business completely. 
    

Researchers have published a list of 20 functional foods that promote healthy living and could extend longevity – with coffee and dark chocolate featured alongside more traditional ‘healthy’ fruit and vegetables.