What the weekend papers said about food and drink

The weekend press included stories about: the controversial appointment of Sir Stuart Rose to executive chairman of M&S; the cut in Woolworth's dividend; Tesco calling a halt to the rollout of Fresh & Easy stores in the US; jobs cut at Stella Artois breweries; the rising cost of rice; the shortage of migrant farm workers; Tchenguiz's attack on Sainsbury's over shareholder value; and Dairy Crest's sales rise.

To read the stories, click on the relevant headlines below.

Storm grows over Rose's chairman role (Sunday Times)

Standoff over Stuart Rose's executive chairman plan at Marks & Spencer (Sunday Times)

Woolworths ready to butcher dividend (Sunday Times)

Will Woolies shut up shop? (Sunday Times)

Tesco shelves expansion of chain in US (Sunday Telegraph)

Woolworths picks dividend cut as costs soar (Sunday Telegraph)

Rose rebellion gathers momentum (Sunday Telegraph)

Rising wheat price forces Stella owner to slash jobs (Sunday Telegraph)

Surging cost of rice is food for thought (Sunday Telegraph)

Farm labour fears as migrants go home (Financial Times)

Tchenguiz attack on Sainsbury over shareholder value (Financial Times)

Dairy Crest sales in Clover (Financial Times)