By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opini0ns expressed are his own.

After the Warren Buffett-backed takeover of Heinz, Big Food merits a fresh look. Makers of meals, sauces and spreads may offer better value than is immediately obvious.

By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

A 10-billion-pound leveraged buyout of Britain’s biggest mobile operator would be dazzling in its sheer ambition. But the payback would be more in short-term glory than long-term financial returns.

By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is moving fast to save its Mexican ambitions. The world’s biggest brewer has rejigged its $20 billion buyout of Grupo Modelo two weeks after regulators objected, worrying that U.S. drinkers would suffer. In response, AB InBev is relinquishing any claim to Modelo’s beers stateside. That could prevent a long legal fight, while keeping the deal’s rationale largely intact.

By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

A deal setback for Anheuser-Busch InBev may ironically hasten a last round of consolidation in beer. The U.S. Department of Justice opposes AB InBev’s $20 billion plan to buy out the other half of Grupo Modelo, the Mexican group behind Corona. The world’s largest brewer may yet find a workable compromise. But if not, an obvious plan B exists: the long-rumoured takeout of SABMiller.

By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

Why the dizzying cost to gawp out at London from the top of the Shard? From February visitors can pay nearly $40 to watch the world go by from the top of Renzo Piano’s striking tower. If the weather obliges, the view from 310 metres up will astound. But the cost is steep compared to viewing other great cityscapes. Blame the footloose global rich.

By Quentin Webb

The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.

What does Nokia boss Stephen Elop need to do this year? The ailing mobile giant he leads ended 2012 surprisingly strongly. But the market remains understandably wary. To convince sceptics, Elop’s biggest task is ensuring top-end smartphone sales really take off. The strategy for cheaper phones may need a rethink. Floating Nokia Siemens Networks, the revamped network-equipment unit, would help too.