Doing so is getting harder, says Ms Leite: at the moment they have one maid on their books for every 30 clients.

ECONOMIST: Domestic labour

Northern English word meaning to worry and complain, as if one were an old maid, about something of near complete unimportance.

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At the time, one of her lawyers, Jeffrey Shapiro, said the maid had found out Mr Strauss-Kahn's identity a day after the alleged assault when a friend had called her.

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One problem facing the company, whose other brands include Sprite, Fanta, Dasani and Minute Maid, is another rise in the cost of raw materials, including sweeteners, juices, metals and plastic.

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