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More turbulence hitting air freight demand?
Thursday, 28 October 2010
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that global air cargo traffic rose by 14.8% in September, down from 19% growth the previous month, translating into a month-to-month decline of 2.1% when adjusted for seasonal factors, according to the Shipping Gazette.
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NZTE opens office in Qingdao, China
Thursday, 28 October 2010
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) has opened its fifth office in China in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
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Sugar price seen reaching 30-year high
Thursday, 28 October 2010
The leading traders of physical raw sugar claim that the commodity is likely to surge to a 30-year high in the coming months, with all eyes on the pending Indian sugar crop output which is hoped will ease supply pressures, according to FoodNavigator.com.
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Food companies told to shift away from BPA
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Food and beverage companies are increasingly ditching bisphenol A (BPA) from food can linings in response to growing consumer concern over the chemical, according to FoodProductionDaily.com, citing a study on safer packaging.
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Future of ice cream made with probiotics
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Ice creams with added pre- or probiotics can be formulated to have good nutritional and sensory properties, according to FoodNavigator.com, citing a new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science.
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Cargill set to market new low-calorie chocolate
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Cargill’s sweetener experts are set to introduce a lower-calorie chocolate made with patented sweeters at the end of 2011, according to ConfectioneryNews.com.
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UK dairy industry wants tougher origin labels
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Representatives of the UK dairy industry have called on politicians to take tougher legislative action to stamp out misleading origin labelling, according to FoodProduction Daily.com.
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New ship delivery to rise to 1.42 mln TEU by Jan 2011
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
Deliveries of new containerships have hit 1.29 million TEU this year and will rise to 1.42 million TEU by January despite slackening demand on major trade lanes, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing the Paris-based consultancy Alphaliner.
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Volcanic facial mud required
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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Live sea-food to Hong Kong
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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Honey, health and well-being for Dubai
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
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German company makes milk that helps people sleep
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
A German company has patented its process for ‘nocturnal milk’ which it claims contains 100 times more melatonin, a hormone that helps to regulate sleep, than normal milk, according to Dairyreporter.com.
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UK beer sales drop post World Cup
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
UK consumers have lost their taste for beer in the third quarter as supermarket sales slump more than 10%, according to BeverageDaily.com.
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NZ milk production seen at record high in 2011
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Milk production in New Zealand will rebound by 10% next year to a record high, feeding a recovery in exports – assuming the world's top exporter gets a break from the poor weather which has for two years sent output lower, according to AgriMoney.com.
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China in need of more nursing homes
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Beijing had approximately 90,000 people waiting for a place in a nursing home, at the end of 2009, but there were only 30,000 beds available, according to official statistics.
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