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The power of "organic" label in food
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Consumers may consider organic cookies, yogurt and potato chips to be tastier, healthier and lower in calories because they carry an organic label, according to FoodNavigator-USA.com.
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NZ's Biovittoria gets US interested in sweetener
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
While a search of Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD) could only identify five US products featuring the fruit concentrate, several of the nation’s biggest food manufacturers have requested samples, with many looking to combine it with stevia in a bid to capitalise on its all natural credentials, Paul Paslaski, vice president sales & marketing USA, at monk fruit processor BioVittoria, told FoodNavigator-USA.com.
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NZ Living Cell Technologies gets Japanese investor
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Auckland-based Living Cell Technologies Limited, a company developing cell implant therapy to treat diabetes, says it has entered into an agreement to raise A$3 million through a placement of shares to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc from Japan.
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Fonterra to offer industrial cheese at online auctions
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Fonterra is about to start offering industrial cheddar cheese at its electronic auctions from July 19, according to an NZPA story carried in the NZ Herald.
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US exports to China at record US$92 bln in 2010
Sunday, 10 April 2011
US exports to China has reached a new record-high of US$91.9 billion last year even as the trade deficit between the two countries widened, according to EmpoweredNews.net.
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Shipping industry faces one of most difficult times in decades
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Rising fuel prices, tumbling freight rates, piracy and now radiation fears will make this year one of the most difficult in decades for the maritime industry, forcing some shipping companies out of business, according to a Reuters report carried by mb.com.ph.
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NZ carpet maker Cavalier eyes more US exports
Sunday, 10 April 2011
NZ carpet-maker Cavalier Bremworth's export business has grown by 75% in the past year to offset a flat domestic market, according to BusinessDay.co.nz.
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Clash of the Titans: iPhone vs Android
Friday, 08 April 2011
 
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Kiwi vanilla company Heilala breaks into US
Thursday, 07 April 2011
Award-winning New Zealand vanilla company Heilala Vanilla is celebrating sweet success after cracking the tough American market.
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Global container volume rebounded in 2010
Thursday, 07 April 2011
Global container volume saw a strong rebound in 2010, marking an estimated 560 million TEU, up an all-time high of 14.5% year on year after experiencing an 8.9% decline in 2009, the first ever drop, according to the Shipping Gazette.
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China to build over 56 airports in five years
Thursday, 07 April 2011
A senior Chinese civil aviation official said on Thursday that China, the world's most populous nation, would build 56 more airports during the next five years to expand transport capacity, according to ChinaDaily.
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A prescription for growing pains
Wednesday, 06 April 2011
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NZ court fines Cargolux and British Airways for price fixing
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
The High Court in Auckland on Tuesday imposed penalties against two international airlines charged for price fixing.
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Dutch scientists' technology to detect "fake" food
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
A Dutch university has developed an analysis to detect fraud or other irregularities in products such as meat and cheese, and is looking to partner with the industry and governments to develop further food tests, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
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Old world wine producers take lion's share of global market
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
The Old World wine producing countries had a much better 2010 in overseas markets than many of their rivals in the New World, according to BeverageDaily.com.
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Singapore's APL to scan exports out of Japan
Tuesday, 05 April 2011
APL, the container shipping arm of Singapore's shipping and logistics group Neptune Orient Lines, has announced it will scan export containers for nuclear radiation at its terminal at Yokohama, according to the Shipping Gazette.
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Saudi to turn to renewable and nuclear energy
Monday, 04 April 2011
Saudi Arabia, which holds one-fifth of global oil reserves, aims to pursue renewable energy and nuclear power to help reduce by half the crude and natural gas it burns now to generate electricity, according to GulfNews.com.
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Japan quake affects China's electronic market
Monday, 04 April 2011
China's electronics market has been severely affected by the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on Friday, according to China Daily.
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Surging oil price seen choking global recovery
Monday, 04 April 2011
HSBC economist Simon Williams told Gulf News that employment continues to be weak in the United States and in Europe while rising commodity prices erode disposable income and that's a real threat to a recovery that looks fragile in most of the western world.
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India to be key driver of world gold demand
Thursday, 31 March 2011
According to GulfNews.com, consistent with what has been seen in the last decade, Indian demand for gold will be driven by savings and real income levels and not by price.
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