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PepsiCo to buy 66% of Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods for US$3.8 billion
A deal will raise PepsiCo’s annual global revenues from nutritious and functional foods from about $10 billion to nearly $13 billion, taking it a step closer to its $30 billion target by 2020.
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NZ domestic airfares rise
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Groupon turns down Google buyout offer
The proposed acquisition reportedly fell through amid hesitation by Groupon's founders. The start-up will decide next year whether to sell shares in a float instead, a source said. The discussions could resume if both sides overcome their differences.
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Qatar World Cup award to kickstart construction
Qatar's successful bid to host the 2022 soccer World Cup will speed up its construction programme and boost property prices, with contractors expected to flock to the Gulf state to snap up projects worth billions of dollars, according to Trade Arabia News Service.
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Ghana and Qatar to set up food project
Gulf states suffered when international food prices spiked to record levels in 2008, forcing up their import bills. They have since sought to lease and buy farmland in developing nations to improve security of food supplies.
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Emirates Air has world's largest long-haul fleet?
Emirates owns 155 long-haul aircraft which is the highest number by any airline in the world, according to the report.
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UAE wants single currency for Gulf states
The country’s minister of economy Sultan Al Mansouri was reported saying the heads of state of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) would discuss the monetary union when they hold their annual summit in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday (Dec7, 2010).
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Tapware for the USA
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NZ scientist and Danish firm develop new frozen yeast
Chr. Hansen's new frozen, direct inoculation yeast -- pichia kluyveri -- marketed under the name Viniflora Frootzen – was developed with New Zealand academics for use in ‘fresh’ white or rosé wines, and is designed to help wineries meet consumer demand for “natural, authentic and fruitier wines”.
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Emerging market underpins global alcohol demand
Marlous Kuiper, the head of alcoholic drinks research at Euromonitor told BeverageDaily.com that emerging markets were less affected by the recession and those that were affected bounced back much quicker that the developed markets.
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ANZ bank's primary export price index up 9 consecutive months
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NZ's Burger Fuel to have 15 outlets in UAE in five years
The opening of the first Burger Fuel outlet in Dubai is the New Zealand company’s second Middle Eastern territory to be opened in 2010, the first being the hugely successful Al Khobar store in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia.
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European dairy farmers eye Russia and partners
As of July 2010, in accordance with the most recently accepted documents, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan formally created a joint customs area, within which the majority of goods exchange are subject to the principles of free trade.
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Cargill's new ingredient for Asian bakeries
Two of the new functional systems under Cargill’s Asian ingredients brand, Protex CF 6205 and Protex CF 6206, are intended for use in Mochi buns and donuts, Japanese delicacies traditionally made from pounded and shaped glutinous rice but which can also be made from rice flour.
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Singapore Air Cargo fined US$48 mln for price fixing
The US Justice Department said Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd engaged in a conspiracy to fix prices with a one-count felony charge filed in federal court accusing the company of helping to fix prices between 2002 and 2006.
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China the new mecca for luxury car brands
Sales of luxury vehicles in China - including luxury cars, SUVs, MPVs and sports cars - from 20 brands almost quadrupled from 2005 to 2009.
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