Special report: Part I
Indonesian plantation monopolies under threat
The Indonesian Government is planning to crack down on further expansion of groups in the powerful palm oil plantation industry and, indirectly, foreign conglomerates.
Archives for September 22, 2013
Beer hits a 66-year low as Aussie taste for wine continues to grow
Australians might have been developing a taste for wine over beer, but on the whole the country is drinking less alcohol, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
International Congress of Nutrition: Big food booed for coming…but rude not to?
Thousands of nutritionists gathered in Granada, Spain, last week for the 20th International Congress of Nutrition. It was a huge event with eight simultaneous streams of seminars over a full week.
Cargill opens poultry plant in Anhui
Cargill has opened a new poultry operation in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui that will cover each stage of the poultry supply chain.