Archives for March 4, 2004

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Tesco planning Chinese assault?

Britain's biggest food retailer Tesco looks set to take a further step towards its goal of competing with global giants such as Carrefour and Wal-Mart with a move into the massive Chinese retail market.

Japan's poultry crisis could be pork industry's gain

Japan's poultry industry is the latest sector to feel the effect of avian influenza. Reported outbreaks of the virus in the health-conscious country have eroded people's appetite for chicken and hammered down the price of poultry. Could EU pork...