Kiwis could make big grocery savings by avoiding the supermarket
A New Zealand family of four could save as much as NZ$49 (US$41.80) per week by avoiding the supermarket when buying their fruit and vegetables, a new study suggests.
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Aussie vit market growing faster than Kiwi counterpart, study finds
More Australians are getting into vitamins—and doing so at a faster rate—than their trans-Tasman neighbours, according to new research.
Woolworths private label milk contract losses will 'impact volumes': Lion
Australian processor Lion Dairy has admitted that being dropped as Woolworths’ private label milk supplier in Victoria and Western Australia “will impact volumes” at two plants.
China simplifies live pig slaughter supervision authorities
China is seeking to consolidate oversight of its pig market, transferring powers from the Ministry of Commerce to the Agriculture Ministry.
Scientists SUGGEST USING COFFEE AS 'THERAPEUTIC AGENT'
Two cups of coffee a day keep deadly liver cirrhosis at bay
Scientists say coffee could be used to treat liver cirrhosis, after finding that drinking two or more cups per day cut death risk by 66% among Chinese subjects when the disease was caused by non-viral hepatitis.
M&S to change approach to China by seeking JV partner
Marks & Spencer no longer plans to open wholly owned stores in China, making the British retailer the latest in a long line of international chains to be seeking a local partner in the country.
FAO: Nutrient deficiencies, stunted growth affect Europe and central Asia
Few may go hungry but vitamin and mineral deficiencies and health problems like growth stunting in children are widespread among the 53 countries of Europe and central Asia, according to the FAO.