Danone to sell US$1.9bn Yakult stake amid shareholder pressure
Danone is to sell US$1.9bn of its shares in Yakult, which it has held for over 10 years, in the hope of improving shareholder returns.
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New Zealand's kiwi exports up 20% on back of scientists' rapid Psa disease response
New Zealand's Plant & Food Research's rapid response to the vine-killing kiwifruit disease Psa - which has helped exports of the fruit increase by 20% - has received the Prime Minister’s Science Prize .
Food firms criticised for marketing less healthy products in lower-income countries
Major food and beverage firms are more likely to advertise healthier products online in high-income countries, compared to those which are less developed, a study has revealed.