General Mills recalls Gold Medal flour in US after Salmonella discovery
Apr 30, 2023 23:48 pm UTC| Life Health Economy Business
General Mills voluntarily recalled several types of Gold Medal flour for potential Salmonella contamination on Friday after the risk was identified during a random sampling of the 5-pound flour bags. The 2-pound,...
Spanish dairy firm Calidad Pascual acquires minority stake in beer brand Cerveza Mica
Apr 30, 2023 23:44 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Spanish dairy company Calidad Pascual has acquired an 8% stake in local beer brand Cerveza Mica that would boost RD efforts en route to collaborating on the joint launch of new products in the alternative beverages...
Volvo overtakes Volkswagen in imported car sales in S. Korea
Apr 30, 2023 23:15 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Volvo has overtaken Volkswagen to claim the fourth spot, while new players such as Lexus and Porsche are competing for fifth place in sales of imported cars in South Korea. According to the Korea Association of Imported...
Apple opens second MixC store in Shenzhen, China
Apr 30, 2023 16:17 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Apple will open its second MixC store in Shenzhen, China, that offers the latest Apple products and accessories and an Apple Pickup station that combines the online and in-person purchasing. The new store has a Padang...
National Geographic expand in Asia Pacific with China, Australian stores
Apr 30, 2023 16:12 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
South Koreas The Nature Holdings has opened National Geographics first store in China and plans to launch in Australia next month. The new National Geographic China store on the first floor of the bustling Hopson One...
Tiffany & Co to expand network of stores in China
Apr 30, 2023 15:58 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Tiffany Co executives are focused on a retail overhaul in China, securing prime real estate for several new locations to add to the 39 stores it already has in the country. Anthony Ledru, Tiffany Co. Chief Executive,...
Consumers are blaming 'greedflation' as PepsiCo, Nestle, Conagra raise prices
Apr 30, 2023 15:32 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
Eighty percent of consumers believe that food companies, such as PepsiCo, and Nestle, are using inflation as a cover to raise prices, in what they dub greeflation, according to a survey by consumer research company...
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