Endangered Whales Turned Into Ingredients for High-End Japanese Dog Treats
Japan, we need to have a talk about your luxury dog snack market, because “endangered fin whale” is not an acceptable ingredient for dog treats. That's what one Japanese specialty pet food company has been selling, though, and they're now taking flack …
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JAPAN / UK : Crisp firm Tyrrells secures 7 – 11 listing
Tyrrells, the UK crisp manufacturer, has secured another overseas listing with a deal to sell products at 7-11 stores in Japan. The company said it had agreed a deal to supply 5,000 stores in the country. "Japan is a strong snack market and this is one …
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EU mergers and takeovers (May 31)
Private equity firms Lion Capital and Avedon Capital Partners to acquire joint control of Dutch snack producer AD Van Geloven Holding (notified April 29/deadline June 7/simplified). JUNE 11. — Qatar Investment Authority and Qatar state-owned hotel …
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Paris to Panaji: The tuck box
Tuck — Noun: Brit. informal food, typically cakes and candy, eaten by children at school as a snack: (as modifier): a tuck shop. The dictionary says the origin is from old English … Until one day a box from Japan arrived, with strict instructions to …
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