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Louisa Pearson We dont want an orangutans home cut down so we can have a treat - Scotland on Sunday
Louisa Pearson We dont want an orangutans home cut down so we can have a treat
Scotland on Sunday
It's a big decision for an eight year-old. Do you spend the money your grandpa gave you on the strawberry flavoured jelly lips or the ...
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East Europe chocolate market still slow, AAK warns - Agrimoney.com
East Europe chocolate market still slow, AAK warns
Agrimoney.com
The revival in Eastern European chocolate consumption is maintaining a "very slow" pace, AarhusKarlshamn warned, adding to fears that growth in cocoa ...
Comment: Andrew Baker - HFMWeek (blog)
Comment: Andrew Baker
HFMWeek (blog)
We have heard a lot about speculation recently. Whether it has been cocoa in particular or commodities in general, the pound, the euro or sovereign debt, ...
Olam to invest $43.5 mln in Africa cocoa plan - The Africa Report
Olam to invest $43.5 mln in Africa cocoa plan
The Africa Report
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How drought and floods will hit food and clothing prices - MSN Money UK
MSN Money UK
How drought and floods will hit food and clothing prices
MSN Money UK
Natural disasters mean wheat, barley, cocoa and cotton prices are all set to rise, which will affect all of us. Scorching drought in Russia, ...
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SINGAPORE: Olam to build Cote d'Ivoire cocoa site - just-food.com (subscription)
SINGAPORE: Olam to build Cote d'Ivoire cocoa site
just-food.com (subscription)
Singapore-based agribusiness group Olam International is to build a cocoa processing facility in Cote d'Ivoire. Olam said today (17 August) that it would ...
ICE US Review: Cocoa down slightlyAgraNet (subscription)
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Shoppers hit by record rise in price of groceries - This is London
Moneycontrol.com
Shoppers hit by record rise in price of groceries
This is London
Shoppers face soaring grocery bills after official figures revealed a record jump in food prices last month. The price of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose ...
Inflation poses dilemma for BankScotland on Sunday
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Shoppers hit by record rise in price of groceries - This is London
This is London
Shoppers hit by record rise in price of groceries
This is London
Shoppers face soaring grocery bills after official figures revealed a record jump in food prices last month. The price of food and non-alcoholic drinks rose ...
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Chocolate can help to cut heart disease risk - Mirror.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk
Chocolate can help to cut heart disease risk
Mirror.co.uk
Indulging in a bit of plain chocolate can cut the risk of heart failure, scientific research has revealed. ...
Dark chocolate can be good for the heart, study saysBBC News
Chocolate reduces heart failure riskWebMD.Boots.com
Chocolate may boost heart healthNursing in Practice
Medical News Today -WeightWorld -NHS Choices
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Exeter keeps Fairtrade status - Mid Devon Star
Exeter keeps Fairtrade status
Mid Devon Star
Exeter has retained its status as a Fairtrade City, following detailed assessment by the Fairtrade Foundation. The status, which was first awarded to Exeter ...
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iPhone App Development Basics - Boosh News (press release) (blog)
iPhone App Development Basics
Boosh News (press release) (blog)
Since Apple launched the iPhone in the US, people all over the world got their hands on it, such that today, there are a lot of people who use iPhones. ...
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ICE US Review: Cocoa Down Slightly - AgraNet (subscription)
ICE US Review: Cocoa Down Slightly
AgraNet (subscription)
TRADING in ICE cocoa futures was light and choppy for the most part on Monday, but the market was weaker because of pressure from follow-through selling, ...
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Guide to Gamescom - MCV
MCV
Guide to Gamescom
MCV
Cologne's Gamescom trade and consumer expo is back next week, after its hugely successful 2009 debut. It all kicks off from August 18th – but to get you ...
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Fairtrade citrus drive in New York - Fruitnet.com
Fairtrade citrus drive in New York
Fruitnet.com
Numerous food outlets in New York are set to feature Fairtrade citrus from South Africa this week as part of the 11-year Harvest of Hope programme. ...
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Cameroonian cocoa prices lower as rains boost crop - AgraNet (subscription)
Cameroonian cocoa prices lower as rains boost crop
AgraNet (subscription)
COCOA prices in Cameroon mostly fell since last month as cash-strapped farmers in the country sold off the first beans of the new season, dealers said on ...
Big or small, we want firms to go Fairtrade - Swindon Advertiser
Big or small, we want firms to go Fairtrade
Swindon Advertiser
Swindon Fairtrade Coalition is inviting local businesses to attend a Fairtrade Business lunch in October in a bid to get them to switch to Fairtrade ...
Fairtrade citrus drive in New York - Fruitnet.com
Fairtrade citrus drive in New York
Fruitnet.com
Numerous food outlets in New York are set to feature Fairtrade citrus from South Africa this week as part of the 11-year Harvest of Hope programme. ...
FRIENDLY FIRES DEMAND ORGANIC RIDER FOR LED FESTIVAL - Daily Star
FRIENDLY FIRES DEMAND ORGANIC RIDER FOR LED FESTIVAL
Daily Star
ECO band Friendly Fires have demanded a Fair Trade and organic rider for their upcoming LED Festival performance. The environmentally-conscious combo, ...
Inflation poses dilemma for Bank - Scotland on Sunday
Inflation poses dilemma for Bank
Scotland on Sunday
THE dilemma facing the Bank of England over how to steer the British economy onto safer shores will become more complicated this week ...
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Farm out your portfolio with specialist agricultural funds - Daily Mail
Daily Mail
Farm out your portfolio with specialist agricultural funds
Daily Mail
The high price of wheat has turned investors' attention to food products as Russia, the world's fourth biggest producer, banned the export ...
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NEWS FEED
- Ghanaian cocoa purchases 9% lower year-on-year - AgraNet (subscription)
- Huge Kraft deal sends Barry Callebaut soaring - Agrimoney.com
- Thorntons pledges to keep prices fixed despite rising costs - Mirror.co.uk
- How to make perfect brownies - The Guardian
- Hotel Chocolat finds it has plenty of room for expansion - Independent
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