- Surviving Wal-Mart: smaller shops coexist best with giants by NOT competing on price – “It’s much better to be different” more from the Wall Street Journal #
- British Sugar’s 4 UK factories emitted 688,846 tonnes CO2 in 2008 – Sandbag EU emissions trading map (via @adamvaughan_uk) #
- As food prices keep rising http://ow.ly/2cc9 Save the Children offers cash grants for food to UK families “in crisis” more from The Guardian #
- Sugar finds new favour as US loses taste for high fructose corn syrup (more from Eat. Drink. Better.) but over 50% US sugar beet is GM (more from Eat. Drink. Better.) #
- Furry farm facts: telling children the truth about farm animals and eating meat – Cooking with Dexter from the New York Times #
- Tesco under pressure? Shares fall as broker says “over-ranged..too complex..pricey” (more from the Financial Times) & market share slips (more from International Supermarket News) #
- NEW SA organic market report (more from the Soil Association); The Guardian asks has the recession killed organic? (via @SoilAssociation) #
- Birth of the Croissant & the Bagel: charming cartoon history by RO Blechman, NY Times (via @amandahesser, @simmertilldone) #
- Potato world: global production up, UK 10th highest per capita consumption, China top producer, N America yields 4x Africa (more from the FAO’s International Year of the Potato) #
- ASDA “local food” sales up 41% – 9 regional hubs supply 6500 lines eg Cains Liverpool beer, Dickinsons South Shields pies more from Talking Retail #
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