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...Scientific American says mycelium is “the fungus mushrooms are made of, but it can also produce everything from plastics to plant-based meat to a scaffolding for growing organs — and much more”....
...Fake Meat: sweets and sweats Beyond Meat’s more than 20 per cent fall this week may have been painful for shareholders, but at least some investors in the plant-based meat company found reason to cheer....
...Both Siddiqui and his former employer have been trying to buy an annuities specialist named American Equity Investment Life, people familiar with the matter say....
...Beyond price, Lidl has been tinkering with its strategy to win over Americans unfamiliar with its no-frills model....
...London is already fat with American burger joints. Now another company is making the trip across the Atlantic, promising to serve meat-addicted UK consumers....
...Last year, a local television station found a KFC supplier putting new labels on expired meat, among other safety violations....
...OSI processes the meat of 300m chickens a year in China, as well as other meats, vegetables and pre-assembled food such as sandwiches or wraps....
...An undercover investigation by Dragon TV of unhygienic practices and relabelling of expired meat has led to the closure of a giant meat processing plant near Shanghai that supplied KFC, McDonald’s and Starbucks...
...In recent weeks, Japan’s Mizkan Group paid $2.15bn for Unilever’s North American pasta sauce businesses, while Mondelez and DE Master Blenders 1753 agreed a deal to create a global coffee company with annual...
...Sara Lee’s meat business became Hillshire, and in all likelihood, it too will soon find itself tied to a new partner....
...If corroborated, it would be the second murder of an American journalist by the group, known as Isis, in less than two weeks....
...(Financial Times) Shuanghui agrees $4.7bn deal for Smithfield Foods: China’s biggest meat processor has offered $4.7bn in cash for Smithfield Foods, in what will be the largest Chinese takeover of a US...
...It is to spin off its grocery arm, which has revenues of about $16bn and brands such as Kraft’s eponymous macaroni and cheese, Oscar Mayer meats and Philadelphia cream cheese....
...Mr Lauren has also innovated and expanded his concept of stylish “Americana” in Paris by including a restaurant in his store serving his favourite American dishes, including hamburgers and steaks, with meat...
...American Express was the steepest decliner in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, falling 3.4 per cent to $39.84....
...However, others felt a profit warning from Coca-Cola, allied to poor volume trends from rival Anheuser-Busch, suggested the North American drinks market had been tough and next week's trading update from...
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