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...And repeating the exercise with just the top quartile of growers reveals greater revenue persistence, but not profit persistence. Here’s the punchline....
...“[You’re] seeing huge purchase prices because these businesses have proven to be growers and non-cyclical.”...
...Mr Puri admits his salad costs more to bring to market than that from growers 3,000 miles away. But with greater economies of scale, he thinks he could make it just as profitable as traditional crops....
...“What has changed is the low cost producers are still in Iowa but the high cost producers are growers in Mato Grosso, Brazil [where costs are much higher],” says Chris Gadd, a grains analyst at Macquarie...
...Rally driver, wine grower and multiple linguist. These may not be the most obvious qualifications for the top job at the London Stock Exchange, jewel in the crown of the City of London....
...With 289 hectares of vineyards, as well as several prestigious chateaux, Taittinger produces 45 per cent of the grapes it needs and has the capacity to grow strongly by buying from independent growers....
...US grower Jackson & Perkins will donate 10 per cent of sales of the light pink tea rose to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, dealing with the cancer of which Ferraro is a survivor....
...Credit Suisse First Boston, said the “results should remind investors that this is the fastest growing demand segment in retailing today and that Best Buy as the leader is well positioned to be a profitable grower...
...The mop-haired former coca grower’s man-of-the-people image has ruffled feathers at home. Some tut-tutted his attire when he met King Juan Carlos of Spain last week....
...Champagne is one of the few areas where French wine growers have managed to establish international brand names. As demand for champagne grows, the prices of buying in grapes have been escalating....
...Seminis provides over 3,500 seed varieties for commercial growers and wholesalers and is the world’s largest developer of tomato seeds....
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