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China inflation rate stood at 2.7% in June

China's inflation rate rises to 2.7% in June

China's inflation rose in June but was well below the government's target in a sign of weak demand amid an economic slowdown.

Business • 09 Jul 13

M&S clothing sales down 1.6% in its first fiscal quarter

M&S clothing sales fall for 8th quarter in a row

British retailer Marks & Spencer today posted an eighth consecutive quarterly fall in underlying sales of general merchandise.

Business • 09 Jul 13

Greencore's H1 revenues edge almost 1% higher

Greencore's H1 operating profits up over 6%

Food group Greencore has reported half year revenues of £572.9m sterling, up 0.9% on the same time last year.

Business • 21 May 13

The price of wheat fell by 11% since October 2012

Global food prices down in recent months

Global food prices have declined in recent months as lower demand for cereals and improved supplies pushed prices down, the World Bank has said, warning that prices were still near record peaks and volatile.

Business • 28 Mar 13

Unilever seeing strong demand in developing economies

Unilever's fourth quarter sales grow 7.8%

Unilever, the maker of consumer products such as Dove soaps and Magnum ice cream, said that sales rose 7.8% to €12.6 billion in the fourth quarter.

Business • 23 Jan 13

The European Week for Waste Reduction began on Saturday

Many consumers confused by food expiry dates

One in three consumers does not know the difference between the "best before" and "use by" date labels on foods, according to new research by Safefood.

News • 19 Nov 12

China's inflation eases, giving room for stimulus

China's inflation eased further in September, giving the government more room to stimulate the country's slowing economy.

Business • 15 Oct 12

Greencore buys UK chilled ready meal business

Greencore has bought International Cuisine Limited, a private label chilled ready meal business, from the Hain Daniels Group in the UK.

Business • 23 Aug 12

Kerry half yearly profits and revenues rise

Food company Kerry Group has reported a 10% rise in sales to €2.9 billion for the six months to the end of June.

Business • 09 Aug 12

UN will give an initial ration of 400g of maize per day for 14 days

Emergency food aid to be sent to North Korea

The World Food Programme will send emergency food aid to North Korea, where a series of deluges and a typhoon killed nearly 120 people and left more than 84,000 others homeless last month.

News • 04 Aug 12

Greencore reports good trading performance

Food group Greencore said it has continued to perform ''well'' in the 13 weeks to the end of June with reported revenues almost 49% higher than the same time last year.

Business • 31 Jul 12

Marks & Spencer sales hit by summer deluge

Retailer Marks & Spencer has posted its worst underlying quarterly sales performance for three and a half years.

Business • 10 Jul 12

Study finds 23% of pre-school children overweight

A new Government-funded study has shown that nearly a quarter of pre-school children are overweight or obese.

News • 20 Jun 12

Kerry reports 'satisfactory' first quarter

Food group Kerry has said that all its businesses continue to perform ''satisfactorily'' in the first quarter of 2012.

Business • 02 May 12

The Restaurant Association of Ireland says there are only 150 chefs in training every year

Restaurateurs to call for 9% VAT rate retention

The Restaurant Association of Ireland meeting in Dublin today will discuss the shortage of trained chefs in Ireland and call for the retention of the 9% tourism VAT rate.

News • 16 Apr 12

China’s top agriculture graduates will spend two months at Coolmore Stud

Ireland to help establish Chinese equine centre

China has chosen Ireland to help establish a multi-billion euro national equine centre in the country's fourth largest city Tianjin.

Agriculture and Marine • 16 Apr 12

Domino's Pizza reports higher Irish sales

Pizza delivery firm Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland reported a rise in first quarter sales, helped by a recovery in Ireland.

Business • 28 Mar 12

Simon Coveney said agreement was vital to underpin a flourishing sector

Ireland to use EU Presidency to reform CAP

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said Ireland will make every effort to secure an agreement on CAP reform during its Presidency of the EU next year.

News • 27 Mar 12

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