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Alliance aims to help food sector tighten its belt

11-Mar-2009

By Jane Byrne

Collaboration on belting technology development and installation can improve food safety, quality assurance and operational efficiency for food processors, claims one of the US companies involved in the new partnership.

New ham sandwich economic 'yardstick' mimicks Big Mac index

11-Mar-2009

By Lindsey Partos

Inspired by The Economist's 'burgernomics' Big Mac index, French market analysts Gira Conseil have launched the 'buttered-ham sandwich' index, to compare prices of the country's enduring ham and butter sandwich, and in this challenging economic climate,...