Researchers at NIZO food research, an independent contract research company, have developed a strategy for salt reduction in processed meat products that focuses on the maximization of perception of the available salt in the food product. ...
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The Pumi ethnic group mainly resides in Yunnan Province along the Nujiang River. Love Affairs There is a unique marital custom in the Pumi ethnic group. In the past, parents decided their children's marriage. Now, the young are ...
According to the fifth national census in 2000, the Primi population is 33,600. Their language, Primi, is a member of the Tibetan-Burman group of the Sino-Tibetan phylum. In the past, Primi was written using Tibetan characters, however, ...
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US packaged foods firm ConAgra is subject to a lawsuit which claims that hot dogs and other products sold under the company's Hebrew National brand are not kosher. The lawsuit was filed by Minneapolis-based law firm Blackwell Burke on ...
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Getting Parental Marriage Approval If Li lovers plan to marry, they need the permission from parents in both families. The boy's parents will invite two matchmakers to visit the girls' parents and bring four best-quality areca nuts to ...
Tags: marriage approval, betrothal, marriage date, areca
Adept Technology has announced that it will be showcasing its Adept Quattro s650H robot in China. According to the company, the robot can be integrated within high-speed automated packaging applications, to help increase productivity and ...
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The Hillshire Brands, formerly Sara Lee, has completed the separation of its international coffee & tea business - DE Master Blenders 1753. Hillshire Brands, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HSH, focuses on ...
Love and Marriage Affairs The lyrics from a Monba love song go like this: "Mountains though high in the northeast, cannot block the sun in the sky; parents though powerful at home, cannot stop their children from choosing their own ...
US food company Hillshire Brands plans to focus on core brands, pursue acquisitions, and introduce new products, in order to achieve profitable growth over the next three years. The company outlined its strategic growth plans at a ...
The Monba ethnic group resides mainly in Medog, Nyingchi and Cuona Counties within the Tibet Autonomous Region. "Monba" refers to the people living in a beautiful virgin land. Monba people have their own spoken language but no written form. ...
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Maple Leaf Foods has entered into an agreement to acquire Puratone, a leading hog production company in Canada, for C$42m ($42m). The acquisition includes livestock, facilities and interests in some joint ventures. The deal is expected to ...
In the Chinese lunar calendar, the Spring Festival falls on January 26th, 2009 this year. From this day on, the Yi-Chou Year begins, and it is also called the Year of Ox. The previous year is the Year of Rat, to which people have a ...
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Spring Festival is the most ceremonious traditional festival with the longest history in China. Taiwan, which faces Fujian Province across the sea, is similar to Chinese mainland (especially the south region in Fujian Province) in terms of ...
The last day of the lunar year is called "Suichu" and the evening of the day is called "New Year's Eve", or "Spending Spring Festival" as traditionally called by Chaoshan people. Atmosphere of Spring Festival in the south is as intense as ...
Supermarket chain in the US, Weis Markets has partnered with custom thermoformed packaging solutions supplier Clearly Clean Products to develop new meat trays that are 100% recyclable. The new modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) trays are ...
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