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FinancingFood Trucks Are Stale. Line Up for Food ScootersPosted by: Patrick Clark on March 15, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-15/food-trucks-are-stale-dot-line-up-for-food-scooters#r=nav-f-blog Food trucks helped make street vending a $1.5 billion industry in the U.S. last year, according to research firm IBISWorld. Plenty of aspiring entrepreneurs are salivating. But getting ..

Companies & IndustriesStarbucks Expands Its Loyalty Program to Grocery StoresBy Susan Berfield on March 21, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-21/starbucks-expands-loyalty-program-to-grocery-stores#r=hpt-ls (Corrects number of active members in Starbucks' loyalty rewards program) By most standards, Starbucks (SBUX)‘s loyalty rewards program is successful. As of October 2012, some ..

[중소기업 적합업종 선정 논란]적합업종 논란 10가지…동반위의 적합업종 지정 월권행위?기사입력 2013.03.04 09:31:56 http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2013&no=160428 동반성장위원회(이하 동반위)의 중소기업 적합업종 권고사항은 애매모호한 표현으로 가득하다. ‘중소기업 적합업종으로 지정된 분야에 대기업은 확장을 자제하라’는 권고는 신규 출점을 하지 말라는 건지, 출점은 하되 조금만 하라는 건지 헷갈린다. ‘지정 권고’라는 표현도 정말 단순한 권고사항인지 강제력을 동반하는지 알기 쉽지 않다. 논란이 되는 부분을 유장희 동반위 위원장의 해명과 각계 전문가의 의견을 들어 10개로 정리해봤다. 홍익대 앞 리치몬드 제과점이 있던 곳에 들어선 롯데 엔제리너스..

ManufacturingThe Libyan Who Brought Sriracha to BenghaziBy Caleb Hannan on March 19, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-19/the-libyan-who-brought-sriracha-to-benghazi#r=nav-fs Less than a decade ago, Huy Fong’s sriracha, a hot sauce made in suburban Los Angeles, was available only in a few Asian supermarkets and restaurants on the West Coast. Today it can be found in shops all ove..

FoodChina Sets Up a Food Safety Super-RegulatorBy Dexter Roberts on March 14, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/china-sets-up-a-food-safety-super-regulator#r=nav-f-story It was a simple demonstration of a serious problem. At China’s National People’s Congress on March 6, a delegate from Zhejiang took out some dark peanuts, prized for their rich flavor, and dropped them in a gl..

[더벨]과자는 롯데? 세계시장에선 오리온!| 기사입력 2013-03-11 07:03 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=101&oid=008&aid=0003008962 [더벨 서세미 기자][오리온 해외 및 프리미엄 시장 선도, 롯데제과와 크라운은 수익성 확보 미진] 더벨|이 기사는 03월04일(08:10) 자본시장 미디어 '머니투데이 thebell'에 출고된 기사입니다. 안방에서 넘버3에 머물렀던 오리온(AA-)이 세계 시장에서는 일등인 롯데제과를 극복했다. 국내 시장에서도 프리미엄 브랜드에서 존재감은 이미 롯데제과와 크라운-해태제과(A-)를 뛰어넘었다. 성숙기에 접어든 지 오래였던 국내 제과시장에 새로운 성장판이 열렸다. 어린이를 주요..

Younger Generations Lag Parents in Wealth-BuildingBy ANNIE LOWREYPublished: March 14, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/business/younger-generations-lag-parents-in-wealth-building.html?hp&_r=0 WASHINGTON — Pearl Brady has a stable job with good benefits and holds two degrees, a bachelor’s and a master’s. But despite her best efforts, she has no savings, and worries that it will be years bef..

RetailingFreshDirect vs. Peapod: New York's Online Food FightBy Julie Cruz on March 14, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-14/freshdirect-vs-dot-peapod-new-yorks-online-food-fight#r=nav-fs Like many New Yorkers, Trish Shortell is a longtime customer of FreshDirect, the city’s No. 1 online grocer. But Shortell, a recruiter for a New York advertising agency and mother of three, has ..

Companies & IndustriesTwist-Ties vs. Plastic Clips: Tiny Titans Battle for the Bakery AisleBy Paul Lukas on March 13, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-13/twist-ties-vs-dot-plastic-clips-a-10-dot-6-billion-battle-of-tiny-titans#p1 (Corrects estimated size of the market for twist-ties and plastic clips.) If you regularly purchase Arnold bread, a popular supermarket brand, you may ..

China EconomyChina's Inflation Fight Starts to Squeeze ConsumersBy Bruce Einhorn on March 11, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-03-11/chinas-inflation-fight-starts-to-squeeze-consumers#r=hpt-ls While Japanese leaders have been making headlines by trying to end years of deflation and achieve an inflation target of 2 percent, their counterparts in China have a different fight on their..