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		<title>China&#039;s Nanchang Promotes Green Food</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/22/3457-chinas-nanchang-promotes-green-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nanchang, the capital of China's Jiangxi province, plans to promote the concept of green food service among the city's food and beverage service providers and will encourage consumers to buy in an environmentally friendly manner.
The city will appraise food and service providers according to their performance in the green initiative.
"Green Food" refers to the provision [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subway To Open At Least 35 New Outlets In China In 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to reports in Reuters, the U.S. fast-food chain Subway plans to expand the number of its restaurants in China and aims to exceed the total number of McDonald's outlets in China in ten years.
Fred DeLuca, the president of Subway, said that China has great growth potential and the company plans to have 500 restaurants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gourmet World Shanghai will be held in Pudong Expo on March 17th</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/15/3441-gourmet-world-shanghai-will-be-held-in-pudong-expo-on-march-17th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shanghai, China (March 15, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ &#8212;  From March 17th to 19th, 2010, Pudong Expo, the new modern exhibition centre, will welcome Gourmet World Shanghai 2010, at the heart of the business district of the economic capital of China.
This event, staged over three days, dedicated to gourmet catering and quality hotel services will bring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Starbucks To Enter China&#039;s Tea Drinks Market</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/11/3423-starbucks-to-enter-chinas-tea-drinks-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American coffee retailer Starbucks has announced in Shenzhen that it has formally launched nine kinds of tea drinks in China, marking this coffee shop chain's entry into the huge Chinese tea drinks market.
These nine tea drinks include three original-leaf Chinese-style tea drinks, four original-leaf foreign tea drinks, and two handmade special tea drinks. Apart from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asahi Breweries Expands Business In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/03/04/3404-asahi-breweries-expands-business-in-china/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japanese beer manufacturer Asahi Breweries has announced that it plans to become one of the world's top ten food companies, through acquisition and by expanding its business in China.
Naoki Izumiya, a senior managing director of Asahi, told media that Asahi aims to rank among the world's top ten food companies through acquisition and plans to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonald&#039;s To Open Hamburger University In Shanghai</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/02/12/3373-mcdonalds-to-open-hamburger-university-in-shanghai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a celebration of the 20th anniversary of McDonald's entry into the Chinese market, the international fast food giant has announced plans to launch a new hamburger university in Shanghai, the company's seventh worldwide, making the city a new human resources training base for McDonald's in Asia Pacific.
Over the next five years, McDonald's will reportedly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wuhan To Grow Eight Breakfast Brand Chains In 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/02/08/3361-wuhan-to-grow-eight-breakfast-brand-chains-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/02/08/3361-wuhan-to-grow-eight-breakfast-brand-chains-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News from a commercial working meeting in Wuhan is that in 2010, the city will launch a series of measures to optimize its business functions, to improve the quality of consumable items for citizens, and to achieve over 15% growth of total retail sales.
News emanating from the meeting is that Wuhan will develop the city's [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Wuliangye Net Profit Up 79.45% In 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/02/05/3354-chinas-wuliangye-net-profit-up-79-45-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/02/05/3354-chinas-wuliangye-net-profit-up-79-45-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A leading Chinese alcohol company Wuliangye has published its annual performance report for 2009, stating that net profit attributable to the shareholders of its listed unit increased by 79.45% year-on-year, to CNY3.249 billion.
The report shows that the company achieved operating revenue of CNY11.065 billion in 2009, a year-on-year increase of 39.48%; its operating profit was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ajisen Ramen Launches High-end Brand In Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/29/3337-ajisen-ramen-launches-high-end-brand-in-hong-kong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ajisen (China) Holdings Limited, the noodle restaurant chain, has announced that it has launched a high-end restaurant brand named Wakayama in Hong Kong.
Wakayama is reported to be an original brand of Ajisen (China), which had spent two years in the establishment and development of the brand. This new brand will cooperate with high-end real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McDonalds Plans Free Internet In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/21/3306-mcdonalds-plans-free-internet-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinaretailnews.com/2010/01/21/3306-mcdonalds-plans-free-internet-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChinaRetailNews.com Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having already fed the Chinese market for over 20 years, the international fast food giant McDonald's has now announced plans to update its brand concept and will soon start to provide free wireless Internet services across China.
According to Lin Wenke, vice president for McDonald's China, the company's new brand concept includes three parts, including new [...]]]></description>
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