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Little Sheep Incorporates Eight Additional Franchisees

China Retail News (July 1st, 2009) Writes:
Chinese hotpot chain Little Sheep has announced that it has completed the integration of eight additional franchise restaurants, increasing the number of self-managed restaurants it owns to 143. According to a report published by the company, the acquisition of eight restaurants, including six in Henan and two in Fujian, involved expenditure of CNY59 million. In addition, [...]

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Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production

Alex Stanczyk (February 17th, 2009) Writes:

Catastrophic Fall in 2009 Global Food Production Commodities / Food Crisis Feb 09, 2009 - 07:11 AM By: Eric_deCarbonnel

After reading about the droughts in two major agricultural countries, China and Argentina, I decided to research the extent other food producing nations were also experiencing droughts. This project ended up taking a lot longer than I thought. 2009 looks to be a humanitarian disaster around much of the world

To understand the depth of the food Catastrophe that faces the world this year, consider the graphic below depicting countries by USD value of their agricultural output, as of 2006.

Now, consider the same graphic with the countries experiencing droughts highlighted.

China

The drought in Northern China, the worst in 50 years, is worsening, and summer harvest is now threatened. The area of affected crops has expanded to 161 million mu (was 141 million last week),

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Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. (DYMTF.OB) to Develop First China-based Pyrolysis Technology Plant through Commercial Agreement

QualityStocks (December 1st, 2008) Writes:

Dynamotive Energy Systems Corp. (OTCBB: DYMTF) provides energy solutions through its offices in the United States and Argentina. The company’s pyrolysis technology turns biomass into BioOil for power and heat generation. Dynamotive Energy today announced a commercial agreement centralized on its pyrolysis technology, which will allow for the construction of the company’s first plant outside Canada.

“The first project in China marks an important milestone for our company,” Dynamotive Energy’s Chairman Richard Lin stated in the press release. “China’s economic development is in the world’s spotlight, and energy security and environmental protection are two major global concerns. As a leader in the bio-fuel industry, Dynamotive uses its patented technology to convert agricultural residues into valuable and clean renewable energy. The process makes use of non-food resources and creates no competition for land with food crops.”

The agreement will support the development of Dynamotive’s pyrolysis plant in the Henan province in

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