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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4d55364-d7f8-11e2-9495-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a4d55364-d7f8-11e2-9495-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a8fbade-d7bb-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct As Louisiana’s wetlands are swallowed up by the Gulf of Mexico at a rate of 33 football pitches a day, no one is discussing global warming Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:57:14 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a8fbade-d7bb-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0a8fbade-d7bb-11e2-a26a-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7fdfdf08-d7ed-11e2-9495-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Chinese food producers keen to tap into booming market for baby formula are seeking to restore their reputation after food scandals have hit 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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33a970e2-d76e-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 33a970e2-d76e-11e2-8279-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6e21ea92-d773-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Investor believes US pork producer is worth more than bid price offered by Shuanghui International but the exercise in sum-of-the-parts is constrained Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/6e21ea92-d773-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6e21ea92-d773-11e2-8279-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9717fe5c-d72b-11e2-8279-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_retail-consumer%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Lender’s rescue plan comes at a heavy price for subordinated debt holders, who face losing as much as 55% of the face value of their investments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 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