Cooperatives

Coffee and cocoa farmers from a turbulent cocaine-producing region of Peru say the country's tax agency is unfairly fining their cooperative, and putting at risk their exports of high-quality organic beans to the United States and Europe

The closing of Melrose Drug Center in downtown Melrose last October left a visible vacancy in the city, but the former home of the 50-year-old pharmacy may not stay empty for long — organizers of a start-up natural food cooperative, among others, have e

A parliamentary majority is actively calling for a toughening of labelling laws for chocolate used by Danish companies in light of a television programme this week that highlighted the problem of child labour on plantations.

March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Financial company bonds are outperforming industrial debt by the most this year after lagging behind in February, encouraging investors to snap up new issues from JPMorgan Chase & Co.

DUBAI, March 16 (Bernama) -- The recent Gulfood Exhibition 2010 here has been an eye-opener for Terengganu, with officials saying the state, has a range of products that would appeal to the Middle East market.