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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 06:24 AM
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WSJ: China Hurdle: Lack of Refrigeration
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118843904776413110.html

China Hurdle: Lack of Refrigeration
By Jane Lanhee Lee
Word Count: 1,045 | Companies Featured in This Article: Tyson Foods, Hormel Foods, Goldman Sachs Group

SHANGHAI -- It's a scene that James Rice, head of the China operations of Tyson Foods Inc., has seen numerous times in his three years with the poultry giant there: tons of featherless, frozen chickens loaded on the backs of flatbed trucks under thick blankets in the summer heat, awaiting a long-haul journey across China.

"It's my Achilles' heel," says Mr. Rice. He says the lack of everything from temperature-controlled trucks and warehouses to a shortage of general refrigeration know-how limits Tyson to a handful of major cities in China. "I can only sell in the areas where I know ...

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Wilms Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 06:42 AM
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kurth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-03-07 07:56 AM
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2. It's all garbage, refrigerated or not
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