‘People told me my plans for a skincare firm were crazy’
Anne Cassidy Business reporter Tata Harper Tata Harper launched her eponymous skincare brand in 2010 The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Tata Harper, owner of the popular US skincare company of the same name. Tata Harper’s mission to create a natural skincare […]
Union calls for more help as production costs soar
Steffan Messenger BBC Wales Environment Correspondent BBC The Royal Welsh Agricultural Show returns on what is expected to be the hottest day of the year Farming leaders have called for more financial support for farms struggling with soaring production costs. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), at the start of the Royal Welsh Show, said […]
Would you eat slaughter-free meat?
Regan Morris & James Cook BBC News, San Francisco These chicken nuggets were grown in a lab from cells taken from a living animal There’s a looming crisis over the world’s growing appetite for meat. Could a chicken running around a farmyard in San Francisco hold the key to a solution? In 1931, Winston Churchill […]
The farmers caught up in Taiwan’s tensions with China
Erin Hale Business reporter, Taiwan Erin Hale Wu Cheng-wan, here with his wife Liu Ming-yu, says that the farmers had difficulty selling their crop Fruit farmer Wu Cheng-wan says the ban from China came at exactly the wrong time. “This year I was very cautious,” he says. “I was especially afraid because the lack of […]
Can technology clean up the shrimp farming business?
Priti Gupta in Mumbai & Ben Morris in London Business reporters Debabrata Khuntia Water pollution is threatening the livelihood of Debabrata Khuntia For generations the family of Debabrata Khuntia made a living by fishing in the Bay of Bengal and the rivers and canals of Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. He remembers being able to […]
Are sugary drinks causing cancer?
James Gallagher Health and science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images Sugary drinks – including fruit juice and fizzy pop – may increase the risk of cancer, French scientists say. The team at Université Sorbonne Paris Cité speculate that the impact of blood sugar levels may be to blame. However, the research is far from definitive […]
Venezuelan ex-officials charged in Andorra over $2.3bn graft scheme
AFP Those charged are accused of taking bribes in return for lucrative PDVSA contracts A judge in Andorra has charged 28 people with corruption – among them two Venezuelan former deputy ministers. Prosecutors allege that they were part of a network of corrupt officials who received $2.3bn (£1.8bn) in bribes from companies in return for […]
No-deal papers reveal council fears over food supply
Faisal Islam Economics editor The School Food Plan Legal school meal nutrition standards may need to be amended, or discarded, in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to internal local council planning documents seen by the BBC. The standards are designed to make sure school children are fed healthy food. Many councils say school […]
Energy firm Aggreko shifting towards solar and battery power
Douglas Fraser Business and economy editor, Scotland Aggreko’ An aerial view of an Aggreko battery park Energy firm Aggreko is shifting towards solar and battery power in its supply of temporary generation to foreign markets and major sporting events. The company has built up a world-leading role in supply of diesel generators to power developing […]
Tesco customer in a pickle over labelling
Matthew Stock Tesco has tried to resolve a condiment conundrum in one of its ready meals. Customer Matthew Stock did not mince his words when he tweeted Tesco asking it to explain a best before date of 20140 on a sachet of burger relish. The chain responded saying the date code on the relish included […]