North Carolina farmers cheer as Universal Leaf builds $100 million tobacco plant
In Nashville, Universal Leaf breaks ground on a 1.2 million square foot plant near Raleigh, a $100 million investment expected to process about 400 million pounds annually. The project signals renewed demand, with farmers hopeful for higher prices and steadier quotas as tobacco buyers pledge increased leaf purchases.
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McDonald’s Brazil Franchise Tensions Rise Over Local Growth
Rowell and other franchisees accuse McDonald’s of flooding neighborhoods with company owned outlets, squeezing profits and pressuring rents. McDonald’s Brazil defends expansion and rent relief, while critics warn of CADE antitrust scrutiny and risk to the franchise network amid peso and market pressures.
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Starbucks aims to reshape Vienna coffee culture with its first shop
Starbucks founder predicts a future where locals walk Vienna streets with Starbucks cups. Vienna welcomes a nonsmoking, windowed venue challenging traditional cafes. Locals prefer smoking indoors and coffeehouse coziness. The venture partner cites Swiss lessons. rivals fear imitators, while a nearby Coffeeshop Company bets on local appeal. Starbucks plans a second Vienna store in January and aims for Germany and Spain next spring.
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Microsoft faces states push on Windows openness
Nine states push remedies beyond federal deal, seeking Sun Java in Windows and public source code for Internet Explorer. The plan also targets open source advocates with testimony from antitrust figures as March hearings loom. Microsoft disputes the push as excessive and unsuitable for current case scope.
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