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Biscuit exports booming
With most businesses suffering a deep wound inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, biscuit makers in Bangladesh have a different story to share.
The crispy food, liked by people from all walks of life, has seen its demand grow both in domestic and export markets as many consumers have stayed indoors and shunned eating out.
After posting 10 per cent year-on-year growth in the fiscal year of 2019-20, which included two pandemic-hit quarters, the upward trend of shipment of biscuits has continued in the current fiscal year as well. Biscuits exports almost doubled to $31.5 million in the July-December period from $16.6 million in the corresponding period a year ago, data from the Export Promotion Bureau showed.
Lemon boom in Japan attributed to health consciousness, stay-at-home lifestyles
January 11, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
A Lemon hot pot recommended for winter. (Photo courtesy of Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage Ltd.) TOKYO Lemons used to be something to put in black tea or couple with fries decades ago in Japan, but the country has seen a lemon boom in recent years, with snack and beverage makers using the fruit in various products. According to shochu liquor distillers, lemon sour drinks (Japanese-style shochu cocktails mixed with lemon juice and soda) have been popular over the past few years, and a number of companies have put the spotlight on drinks and dishes using lemon. The health benefits of lemons are being studied, and with a focus on health consciousness amid the novel coronavirus pandemic and a trend toward stay-at-home lifestyles, the popularity of lemon products looks likely to persist this year.
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Customs siezes containers for inflated export value
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Bangla Food and Beverage Ltd tried to export one tonne of foods in place of 22 tonnes declared to claim higher cash incentives from the government against foreign sales, said the Chattogram Customs House.
The exporter claimed $100,000 as export proceeds from the shipment. The customs said the shipment s value would be much lower. We have seized the container. We have also filed money laundering and criminal cases against the company, said Rezaul Karim, assistant commissioner of the Customs.
The export consignments were supposed to contain 545 boxes of food items, including puffed rice, biscuits, tomato crackers and spices but the customs found it to be almost empty, he said.