Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) Uni-President Group, one of the leading food conglomerates in Taiwan, said on Friday that it has reached a settlement agreement with its local counterpart Ting Hsin International Group in a tainted cooking lard oil scandal dating from 2014.
A large waist circumference can lead to increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, but a survey showed that up to 46.8 percent of respondents had not measured their waist in the past year, the Taiwan Millennium Health Foundation said on Monday as it announced the launch of its annual waist measurement health awareness campaign.
The foundation and the Health Promotion Administration hold “89 Waist Measurement Day” on or around Aug. 9, with the month and date numbers to remind people to keep a healthy waist size below 80cm for women and below 90cm for men.
Foundation chairman Wayne Sheu (許惠恒) said this
Taipei, July 21 (CNA) Uni-President Group's acquisition of Carrefour Taiwan will not hurt consumers' interests, as some people fear, but rather will result in lower prices, driven by more intense competition among the major supermarket chains in the country, academics said Thursday.
Taipei, July 20 (CNA) Uni-President Group conglomerate members President Chain Store Corp. and Uni-President Enterprises Corp. have agreed to take full ownership of Carrefour Taiwan through the acquisition of a 60 percent stake owned by the hypermarket's French parent company.