Best bits: When yoghurt takes on national importance

By: Dean Best | 28 March 2011

When thinking of a list of a country's "strategic" assets, milk or yoghurt may not immediately come to mind but, as Dean Best writes, Lactalis's investment in Parmalat has caused concern within Italy's government.

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When thinking of a list of a country's "strategic" assets, milk or yoghurt may not immediately come to mind but, as Dean Best writes, Lactalis's investment in Parmalat has caused concern within Italy's government.

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