Protecting honey through a trademark or an EU PDO are the goals of the makers of New Zealand’s manuka honey because others are producing similar products.
Even U.S. cheesemakers suffer when the EU (European Union) says you can’t use a label like Parmesan or feta because your cheese wasn’t made in the required place.
Like sparkling wine that is called Champagne and cheese that is Parmesan, Mexican tequila is legally protected, even with Desperados tequila-flavored beer.
This week’s economic news summary included unexpected insight from credit scores, the natural resource curse, and what the bacon cheeseburger can tell us.
Disney is considering dynamic pricing to spread attendance and diminish lines. Restaurants, airlines, hotels and others with pricing power also vary price.
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