Economics at the Movies - Foods that Make Billions
Sunday, January 15, 2012
by Geoff Riley
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Here is a link to a you tube video from the BBC looking at the modern food business and the huge profits to be made from the breakfast cereal industry. Part of the series The Foods that Make Billions (cereals, bottled water and yoghurt)
The Foods That Make Billions - Cereals
Categories: A2 Micro AS Micro Business Economics Economies of Scale Commodities Markets Teaching of Economics Economics at the Movies
Tags: profits, food, economics movies, cereals
Tags: profits, food, economics movies, cereals
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