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Consumer sentiment and the chocolatier business
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From fast food to video games, new marques are making their mark

A major competition is brewing

It is a leading producer of caviar, foie gras and truffles

Foreign concerns about a deluge of Chinese goods fall on deaf ears in Beijing

Their companies are conquering the world—and they hate talking to the press

Accusations of influence-peddling can muddy what is really going on