Belgian media recalled Tuesday that Ikea was recently criticised within the farming and food industries in Belgium because its cafeterias offer cheap meals.

据比利时媒体周二报道，宜家近日由于在其自助餐厅供应廉价肉食曾遭受到来自当地农业、食品产业的控诉。

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The Sub-Zero PRO 48, which the manufacturer calls "a monument to food preservation", costs about $11,000, compared with a paltry $350 for the IKEA Energisk B18 W.

有一款冰箱Sub-Zero PRO 48，制造商称之为“食品保鲜领域的里程碑”，售价约为11000美元，而在宜家出售的Energisk B18 W型号的冰箱才区区350美元。

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According to the Times of India, the Indian government will prohibit IKEA from selling food and, oddly, from providing financing to its domestic suppliers.

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She also said that two weeks ago Ikea tested a range of frozen food products, including meatballs, and found no traces of horse meat.

NPR: Horse Meat Found In Ikea's Swedish Meatballs

Food is not the only way IKEA connects with its local audience to compete with well run local competitors.

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