The cereals chairman said malting barley could be sourced from elsewhere, however, the whisky industry needed Scottish grain in line with its quality assurance.

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The decision to go public went against the grain in a hyper-competitive retail industry that has been rapidly consolidating through mergers and private buyouts.

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"If we only rely on domestic resources to develop the animal-husbandry industry, China's grain production will face challenges, and there will be more serious environmental pollution problems, " Mr. Li said.

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Who would have thought that pizza would become a staple of the Chinese fast food and casual dining industry, going against the grain of thousands of years of culinary history?

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The NRF back-to-school outlook goes against the grain of recent lackluster news on the retail front, from a small industry sales decline in June to a reduced July sales forecast from discount giant Target, which announced on Monday that it expects to grow same-store sales 3% to 4% this month compared with last July's sales, down from an earlier 4% to 6% forecast.

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The NRF back-to-school outlook goes against the grain of recent lackluster news on the retail front, from a small industry sales decline in June to a reduced July sales forecast from discount giant Target (nyse: TGT - news - people ), which announced on Monday that it expects to grow same-store sales 3% to 4% this month compared with last July's sales, down from an earlier 4% to 6% forecast.

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Those of us in the gaming industry might know to take rumors about the next console generation with a grain of salt, but those outside?

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