The immediate consumption channels, where we've doubled our presence, is a fast-growing channel with very attractive margins.

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If half an establishment's sales come from prepared food for immediate consumption, it's considered a deli or restaurant and falls under the city.

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There he ignored the basic truth that no act of saving detracts from demand, and if the Chinese choose to save, their savings will either fund the immediate consumption of others or, even better, the creation of new businesses reliant on the savings of others to grow.

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Moreover, the resumption in deep water drilling has the immediate effect of increasing consumption.

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Even though the prospects for increased consumption in the immediate future are not particularly good, the Chinese equity markets could make a limited recovery this year due to government policies to boost the economy.

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The immediate benefit of all this trickery is to reduce power consumption.

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