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Let them eat cake
Patissier Sadaharu Aoki has met his match, putting a Japanese twist on classic French pastries. With shops in Paris and Tokyo, his commitment to craft and design makes his business our perfect company.
Maine Event
Portland’s annual Maine Boatbuilders Show attracts an unusual mix of salty dogs, families and wealthy customers, who fly in to inspect the artisanal sloops, schooners, kayaks and yawls on display.
Sending out an SAS
Copenhagen Airport is one of Europe’s best designed and most efficient. As Scandinavia's largest airport and hub for carrier SAS, we look at the companies needed to tend to an aircraft.
In the Pink
Pinkberry yoghurt is a franchise idea so obvious, you'll wish you'd thought of it first. Its explosive growth went from one LA store in 2005 to multiple locations in New York and London.
Top of the flops
Havaianas flip-flops are Brazil's unofficial national shoe. Worn by almost everyone since 1962, the company sold 162 million pairs last year and is now opening its first office outside Brazil in New York.
Road Wage
Two-thirds of US freight is moved by road and the haulage industry is booming. For those without a college degree, driving offers well-paid jobs with great benefits, even if it means time away.
Breaking China
As investors look beyond China’s eastern cities, the wealth of opportunity and resources in the remote western region means the city of Urumqi is about to take centre stage.
