UpHere Business July 2010

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During the Second World War, to account for a lack ofingredients, French bread was made to be very large, very light and very white. During the 1970s, with the arrival of machines and mass distribution, French bakers continued with this system: Producingwhite bread in large quantities, butwith low flavour and quality. In the 1980s, an initiative cropped up - mainly among flour companies - to resurrect pre-war bread quality. It's then that we returned to recipes thatwere more traditional, breads that had more colour, variety and taste. I entered the marketjust as this trend was starting, and I exited the market justwhen itwas starting to go mainstream. ../-M;

attracted to a place with French services. C: German people usually speak English well, but it's easier for them if they know they can ask me something in German. It's a good idea to speak as many languages as you can. For us,Japanese is next.

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them because itwasjust after the war, and there was plenty of tension through the 1950s. Now, that tension has passed. Language conflicts in Alsace have disappeared. On the Yukon's most unexploited tourism niche: 3[-MrWinter, for Europeans. We have more reservations for next winter than for this summer. During the summer, the appeal of the Yrkon is large spaces and canoe trips, but those are features offered in plenty of other locations. By contrast, during the winter, the \fukon is unique in offering Northern Lights, large wintry scenes, and temperatures of negative 40. We've had travellers come here specifically for the


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