imported

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The first location opened in Westminster, selling imported food from Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Experts say poor monsoon rains will also reduce domestic oilseed production, increasing the country's reliance on imported edible oils.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

That leaves ranchers with fewer buyers, weaker bargaining power and less reliable access to processing capacity — especially as more imported beef competes for space in the same supply chain.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Targeted inspections across the EU in 2025 found over 60 percent of imported items like toys, cosmetics and electronics had banned ingredients, missing labels or absent safety paperwork.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Now Filipino men were imported to the sugar fields to compete with the Chinese and Japanese.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson