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A worker collects dried incese at the Meizhengxiang Incense Factory near Xiamen, Fujian Province, China. As religous life increasingly becomes an important part of China, businesses related to religion such as Buddhism and Daoism have flourished. The factories have seen its sales quadruple since its establishment in 1996, reaching euro 5 million in 2003. The factory now employs over 200 workers, mostly migrants from Sichuan and Jiangxi Province..17-MAR-04Food industry veteran views Internet as key ingredient

Seasoned salesman: Vincent Macciocchi is now head of U.S. sales for IngredientsNet.com, an online marketplace for the food ingredients industry.

After selling ingredients to food processors for 12 years, Vincent Macciocchi has moved on to a new product: technology.

Yet Mr. Macciocchi, 34, is calling on some of his old customers in his new job as vice-president of U.S. sales for IngredientsNet.com, a business-to-business Internet marketplace for the $105-billion food ingredients market. The Irish company opened its North American headquarters in Naperville in mid-August.

Keebler Foods Co. and H. J. Heinz Co. are among the more than 165 companies that have registered for the site, which makes money by charging a commission when users buy and sell ingredients online. Since taking the job, Mr.