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The export of ready-made clothing from Turkey to Iran increased by 22.5 percent (to $8.7 million) from January through August 2021, compared to the same period last year, Trend reports via Turkish Ministry of Trade.
The export of ready-made clothing from Turkey to Iran has decreased by 37.6 percent (to $829,000) in August 2021, compared to August 2020.
Turkey in total increased exports of ready-made clothing by 24.7 percent from January through August 2021, compared to the same period last year - up to $12.8 billion.
Turkey exported ready-made clothing worth $1.7 billion in August 2021, which is 13.3 percent more than in August 2020.
Over the last 12 months (August 2020 - August 2021), Turkish exports of ready-made clothing amounted to $19.6 billion.


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Google is adding to its advertising services for small businesses with the launch of printable online coupons on Google Maps.
The program, offered in partnership with direct mail coupon mainstay Valpak, lets businesses add discount coupons to their listing on Google Maps for free. Beginning today, current Valpak advertisers can add their coupons, which will be updated daily. The company currently distributes its coupons via direct mail and on its Valpak.com site.
For Google, the coupons will improve the user experience, as well as incentivize advertisers to create and update their business listing on Google Maps, Gokul Rajaram, director of product management, told ClickZ.
“Small and local businesses are already using coupons, this gives them additional online distribution. It’s good for the merchants, and good for the user experience,” Rajaram said.
Any business can add detailed information about their business to Google Maps for free through Google’s Local Business Center. Once a listing is created, businesses can add a coupon in the same interface. The printable coupon will be co-branded by Google and Valpak, so businesses will know where it came from.
In coming months, Google intends to let AdWords advertisers drive traffic to their Google Maps coupon page through AdWords, Rajaram said.
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iBall today announced a new convertible device powered by Windows 10 named CompBook Flip-X5. The device sports a 11.6- inch FHD IPS touchscreen display and comes with 360 degree flip and fold design. CompBook Flip X5 comes with a 1.84Ghz Intel Atom Z8300 Quad Core Processor. It also has 2 GB RAM. Connectivity options include – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI port and 1 USB port.
The laptop comes with dual speakers. The CompBook Flip-X5 has a 2MP front camera for video and camera purposes and runs on Windows 10 Home version.
Sandeep Parasrampuria CEO said:
iBallCompBookhave clearly sparked the digital revolution in India. Not only it has opened up India to Technology at affordable prices but has also empowered the consumers with the best of both the Worlds. With the success of our first CompBook, we are yet again thrilled to bring another extension iBall CompBookFlip-X5. Touch screen Laptop with smarter, flexible and fashionable form factor catering to the growing needs of the young audience adapting to their lifestyle.
- 1.84Ghz Intel Atom Z8300 Quad Core Processor
- 2 GB RAM With 32GB ROM
- 11.6 Inch FHD IPS Touchscreen Display
- 2MP Front Camera
- Mini HDMI V1.4
- 1 X USB 2.0 And 1 X USB 3.0 Ports
- Bluetooth 4.0
- Dual Speakers
- 10000 mAh battery
Priyadarshi Mohapatra, general manager, Consumer Channel Group, Microsoft India, said:
We are excited to expand our partnership with iBall with the launch of iBall CompBook Flip-X5. Our partnership for iBall CompBook Excelance, launched earlier this year, was revolutionary as it brought computing to an extremely affordable price point of Rs. 9,999. Now, with the touch feature and the multi-mode feature, we are bringing the true power of Windows 10 on iBall CompBook Flip-X5. Our intent is to democratize technology and bring new consumers to the already growing fold of Windows 10 users. Globally, over 400 million devices are powered by Windows 10.
iBall is planning to launch some new Windows 10 devices under CompBook Series in India soon. Those devices will be available in different screen sizes and will come with Windows 10 Home Version.
You can order your iBall CompBook Flip-X5 on Amazon at 14,999.


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Betchoice Offers Facebook 'One in a Billion' Bet
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - February 3, 20120 - If Facebook was a country, it would be the third largest in terms of population with more than 800 million users. Heading towards 1 billion users, Betchoice - a leading Australian betting site - is giving punters the chance to pick the month that Facebook hits this monumental milestone.
Nearing 11 million users, Australia has higher usage of the site than the USA, with 0.15 per cent higher penetration of the population*. Betchoice Executive Chairman, Mark Morrissey, said: “With half of our population using the world’s most popular social networking site, Australians have taken to Facebook like fish to water.”
Betchoice is available on a range of devices including PCs, laptops, tablets and mobiles. For the full range of markets, to register or place a bet, visit www.betchoice.com or call 13 PUNT (13 78 68).
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They "tend to drink beer more often at restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues, and they like to consume large volumes over a short period of time."
That quote was not about beer consumption habits among US college students, but about those of the Chinese. Speaking to The China Daily, Carlsberg China CEO Stephen Maher described China's market for beer in that oldest of Chinese tropes: "a challenge and an opportunity."
One such opportunity is a familiar one to foreigners in China: the chance for a schlub to be a star -- just for being foreign.
Not many in the west would ever describe Budweiser as a luxury beer brand, but in China, it's a premium label retailing for more than twice some of its competitors. A spokesperson for Bud parent InBev told Bloomberg that the "premiumization trend continues with double-digit growth and Budweiser is further consolidating its leading position within this segment.”
For brands like Budweiser, Miller, Heineken and Carlsberg, China represents a booming growth industry where their brands are considered premium, luxury quality. It's a far cry from what's happening back home, where the thirst for craft beers have driven down Bud sales. Miller Genuine Draft recently launched in a few China test markets even as the brand lost US market share to smaller labels like Sam Adams.
Note to the big brands: Yes, the microbrew revolution is already hitting China.
Chinese drink about 44 million kiloliters of beer annually, nearly a quarter of the global total. And while China's per capita beer consumption is only half of America's, its trajectory is far more exciting. In the next two years, the China beer market is predicted to hit 458 billion yuan ($76 billion), an increase from 2009's 306 billion yuan ($51 billion). Better yet, as The China Daily pointed out, while "the sector may have made up just 10 percent of overall sales in 2011 (a rise of 20 percent on the previous year)… it contributed almost 50 percent of total profit."
To corner this market, brands like Carlsberg have launched speciality labels for China. For example, Carlsberg Chill tones down the brew's bitterness and cranks up its youth.
Though Budweiser may be basking in its luxury label, the brand would be wise to be careful in its newfound status. In many ways, "luxury" has become a dirty word in China, where wealth disparity is a sore point. Iconic Chinese wine brand Mao Tai recently efforted to distance itself from a study that found it in the top of China's "luxury" brands. The nation's central authority also recently decreed that it would no longer pay for Party officials to use luxury foreign autos like Audi. (It's estimated a third of all Audi sales in China are to Party officials.)
Premier Wen Jiabao recently also announced that the state would no longer spring for "high end" alcohol for official events. In a nation where the state itself is the largest consumer, Bud and other brands would be wise to be a little careful not to find themselves using the luxury label too liberally.


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With so many WiFi devices like smartphones, tablets, notebooks and sometimes even TVs, it is useful to have a WiFi data card. Here are the five best options you have
since different devices like tablets, PCs and even TVs come with WiFi it makes sense to have a pocket router or WiFi hotspot dongle.
We have selected a few of such routers which we think offer good features and value for money.
Huawei is the leader in the data card business with more than 65 per cent market share worldwide. Priced at Rs 4,500, E560 is the most expensive offering from Huawei. But in terms of usability the device justifies its price. This open market router accepts a SIM from any operator; offers speeds up to 7.2 Mbps and allows sharing the WiFi hotspot with up to five devices.
There is an Oled display on the device that shows the signal status, connection type, number of WiFi users connected, battery status, total volume transferred, up time and number of SMSs received.
The inbuilt 1500 mAh battery of the Huawei E560 powers it for five hours of use and 280 hours of standby. Huawei also claims 15 per cent better signal strength as compared to rivals. The Huawei E560 supports WiFi b/g/n, which is the highest possible standard.
Here are five best deals on smartphones and tablets available online.
Most of the smartphones that were launched in January were in budget segment.
All these tablets not only offer quad core processor but they also come with calling functionality.
The Mi4 64 GB version will have the same specification as that of 16GB model.
Various reports point out a new version of Moto E with front camera and even 4G connectivity.
Xiaomi's latest offering, Mi4, looks good but it has several good opponents, five of which we have listed here.
Android Lolipop update roll out will take sometime.
Motorola will be launching around 10 experience centers in India in 2015. Bangalore will be the first city to get it in March.
Outside China, India is the biggest market for Xiaomi and till date they have launched five smartphones - Mi 3, Redmi 1S, Redmi Note, Redmi Note 4G and Mi4, in the country.
Though there is no specific announcement regarding its India launch, ZTE has said that the phone will be available globally via AliExpress.


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South Africa is set to get a major overhaul in its cross-border payments facility. Mercury, Ripple’s partner for on-demand liquidity has secured a place in the “first cohort of South Africa’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) Regulatory Sandbox”. This is a big step in bringing the FinTech revolution to the African continent. The IFWG platform
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As one of the country’s first KeyStore More retailers, Garry Haigh of Peterhead is heading into 2018 with a new shop and loads of ideas.
IF there’s a word that best sums up Garry Haigh, it’s ‘enthusiastic’.
His family’s business, Peterhead Motors, was founded 30 years ago as a forecourt, workshop and car showroom.
Around two decades ago, his father took the decision to close the very successful showroom, replacing it with a cafe and Spar shop.
Assuming responsibility for the running of the business last year, Garry knew he wanted to take the retail side in a different direction, and made the switch to his secondary supplier, JW Filshill.
“Filshill was the natural choice because we had been dealing with them for a while,” he said.
“We didn’t want to sign up with another wholesaler and become a small fish in a big pond. Groups were being bought over by other groups, we didn’t know what was happening or how things were going to play out.
“I see a future with Fillshill. The service is great. I didn’t really know anyone there to begin with, but now they’re like family. I turn 40 in January and a lot of the management team are around my age. We’ve all got ambition, we all want to take the business further.”
At the time KeyStore More, Filshill’s new premium fascia, was mooted, there was only one store, in Wick. But Garry liked the sound of the concept, which is built around a range of fresh and chilled products, food to go and local or Scottish products.
“The thinking was that our store could be a bit of a flagship for the north east – something easier for retailers from Aberdeen and Dundee to come visit,” he said.
The new store was designed by Garry, his brother and Fillshill, with the shopfitting carried out by Cruden’s Contracts, resulting in a transformation that has wowed customers and opened up a host of new opportunities for 2018 and beyond.
Among these is craft gin, which has its own fixture in the alcohol section – a suggestion from Filshill’s retail sales director Craig Brown.
“It’s been really, really good,” said Garry, who has been promoting specific brands as his ‘craft gin of the month’ on Facebook – and outselling some supermarkets.
“I just keep hyping it up. We had Gordon’s Pink Gin, which started as an exclusive to Tesco, before Filshill got it. I advertised it – Tesco price £16.49, KeyStore price £14.99, and for October, with us, it was at £13.99 – and I sold cases upon cases of it. I sold 15 bottles of craft gin between 2.30pm and 6.30pm just on Friday night.
“And it’s not just the gin, because they’re also buying tonics, soft drinks and ice. It all adds up.
“We very rarely now have a customer coming into the store who buys one item. They’ll always pick up at least two or three. We had a woman the other day came in to buy a jug of milk. Before she knew it she’d filled a basket and walked out £27 lighter.”
Another category to have received a lot of attention from Filshill and doing well in store is craft beer. And again, Garry’s proactive approach has made the difference.
“I went along to a beer festival at a local hotel and met a whole lot of craft brewers, including Brew Toon, which is a new brewery opening in Peterhead. We’re selling 12 to 18 cases of their stuff a week.
“They’re trying to get into pubs and other places, but using me as an example to show how well their stuff does.”
He’s also now sitting a certified beer server exam with Brewdog staff.
“The biggest advantage with that is I’ll be able to recommend craft beers to customers according to their preferences and tastes. That’s something the multiples will never be able to offer.”
Another category new to the store – the success of which has surprised even him – is protein and fitness supplements.
“We went big on Facebook with them,” said Garry.
“Plus, I went round every local gym, showed them the range I’d taken in and asked if they’d share my post on their Facebook pages. So all the gyms now have a post on their page with photos of my supplements section, prices etc.
“The gyms have told me what brands to get in and I’ll post on Facebook to say I’m putting an order in and all the weightlifters tell me what they want. It’s gone so well that I’m tripling my space allocation. People are coming in and buying so much stuff I’m having to place two orders a week. They never pick up one thing. They get heaps and heaps.”
Garry’s enthusiasm is driven in part by a desire to differentiate his offer from the likes of Aldi, which is opening a new store at the end of his road this year.
He said: “I know other retailers are facing the same thing.
“I think you can handle it in two ways. You can panic and start scaling back or you can embrace it and look at it as a challenge.”
With the store he has now – and many plans for the year ahead – he’s feeling confident about the future.
He said: “For the first time in a long, long time I’m wishing I had a bigger shop. How many retailers can say that?”


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October 10, 2018 (Toronto, ON) – Summoning those in search of exhilarating experiences, Yamaha Motor Canada has launched a new YZF-R3 for the 2019 model year. Serving as the entry point to the company’s 2019 supersport lineup that includes the YZF-R6, YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M, the new R3 boasts next-generation R-series styling and updated handling features to bring it more in line with its R World stablemates.
Friday, 12 October 2018 10:53 Published in Industry News
Targeting a hole in its sport/supersport lineup, Yamaha yesterday introduced the brand new R3 at the AIMExpo in Orlando.
Noting internal stats that revealed a shift away from its large and middleweight supersport machines and a growing niche in the small displacement category, Yamaha unveiled the R3, expected in Canadian markets by spring 2015.
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Laird Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials, thermal management products and wireless antenna solutions, announced it acquired all assets of RecepTec LLC and all outstanding shares of RecepTec GmbH for $89 M. The purchase broadens Laird Technologies' breadth of antenna products for telematics applications.
RecepTec is a designer of antennas and related products for satellite radio reception in vehicles as well as having world-class antenna products for vehicular cellular communications, vehicle navigation, AM/FM radio reception and European Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB).
"The quality of RecepTec's telematics business complements our growing antenna product portfolio," said Martin Rapp, CEO of Laird Technologies. "The combination of the two companies makes Laird Technologies uniquely positioned to expand the combined businesses in the rapidly growing telematics sector."
Operating design centers in Holly, MI and Hildesheim, Germany, RecepTec employs more than 70 people designing and integrating high performance multiband antenna solutions into vehicle platforms for many major OEM auto manufacturers and aftermarket satellite radio antenna products.
"By becoming part of Laird Technologies, we now have a broader geographic footprint, more engineering resources and greater financial strength, all of which help us deliver leading-edge solutions to our customers globally," said George Caston, founder and president of RecepTec.


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One dollar gives you Android 4.2 and a good 5-megapixel camera on this AT&T refresh.
A sapphire screen isn't in the cards, claims analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, but a larger capacity and other surprises await.
The tech giant bans the use of benzene and n-hexane in the final assembly of its devices and lowers the maximum use in early production phases.
The next iPhone could offer faster LTE data speeds thanks to an improved modem, says Chinese Apple repair shop Geekbar.
For eight years, A's coach Tye Waller has been collecting data on opposing players and methodically building an application that gives the team an advantage on defense and on the bases.
For the first time, the game giant will launch a top-tier console title on a tablet at the same time it's coming out for consoles made by Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Skylanders toys will, of course, join the fray.
Autodesk researchers have developed a Pteromys, a tool that lets anyone design a paper airplane that will fly, no matter how outlandish.
In new ads for the Galaxy Tab S, Samsung insists that its latest tablet is more playful, more colorful, more adaptable.
Commentary: Even in the age of Spotify and Netflix, the movie-going experience remains largely intact. Not because of greed, but because filmmaking has no good alternative.
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Schneider Electric and Accenture have completed the development of the Schneider Electric Digital Services Factory, a ‘virtual’ factory that enables Schneider Electric to rapidly build and scale new offerings in areas such as predictive maintenance, asset monitoring and energy optimisation.
Staffed with professionals from Schneider Electric and Accenture, the Digital Factory gathers data from the millions of connected assets across Schneider Electric’s infrastructure and customer sites to speed the development of new services, from ideation to industrialisation and market launch.
The collaboration is part of a five-year contract that Schneider Electric awarded to Accenture in January 2016 to support the ongoing roll-out of Industrial internet of things (IoT)-enabled solutions and digital services.
The Digital Factory provides a range of services, including generating and incubating new ideas, designing and testing potential offerings, and deploying and scaling solutions, as well as providing the analytics and IoT capabilities to accelerate development of the new services.
Having helped develop the Digital Factory through strategic and technical consulting and change management services, Accenture is providing a range of services around innovative ideation and customer-centric solution development, business model development and analytics, and the “New Digital Service Lifecycle,” which combines customer analytics with agile, iterative service development and delivery.
“We are driving the digitisation of our businesses, and the Digital Factory will significantly speed up our efforts,” said Cyril Perducat, executive vice president IoT & digital transformation at Schneider Electric. “With new capabilities like analytics, design thinking, rapid service prototyping and iteration, we are now able to bring new services to market much, much faster.”
Accenture research shows that while industrial manufacturers believe that digital technologies are vital for their future, they risk losing market share and profits because their levels of digital adoption and their ability to innovate is low. Two-thirds of industrial companies that Accenture surveyed said they are feeling the impact of digital disruption, but half of them are not yet comprehensively investing in this area as part of their overall business strategy.
“Schneider Electric is aiming to cut the time from product ideation to market by 80 percent,” said Karim Chaabouni, a managing director in Accenture’s Industrial practice. “They want to deliver innovation at every level – from connected products to network edge control to analytics, apps and services. With Accenture’s help and the new factory, they will be able to that.”
The Schneider Electric Digital Services Factory is part of Schneider Electric’s programs around the recently launched IoT-enabled, open and interoperable system architecture and platform called “EcoStruxure,” which leverages technologies including the IoT, cloud, analytics, mobile and state-of-the-art cyber security to deliver added value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability and connectivity to Schneider Electric’s clients.
EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric’s open, interoperable, IoT-enabled system architecture delivering enhanced value around safety, reliability, efficiency, sustainability, and connectivity for our customers. EcoStruxure leverages technologies in IoT, mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics, and cybersecurity to deliver Innovation at Every Level including Connected Products, Edge Control, and Apps, Analytics & Services. EcoStruxure has been deployed in 450,000+ installations, with the support of 9,000 system integrators, connecting over 1 billion devices.


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Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) funding for thousands of East Devon businesses is waiting to be claimed before the deadline at the end of March. Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) will remain open until further notice.
The LRSG emergency coronavirus funding for firms will go back to the Treasury at the end of the month if it is not claimed.
As of 8th March, £14,649,070 has been paid by East Devon District Council in grants to local firms. £14,051,357 has been paid to businesses legally required to close and £597,713 has been paid to businesses which could remain open but have been seriously affected by restrictions. In addition, all of the £58,000 funding for ‘wet-led’ pubs has been paid out to local businesses.
Two LRSG grant funding streams still have money available for local businesses. Around 600 businesses can still apply for the ‘open’ scheme, where businesses are open and can prove they have been severely impacted whilst under Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions. In addition, around 900 businesses could apply for the ‘closed’ scheme, where businesses were legally required to close in November and since the 5 January.
Cllr Jack Rowland, East Devon District Council’s Finance Portfolio Holder, said:
Some retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and their suppliers have not claimed any grants. We urge all businesses in East Devon to check if they are eligible and make a claim before the deadline at the end of this month.
We recognise that some businesses are not eligible and criteria imposed by Government may be a barrier. However, there are still many businesses who could claim this money before it has to be returned.
This funding is vital, helping to protect local jobs and support the local economy. Please do check your emails or go to eastdevon.gov.uk/business-grants to find out if you can make a claim.
Ruud Jansen Venneboer, Mazzard Farm holiday cottages owner, said:
Grant funding provided by the Council has helped tremendously. As self-catering cottages, we have been closed for guests for close to two thirds of the past 12 months, yet many costs are all year round. The grants have been instrumental in us being able to pay our bills. The grants combined with reduced VAT rates have been a life saver.
I urge businesses to go and make a claim. It is not a difficult process. However, I would say that the way the grants were named was not helpful in assessing whether or not they applied to us.
Jill Anderson, Chair of Cranford Sports and Fitness Club, said:
The grants we gratefully received have helped us to get through 7 months of closure. The grants have given us the belief that we will be able to re-open to welcome back our members and all those local organisations that love using our facilities.
LRSG funding for the period 16th February to 31st March can now be claimed. Businesses which have already successfully claimed for January’s restrictions will be sent an access code for completing a short online form.
The current Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) deadline of 5pm today (11th March) has been extended to allow more East Devon businesses the chance to apply. This fund will remain open until further notice.
In the budget, the Chancellor announced new ‘restart’ funding which will be available after guidance has been provided by Government.
Businesses are asked to be patient while grant applications are processed, due to the huge surge in demand. Please check the frequently asked questions, as we are unable to receive queries by telephone for this grant. To check eligibility and find out more, visit eastdevon.gov.uk/business-grants


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The well informed evleaks have posted on their twitter ID the name of the future Nokia phone, in this case, it is Nokia Glee. No further information was earlier released. However, Tom Warren, who is the TheVerge’s editor said that the phone will run on windows phone platform and will be a music-centric device.
This is all we know about the Glee and there is a lot of speculation about its so called music centric features. It is not the first time Nokia will be making music-centric phones. Back in the past, the company churned out XpressMusic phone which enjoyed a lot of success. It came with large internal memory, micro SD card slot and sleek music interface. twitter.


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Breaking the Cycle
24 Press cuttings
To generate sales leads for BHSF’s employee wellbeing products, specifically the company’s Pay4Sure sick pay product.
We recognised a need to create a clear link between workplace productivity and employee wellbeing. This saw us research, write, publish and promote a ‘Breaking the Cycle’ report – a 16-page employee wellbeing study compiled from a survey of more than 1,000 UK workers in full-time employment.
- The campaign delivered 24 press cuttings, against a target of 15
- This included eight national press cuttings, surpassing a target of three
- National press coverage included The Guardian, The Sun, Daily Mail and The Mirror
- We also secured a regular blog opportunity on mental health issues with The Huffington Post
- All this led to a 12.5% spike in web traffic to the Pay4Sure section of the BHSF website, along with a 15% surge in incoming calls for Pay4Sure
- This delivered 120 quality sales leads. Job titles of the 120 business leads generated were almost 100% in line with BHSF’s customer profile
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According to a media report, the German hotel chain Star Inn has filed for bankruptcy. The company apparently wants to renovate itself.
The Star Inn hotel chain has apparently filed for insolvency in self-administration at the Karlsruhe district court. This is what the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” wrote, citing a letter from the managing director to the employees. The reason is the effects of the corona pandemic. An employee of the chain on the phone did not want to comment on the report when asked by t-online.
The hotel chain operates more than 15 hotels, mostly in large German cities such as Munich, Frankfurt or Stuttgart. But the company is also active in Austria and Hungary.
The hotel chain announced in September that it would give up three hotels and sell them on. In the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” several bankruptcy attorneys expressed concerns about possible inconsistencies in the abandonment of these hotels. The Karlsruhe District Court is aware of these allegations and “will be included in the court’s review,” the report says.


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Chris OâBrien, CEO of Optial, said âWe were first listed in 2007 and were the fastest moving entrant that year. We are delighted that our success has continued in 2008. This year we were ranked 19th for customer satisfaction, a move up from 27th last year. The customer satisfaction ranking is based on value-for-money, after-sales support and product updates.
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The Stage Manager in iPadOS 16 was one of the most hotly debated features announced at Apple’s keynote talk at the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this month. Apple has made it plain that the feature will not be available on iPads that do not have the M1 processor, but it appears that its engineers are still testing how it will work on earlier tablets.
Reports from 9to5Mac, which analyzed the code of the first developer beta version of iPadOS 16, are the source of this information. According to the report, the release features an internal option that would allow Apple developers to enable Stage Manager on older iPads, notably those not powered by the M1 processor.
The Source Code for iPadOS 16 purportedly refers to an “internal setting” for “Legacy Devices” that can activate “Chamois,” the Stage Manager’s codename.” However, this does not necessarily mean that Apple intends to offer Stage Manager to non-M1 tablets, so don’t get your hopes up just yet, old iPad users! However, this verifies what Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi had previously said: that the company tested (and may currently test) how Stage Manager would perform on legacy iPads.
As a reminder, Stage Manager is Apple’s response to the call for better iPad multitasking. In addition to the new iPadOS 16 capability, M1 iPads will be able to seamlessly connect with external displays of up to 6K resolution. Once connected, iPad users can use up to eight apps concurrently, four on the iPad and four on an external monitor.
In spite of the fact that Stage Manager is an exciting new feature, it comes with the stipulation that it will only run on iPads powered by the M1 chip. Only the 2021 iPad Pros and the 5th generation iPad Air are on the list at this time. Many devoted iPad users have A-series Bionic chips, so they are left out.
Apple’s Federighi has been questioned about why the Stage Manager is only available on three iPads, despite the longer list of iPadOS 16 devices that are compatible. It was clear early on that the Stage Manager would not be able to “deliver the experience” Apple had hoped for with the new feature, according to Federighi, who spoke about it in an interview with Forbes.
“Of course, we would love to deliver any new experience to as many devices as possible, but we also don’t want to hold back the definition of a new experience and not provide the best basis for the future of that experience,” Federighi said. “And the only way to do that is to build on the M1.”


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Channel 4 rebrands All 4 and considers linear changes
Channel 4 plans to rebrand its on-demand service in a bid to help audiences “better navigate the abundance of choice in the digital world”.
All4 will be named Channel4 next spring, but the broadcaster is also considering further rebrands to linear channels.
The public service broadcaster’s network of 12 television channels comprises Channel 4, E4, More4, Film4, 4seven and The Box Plus Network, as well as 4Music. A Channel 4 spokesperson said it was “currently exploring how the brand transformation will influence its other linear channels”, and that this exploration would include “testing the most viewer-friendly approaches”.
Zaid Al-Qassab, chief marketing officer at Channel 4, confirmed the brand transformation would roll out in spring 2023. He added: “At that time, our streaming platform will become Channel 4 and will have the brand idents that work across all channels, and we’ll be bringing everything together under this single channel for brand with the other legacy channels following later in the year.”
It is the latest move by UK broadcasters to better reach younger audiences as linear audiences decline and streaming, on-demand and social viewing goes up. ITV plans to launch its new streaming service ITVX, just before the World Cup begins on 20 November. Recent Enders Analysis research revealed that UK broadcast TV will fall to just half of all video viewing in 2027 (down from 63% this year), while under-35s will spend between 10%-20% of their video-watching time with broadcasters’ long-form content five years from now.
Linear and digital worlds are now ‘blurred’
Al-Qassab said this digital rebrand means will enable Channel 4 to better reach underserved audiences and it will use the Channel 4 identity across all of its spaces; linear, digital platforms and social. This rebranding has already started happening with select social channels, such as sports and comedy.
He said: “As a brand whose job is to help people navigate this very crowded and competitive media world that we’re in, I think the most important insight is that young viewers in particular, and increasingly all audiences, don’t really distinguish between where they watch something — whether that is what we used to call linear or what we used to call digital or social.
“It’s content that they want to watch and engage with and that linear and digital world is very blurred and collided, and we’ve got to move with those times.”
“What we’re going to do in order to deal with this crowded world is align all of our products and services together under the Channel 4 brand so that viewers have a one-stop shop and know what they’re getting.”
Rebrand is ‘strategic, not a reaction’
This brand transformation is part Channel 4’s digital-first strategy unveiled in 2020, Future4, which prioritises digital growth, putting viewers “at the heart” of its decision-making, and renewing its relationship with younger audiences to make sure it is “the broadcaster of choice”, as well as its launch of its new digital-first brand, Channel 4.0 in October.
Al-Qassab said Channel 4 would become “the valued curator” or “North Star” in the digital world for viewers, while continuing to be “synonymous” with great content and a mark of trust. He stressed that it was important that viewers can find trustworthy PSB British content which is regulated and safe and trusted in a world where fake news and untruth is unfortunately “part of the currency”.
As part of the rebrand, Channel 4 also plans to commit more investment into its streaming platform to help “create a seamless user experience”. The broadcaster could not provide details on how much this investment would be when asked by The Media Leader.
When asked how this rebrand from All 4 to Channel 4 to better engage with younger audiences might be seen in conjunction with the likes of the BBC’s relaunched youth-oriented channel BBC Three or the imminent launch of ITV’s new streaming service ITVX, Al-Qassab said: “I’m bound to say we are considerably larger with younger audiences than BBC Three to the tune of many tens of times larger, so that hasn’t been a diversion or a reason for us to, as it were, react. It’s very much a strategic position we take based on understanding our own audiences and our own insight and doing what we think is right and future facing.”
He added: “Others might take different views and choose to launch more linear channels. Our view is this is the way forward and we’re very content that young audiences watch us on VOD and for many of our shows many watch us primarily on VOD and that’s absolutely fine with us.”


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It’s the go-to app for many youngsters, but it appears that TikTok has crashed this afternoon.
According to DownDetector, the issues started at around 1:12 BST, and are affecting users in the UK and Europe.
While the reason for the outage remains unclear, of those who reported issues, 66% said they were having problems with new videos, and 33% with log-in.
Mirror Online has contacted TikTok for comment.
Several frustrated users have taken to Twitter to discuss the outage.
One user said: “is tiktok down? or is my wifi just acting up.”
Another added: “i thought my tiktok was getting hacked but its just down holy s*** i was gonna have a panic attack.”
And one user joked: “TikTok is down. What am I gonna do?”
Meanwhile, several users have posted screenshots of the TikTok app, with the profiles appearing to show zero videos, followers or likes.


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Watch breaking news videos and read news updates about Jewel-Osco on Crain's Chicago Business
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world, but I think the real siphoning is going to be from the remaining players in the middle market,” including Jewel-Osco and independent grocers, said Mari Gallagher, principal at Mari Gallagher Research & Consulting Group, a Chicago
Kmart closing in Wicker Park makes way for Lowe's
ground-level space and 20,000 square feet in the lower level, according to Powers. The Lowe's will sit next to a Jewel-Osco grocery store on the northern side of Wicker Park Commons. The Kmart will begin a liquidation sale Feb. 8 ahead of
Five limited-edition winter beers to try now
style India pale ale with 7 percent alcohol 4. GOOSE ISLAND BEER'S TEN HILLS Where: Binny's Beverage Depot, Jewel-Osco and elsewhere How long: Until March Price: $8.99 for a six-pack of 12-ounce bottles at Binny's The beer
FirstMerit to close four Chicago-area branches
by the sudden closure of Dominick's Finer Foods, which resulted in the closure of 49 J.P. Morgan Chase in-store branches, as well as TCF Bank's decision early last year to close 37 branches housed in Jewel-Osco stores.
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bourbon barrels, Lake Effect owner Clint Bautz says. 5) Goose Island Beer Available at Binny's Beverage Depot, Jewel-Osco and other local grocery stores until March. Price: $8.99 at Binny's Named after the "first ten hills" of hops
Jewel-Osco's HQ sells for almost $24 million
market, Hamilton Partners added Jewel-Osco’s headquarters to its shopping cart for ..... for comment. The sale comes as Jewel-Osco's parent, Boise, Idaho-based ..... uncertainty in real estate circles about Jewel-Osco's plans for its headquarters
New York investor completes $75 million Streeterville apartment deal
apartment building in Buena Park, up for sale. Built in 1981, the 18-story tower at 4334 N. Hazel St. includes a Jewel-Osco grocery store on the ground floor, according to a marketing flier from Moran & Co., the Chicago-based brokerage
River North office building sells for $8.1 million
commission is set to consider a plan by Chicago-based Fifield Cos. for a 35-story, 390-unit apartment tower with a Jewel-Osco at the northwest corner of Clark and Division streets, according to Steve Fifield, head of his namesake firm. The
Akara pays $8 million for River West development site
against the nearly half-empty, 185,020-square-foot office building that serves as the headquarters of Jewel-Osco. Jewel-Osco leases 84,441 square feet in the building at 150 Pierce Road, which has no other tenants, according to real
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king.” With credit card data theft becoming increasingly common—the most recent occurrences hitting Kmart , Jewel-Osco, Jimmy John's and Home Depot—more consumers are thinking about trading in their plastic for paper. A poll by
Schaumburg office building sells for $12.8 million
payments, according to the report. The 92,000-square-foot shopping center includes a 70,000-square-foot Jewel-Osco supermarket not owned by the Marrone venture, according to CoStar Group Inc. The roughly 22,000 square feet owned
Data hack in Aisle 13 at Jewel-Osco
Jewel-Osco's security patch following a data breach in July didn't lock things up, it turns out. The grocery chain now says customer
Let's face it: Your data's as good as hacked. So, now what?
around on the Internet for anyone to see is a bit of an exaggeration. But only just. In the wake of data breaches at Jewel-Osco, Jimmy John's and Home Depot Inc. -- not to mention earlier slip-ups at Target Corp., Neiman-Marcus Group
Jewel-Osco hit again by data hack
The parent of grocery chain Jewel-Osco said today a data breach, separate from one that happened in August, may have captured customers' account numbers, expiration
Top dog in Chicago banking? It's still Chase
Chase. And Wayzata, Minn.-based TCF National Bank decided late last year to shutter 37 branches housed within local Jewel-Osco stores. TCF's decision didn't harm its market position in Chicago, though. Its local deposits climbed 21 percent


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MSC Poesia includes Saranda in the 7 day itineraries. The largest cruise company in the world, MSC has decided to finally include Albania in its tourist destinations.
Starting from the month of April next year, MSC Cruises will include Saranda in its one week travel packages.
It will be the cruise ship MSC Poesia, which will depart from Venice and will have 7 destinations in seven days, among them Bari in Italy, Katakolo in the ancient port of Olympus in Greece, Mikonos (Greece), Dubrovnik in Croatia and Saranda in Albania.
In Saranda, the ship will stay for 8 hours starting from noon.
Established in the 6th century, Saranda offers for tourists a picture into the ancient past, especially in Butrint. Meanwhile, the city is buzzing, filled with bars and restaurants and it is visited by lots of people during the summer season. There, tourists can also visit the famous Blue Eye. /balkaneu.com/


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Published Date : Apr 10, 2017
Albany, New York, April 10, 2017: MarketResearchReports.biz has announced the addition of a new research report to its expanding repository. The publication opens a discussion about payment gateways market across the globe in times when economies are urging for a change that is being characterized by contactless transactions. The research report, titled “Global Payment Gateways Market 2017-2021,” offers a comprehensive outlook on the emergence of global market over the forecast period. The publication is complete with comments from experts and market leaders and is aimed at offering the readers a clear picture of the trajectory.
According to the research report, the global payment gateways market is projected to rise at a CAGR of 16.60% between the forecast years of 2017 and 2021. The terrific rise of the global market will be include transactions that will be done in real-time, offline, and in hybrid formats that may be a combination of both the methods. The emerging trends of payment gateways that will be defined by e-commerce transactions, mobile-based near field communication (NFC) transactions, and contactless card transactions are expected to drive the global market in the near future.
The growing adoption of contactless payment solutions, especially in developing countries, is expected to the key growth driver for the global payment gateways market. For instance, demonetization move in India has given the Asia Pacific market a massive boost in the recent past. Despite the strong market drivers for the global market, it is being crippled by a few challenges. Currently, the key restraint for the global market is the increasing threat from open-source payment gateways. The lack of awareness about use of smartphones and internet in rural parts of the world is also projected to hamper the growth of the global market.
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The NADAguides released its 2011 Second Quarter Car Buyers Market report, with six current models earning a spot on NADAguides Top Recommended Current Buys.
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As if Toyota hasn’t already recalled enough vehicles recently, the Japanese automaker has been hit with yet another issue.
Starting with the 2013 model year, the Toyota Avalon Limited will offer in-console Qi wireless charging for all mobile devices that are Qi-enabled.


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It said despite opposition by trade unions and BPCL employee unions, the government is going ahead with the public sector firm's privatisation.
BPCL was formed by the nationalisation of multinational petroleum companies through an Act of Parliament, which was a major step towards strengthening the country's petroleum sector, it said.
Post nationalisation, the capacity of BPCL has been augmented through huge investment out of the national exchequer to serve the people with unhindered supply of petrol, diesel, cooking gas and kerosene, the letter said.
The PSU also contributed Rs 25 crore towards the Statue of Unity and Rs 125 crore towards the PM-CARES Fund, it said.
Despite various odds, BPCL remained a consistently well-performing company, contributing handsomely to the national exchequer through dividend, special dividend and taxes.
"The decision to privatise BPCL along with its huge productive asset base, that too at a throw away price, can no way be in national interest," the unions said, adding the move goes against the government's policy of self-reliance.
The government had in November last year decided to sell its 52.98 per cent stake in BPCL.
The 10 central trade unions which constitute the joint forum are INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC.
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A classic Ferrari could become the world’s most valuable car by fetching a staggering £24MILLION when its British owners sells it at auction.
The ultra-rare Ferrari 290 MM was raced by Juan Manuel Fangio, the legendary five-time Formula One World Champion regarded by many as the greatest ever.
And with a 3.5-litre V12 engine developing 345bhp, the open-top race car could reach a top speed of around 180mph.
Fangio raced it at the 1956 Mille Miglia, battling appalling weather to finish fourth in the gruelling 1,000-mile road race.
The road-legal race car was one of only four 290 MMs to be built with Marcel Massini, the foremost authority on classic Ferraris, describing it as “truly a spectacular and super-rare car”.
It was also raced by other motorsport icons including Phil Hill and Alfonso de Portago and was driven to victory in the 1957 Buenos Aires 1000KM.
The Ferrari - known as chassis 0626 - is currently owned by a Brit and he is set to make a fortune by selling it in December through RM Sotheby’s.
Experts are predicting the car will sell for between £18m and £21m.
When premiums and taxes are added it could hit £24m - topping the £23m paid for a Ferrari 250 GTO in 2014.
For £24m, you could buy 131 Ferrari 488 GTBs or 2,400 Ford Fiestas.
Unlike many cars from its period, it has never been crashed and retains its original engine, gearbox, chassis and bodywork.
It has been called “undoubtedly one of the greatest, most original, and most valuable cars ever offered at public auction”.
The car will be sold on December 10 at RM Sotheby’s Driven by Distraction sale in New York.
Peter Wallman, car specialist at RM Sotheby’s, said: “It’s hard to know where to start when describing just how important this 290 MM is.
“Driven by the greatest drivers of the 1950s and built for possibly THE greatest driver in history, this is a car with which Enzo Ferrari was personally involved and is a fundamental part of Ferrari folklore.
“Its originality, coupled with its extraordinary provenance and history, which are truly second to none, can only lead you to conclude that it is one of the most desirable and valuable cars that will ever come to the open market.”


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“..A multimillionaire former Premier League football boss is behind Britain’s bestselling super-strength cider.
Doug Ellis, the former chairman of Aston Villa who was nicknamed “deadly” – controls the maker of Frosty Jack’s, whose sales rocketed by 40 per cent last year helped by controversial online marketing aimed at young people.
At 7.5 per cent alcohol, Frosty Jack’s, made by the Aston Manor Brewing Company, is 60 per cent stronger than Stella Artois.
According to the College of Physicians and alcohol charities, super-strong ciders and beers are causing problems among alcoholics because of their cheapness and potency.
At the request of the police and NHS in Ipswich, the Co-op is removing all ciders and beers above 6.5 per cent from its 54 stores in Suffolk -
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Sunkist Growers to Showcase Summer Citrus at United Fresh
Emphasis on Global Packaging and Partnership Promotions
June 10, 2019, Chicago—Sunkist Growers is heading to Chicago to highlight its California-grown summer citrus varieties and global marketing solutions at the United Fresh 2019 Convention and Expo.
“Sunkist offers more than 40 fresh citrus varieties, and right now, it’s all about our summer fruit,” said Sunkist Director of Retail Marketing Julie DeWolf. “United Fresh is a great environment to build awareness around the origins of Sunkist citrus varieties. Valencia oranges, California Star Ruby grapefruit, and lemons are the stars of the show, and we’ll be sharing ideas and displaying targeted cross-promotion opportunities available this summer.”
From orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime, and mandarin packaging and displays to handcrafted citrus smoothies, the Sunkist booth (#8036) will be brimming with activity. Local Chicago smoothie bar, Graze, will be onsite creating fresh and delicious Sunkist smoothies for attendees to sample. Two smoothie flavors include “Gone to the Tropics,” featuring Sunkist Valencia oranges, and the “So Fresh So Green” featuring Sunkist California Star Ruby Grapefruit.
“We’re looking forward to energizing the United Fresh crowds with our fresh fruit, delicious citrus smoothies,” said Christina Ward, Director of Communications.
Ward added, “Sunkist oranges, grapefruit, and lemons are perfect for summer drinks and dishes. This season, we collaborated with a food expert and social media influencer to demonstrate delicious Sunkist Delite® mandarin and California Star Ruby grapefruit recipes from in the grove and the kitchen.”
Sunkist is also sponsoring the EATS program at United Fresh with “Jamaican by Sunkist” dishes, including citrus jerk chicken with lemon and orange, and curried fish with fresh lime.
The “We Are Citrus” booth #8036 will celebrate the citrus marketing cooperative’s global packaging, merchandising displays, and promotional programs.
Sunkist Growers is a citrus marketing cooperative, founded in 1893, which is owned by and operated for thousands of family farmers growing citrus in California and Arizona. For more information, visit, www.sunkist.com.


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The VAT audit detective and investigation department has filed a case against an advertising agency called Meloneds for evading VAT worth around Tk 5 crore. This information was given by the VAT Intelligence Department on Tuesday (June 29).
In this context, the director general said. Moinul Khan said the VAT Intelligence Department had uncovered a VAT evasion of around Tk 4.92 crore by conducting an investigation against an advertising agency called Meloneds. A case has been filed against the company under the VAT Act today as evidence of VAT evasion was found.
According to the VAT detective, the assistant director of the VAT detective in the Gulshan office of the advertising agency Meloneds. A team led by Mahidul Islam investigated the organization’s activities from 2014 to 2017. The investigation report is prepared by verifying the background of the annual audit report submitted by the organization, the submission letter (VAT-19) and the data obtained from the copy of the treasury invoice and other documents submitted by the organization at different times.
According to the report, the company has paid VAT of only Tk 698 on VAT at source (during the investigation period) against various service sectors. But the amount of VAT payable by the company was 6 lakh 45 thousand 45 rupees. In this case, there is evidence that the organization has concealed the actual information.
According to the report, during the investigation period, the company has paid VAT of Tk 30 lakh 7 thousand 726 on the sale of various services. But the investigation revealed that the amount of VAT applicable on the sale of the company was 3 crore 57 lakh 55 thousand 720 rupees. In this case, the company has evaded VAT by hiding the real information. In this, 3 crore 26 lakh 8 thousand 93 taka fraud has been revealed for unpaid VAT.
Besides, the company has not paid any VAT against the rent of space and installation during the said period. There, a fraud of Tk 2 lakh 64 thousand was uncovered due to unpaid VAT of the company. In all, the amount of unpaid VAT is 3 crore 36 lakh 6 thousand 441 taka and 1 crore 55 lakh 16 thousand 18 taka for interest at the rate of 2 percent, a total of 4 crore 91 lakh 94 thousand 628 taka of VAT evasion information was revealed.
On the other hand, the company has not paid any VAT against the rent of premises and installations during the said period. But the amount of VAT payable by the company was Rs. 2,64,000. In this case, a fraud of Rs 2,64,000 was uncovered for the unpaid VAT of the company. According to the VAT Act, interest of Rs. During the period mentioned, the company disclosed the total amount of unpaid VAT of Rs. 3,36,7,441 and the amount of Rs.
During the investigation, the organization was given more than enough time and opportunity to defend itself more than once. The investigation report has been finalized taking into account their statements. The investigation report will be sent to the Dhaka North VAT Commissioner for taking legal action to recover the evaded VAT revealed in the investigation.


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Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have joined forces to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale.
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Toppan and Max Speciality Films to Showcase the Toppan Group’s Extensive Barrier Film and Packaging Business to the Indian Market at PackEx India 2022
Toppan and MSFL will present the Toppan Group’s barrier packaging business, including GL BARRIER, a market-leading transparent barrier film, to end users such as Indian packaging manufacturers and food producers at PackEx India 2022.
Toyo-Morton, Ltd., Japan’s largest manufacturer of laminating adhesives and a member of the Toyo Ink Group, has developed the new ECOAD™ series of polyurethane solvent-free laminating adhesive systems for the food packaging and industrial markets primarily in Asia, where solvent-based systems are dominant.
April-June 2022 Quarter Sees UFlex Powering Product Innovations with Focus on Brand Positioning, Sustainability & Value Addition
Maintaining its position as an industry leader while advancing its technology to constantly innovate and introduce new ingenious products & solutions, UFlex has announced an array of exciting launches alongwith impressive financial results in April-June 2022 quarter.
Swiss Bühler Group and Bulgarian start-up Cupffee have been joining forces to address the urgent problem of plastic waste with innovation since 2016. Now, supported by Bühler solutions and know-how, Cupffee is ready to double the production volume of its edible, crispy wafer cups, increasing its impact for a sustainable future.
SIG, a leading systems and solutions provider for aseptic carton packaging, its new fully integrated digital mySIG PORTAL – a unique, user-centric and highly intuitive customer platform, which provides swift mobile 24/7 access to maximise operational efficiency. SIG customers will benefit from the real time advantages to boost productivity and reduce operating costs in just a few clicks.
Health Canada introduced new nutrition labelling regulations for packaged foods, which require to indicate a symbol on the front of packages (FOP) indicating if a food is high in saturated fat, sugars and/or sodium.
UPM Solide™ Lucent Makes Fibre-Based High Barrier Packaging a Reality and Enables New Recyclable Packaging Innovations
UPM Solide Lucent is a versatile specialty kraft paper that allows sustainability and high performance to go hand in hand: A recyclable packaging paper from renewable sources that does not compromise on functionality.
New study shows that glass is safest among the packaging materials as it has virtually no detected chemicals and therefore is the safest for human health,” says Adeline Farrelly, Secretary General of FEVE the EU federation of container glass producers.
Walki is answering to the growing demand for frozen food by expanding its portfolio of recyclable materials like Walki®EVO Seal, Walki®Opti Seal, Lamibel®MDO-PE and Walki®Pack Tray.
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‘Zero cost’ extended term cover: Insurers offer life covers till you hang your boots
One reason for extended term cover is increasing life expectancy. But given that many buyers are not sure of the need for insurance after 60, companies are giving them the option to discontinue the contract if the policyholders feel their family is no longer financially dependent on them.
Walgreens drops sale of Boots pharmacy chain
Earlier this month, Reliance Industries Limited together with private equity group Apollo Global Management Inc made a firm and fully financed offer to buy Boots – Britain’s biggest pharmacy chain – for $6.3 billion, much lower than original 7 billion pounds ($8.8 billion) price tag that was sought by Walgreens.
An 81-year-old nuclear physicist will decide Mukesh Ambani's largest cross-border acquisition ever
Pessina stepped down from this role in 2020 but continued as executive chairman of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. which owns the chemist chain. Pessina was appointed CEO in 2015 when Walgreens and Alliance Boots merged to form a chemist store giant.
Why is Mukesh Ambani so bullish about Boots? The fine print
If it can close a deal, the Ambani consortium has a good chance of making a decent return on the British high-street stalwart. But the remedy for Boots won’t be cheap or easy.
The fight for Boots: What gives Mukesh Ambani the edge
The Walgreens board will now meet and deliberate on this offer and come back within a few weeks - likely before their upcoming quarterly results - on whether they want to accept it and enter into exclusive negotiations with the Reliance-Apollo consortium.
Mukesh Ambani and Apollo close in on Boots buyoutReliance and Apollo have been in dialogue with global banks and financial institutions to stitch together funding for what would arguably be its largest cross-border acquisition till date.
Equitas SFB drops 9% as CEO & MD seeks to hang up his bootsIn a regulatory filing, the bank shared Vasudevan's letter, in which he expressed his desire to quit but did not give a timeline. However, Vasudevan said he would continue until a successor is found.
Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over botsEven if Twitter's estimate is off, a plaintiff would have to show that the San Francisco-based company was seeking to willfully mislead investors -- a tall order to prove in court.
Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over botsMusk tweeted on Tuesday that his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter could not proceed until the company shows proof to back its estimate that spam accounts make up less than 5% of its user base. He has said he believes the figure is at least four times greater and that he will "defeat the bots or die trying."
Mukesh Ambani and Britain's billionaire brothers face off for a drugstore chainThe Issas are seen as the party to beat ahead of next week’s deadline for proposals, after they submitted the highest offer in the first round, people with knowledge of the matter said
India beefs up cyber preparedness with national boot campThe National Security Council Secretariat, which comes under the Prime Minister’s Office, just concluded its maiden 10-day incident-response exercise, NCX India, for government officials and critical-sector organisations.
Exclusive: Largest cross-border M&A for Mukesh Ambani in the makingAmbani has sets his aim on another marque multi-billion dollar cross border buyout — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc’s international chemist and drugstore units, said three people aware of the development.
Ambani’s Reliance studying possible bid for Walgreens’s Boots chainAmbani, one of India’s richest men, is in the midst of pivoting his traditionally refining-focused conglomerate toward businesses that will better help him tap India’s billion-plus consumers. He’s also been chasing deals in Europe, including in the telecoms sector.
High demand for Covid boosters helps Walgreens boosts earnings beyond expectationsWalgreens, the famous drugstore chain, increased almost 14.7% sales from a single store within a 3-month period due to the increase in sales of Covid boosters compared to last year, which is the highest in the last 20 years.
Sreesanth hangs up his boots: Suresh Raina thanks him for wonderful moments, Harbhajan Singh wishes him luckUthappa also recalled some 'great memories'.
Virat Kohli hangs up his boots as Test captain; Virender Sehwag congratulates on an outstanding career, Irfan Pathan says 'thank you'Kohli's announcement took everyone by surprise.
Naxals on back boot, large part of Bastar free of their menace: Chhattisgarh CM"I am happy that our police have been doing excellent work in naxal-affected areas. Naxalism is not just a law and order problem, but also a political and social problem. Security forces have set up camps in Maoist strongholds which pushed the rebels on the back foot," the chief minister was quoted as saying in an official release.
Harbhajan Singh hangs up his boots: Tendulkar calls his career fulfilling; Chahal, KL Rahul thank Bhajji for the supportFormer pacer S Sreesanth also labelled Bhajji as "the best in the world.
NASA extends date to put boots on the moonNASA extends date to put boots on the moon
China boots pvt run Caixin financial news from approved media listCaixin is known for being bolder than most outlets, pushing limits imposed to ensure that news agencies and social media platforms censor politically sensitive or inappropriate topics. The outlet is known for its investigative reporting on corruption and other issues.
CVS Health to hire 25,000 ahead of flu season, COVID-19 booster roll outCVS recently raised minimum hourly wages for its staff as retailers across the United States scramble to retain and lure more people back to work amid a nationwide labor shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Here’s tailor-made politics that will suit-boot everyoneThe Hispanic equivalent of the French sans-culottes were the descamisados (the shirtless) of Argentina, a pejorative employed by the landowning elite to describe the peasantry.
After ZEE stock surge, D-Street waits to see if CEO Goenka gets the bootMuch of Tuesday's investor enthusiasm built up around a possible cleaning up of the business after the company's largest investor, Invesco Oppenheimer, pushed for an ouster of Goenka, the elder son of the company's founder Subhash Chandra Goenka.
Putin rules out any boots on ground in Afghanistan amid conflict between Taliban & OppositionHe recalled that the conflict in Afghanistan has been continuing for decades. "The former Soviet Union has its own experience in that country. We have learned the lesson," Putin said.
Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony: From Bhutan boots to Colombian hat - a close look on athletes' uniformOlympics opening ceremonies generally focus on going big. They love to use grandeur and pomp and big visuals - fireworks, acrobatics, athletes marching en masse, choreography that's most impactful from a distance or on TV. But when the athletes paraded at the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, what emerged was a delightful sea of detail - a mosaic of cultures and fashions and traditions. Here is a close look on the uniforms of atheletes across the world at the opening ceremony of Tokyo Games 2020: In pic: Team member of Colombia walks during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo wins Euro 2020 Golden BootRonaldo scored five goals in the Euro Cup, the joint highest as Czech Republic attacker Patrik Schick had also netted the same number of goals. However, Portugal forward won the Golden Boot via the tie-breaker of assists.Load More
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Sue Donoghue Wins Industry Game-Changer 2024: Female Award
Sue Donoghue, Arab Cluster CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, has won Industry Game-Changer 2024: Female Award at TLME Game-Changers Awards held recently in Dubai.
Sue Donoghue, based in Saudi Arabia, is currently Arab Cluster CEO, (Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) at DHL Global Forwarding, bringing experience from previous roles at DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Global Forwarding UK.
With her vast experience and unique skills, Sue has made invaluable contributions to the logistics industry.
Most notably, her six-year stint in Saudi Arabia has not only changed the game but also the face of logistics in Kingdom.


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UNCASVILLE, CONN. – June 26, 2017 – The atmosphere was electric as Barrett-Jackson’s extended Northeast Auction attracted thousands of registered bidders – including an increase of younger bidders – and surpassed the $94-million mark in total funds raised for charity to date. The Barrett-Jackson 2nd Annual Northeast Auction sold 630 vehicles, with sales totaling approximately $23.5 million at a 95.74-percent sell-through rate. 685 pieces of automobilia sold for more than $819,000, bringing the total sales to more than $24.3 million. Approximately 72,000 people attended this year’s auction, which was extended to four days based on the tremendous success of last year’s inaugural event.
“We’re extremely grateful to our sponsors, consignors and bidders for helping make this year’s Northeast Auction another banner event,” said Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson. “Several thrilling trends emerged, including a surge in participation by younger guests. On Friday we experienced the sheer excitement when a pair of young teenagers sold a Bandit Trans Am (Lot #449). We also saw the demand for trucks grow, along with top-tier custom vehicles that had been professionally restored or modified.”
The Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction docket included a wide range of American muscle, European classics, exotics, sports cars and one-of-a-kind customs. The top sellers at the auction included:
- 2017 Ferrari 488 Spider (Lot #657) – $434,500
- 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback (Lot #709) – $407,000
- 1958 Dual-Ghia Convertible (Lot #699) – $269,500
- 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427/435 (Lot #706) – $231,000
- 1966 Shelby GT350-H Fastback (Lot #665.1) – $220,000
- 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Super D-500 Convertible (Lot #691) – $220,000
The auction also claimed four new world auction sales records, including a ’53 Willys Wagon (Lot #319), a ’47 Indian Chief Motorcycle with Sidecar (Lot #352), a ’93 Land Rover Defender 110 (Lot #659) and a ’04 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Custom Pickup (Lot #714). In addition, the top-selling ’17 Ferrari 488 Spider (Lot #657) was the first ever to be sold at auction.
“Our Northeast Auction has evolved into an exciting automotive lifestyle event that’s unrivaled in the region,” said Steve Davis, Barrett-Jackson president. “We’re also the barometer for the collector car market and are the first to identify changes in the market. We intentionally design our dockets to capitalize on these emerging trends and create the best possible experience for our bidders.”
Barrett-Jackson also passed the $94-million mark for total funds raised for charity with the sale of a “life-size” Hot Wheels® 2014 Transit Connect. The van was donated by Ford and sold for $50,000, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting the Darrell Gwynn Quality of Life Chapter of The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis. A ’96 Ford Mustang built by the students at the Jordan Vocational High School hammered in at $65,000 on Friday, with all proceeds benefiting Jordan High School’s automotive program. The Mustang originally sold at the Palm Beach Auction and was donated back by the winning bidders, Jeanette and John Staluppi, to spur additional funds for the school.
Sales of automobilia items were also a favorite part of the auction among guests. Sales totaled more than $800,000, a 7-percent increase in sales over last year’s record-breaking auction. The top automobilia seller was Lot #7387, a mid-1950s Polly Oil restored service station fuel island with two original Bennett model #966 gas pumps, which sold for $24,725.
The 10thAnnual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas Auction will be held Oct. 19-21, 2017, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. More information can be found online here.
About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions®, is the leader in collector car and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions. The company produces auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut, and Las Vegas, Nevada. With broadcast partners Velocity and Discovery Channel, Barrett-Jackson will feature extensive live television coverage in 2017, including broadcasts in over 100 countries internationally. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit Barrett-Jackson.com or call 480-421-6694.
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KUALA LUMPUR (March 9): The export value for Malaysian rubber and rubber products totalled RM35.98 billion last year, the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) said.
The global liquid silicone rubber market size reached US$ 2.2 Billion in 2021. Looking forward, the publisher expects the market to reach US$ 3.6 Billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.55% during 2021-2027.
Wall Street’s biggest bank CEOs, from Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan to Brian Moynihan at Bank of America, were talking a recession as the “central case” as part of earnings reports on Friday morning.
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Disney senior vice president Kyle Laughlin announced today that his company will be pursuing game development relationships with four established mobile partners. This may seem like quite a sharp turn for some fans hoping to see further console and PC related titles but it makes a lot of sense to put eggs in a basket as versatile and successful as the mobile platform. Venture Beat’s Dean Takahashi broke the story earlier today.
The game titles have not yet been announced but the big 4 to take the helm on each of these Disney franchises have been. RPG maker PerBlue, Franchise game veteran Ludia, and celebrity game heavy weight Glu have all been tapped. Of course any list of the usual mobile suspects would feel incomplete if Gameloft wasn’t in mix, but they are and we have a surprisingly diverse roster of developers that all have a very specific area of expertise. These devs are responsible for a whole lot of chart topping games. Glu’s Design Store (Free) still has 8.7 million daily active users despite being released over a year ago. Gameloft’s Sonic Runners ($2.99) garnered a “best original Sonic game on mobile" from our own Shaun Musgrave. Gameloft’s current Disney title, Disney Magic Kingdoms (Free) is still soaring high on the charts. Other games you might see climbing are Ludia’s Jurassic World: The Game (Free) and Glu’s Kim Kardasian: Hollywood (Free).
What this line up tells us is that there is very likely going to be a panoply of options for Disney fans who aren’t PC or console gamers. With the closure of titles like Marvel Heroes and Disney Infinity, we are less likely to see much diversity on those platforms. Of course Kingdom Hearts is going to continue to be a juggernaut. For folks hoping to see replacements for the less successful games, time and patience may be the only writing they receive on the wall today. Even though we aren’t seeing Disney step boldly out in multiple platform directions today I think this bodes really well for everyone. They are showing a commitment to working with “partners that have had success before" according to Laughlin and I would whole heartedly agree. We are going to see less work from unproven game studios and that means higher quality games and the better the games are, the more Disney will be willing to branch out in the future. Disney may not have an iron in every fire, but these ones are bound to light up their sales figures and propel their game business in a great trajectory.


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As per report Skoda has announced the introduction of the Octavia Corporate Edition. Priced at Rs 15.49 lakh for the petrol variant and Rs 16.99 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India) for the diesel, the Octavia Corporate Edition is being offered exclusively to existing Skoda customers. Prices for the Skoda Octavia Corporate Edition petrol start at about Rs 50,000 less, while the diesel Corporate Edition costs about Rs 1 lakh less than the base Ambition variant.
Meanwhile in terms of kit, the Skoda Octavia Corporate Edition gets a 6.5 inch touch screen infotainment system with Apple Carplay, Android Auto and MirrorLink compatibility, dual zone automatic climate control, beige upholstery, a cooled glove box, LED DRLs, 16-inch alloys and rear parking sensors. Safety wise, the Corporate Edition is equipped with four airbags, ABS with EBD, hydraulic brake assist (HBA), anti-slip regulation (ASR), motor speed regulation (MSR), electronic differential lock (EDL), electronic stability control (ESC) and multi-collision braking (MKB).
Furthermore powering the Corporate Edition is a 1.4 litre turbo-petrol engine that puts out 150hp and 250Nm of torque. The engine comes mated to a 6 speed manual transmission and delivers a claimed fuel efficiency of 16.7kpl. There’s also a 2.0 litre turbo-diesel motor on offer that produces 143hp and 320Nm of torque, which is mated to a 6 speed manual gearbox as well. The diesel manual Octavia is claimed to return 21kpl.
What's the expected price for Hyundai Venue? According to report Hyundai India is all set to launch its first subcompact SUV in India on May 21, 2019 and we are all looking forward to yet another competitor in that very segment. The Hyundai Venue, then has to compete with the all them and bring in something new to the table, to make sure that it stands out when compared to its rivals. But the biggest differentiator will be the price and Hyundai is bound to take the aggressive route.
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Policeman’s shopping stolen while he chased Asda shoplifter
PC Graham Thomas is leaving Asda in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, when he spots security guards talking with a suspected shoplifter. Suddenly, the man runs off. The guards give chase. Officer Thomas joins in.
He leaves behind his bag of vegetables and hamster treats.
“When I got back I was told staff had placed my bag in the chiller, he says. “Presumably because they didn’t know how long I would be gone – although there was nothing that particularly needed keeping cool in it.”
When he returned from the chase, the bag was gone. CCTV revealed it had been stolen by a woman.
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Supply chain issues mean longer wait times, higher prices for water treatment tools in some N.H. communities
Some New Hampshire communities are experiencing longer wait times and higher prices for chemicals and equipment to ensure safe drinking water and treat wastewater, as supply chain disruptions create challenges across the nation.
Jason Randall, superintendent of water and wastewater at the Plymouth Village Water and Sewer District, said he has seen delays or higher prices for a variety of equipment — from a computer chip for an emergency generator to nitrile gloves. The gloves are needed to protect people working with wastewater from chemicals and sewage. But they’ve gone from about $5 to about $35 per box, he said.
The delays and cost make adequate budgeting more difficult, Randall said.
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has heard about concerns in various communities, though the issue is more pressing in other parts of the country, said Brandon Kernen, administrator of drinking water and groundwater with DES.
Two communities are worried about running out of the chemicals needed to add fluoride to their water, and longer lead times on filtering equipment have led to uncertainty for other water treatment operators, he said. The delays could make timelines for compliance with newer state regulations around PFAS and arsenic uncertain, according to Kernen.
“These water treatment operators, professionals with long-term relationships with these vendors, can’t get any certainty in when the products will be here because the vendors can’t get that information from suppliers,” Kernen said.
Systems are getting by right now by using mutual aid, finding other vendors, and being prepared to use alternative chemicals, Kernen said.
Merrimack Village District Water Works, which manages wells contaminated with PFAS, is still working to implement PFAS treatment in some wells.
Ron Miner, superintendent at the district, said that they’re not aware of any supply chain issues that would complicate their efforts at the moment, but that some issues may arise in the future. The district has worked to expedite purchasing for required equipment to alleviate any issues, he said.
Rick Meleski, water and wastewater superintendent for the town of Winchester, says there have recently been longer wait times for some of the chemicals he needs. The price of chlorine has gone up, and getting the pipes they need to make improvements in water infrastructure has been a challenge, he said.
“Basically we’re just in kind of a reaction mode. If something goes wrong we repair it, instead of being proactive and making capital improvements and replacing these water mains,” he said.
Supply chain challenges haven’t caused any operational impairments for Pennichuck Corporation customers, said Larry Goodhue, CEO and CFO of the company, which provides water to communities in Southern New Hampshire. But the issues may lead to higher water rates and delays for capital projects, he said.
“The biggest concerns are us being able to continually meet our obligations to our customers in providing clean, safe drinking water on a consistent basis,” Goodhue said.


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“I believe our mission for this year is clear: to set the stage for our second century and ensure that the next 100 years of Disney are as successful as the first,” Chapek wrote in the memo. Disney is expected to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2023.
The first pillar announced by Chapek is “Storytelling Excellence”, which Chapek called the “Disney Magic”. Disney is known around the world for its storytelling, whether at theme parks, through movies, or any other form of media. It’s the pillar most Disney fans have come to know and respect about The Walt Disney Company, and what keeps them coming back for more.
With the Storytelling Excellence pillar, Chapek holds monthly meetings with the company’s top creative leads to see how Disney stories can be incorporated into new forms and to talk about new opportunities the company may encounter in the future.
The second pillar is “innovation,” which Chapek says will use the companies’ “franchise ecosystem” to its advantage. With this pillar, Chapek essentially asks everyone to use the latest technologies and world-building ideas to create and execute new ideas.
The third pillar is what Chapek calls a “relentless focus on our audience,” where consumers will be the “north star” of the company. Part of this strategy focuses on Disney’s theatrical and streaming strategy, and the other part focuses on Disney’s travel arm with theme parks and cruise ships. In the memo, Chapek says, “We need to grow with our audience, not work against them. And so we will put them at the center of every decision we make.
While it remains to be seen whether these pillars will truly be a game-changer for Disney, the plan outlined by Chapek and his leadership team looks promising as Disney continues to navigate the challenges of the pandemic and look to the future.


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“Dogs make me happy. Beer makes me happy. A beer that saves dogs makes me VERY happy” ~ Ricky Gervais
Scottish craft brewer BrewDog has teamed up with the Animal Welfare League Queensland to help dogs find their forever home. The space on the Aussie-brewed Punk IPA beer cans will be used to showcase profiles of dogs, helping to increase their chances of adoption in the lead up to Christmas. Street Dog will be available in 8 and 16 packs of 375ml cans from Thursday, 22 October from www.brewdog.com/au/streetdogau.
The collaboration, inspired by Ricky Gervais, a long-term advocate for homeless canines, follows his ‘shout out to BrewDog’ on Twitter in July. In the video, posted by Gervais, he urged businesses to donate to charity rather than paying for celebrity endorsements. BrewDog were quick to respond to this, launching Street Dog in the UK in support of British dog charities Dogs on the Streets and All Dogs Matter. All dogs on the cans during the campaign have now been rehomed.
The brewer’s commitment to support charities close to the comedian’s heart sees the campaign launch in Australia, with the iconic Punk IPA – now brewed at BrewDog’s Brisbane brewery – transformed and renamed from 22 October until sold out. 100% of all the profits generated from the sales of Street Dog will go to the Animal Welfare League Queensland, and Street Dog will be available on BrewDog’s newly launched e-commerce website where the freshly brewed beer is dispatched the next working day to anywhere in Australia.
Ricky Gervais said: “Dogs make me happy. Beer makes me happy. A beer that saves dogs makes me VERY happy.”
James Watt, Co-founder of BrewDog, said: “At BrewDog we are always looking for ways to use our business to do good. When Ricky tweeted us with a genuine endorsement for Punk IPA, we wanted to use our platform to donate to causes he’s passionate about, donating the profits from the Street Dog cans to All Dogs Matter and Dogs on the Streets. Now we want to take it one step further and bring StreetDog Down Under to support our pawsome four-legged friends over at Animal Welfare League Queensland by giving up the space on our cans to help them find forever homes”.
Founded in 1959, Animal Welfare League Queensland has become one of Australia’s leading animal welfare organisations, working with councils and the community to improve the outcomes for abandoned and homeless pets. During this time, Animal Welfare League Queensland has rehomed more than 168,000 and saved thousands more through their community support programs.
Craig Montgomery, Spokesperson for Animal Welfare League Queensland, said: “Hundreds of thousands of healthy and treatable cats and dogs are being abandoned and killed in pounds, shelters and vet clinics each year in Australia. Animal Welfare League Queensland is committed to changing this and it is our promise to never euthanise a healthy, social or treatable animal in our care. BrewDog’s incredible support is helping to draw awareness to the thousands of animals that need rehoming”.
It has been an exciting few months for the craft brewer having recently announced that it is now the first carbon negative international beer brand in the world, removing twice as much carbon from the air than it emits every single year and double offsetting the footprints of all its employees and their dogs. BrewDog Australia has also just confirmed plans to expand its presence Down Under and is looking to open new flagship BrewDog bars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane by the end of 2021.
For more news and information on BrewDog, head to @brewdogau on Instagram or @brewdog on Twitter. More information on Animal Welfare League Queensland here.
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