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rnrnMost companies (88%) say their mobile apps are a “financial accomplishment” and can be regarded financially rewarding simply because they have acquired back their growth and start budgets, in accordance to a study from The Manifest. Measuring profitability can change, with some companies attributing guide technology or a carry in brand awareness to their cellular apps, the report suggests.
Advertising and marketing is a important aspect of setting up an application with 35% of providers declaring they devote 31% to fifty% of their complete app growth funds to advertising things to do. One more 21% of companies shell out even much more (fifty one% to 70%). Just above a third of enterprises spend $50,000 to $one hundred,000 to produce and launch a cell app.
Additional than a 3rd (38%) of providers update their application every month, while pretty much 45% update their application every single two to 6 months. Updates are needed to keep usability and interact consumers. The Manifest surveyed 301 application developers and entrepreneurs from numerous dimensions of U.
S. firms. rnThe Manifest’s discovering that additional than 50 % of businesses dedicate 31% to 70% of their overall app advancement price range to marketing functions demonstrates the value of very good promoting for applications to get discovered amid the three. Profits from app advertising and marketing has jumped eighty% considering the fact that 2016, but developers experience better issues in boosting person loyalty, retention and profitability, in accordance to a June report by measurement platform AppsFlyer.
rnThe survey’s obtaining that an frustrating variety of businesses describe their apps as profitable seems to contradict earlier research, like just one from Gartner that reported much less than . mobile advertising car ad wrap app review sites what is the future of mobile advertising 01% of shopper mobile apps will be thought of a results by their builders.
But not each individual enterprise seeks to develop an application-based mostly business enterprise that relies on advertising and marketing, subscriptions or in-app payments to crank out revenue. Many organizations generate apps as extensions of their brand names and shopper company or advertising features even though they make income from other pursuits. rnrnRide-hailing provider Uber is providing lovers of the Tremendous Bowl’s shedding group a totally free trip residence as aspect of a promotion for its loyalty application, according to a business blog publish.
Associates of Uber Benefits, the loyalty system that released in November, in the game’s losing town can get a totally free trip up to $50 in just the hour right after the last whistle on Feb. On Sunday, followers in Boston or Los Angeles can open up the Uber app on their smartphone and tap the “Unsatisfied Hour” concept at the base of the display to unlock a exclusive promo code to use if their team loses afterwards that working day. People who aren’t loyalty customers can then sign-up.
The campaign to boost the new loyalty app kicked off on Jan. Uber is partnering with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson tweeted a fifteen-next clip and the information: “#UberRewards is there when you have to have it most. Like when an overall city wishes to go residence and cry soon after the game on Sunday. “rnUber’s “Sad Hour” is a imaginative way to piggyback on the media buzz primary up to the Tremendous Bowl, the most-watched stay occasion of the year, without having acquiring to get an high priced recreation-day advert. The marketing campaign is the brand’s most current effort and hard work to improve visibility and use of Uber Rewards and push repeat use as the journey-hailing competitiveness heats up with rivals Lyft, By means of and some others attaining important traction. Uber’s loyalty software allows passengers generate factors to trade for rides and meals orders from its Uber Eats supply service.


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The soaring expansion of German hard discounter Aldi shows no signs of slowing as the value grocery chain backs Instacart, curbside collections, expanded e-commerce, and 100 new stores to propel it to become the number three U.S. grocer by stores by as early as the end of 2022.
Coast-to-coast expansion will be backed by Aldi’s 26th regional headquarters and distribution center, plus expanded e-commerce offerings and increased in-store technology as it moves toward more convenient payment systems.
However, despite ongoing investment, Aldi’s store growth trajectory has not quite lived up to its original ambitions, and Aldi’s U.S, operations remain tiny in comparison with industry giant Walmart
As a result, following a pandemic-fuelled boom, Aldi is plowing money into the U.S. market as it seeks to capitalize on an unrivaled reputation for value.
In its next roster of store openings, Aldi will focus on Arizona, California, Florida, and the Northeast and it will further expand its e-commerce offering through 2021. The company will add curbside grocery pick-up services to around 500 additional stores by the end of the year, bringing the total number of curbside locations to more than 1,200. Aldi will also continue to offer grocery delivery via Instacart in almost all of its stores.
Aldi already has more than 2,000 stores across 37 states, with expansion on track to make it the third-largest grocery retailer by store count by the end of 2022.
Aldi’s 2,000th Store Behind Schedule
Aldi reached the 2,000 store milestone in July last year, though the company had expected to achieve this landmark 18 months earlier. The 2,000-location goal had been set back in December 2013, when Aldi had just 1,269 stores. In early 2017, when a $1.6 billion remodeling and store-expansion program involving 1,300 locations was announced, Aldi maintained held to that target but by mid-year it had shifted to increased its goal to 2,500 stores, extending the timeline to the end of 2022.
To maintain momentum, Aldi broke ground earlier this month on a new regional headquarters and distribution center in Loxley, Alabama, which will support the company's expansion throughout the Gulf Coast region. The 564,000-square-foot facility is the company's sixth distribution center in the southern U.S., and will serve up to 100 stores in Alabama, southern Georgia, Mississippi, the Florida Panhandle, and Louisiana, which will become the 38th state in which Aldi operates.
With the distribution center in place, Aldi plans to open as many as 35 new Gulf Coast-area stores by the end of 2022, with the first two stores in Tallahassee, Florida slated to open later this year.
In the meantime, Lidl has plans to open 50 new stores by year-end in a $500 million investment. The stores will be located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, bringing the grocer’s total number of U.S. stores to more than 150.
Still far behind Aldi, after an initial surge of Lidl openings in 2017 and 2018, muted performance led management to rethink its original strategy. Instead of expanding into as many states as possible, the company focused on the east to build recognition and reap the economic advantages of consolidation. U.S. President and CEO Johannes Fieber has refocused the launch management team’s expansion toward neighborhoods that can be serviced from nearby distribution centers.
Aldi: Sharp Prices, Green Investment
Where Aldi has scored is in its ruthless low pricing. For 10 years running, Aldi has held the title of ‘Value Leader’ among U.S. grocery stores according to the Market Force Information U.S. Grocery Competitive Study, and first for price according to the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index Report for four years in a row. For 2021 it rated fifth in the overall rankings, behind Amazon
Last month also notched a big environmental milestone as Aldi completed the installation of its first company wind turbine at its Dwight, Illinois warehouse. After breaking ground last summer, the wind turbine was recently activated and will power up to 40% of the warehouse’s total energy needs.
As part of a $5 billion capital investment in new and remodeled stores across the U.S., Aldi is increasing its renewable energy building elements, including energy-saving LED lighting, energy-efficient refrigerated systems, and rooftop solar systems on warehouses and stores as it powers expansion more sustainably.
Of course, Aldi is used to locking horns with Lidl wherever it goes, with one rarely expanding without the other. Both are fuelled by ultra-low prices and neighborhood convenience and, with a swathe of new stores planned, the U.S. can expect to get to know these German giants even better through 2021.

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Today, President Obama visited Master Lock, a company he cited in his State of the Union speech on January 24 using the following words: “But right now, it’s getting more expensive to do business in places like China. Meanwhile, America is more productive. A few weeks ago, the CEO of Master Lock told me that it now makes business sense for him to bring jobs back home. Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity.”
Now note how Ken Thomas’s report at the Associated Press originally described (since revised) what Obama supposedly said:
Before going on an extended West Coast fundraising spree, the president was visiting Master Lock, a Milwaukee maker of padlocks that was cited in his State of the Union address for bringing back 100 jobs to the U.S. from China in response to higher labor and logistical costs in Asia.
(UPDATE: Thomas revised his text to exclude the specific 100-job SOTU reference shortly after this post was prepared, and moved the 100-job pickup to a separate paragraph. The original mistake was nonetheless made.)
What Thomas originally wrote is not what Obama said. If he had cited a situation involving only 100 jobs as proof that a wave of jobs is coming back during his State of the Union speech, even his fellow Democrats might have laughed him out of the Capitol Building.
100 employees isn’t even a really significant number to Master Lock’s parent company, let alone the U.S. economy, as shown in the company’s self-congratulatory press release on the night of Obama’s speech:
President Obama highlighted Master Lock in his State of the Union address Tuesday night for moving jobs back to the U.S. from China. Since mid-2010, Master Lock has brought back approximately 100 union jobs to its Milwaukee factory.
… Master Lock is the world’s largest manufacturer of padlocks and related security products providing innovative security solutions for home, automotive, campus, power sports, bike and storage security needs for consumers and contractors alike. Master Lock Company is an operating unit of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS (has) 16,000 associates generated more than $3.2 billion in net sales in 2010.
Though of course any kind of pick-up in jobs is welcome, the following paragraph from Wikipedia illustrates that Master Lock itself is still a mere shadow of what it used to be in Milwaukee:
In 1999, Fortune Brands began to abandon most operations in its Milwaukee Wisconsin Master Lock factory, and moved most of its manufacturing jobs to offshore plants in China and Mexico, putting an estimated 1,300 American workers (represented by the United Auto Workers) out of work. In 2011, it was announced that 36 jobs making combination locks were being returned from China to the heavily-automated Milwaukee plant, which would now employ 379 workers. It would continue to contract with three Chinese factories, about twenty Chinese suppliers, and to operate its maquiladora near the Arizona border, where low-cost Mexican workers do non-automated, labor-intensive work, such as assembling made-in-Milwaukee components.
Jobs returning from China appears be a legitimate development, but it appears that one probable Team Obama requirement for exemplifying it — that the facility involved had to be unionized and otherwise not politically embarrassing — forced it to go with an example with so few jobs that it really exemplifies nothing.
Obama could easily have cited another company which has brought 2,000 jobs back from China, and it’s even unionized. Trouble is, it would be a really inconvenient recipient of Obama administration praise:
According to BCG, another manufacturer, Sleek Audio, moved production of its headphones from Chinese suppliers to a plant in Florida. Ford Motor Company is bringing back 2,000 jobs from China after striking an agreement with the United Auto Workers.
We should all know why praising Ford would be seen as a really big faux pas.
Sleek Audio “estimate(s) that their orders from various U.S. companies now support 100 jobs” after it began to move work back to the U.S. in 2010.
As to the AP’s coverage: Obama did not say what you originally claimed he said, Ken Thomas. Why did you think he did?
I don’t even want to think about the cost per job of the White House’s Master Lock hype.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.


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Enterprise spending on mobile data services to offset decline in voice services, says Gartner
Enterprise spending on mobile data services is expected to offset declines in spending for fixed and mobile voice services, spurring an annual 2.4 percent growth rate in telecom services spending over the next couple of years, according to the latest data from Gartner.
Overall spending on telecom services is predicted to reach $1.7 trillion in 2013 and $1.74 trillion in 2014.
Mobile data services spending will represent one-third of spending on telecom services by 2016, up from 22 percent in 2012. This is the result of a surge in mobile data services spending combined with flat spending growth in other telecom services sectors, said Gartner.
Telecom services spending makes up the largest component of overall IT spending, which Gartner predicts will reach $3.7 trillion in 2013, a 4.2 percent increase from 2012 spending of $3.6 trillion.
Another component of IT spending, enterprise software, is predicted to reach $296 billion in 2013, a 6.4 percent increase from 2012. Gartner said software segment growth would be fueled by the security, storage management and customer relationship management markets. Next year, big data and other information management markets such as enterprise content management, data integration tools and data quality tools will begin to see increased levels of investment.
Gartner judges that IT spending on PCs and tablets will be lower than previously estimated, resulting in a cut in its prediction for spending on devices worldwide. Spending on devices, including tablets, mobile phones, PCs and printers, is expected to total $666 billion in 2013, down from the firm's previous estimate of $706 billion. The estimate is still a 6.3 percent increase on the 2012 device spending figure.
"Uncertainties surrounding prospects for an upturn in global economic growth are the major retardants to IT growth," concluded Richard Gordon, managing vice president at Gartner. "This uncertainty has caused the pessimistic business and consumer sentiment throughout the world. However, much of this uncertainty is nearing resolution, and as it does, we look for accelerated spending growth in 2013 compared to 2012."
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The Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market opened for the 13th season Tuesday, May 7, in Grove Park. About 35 vendors lined the tree-covered path to serve locally produced items. To help reduce its carbon footprint, market vendors this year are using paper bags instead of plastic.
Rehoboth Beach Farmers Market insulated cloth bags are sold at the information tent, along with items such as dish towels, hats, and cutting boards. These sales help with the cost of maintaining the market tents.
Hours in May, September, and October are from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and hours in June, July, and August are from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information go to www.rbfarmersmarket.com or find their Facebook page.


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CAMBODIA: Brands back new talks on worker rights violations
The IndustriAll Global Union, plus brands and retailers who also include Puma, Inditex, Debenhams and New Look, will meet government officials in Phnom Penh in a renewal of talks held in February this year.
But IndustriAll claims that, in the past few months, striking garment workers have been “forced” back to work by the military, workers have been summarily dismissed, and garment factories have issued lawsuits against union leaders.
“Despite assurances from the government in February, there have since been unprecedented levels of intimidation, violence and a declining respect for the rule of law, which together constitute a grave attack on union and worker rights,” said Jyrki Raina, Industriall general secretary, who will also represent the ITUC and the Uni Global Union at the talks.
“The concerted message from global unions and brands to the Cambodian government is clear: political stability and respect for human and worker rights are essential to maintaining sourcing in Cambodia.”
The renewal of talks comes after Cambodia was given the lowest possible ranking in the ITUC’s Global Rights Index for union rights abuses earlier this week.
An interactive databank with intelligence on the major apparel sourcing countries
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- Gap to close 75 stores amid "disastrous" Q1
- H&M criticised for India, Cambodia labour abuses
- Now Gap accused of supply chain rights violations
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big picture: With under seven days through to the new-year, the technology business is experiencing the pinch. So far this 27 companies around the world have laid off as many as 29,686 tech workers, according to In month. December comparison, 17,074 tech workers will lose their jobs in In 2022. MonthAndy Jassy other words, layoffs in the first few days of 2023 are nearly 74% higher than in all of last. Amazon, that has been accountable for over fifty percent regarding the layoffs, verified earlier in the day this few days it was ways that are parting 18,000 employees after hiring rapidly over the past few years to meet demand during the pandemic. CEO
Meanwhile said teams that are multiple be impacted, although a lot of the task slices will undoubtedly be in Salesforce stores additionally the PXT organization.San Francisco,
Several, a Genesis-based cloud computer software organization, is cutting 8,000 tasks, about 10percent of the workforce.Silvergate cryptocurrency organizations also have established plans that are layoff. Encrypted will say goodbye to 30% of its workforce, while Wyre will part ways with 40% of its workforce. Everlane payment company Stitch Fix completely shut down. E-commerce sites
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The company Alphabet just to disclose its financial results for the third quarter of this year, and the numbers are impressive. Registered parent company Google revenue $ 32.65 million USD, this representing an increase of 26 percent compared with the same quarter last year. Moreover, the company’s revenue in the second quarter of this year exceeded the company’s revenue in the first quarter, which amounted at the time 31.15 million USD.
The company was fined the equivalent of 5.01 billion USD by the European Commission, but the company still resume against it so as not to have a negative impact on the actual results for the second quarter of this year. However, included company financial results achieved by Google, has been able to the last of the record operating income is a positive $ 2.8 million USD.
86 percent of revenue came from advertising, but other income has grown by 34 percent year on year to 4.425 million USD note that this revenue includes the revenue from cloud services and sales of devices and applications. It also has sales Nest under its wing following the transfer of its Alphabet of Bets to the sector of non-ad normal.
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of US-based biopharmaceutical company Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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8 September 2011 - Amsterdam-based fashion house Tommy Hilfiger Group has acquired a 50% stake in its Indian apparel sublicensee
Arvind Murjani Brands Pvt Ltd (AMB) from Murjani Group.
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Tata Communications Q3 profit surges on one-time gain
Tata Communications on Monday posted a rise of 1176% in its consolidated net profit to Rs 1,413 crore for the December end quarter, boosted by sale of its data centres, amid challenges to its voice business with data revenue growth strong.
Bharti Infratel posts consolidated net profit of Rs 620 crore, up 25% on year
Bharti Infratel Ltd reported December quarter consolidated net profit of 6.20 billion rupees.
53% enterprises in India least mature in adoption of mobility solutions, says study
53 percent of Indian enterprises were least mature in the adoption of mobility solutions whereas 17 percent of enterprises are adequately mature in their strive to adopt mobility solutions
Voda offers 3G/4G data, unlimited voice calling for postpaid customers
Vodafone India on Monday launched bundled pack 'Vodafone Red' offering 3G/4G data and unlimited local and STD voice calls across all networks for its postpaid customers starting at Rs 499.
Trai says should be mandatory for telcos to share in-building infrastructure
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) added that telecom service providers (TSPs) indulging into exclusive contracts with owners of buildings in order to prohibit access to other operators could be treated as violation of their license agreement with a minimum of three operators and infrastructure providers to be present in a building.
Idea offers 15GB data at price of 1GB for purchase of 4G smartphones on Flipkart
Idea Cellular to said that it has partnered with ecommerce portal Flipkart to offer 15GB data at the cost of 1GB to Idea customers who purchase 4G smartphones on Flipkart
MobMe to raise Rs 130 crore to invest in expansion and R&D
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10Digi to expand business to 125 cities in 2017
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Tariff war continues: Vodafone to offer four times more 4G data
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Reliance Jio adds 72.4 million subscribers in four months
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Airtel, Vodafone and Idea line up sops to lure merchants to payment apps
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Idea to raise up to Rs 500 crore via corporate bonds
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Reliance Jio added 19.6 mn new users in October, pips Airtel, Vodafone
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Online retail consumers to cross 100 million by 2017: ASSOCHAM-Resurgent India study
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Airtel deploys V-Fiber in Indore to provide upto 100 Mbps internet speed
Airtel has been operating its fixedline in Indore since 1998.
Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular gearing up for a tough 2017
Efficiency, effectiveness and cost control will be the focus areas for telcos in the New Year, when the number of data users is likely to surge.
m-wallet to grow by CAGR 211% between 2016-22 due to demonetisation: ASSOCHAM-RNCOS study
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Collaborative monitoring framework, crisis management plan, imperative for security: ASSOCHAM-PwC study
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The closure of Terra Organica and the Public Market came after several months of struggling to keep the business running. // Photo by Kelly PearceGwen Roley
Terra Organic & Natural Foods emptied slowly after it was announced they would be closing in a Facebook post on July 25. There used to be pops of color from produce and unique natural brand labels but as these ran out, they gave way to the building’s hidden gray. Despite this industrial overhang, people were still doing their best to go about things in a normal, cheerful way.
Machines beeped as people got their merchandise rung up. The owner and general manager, Stephen Trinkaus, was at the front of the store, greeting customers and thanking them for coming in. They chatted about how long the store has been open and how many of them have been coming in since the beginning. One person gave Trinkaus a bow while extending a piece of healthy purple cabbage. All of them said they will be back at least one more time before the end of the liquidation sales. Once all the store’s stock was gone, Terra had until the end of the lease on Aug. 31 to empty all parts of their business from the building.
After a several month-long fight to balance the books and keep the business running, Trinkaus announced the store was shutting down. For many years, Terra has been the only independent organic and natural grocer in Bellingham. Terra Organic & Natural Foods — sometimes referred to as Terra Organica or just Terra — was the main business in the space known as the Public Market. The smaller businesses — Ambo Ethiopian Cuisine, Electric Beet Juice Company, Film is Truth, Living Earth Herbs, Maki Sushi, Mount Baker Books and Wild Whisper Cafe — were renting out space in the building and had to find new locations once Terra closed.
The way Trinkaus described it, his whole adult life seems to have led up to the idea of Terra and natural eating. When he was a student at Western, he worked at a now-closed factory by the waterfront called Bellingham Frozen Foods where they processed local produce. There were a lot of migrant workers there, and since Trinkaus spoke Spanish, he befriended some of his coworkers and would occasionally act as a translator. These relationships were his first introduction to the struggles and dangers many workers face in the food industry. This was driven home even further by a lecture he saw by César Chávez, at Western in 1991, he said.
“One of the things that really hit me was [Chávez] talking about the incidents of cancers or birth defects among migrant farm workers because of their exposure to industrial chemicals and pesticides,” Trinkaus said. “I walked out of there pretty devastated, and because of my connection with the community, it really hit me harder than it typically would a middle-class white guy.”
Trinkaus is in his fifties, has grayish hair, glasses and is soft spoken. However, he constantly checks his privilege and reflects on ways he can use it to help change the system. He speaks animatedly about the younger generation’s duty to smash the patriarchy and how much needs to change for our society and economy to become more fair and balanced. So, it makes sense these words from Chávez are what moved him toward the path to opening Terra.
He said he started eating organic and shopping at the Community Food Co-op, a member-owned natural grocer. After he graduated later that year, he started working in a factory pressing organic flaxseed oil. This experience exposed him to more information about nutrition and organics and lifted the rose-tinted glasses even further.
“That’s where the idea for the store came from. I assumed that when you shopped at a health food store they wouldn’t sell you stuff that wasn’t really healthy. But that turned out not to be the case,” Trinkaus said. “I decided to start my own business and do it right. The idea was that we would resource everything so we would just have the purest, best stuff.”
The original Terra Organic & Natural Foods opened on March 21, 1997 at 929 N. State St. The original building and The HUB were on the same block and are set to be demolished to make way for student housing developments. Bellingham shoppers embraced the small store right away because many believed in Trinkaus’ philosophy. Even then, Trinkaus said, the building was not in great shape and the business outgrew the space. Soon, he was looking for a new place to house his grocery.
Trinkaus would bike past a place called Crazy Prices, where they sold returned items from places like Costco at a reduced markup, at 1530 Cornwall Ave. nearly everyday. He used think about what a great space it would make for a business like his. This building had much more space than his store’s location at the time. One day, he walked in and asked if they would mind sharing the space. It turned out they were looking to move out entirely, but Trinkaus still needed to find other vendors to share the lease with to afford the building. Thus, the Public Market, with its shared vendor spaces, was born.
“Leasing to these people is like having roommates. It’s not for the weak of heart to figure out how a place can work for all these people,” Trinkaus said.
Ashton McNeely, an employee at Electric Beet Juice, said having a lot of vendors in one space generates a lot of traffic for everybody. Most people working at one of the vendors were a frequent shopper at all of the businesses.
“All of the businesses support each other,” she said. “We kind of connect over food.”
The new iteration of Terra and the Public Market opened on May 17, 2005. Trinkaus added he remembers this because it’s the same date as his son’s second birthday. With this new location, a mission statement that was attractive to Bellingham consumers and other vendors leasing the space, business continued smoothly for the next few years.
“I don’t like big stores at all, you know? A Costco or Walmart or Fred Meyer is just overwhelming for me, I get sensory overload from it,” Trinkaus said. “So, I think there are people out there just like me who enjoy small stores that aren’t crowded with not a million choices.”
Soren Burns was Terra’s wellness buyer and said she chose to work there for the opportunity to educate customers about what was in their food.
“It’s not like any other grocery store,” she said. “The smaller store really provides a community mindset.”
In 2012, Trinkaus said he took terrible care of his business. Terra became overextended, and Trinkaus had already gone to the investors to tell them he couldn’t move forward because they didn’t have the cash. Stressed out and reeling from a terrible headache, he got his first bit of sleep in a few days and woke with an idea of how to save his business.
“I’ll ask the community,” Trinkaus said.
Trinkaus posed a plea for support and people came in droves. The Co-op encouraged customers to shop at Terra, and some people bought all their groceries there. Many loaned or donated money to get the business back on its feet. This was the response Trinkaus was trying to recreate in May 2018, when he sent out another call for help over Facebook as his business began to spiral again. There was another wave of support, and for a few months it seemed as though Terra could continue to soldier on. Now, has concluded its liquidation sales.
“It feels like I ran a marathon and people said, ‘You will never, never finish this.’ I felt like I could never finish this because it was so daunting,” Trinkaus said. “I felt like I was a literally inside of the finish line and just collapsed.”
Trinkaus can still laugh at the tragic irony of the store ending now instead of back in 2012. He acknowledges all his business mistakes from six years ago and sees Terra’s comeback as something the community accomplished together. This oncoming closure is something he blames more on market forces.
The obvious precursor is the opening of Whole Foods, which was a serious encroachment on Terra’s market at a location less than a mile away. But Trinkaus points out the forces at play here are much bigger than that. He says consumers have to take a step back and look at the entire culture of eating organic and natural foods. These perspectives have shifted from being about organized resistance against economic paradigms to being about individual lifestyle choices. Trinkaus raised his voice passionately when he talked about this.
“People say, ‘I’m going to drive a hybrid car and eat organic or be vegetarian or be vegan.’ Those are choices; things you make as an individual hoping that billions of people make that same choice so we’ll actually have an effect,” he said. “Which of course never happens. But we’re sold on that and the organic industry goes along with that.”
This shift corresponds with a strong and consistent increase in American consumption of organic foods, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Services. This has led to the success of companies like Whole Foods, as well as other large grocers, such as the Albertsons-owned Haggen, attempting to capitalize on the desire to eat organic. With all these huge corporations taking up all this space in the market, it is difficult for an independent business like Terra to survive. Trinkaus also points to economic factors more specific to Bellingham.
“[People] are spending half their paychecks to live in not the greatest places with a lot of roommates,” Trinkaus said “So, I feel like there’s a lot less disposable income here, especially for people who aren’t professionals or didn’t get in the real estate market early.”
At different points in the last year, rent in Whatcom County has risen at a rate faster than Seattle, one of the largest housing markets in the country.
Now, the huge space on Cornwall Avenue sits vacant.
As the customers strolled in for the final sales, Trinkaus continued to talk with them, putting on a smile to let them know he appreciated them coming in. Trinkaus said there are a handful of people who moved to Bellingham when they found out a store like Terra existed. One woman stopped with a cart full of bulk grains and canned food to tell him that not only her, but also her parents had been coming in since the beginning. He thanked her and said he hopes to see her again before they close.
“I almost want to cry. What if I never see her again?” Trinkaus said. “I don’t know. It’s so hard and there are hundreds of people like her.”
The other vendors in the Public Market continued to operate as usual but are now in the position of relocating or permanently closing, like Terra. Film Is Truth has already moved to a new location at 1418 Cornwall Ave. in a shared space with Allied Arts and the Pickford Limelight.
Trinkaus said he doesn’t know what’s next for him. He railed about how terrible the job market is in Bellingham and joked about going even deeper into the organic industry and starting a small farm. He said his ideal job would be something that would allow him to call out corporations for appropriating the organic movement for profit.
“‘Professional caller of bullshit,’ I like the sound of that,” he said. “We need to call bullshit on what the organic industry has become and we need to get back to what it was supposed to be. Or something else has to take its place.”


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It has been almost a year since the Covid-19 pandemic started to cause disruptions for the entire world – and the virus continues to play havoc with scheduled events, including fashion shows, which have been pushed back, turned digital and in some instances cancelled altogether over the past 12 months, and this pattern is not dying down just yet.
The latest men's show season and couture schedule is almost upon us with catwalks set to take place this month in Paris.
Following a very muted womenswear show season in September, it looks as if we will be in for a similarly toned-down affair with France still in a strict lockdown. However, the events will be going ahead in some capacity, the organisers have announced.
According to WWD, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (the organisation which runs the events) has told brands that shows can go ahead, but they will not be allowed to invite guests.
"The instructions from the Paris police headquarters stipulate that there should be no public attendance, whether it is for fashion shows or any other event," Pascal Morand, executive president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, told the publication.
Filming will be allowed to take place meaning that the catwalk shows that do go ahead can be live-streamed on social channels, something which a number of fashion houses have done over the past year.
Although there has been no word on how the autumn/winter 2020 womenswear shows will play out, they are set to take place in February and March, and will very likely face a similar set of restrictions.
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Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke has told Deadline that, thanks to the success of series like Wheel of Time and the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series, Amazon Prime Video is looking to expand on their ‘fantasy’ genre content offerings – which could potentially include the likes of Mass Effect.
In the Deadline report, Salke confirms that the studio is ‘nearing a deal’ to develop a series based on EA’s best-selling sci-fi RPG series.
That comment isn’t expanded on in the discussion, but it’s safe to say that a Mass Effect television series is all but confirmed for Amazon Prime Video’s future.
Interestingly, earlier in the year Netflix’s The Witcher actor Henry Cavill shared a photo of a blurred script on Instagram, a photo that internet sleuths at Gamepressure quickly reverse-engineered to reveal Mass Effect-related text:
It remains to be seen if the two are related, but it’d be a strange coincidence if not.


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Ready to charge: How Vikram Handa is fuelling India’s electric-car dreams
Somewhere in Ballari, Karnataka, a new furnace is firing up all of India’s electric-vehicle dreams. “It does look a bit like an oven,” admits Vikram Handa, the owner. But it’s no ordinary one. This furnace is 20 metres long and the only one of its kind in the country. It’s designed to continuously superheat coal tar, a steel industry by-product that typically ends up in tyres and paint, and turn it into high-quality synthetic graphite, a key component of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Handa’s company, Epsilon Advanced Materials, was launched in August 2020. Already, the world is watching. As more electric vehicles take to the streets, the global demand for graphite anodes for batteries is set to rise 19% per year through 2029. “China dominates the anode market, delivering close to 90% of the world’s demand,” says Handa, 40. As India’s first facility to produce graphite anodes, his furnace, and company, represent India’s first step towards challenging China’s monopoly in the field.
Handa plans to invest approximately ₹500 crore over the next five years to produce 50,000 tonnes of synthetic graphite anode by 2025. By the end of the decade, he hopes to produce 100,000 tonnes of it, meeting 10% of estimated global demand.
It’s a big step, particularly since India has been something of a late starter in the electric-vehicle industry. We know already that a car or bike that runs on electricity is better for the Earth than one guzzling fossil fuels and emitting pollutants. American and European users report, happily, that electric vehicles move more smoothly (though many drivers miss the revving and humming of an internal combustion engine). Auto experts say that because an electric vehicle has fewer moving parts, it’s also cheaper to maintain in the long run.
In the short term, however, electric vehicles are so much more expensive than their fuel-tank counterparts that they account for a meagre 1% of car sales in India. “When you buy an electric car, 50% of the cost is just for the battery pack,” Handa says. “Of that pack, 40% of the cost is for the cells, and 15% of that is the graphite anode. So making an electric car cheaper is largely a matter of lowering battery costs. We need to make our own batteries, not import them. And that’s what we’re hoping to do.”
It took two years for Epsilon Carbon, the coal-tar distillation parent company, to develop an environmentally friendly process to produce the graphite anode material. The electric furnace is powered by waste sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and other gases produced by Epsilon Carbon. “Material moves through pipelines, not barrels, trucks or tankers,” Handa says. There’s a patent on the furnace design, the process and the product. In addition, Handa has also set up a research and development lab to test new materials and cell capabilities.
For Handa, at least, the raw material is relatively easy to source. His father-in-law is Sajjan Jindal, the chairman and managing director of JSW Group and owner of India’s largest steel mill. And it helps that India’s electric-vehicle market is poised for growth. Automobile manufacturers such as Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors are already taking decisive steps toward manufacturing indigenous electric or hybrid cars. Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and clean energy company, registered its Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru earlier this year. Even Ola, the app-based ride-sharing company, is getting into the game. It has set up a plant in Tamil Nadu that will aim to make 15% of the world’s electric scooters by 2022.
“In the last couple of years, I’ve seen the adoption of electric two- and three-wheelers pick up,” Handa says. “Everyone is looking for battery packs. Even NITI Aayog [the union government’s think tank] is investing in ideas for cell manufacture.” The government plans to have green vehicles comprise about a third of its fleet by 2030. India’s transport minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that a comprehensive battery policy is in the works. Last Sunday, at a corporate summit, he expressed a hope that India would eventually be the world’s top producer of electric vehicles.
It will be a while before Indian-made, Indian-powered electric cars whoosh en masse down our roads and highways. “It’s taken a while for the wheels to move,” Handa says. “But India is such a large market. Adoption, once it starts, will see exponential growth.”
Also, being a late mover means we’ve learnt from the early mistakes of the West. We have the advantage of improved processes and lower manufacturing costs than even a decade ago. For Handa, keeping the furnace going has a simpler goal. The Chinese import all their raw material, process it, and sell batteries to the world. India, on the other hand, is abundant in graphite and other minerals. Nothing should hold us back from powering up and doing it well. “It’s a matter of national importance,” he says.
Who is Vikram Handa?
Vikram Handa, 40, spent his formative years in Abu Dhabi in the UAE and holds a joint degree in engineering and mathematics from Tufts University, Boston.
He rose to prominence in the business world with a partnership in a UAE-based aerospace company. Epsilon Aerospace distributes aircraft components and represents US and European manufacturers in the Middle East.
Handa set up Epsilon Carbon in 2010, establishing the first continuous coal-tar distillation facility in India. It commands 40% of India’s domestic market share today.
In 2011, Handa married Tarini Jindal, the eldest daughter of JSW chairman and steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal and his wife, businesswoman and philanthropist Sangita Jindal. The Handas have two children.


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[Weekender] Meoktaekkang sweeps across Korea
Nongshim’s pungent, addictive fish-flavored snack sells out, resellers fetch double, triple the original priceBy Lee Yoon-seo
Published : Nov. 18, 2023 - 16:00
Getting a snack shouldn't be this difficult.
To get a packet, you must outpace rival shoppers who constantly check convenience stores applications for restocking alerts. Otherwise, the only way to get the 1,650 won ($1.26) product is by buying it online for more than double the price.
The snack in question is Nongshim's pungent, addictive fish-flavored snack, Meoktaekkang.
Based on "meoktae," a type of pollack, this salty, sweet snack seasoned with zingy green chili pepper, is currently one of the most difficult items to obtain in South Korea.
In most of Seoul's GS25 convenience stores, the stocks for the snack are nearly zero, according to the stock-tracker application of GS25, Our Neighborhood GS.
The product can be bought on online marketplaces such as Coupang and secondhand market platforms such as Danggeun Market, but at double or triple the original price.
According to Nongshim, the snack’s maker, Meoktaekkang sold a million bags in the first week of release on June 26. As of the end of October, more than 8 million bags have been snapped up.
“We cannot reveal the individual sales figures of Meoktaekkang due to confidentiality issues, but we see its sales similar to Honey Twist Snack, our third-most popular snack (launched in 1972),” a Nongshim official said.
In line with the ever-rising demand for Meoktaekkang, the company extended its production lines to produce 600,000 bags per week in August, doubling the initial weekly production of 300,000 bags. But the full-throttle production does not seem to be enough to meet soaring demand.
Experts say the reason for the product's intense popularity is that it was well targeted at a certain demographic.
"Traditionally, the snack industry produced large amounts of products that could appeal to all ages," said Choi Chul, a consumer science professor at Sookmyung Women's University.
"However, now, in line with advancements in production technology, snacks that suit the taste of each age group are being released. These differentiated products are considered 'fresh' by consumers and received well. Meoktaekkang fit into that category," said Choi.
Choi added that Meoktaekkang's popularity likely gained further traction because the product became popular among the "MZ generation," or consumers born between the early 1980s to early 2010s.
"The 'MZ generation' consumers lead the consumption trend. On top of the consumer demographic actively utilizing social networks to popularize the product among themselves, the consumer demographic also affects other consumers, such as middle-aged consumers," he said.
"For example, middle-aged consumers ask them (younger people) about their consumption choices, as 'MZ generation' consumers conduct thorough research of what they buy. Because Meoktaekkang became a hit among the MZ generation, other consumers were likely to have been influenced by their consumption choices.”
The Nongshim official added that the product also likely gained popularity due to an emerging culture of drinking alone at home, especially among young people.
"Meoktaekkang is an optimal side dish to have with alcohol such as beer. With the increasing trend to enjoy light alcohol sessions at home by oneself, the company expects the snack to continuously record high sales," the official said.
In line with the continued demand for Meoktaekkang, Korean snack makers are currently producing a slew of similar products, also referred to as me-too products.
Lotte Wellfood released Nogari Chip early in September. Nogari and meoktae both derive from the same fish, pollack. UNI trade, a private brand under Seven Eleven, also released Meok-tato, a snack made using meoktae and potato, while a private brand under GS25 also released Meoktae Rice Chip.
Rather than gobbling up shares of the original Meoktaekkang, industry officials say, the me-too products are highly likely to drive up its sales.
"If me-too products are launched, the products attribute to making the original product even more popular. This phenomenon also helps expand the market for similar products, overall," a food industry official said.
"Moreover, it is difficult for food companies to exactly replicate the taste of a product. Consumers will likely be able to tell the difference in taste, and aim to buy the 'original' taste," he added.
It remains to be seen whether Meoktaekkang will be a “one-hit wonder” or a steady seller, but considering the product’s sales trend, Meoktaekkang has a competitive edge.
"In order to determine whether the product will be consistently sought after by the consumers, we have to see the sales trend of the product for at least six months. The fact that Meoktaekkang still hard to find offline even after five months after its release, connotes that the product has competitiveness, and is not the result of a one-time trend," an official from another food company said.
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Bandai Namco has detailed the post-launch content that will be coming to Tekken 7 following the game's release. According to the publisher, the game will receive 3 DLC packs, which will add new game modes, costumes, stages, and even guest characters from other videogames' licenses.
The first batch of DLC, which is to be released sometime this Summer, includes a brand-new game mode and more than 50 new costumes. The second and third DLC packs will both feature one exclusive playable guest character from other videogames' licenses, and a special stage and special costumes for these guest characters. The second and third batches of content will be released in Winter 2017 and Spring 2018, respectively.
All three DLC packs will be purchasable individually but will also be available through the Season Pass. In addition, those who purchase the Season Pass will also have access to 35 exclusive metallic costumes.
Bandai Namco also announced that during the coming year, all players from all platforms will also enjoy free character panels they will be able to use to customise their favourite character's image displayed during the loading screen. Through a partnership with various worldwide artists, each player will have their own way to defy their friends and rivals.
For those that live in UK or Ireland, Bandai Namco will be hosting a Tekken 7 tournament series, touring both countries to find the ultimate fighting champion to hold the first ever UK and Ireland Tekken belt. A series of qualifying tournaments will be taking place over the coming months before the game's release across five major cities.
The scheduled dates for the qualifiers are:
15-16th April 2017 "“ Glasgow
22nd April 2017 - Dublin
29th April 2017 - Manchester
6th May 2017 - Birmingham
13th May 2017 "“ London
A finals event will then be held in partnership with ESL UK on the 26th "“ 28th May 2017 at MCM London Comic Con taking centre stage in the ESL Arena. You can visit Bandai Namco's website to know more about the tournament and to sign up.
Tekken 7 releases on the 2nd of June on PS4, Xbox One and PC.


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With Apple Stuck in Sixth Spot in China, Apple needs to deliver their Brand of 'Shock and Awe' later this Year
According to the latest statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, there were 1.155 billion subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of April 2013. The breakdown records 288.74 million (25%) were 3G users and 807.65 million (69.92%) were mobile Internet-access users. Samsung took top spot in China in April with 18.8% while Apple took the sixth spot according to Hong Kong's Ming Pao Daily Newspaper quoting Sino Market Research results.
The research showed that China-based vendors Coolpad, Lenovo, Huawei Device and ZTE took second to fifth spots in April with market share figures of 11.5%, 11.2%, 10.1% and 6.4% respectively. Apple came in sixth with 5.4%.
Other relevant smartphone stats surfaced recently from DisplaySearch which forecasted that global smartphone shipments would surpass shipments of basic and feature phones for the first time in 2013. Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 937 million units in 2013, compared to just 889 million units for basic phones and feature phones.
Emerging markets are driving most of the smartphone growth, due in large part to better download speeds as networks are upgraded to 3G and 4G. In these markets, entry-level smartphones priced below US$200 are gaining momentum. The China market leads in the entry-level smartphone category, comprising 55% of shipments.
China is also the largest market for smartphones as a whole, and the Asia-Pacific region will account for over 50% of smartphone shipments in 2013, added DisplaySearch.
A last note from DisplaySearch states that screen sizes are also changing with the market. In 2013, more than half (57%) of smartphone displays will range between 4- to 5-inch, while screens larger than 5-inch will grow to 16% of the market. That last stat may be underestimating the growth of displays in the 5.2 to 6 inch range as HTC, LG, Huawei and many others are going to be shipping units later this year. Then again, it'll probably take until 2014 for the stats to catch up with the sales of these next generation smartphones.
The astronomical rise in smartphones is due in-part to smartphones building in advanced camera features. Apple's latest panorama feature and those that debuted with Samsung's latest Galaxy S4 are pushing consumers to drop traditional purchases of digital cameras and opting for a smartphone. A new study quoted by Times of India indicates that 92% of consumers now prefer high-end smartphones to cameras.
The report states that "Smartphones are becoming the main camera of choice by a large number of people and increasingly more consumers are relying on their smartphones instead of compact digital cameras for both still photos and video capture." Traditional sales of digital cameras fell 25% in 2012. This has caused the likes of Sony, Canon, Nikon and others to deeply discount their cameras while increasing their ad campaigns to stimulate sales. Yet the trend is likely to only worsen going forward as smartphone designers like Apple and Samsung continue to advance camera quality, features and accompanying software.
Samsung, who sells standalone digital cameras, understands the trend better than the traditional camera pioneers and are planning to introduce a new higher-end smartphone-camera hybrid later in June. The announcement for the event was just issued as illustrated below.
The bottom right image of Samsung's event notice relates to a hybrid camera design that our Patent Bolt site covered earlier this month. Note the edges of the camera lens in the graphic above and compare them to their design patent to see the connection.
As a fierce competitor, Samsung timed their event ten days after Apple's WWDC that kicks off on June tenth. At this time, we have no idea if Apple will provide us with a peek at next generation iPhone camera features and/or a mid-level iPhone to tap into the emerging markets. But if Apple wants to advance their market position in China where they're currently stuck in the sixth place, something dramatic has to emerge.
Apple's CEO Tim Cook stated during last month's financial conference call that sales in China were at $8.8 billion, up 11% year over year. He added that Apple will be doubling the number of Apple Stores in China over the next two years. In March we pointed to Apple tripling their footprint in India by 2015 and late yesterday we reported that Apple's first store in Turkey is set to open in the coming months. Apple's actions speak loudly for themselves. They're clearly preparing to attack emerging markets and a mid-level iPhone that we pointed to as early as January of this year is likely the way to punch through to this market segment.
At the end of the day, it's a mystery as to what Apple is planning to unveil in June or September on the smartphone front. Yet it's safe to say that Apple has to deliver their brand of "Shock and Awe" at some point in time this year so as to shake things up, power up their base and make a dent in the emerging markets.
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By now most eaters recognize the benefits of adding salmon to their diets. It’s a tasty, lean fish that’s rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids. It’s also readily available: About 70% of the booming $175-billion global aquaculture industry is focused on salmon production.
What’s less clear is the cost of our collective appetite. Farmed salmon fish rely on fish oil supplements to maintain the fatty acid levels that makes it an appealing dish. But those levels have been dropping in recent years because the fish oil—derived from smaller fish like menhaden—has become harder to source as our seas become more and more overfished.
That’s sparked a race for cost-efficient ways to sustainably source the supplement from another source: algae. A landlocked operation far from the ocean (in Blair, Nebraska), that opens this week will produce on an industrial scale a patented marine algal strain that’s rich in EPA and DHA, essential fatty acids that your body can’t make so it has to source through food (like salmon). Together, they’ve been shown to benefit heart, brain, and eye health.
The concept is being pioneered by Veramaris, a joint venture from two European companies: the Dutch life sciences company Royal DSM and German Chemical company Evonik, which produces an highly concentrated algal oil. The factory expects to offset the harvest of roughly 2.1 million metric tons of small fish for use as salmon food per year, roughly 15% of what the salmon aquaculture industry uses.
“Salmon farming or agriculture causes difficulties because it is dependent on wild catch fisheries,” says Veramaris CEO Karim Kurmaly. “This way we’re actually providing an alternative, enabling them to move away from their dependence on marine resources.”
There are plenty of other players in the non-fish-sourced omega-3 space, some using similar systems, others using giant pools or even using insects as the primary ingredient in the supplements. But Veramaris’s strain is particularly potent. It was originally developed by researchers at NASA, who thought that because marine algae can be fermented in a closed container without sunlight, it might be a way to supply nutrition to astronauts in space.
One of the NASA scientists who worked on the problem founded a private company that was eventually acquired by DSM. Veramaris’s improved upon the research to create a formula that can produce nearly 2.5 times the amounts of EPA and DHA compared to the same volumes of fish oil. “Obviously, because it’s more concentrated, it’s actually easier to handle,” he adds.
The plant is also zero-waste: In Blair, the plant uses locally grown corn as a source of sugar to feed the algae and feed the leftover protein and nutrient rich mash to livestock. Veramaris initially piloted its research in 2017 at a smaller plant in South Carolina; in 2018, it added another brewing station in Slovakia. The difference is that while those plants can make hundreds of tons of oil per month, Kurmaly says the new one will easily yield at least several thousand.
The venture chose to locate the facility in Blair over other agricultural hubs because Evonik already had a facility there that produces lysine, a nutritional food supplement, so the site could be modified to serve for both purposes. Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development gave Veramaris a $400,000 matching grant for project capital because of the economic impact potential, which includes shipping and transportation jobs alongside some added jobs at the new plant.
The company is currently seeking GRAS or “generally recognized as safe” certification from the FDA to allow fish that are fed the ingredient to appear in local stores. Kurmaly expects that to happen by the end of 2019. In the meantime, Veramaris is already working with aquaculture operators in Norway and Chile whose harvests are committed to grocery chains like Kaufland in Germany and SuperMarche Match in France. More than 100 vendors are signed up to sell the fish so far.
Veramaris hasn’t shared exactly how its prices compare to traditional oil, except to say that because it’s concentrated it will be more expensive. Kurmaly expects that cost to be offset by the prices that retailers can command for fish that are nutritionally rich and part of a sustainable process. Many fish farmers are currently settling for lower quality feeds that have reduced the expected fatty acid per filet by as much as 50%. Aquaculture farmers may also benefit from maintaining better nourished stocks in another way. Researchers in Norway have found that diets rich in zinc and omega-3s may help young fish survive in these systems (which still have plenty of other flaws), so more remain hardy enough to actually reach the dinner plate.


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Although you would not know it judging by the amount of press it gets, Android is on nine out of ten smartphones.
According to market researcher Strategy Analytics Android captured 88 percent of all smartphone shipped in the third quarter of 2016.
Its growth came at the expense of every major rival platform,” Strategy Analytics’ Linda Sui said in a press release.
“Apple iOS lost ground to Android and dipped to 12 percent market share,” primarily because of “lackluster” sales in China and Africa, she said.
BlackBerry and Microsoft Windows disappeared during 1 July and the end of September.
So, the question is, why is Apple still being pushed as the archetypal “smartphone” when it clearly isn’t? We did a quick survey of the news feeds this morning and more than 80 per cent of smartphone stories were about the iPhone. What is the point about writing about a phone brand that less than ten per cent of your readers own?
Android’s leading position faces challenges in a market filled with phones made by hundreds of manufacturers, few of which turn a profit. That’s not helped by Google’s new Pixel phone, which competes against the companies that made it popular in the first place, Strategy Analytics said.
About 375 million smartphones shipped in the third quarter of 2016, up 6 percent from 354.2 million units in the same period last year. Shipments of Android-based phones rose 10.3 percent, while Apple’s iPhones fell 5.2 percent.


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Just a few weeks after Facebook's initial public offering, the company announced overnight that chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has joined the social network's board of directors.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has been a leader in raising awareness of the struggles women in tech face.
"Sheryl has been my partner in running Facebook, and has been central to our growth and success over the years," said Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook. "Her understanding of our mission and long-term opportunity, and her experience, both at Facebook and on public company boards, makes her a natural fit for our board."
Sheryl Sandberg is also the first woman to join the social network's board of directors. She joined the company in March 2008, hired away from Google where she was a top ad sales executive.
"Facebook is working every day to make the world more open and connected," Sandberg said in the company's announcement. "It's a mission that I'm deeply passionate about, and I feel fortunate to be part of a company that is having such a profound impact in the world."
The announcement comes after criticism that Facebook's board lacked women and minorities. Two months ago, the company was called out for the board demographic make-up by the Face It Campaign, and earlier this year the California State Teachers' Retirement System made the same complaint. Zuckerberg had told The New Yorker last July, when asked about why there were no women on the board, that he was focused on finding "helpful" people and not concerned with gender.
Facebook became a publicly traded company in May, a hugely anticipated event that was marred by a stock price that quickly headed downward.
Sandberg, who started her career as an economist with the World Bank and served as chief of staff for the US Treasury Department in the Clinton administration, also sits on the boards of Disney, Women for Women International, the Center for Global Development and V-Day.
Other Facebook board members are: CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Marc L Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz; Erskine B Bowles, president emeritus, University of North Carolina system; James W Breyer, Accel Partners; Donald E Graham, chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company; Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO, Netflix; and Peter A Thiel, Founders Fund.


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Forward-looking: OnePlus is known for making some of the best Android phones around, and with the release of the Nord series, the company has effectively expanded to the budget to mid-range segment with a two-pronged strategy. Now, it's apparently pushing to the tablet market, according to a listing found on the European IP Office's website.
There have been rumors surrounding the launch of a OnePlus tablet for some time, although the company has never confirmed it. However, a listing found at the European Union Intellectual Property Office's (EUIPO) website suggests OnePlus is indeed planning to launch a tablet.
According to the trademark information, OnePlus filed an entry for a product named 'OnePlus Pad' on the July 1st. If the name isn't enough to make you believe this is a tablet, take a look at the 'Goods and services' segment found in this PDF (thanks 9to5Google). Considering the name and all the devices mentioned in this segment, a "tablet computer" seems the most likely.
If the OnePlus Pad is actually a tablet, it will be the company's first, and also a welcome alternative to a market mostly led by Apple. Brands such as Samsung, Amazon and Lenovo continue to launch new tablets, but their market share is far from reaching the heights of Apple's.
Other entrants include Realme, after CEO Madhav Max shared that the manufacturer is working on a new tablet called Realme Pad. Xiaomi and Oppo are also reportedly developing new tablets.
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Today’s retail trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show the economy is on the right track, the National Retail Association said.
NRA CEO Trevor Evans said the August figures, which showed a 0.2 per cent increase in trend terms and a 0.4 per cent increase seasonally adjusted, showed strong growth across the retail sector.
“Today’s figures signal renewed consumer confidence across the retail industry,” Mr Evans said.
“After disappointing figures in July saw sales drop for the first time in more than a year, it’s pleasing to see that consumer spending has picked up in August.
“These figures for August indicate that consumers are certainly feeling more confident and cashed up than they were at the start of the new financial year.”
The ABS found that consumer spending grew in all retail categories: clothing, footwear and personal accessories (0.1 per cent), department stores (0.4 per cent), cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services (0.4 per cent), household goods retailing (0.2 per cent), food retailing (0.1 per cent) and other retailing (0.5 per cent).
In seasonally adjusted terms, New South Wales (0.4 per cent), Victoria (0.3 per cent), Western Australia (0.2 per cent), Tasmania (0.1 per cent) and the Australian Capital Territory (0.1 per cent). Queensland and South Australia remained unchanged, while the Northern Territory (-0.1 per cent) fell in trend terms.
Mr Evans said the industry should see these strong results continue.
“With the change of Prime Minister and Treasurer sparking an increase in consumer confidence, we can expect to see similar results for the September trade figures,” Mr Evans said.
“We urge Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Treasurer Scott Morrison to continue focus on economic management, and work toward boosting consumer confidence as we head into the Christmas period.”
The NRA is Australia’s largest and most diverse retail industry organisation, and has been representing the interests of the retail, fast food and broader service sector for almost 100 years.
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If this is the future of fashion, it’s pretty wild: models wore 3-D printed garments on Wednesday night at the 2014 3D Printshow in New York City. The event featured an entire gallery of art crafted by 3-D printer tech, along with a catwalk showcasing designers’ 3-D printer creations. The show included everything from a skimpy bikini to enormous headdresses–all in the name of fashion and science. Check out some of the most memorable looks from the night.
The Craziest Looks From The 3-D Printed Fashion Catwalk
Fashion met science and it was pretty darn cool.


text: 73 players from a wide range of industrial sectors signed the Antwerp Declaration for an “Industrial Deal” on Tuesday. In it, they call for strengthening European industry, which is at risk of falling behind in international comparison. The declaration states that the sector accounts for almost eight million jobs and generates 550 billion euros. While the economy in the U.S., for example, could benefit from the financial support provided by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), sites in Europe are being closed and production reduced. One of the points that urgently needs to be addressed by politicians is securing the supply of raw materials. This could be achieved by expanding domestic mining, processing, and recycling capacities, combined with new global partnerships. The signatories include BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller, ExxonMobil Europe President Philippe Ducom, and the Director General of the industry association Eurometaux, Guy Thiran. According to the companies, the Industrial Deal is set to become a central item on the EU Commission’s 2024-2029 agenda.


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After being delayed back in August to some ambiguous point in 2022, Square Enix has finally announced that the Life is Strange Remastered Collection is due to launch in February next year.
Featuring remasters of both Life is Strange and Life is Strange 2 the Remastered Collection boasts improved character and environments visuals, as well as a new engine that will allow for improved lighting and motion-captured facial animations.
Originally planned to launch later this month on September 30th, the Life is Strange Remastered Collection was delayed due to the “ongoing challenges of the worldwide pandemic,” which has caused a number of delays throughout the past year and a half.
In their announcement at the time, Deck Nine said that they want to “alleviate any additional pressure on the Life is Strange team by giving more time between the release of Life is Strange: True Colors and the Life is Strange Remastered Collection.”
The Life is Strange Remastered Collection is now due to launch on February 1st 2022 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia.


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There is never a good time to buy a laptop. Like, you know, you buy one and then a new, more powerful model pops out of nowhere. But with Apple, it is actually a little more predictable. Speaking of which, Apple have just updated its 13-inch MacBook Pro last month (on Star Wars Day, to […]
Behind every great content creator is a trusty computer, be it desktop or laptop. That said, if you yet to have a trusty rig or looking to replace your current setup, Razer may have something for your consideration.
Acer has a couple of new gaming laptops for gamers. Wait. What am I talking about? Acer always have new gaming laptops, don’t they? Anywho… what’s interesting about is, of course, they are powered by the latest 10th-Gen Intel Core processors, and one of them is actually fairly affordable.
Not that you can pick up the Durabook Americas U11 Fully Rugged Tablet as an individual, but if you work in high-risk environment, your company may want to learn about it. Durabook Americas U11 is powered by the 10th-Gen Intel Core processor, featuring Intel UHD graphics.
For gamers who are looking for a gaming laptop that does not scream “hey, look, I am a monstrous gaming laptop!”, the new 2020 Razer Blade 15 may be a worthy contender. Seriously, up till before Razer came onboard the gaming laptop game, gaming laptops have always been you-know-it-when-you-see-one.
If you are looking to give your mobile computing life an upgrade, Microsoft have some new gadgets that will have you covered. The new products revealed by the Redmond tech giant include Surface Go 2, Surface Book 3, Surface Headphones 2 as well as a pair of new Surface Earbuds.
The world’s first gaming ultrabook, the Razer Blade Stealth 13, has just been updated with a new model. Dang it if you fell for the price cut late last year. Oops. If you haven’t and in the market for a new gaming laptop or an ultra portable that could do graphics heavy lifting, the all-new […]
These days, every gadget has to have a ‘Pro’ and/or ‘Lite’ model in addition the standard model. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 is no different. It now is joined by a supposedly “more affordable” Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite.
Chromebook has open up a world of affordable mobile computing and if one is not being choosy, you can get a brand new Chromebook with decent specs for the cheap. Like how cheap, you ask? How about $209 kind of cheap? And $209 is exactly how much the new CTL Chromebook VX11 costs.
As much as some hated Apple products, you gotta admit that it has influenced aesthetics never seen before in its competitions. The Chuwi AeroBook Pro 15.6-inch Laptop is one such competition that excels in the look department while remaining crazy affordable. There’s a catch, though. More on that in a bit.


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The president of TenX, Dr Julian Hosp, has announced his departure from the company in an emotional YouTube video.
The 32-year-old, who this time last year spoke on BBC News about TenX and cryptocurrencies, has suffered a fall from grace in 2018, driven by his company’s failure to release the promised “crypto visa card.”
The company launched in 2017 with the innovative idea to release a visa payment card that would allow users to spend cryptocurrencies in major stores and retailers.
In an update video posted on his personal YouTube channel, Dr Hosp said: “This is going to be short but emotional. While we were looking at TenX in 2019 and beyond, it became clear to us as founders that the only way forward is to mutually part ways. That means I will be stepping down as the president of TenX.”
He continued: “It was one of the hardest decisions of my life, I hope you know that. TenX has always been flowing in my veins. It motivated me every single day. I can only wish my team the best for the future. They are rock stars. Toby will take over. As for myself, I will take a few weeks off. I need to move forward. I want to thank you all for the support and for having been there during hard times on this journey.”
The price of TenX tumbled on the news of Hosp’s departure, falling 20% over the past week. The price has also fallen by 94.5% over the past 12 months.


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Blockchain technology stands to radically transform our concept of the corporation where machines, not humans, are both the customers and employees.
A payment conducted with bitcoin represents a paradigm shift in our concept of money - one where there is no division between currency and the system through which it flows.
Ethereum today is where bitcoin was in 2010 – raw infrastructure, lack of developers, and plenty of skeptics.
The world’s first trillionaire by USD valuation could quite possibly be the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Augur aims to be the decentralized prediction market of the future. We had a chance to interview with one of the co-founders, Jeremy Gardner.
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In this issue of Supply House Times, check out our 2015 Premier 150 Rankings. The annual survey, conducted by Supply House Times and BNP Media Market Research, ranks the top PHCP wholesalers by their reported sales for the past year.


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Borrow a Boat continues global expansion into France
Borrow a Boat is expanding its digital charter marketplace to the French market ahead of the Cannes Yachting Festival next month. This comes after the company reported its ”busiest season ever” of more than 4,500 clients renting vessels over the summer.
Founded in 2016, Borrow A Boat has access to 45,000 vessels, including superyachts of more than 250ft (76m) in length, in over 65 countries, earning 15-20% commission on each charter booked. Clients can rent vessels such as 279ft (85m) O’Ptasia (pictured) for $116,647 a day.
Over the past year, the company has expanded, into Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US. It also acquired competitors Helm, Barqo and Beds on Board in the process.
Matt Ovenden, founder and CEO, Borrow A Boat, said: “We felt a launch into France – one of the most popular boating destinations in the world – was the natural next step.”
In June, the company launched a crowdfunding initiative with a goal of £750,000 ($886,275) with London-based investment firm Seedrs. The move raised £2,937,048 ($3,472,415) from 660 investors. An IPO is planned for late 2022 or 2023.
“Despite launching this round amidst the backdrop of increasing interest rates, inflation and the risk of recession, we have now successfully completed our biggest ever raise, bringing our lifetime crowdfunding total to £7.8m,” said Ovenden.
The Borrow A Boat team will be at Cannes Yachting Festival, September 6th-11th at Palais Stand 058. Its luxury yacht broker Helm, acquired in 2021, can be found at stand Broker 11.


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Serena Ventures, the technology investment firm created by US tennis icon Serena Williams, has made a substantial investment into OpenSponsorship, a digital endorsement deals marketplace, after launching an early-stage venture capital fund last month.
The investment is worth upwards of $1 million, with other financial details not being disclosed at this time.
OpenSponsorship claims to have facilitated over 10,000 deals for around 400 brands in 2021 and currently covers 12,000 athletes in its marketplace.
Williams joins other OpenSponsorship investors including David Blitzer (co-owner of ice hockey’s New Jersey Devils, English soccer team Crystal Palace, and the Philadelphia 76ers basketball NBA franchise) and Alex Killorn, of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.
So far, the marketplace claims to have secured around $5 million in capital funding, its founder and chief executive Ishveen Jolly has said.
Williams has now said: “Brand sponsorship is vital to an athlete’s career and OpenSponsorship is giving them more control and ownership over that process. But this is also something that businesses will benefit from. I love the fact that this platform puts supporting athletes at the core of its business.”
OpenSponsorship has said it will use the funding to continue its athlete representation expansion worldwide, with a particular emphasis on expanding its tech platform in the UK.
Williams is one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. In 2021, her endorsement deals amounted to $34 million in earnings.


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Local news in brief
Farmington Township will have a clean-up day on Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Charges will be $10 for a pick-up load or $5 for a carload.
No paints, combustible items or tires will be accepted. Computers, televisions, etc. will be accepted.
Glade Township Clean-up Day will be Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glade Township building, 1285 Cobham Park Rd. Pickup loads are $12, car/van loads are $7. No hazardous waste, wet paint cans or household garbage will be accepted.
There will be garage sales in the township on May 9 and 10 to correspond with clean-up day. A list of sales will be available at the township building.


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Jaipur: The tax policy of any country ensures that when an export is made, only goods and services are exported and no taxes paid during the manufacture of the product are exported in order to maintain a competitive advantage.
Under the Export of Goods from India (MEIS) program, India also reimbursed indirect and invisible taxed exports paid during the manufacturing and exporting process. Under MEIS, exporters were reimbursed 5-7% of the amount exported as an incentive against taxes collected by the state government and the Center for Duties Paid on Purchases of Diesel, electricity and other indirect taxes.
The MEIS regime was rendered obsolete in 2020 because it was not WTO compliant and the Center proposed RoDTEP (Remission of Duties & Taxes of Exported Products) which came into effect from January 2021. But the rates were set in August, which was 0.5. % of the amount of exports.
Atul Poddar, President of the Exporters Federation of Rajasthan, said: “We are surprised that in the textile garment sector, the RoDTEP rates for yarn and fabric have been set at 3.8% and 4.3%. % respectively, while quilts and quilts that use yarn and fabric as a raw material was set at 0.5%. This means that we encourage the exports of raw materials and discourage the finished product which has more value for exports. “
In international markets, Poddar said, many of our neighboring countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, among others, enjoy duty-free access to the US and European markets while the products Indians are subject to import duties.
“The reduction in reimbursements will make Indian products more expensive in the American and European markets. If we had secured legitimate refunds under the RoDTEP program, we would have had a good chance of competing and increasing our share in overseas markets. The government’s decision robbed us of our chances of surviving and even less of increasing exports to reach the target of 400 billion dollars set by the Prime Minister, ”Poddar added.
Poddar said the craft industry will approach the Center to review and restore reimbursement rates to levels available under MEIS.


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Kane’s Beverage News Daily
Volume 10, No. 4
The National Beverage Daily™
Thursday, January 9, 2014
In Today’s Issue:
- Quintessential to Rep Ironstone, Leaping Horse and Obsession Wines
- Diageo, P. Diddy Join to Acquire $1,000-a-Bottle Tequila Brand
- A-B Buys Portland Distributor
- Argetsinger Family Vineyard Placed in Environmental Trust
- Chicken Cock Sports Bull Rider
- Indiana City Brewing Signs Distribution Pact
- Brown Distributing to Rep Triple Crossing Brewing in Virginia
Quintessential to Rep Ironstone, Leaping Horse, Obsession Wines
The Kautz Family, proprietors of California’s Ironstone Winery & Vineyards signed Quintessential as Ironstone’s exclusive U.S. sales and marketing agents.
The Kautz Family has been in the Lodi region since the early 1900s, when Frederick and Marie Kautz came from Germany and used a U.S. Land Grant to acquire acreage. The farm thrived with all kinds of produce, becoming one of the more successful farms in the region.
Frederick’s son, John, led the family into winegrape growing, beginning with 12 acres and growing to more than 5,000 acres devoted to vines in Lodi, and through his wife’s family, in the Sierra Foothills. The family has kept purchasing land; it holdings now total 6,500 acres.
The began producing wine in 1988, erecting a winery in the Sierra Foothills. The winery has grown to become the largest winery entertainment complex in California.
Ironstone brought a pipe organ built in 1927 from the famed Alhambra Theater in Sacramento that still provides the music for classic silent films that the winery runs throughout the year in the Alhambra Music Ballroom.
According to Dennis Kreps, who owns Quintessential along with his father Steve, “We’ve long been looking to expand our California offerings with a family-owned winery that best exemplifies the wines coming from a particular region. Ironstone wines from the Sierra Foothills and Lodi deliver both the same high quality and value we have found in the wines we represent around the world, making them a perfect fit with our company’s philosophy, marketing and sales strategies. We’re very pleased to be working with the Kautz family and their impressive wines.”
Diageo, P. Diddy Join to Acquire $1,000-a-Bottle Tequila Brand
Anyone wondering what Diageo would do once it lost Jose Cuervo now has an answer: It formed a 50-50 joint venture with Sean P. Diddy Combs’ Combs Wine & Spirits to acquire DeLeon Tequila, which sells for $120 to more than $1,000 a bottle. How much was paid Quench Enterprises for the brand wasn’t announced.
DeLeon is distributed in 18 states and Washington, DC.
“The joint venture with Combs Wine & Spirits and its purchase of DeLeón is Diageo’s latest step towards returning to a leading position in tequila in North America,” said Larry Schwartz, president of Diageo North America.
“Expanding our relationship with Sean Combs into tequila was a natural choice given Sean’s ability to galvanize support for luxury brands, as we’ve seen with our work together on Cîroc.
“Ultra-premium and above tequila is a very exciting segment – we already have a strong brand there with Don Julio and are pleased to complement that offering with DeLeón.”
“The joint-venture acquisition of DeLeon will allow the brand to benefit from Diageo’s strong distribution network, supply chain, and marketing capability and Sean Combs’ access to influencers and proven track record of marketing luxury lifestyle brands,” said Diageo.
DeLeón is a 100% blue weber agave boutique tequila brand with a loyal following in Hollywood and the U.S. music industry. The brand appeals to an important audience of status-conscious consumers who choose spirit brands as part of their luxury lifestyle. The acquisition of DeLeón will accelerate Diageo’s share of ultra-premium and above ($40+) tequila, which is the second-fastest growing tequila segment in the U.S., according to Nielsen.
Diageo and Combs have grown Ciroc vodka to nearly 2 million cases a year from 50,000 in just seven years.
In another development, Sanford C. Bernstein and Credit Suisse analysts said Diageo’s stock is likely to outperform the market. That seems to be the general consensus on Wall Street.
A-B Buys Portland Distributor
Anheuser-Busch agreed to buy Morgan Distributing, Portland, Ore. Terms weren’t disclosed.
“We decided to purchase the territory, which is adjacent to Western Beverage, our distributorship in Eugene, exercising our match right because we felt it was the best option,” said David Almeida, vice president-sales at Anheuser-Busch, in a statement.
Argetsinger Family Vineyard Placed in Environmental Trust
Finger Lakes Land Trust purchased a scenic easement giving permanent protection against development of a scenic vineyard overlooking Seneca Lake’s eastern shore.
The Argetsinger Vineyard produces grapes which are sold to Ravines Wine Cellars, which produces a Riesling wine that is made solely from Argetsinger grapes. The vineyard has been in the same Argetsinger family’s ownership for more than 100 years.
The property features sweeping views of Seneca Lake as a well as a stream and rugged gorge that runs along the parcel’s northern boundary.
The Land Trust purchased a conservation easement that will prevent future development of the site while allowing it to remain in private ownership and in operation as a vineyard. The easement also provides for the protection of environmentally sensitive lands bordering the stream and gorge on the property. Conservation easements are perpetual legal agreements that are recorded in the public land records and are binding on future owners of the land.
Brits to Reconsider Whisky Taxes
It may be just a coincidence, but just six months before Scotland is to vote on complete independence from the United Kingdom, Britain’s Economic Secretary Nicky Morgan pledged the government would look into the duty escalator on spirits.
The pledge came during a debate in Westminster on how the UK’s 79% rate for whisky — vs. a 48% tax on beer — has squeezed whisky sales in the past five years.
Chicken Cock Sponsors Bull Rider
Chicken Cock Whiskey, the 157-year-old brand that’s experiencing a revival, signed on as a sponsor of Reese Cates, a professional bull rider. First appearance was at the 2014 PBR Built Ford Tough Series season opener, Jan. 3-5 at Madison Square Garden.
“We’re very excited to have Reese Cates riding for Chicken Cock Whiskey,” said Matti Anttila, CEO of Chicken Cock Distillers which revived the heritage brand in 2013. “Reese is one of the most dynamic young riders in the sport – the toughness and dedication he has shown in getting back on the rankest bulls in the world is something that we are proud to be a part of.”
Millions of TV viewers watching PBR action on CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network in 2014 will be introduced to the Chicken Cock Whiskey brand every time Cates enters the chutes. Chicken Cock will work with Cates to bring exciting experiences to fans as the PBR travels across the country, including behind-the-scenes, VIP access for select customers and consumers, as well as meet-and-greets with Cates before, during and after PBR events.
Indiana City Brewing Signs Distribution Pact
Indiana City Brewing Co., Indianapolis, signed Cavalier Distributing to represent its brands to local bars. Until now, the brewery’s owner has been delivering kegs himself.
Indiana City opened last May at 24 Shelby Street in the Bottling House of Home Brewing Co., a pre-Prohibition entity that brewed German style beer for almost 30 years before they closing in 1918. “We’re proud to bring beer back to this historic building,” says Ray Kamstra, owner/brewmaster.
Indiana City showcases local artists and musicians during seasonal beer release parties and monthly First Fridays art exhibitions at the brewery. This winter, the brewery will release a select series of barrel-aged beers, including an Oatmeal Stout, Breakfast Stout and Imperial Amber Ale all aged in Kentucky bourbon barrels.
Brown Distributing to Rep Triple Crossing Brewing in Virginia
Triple Crossing Brewing Co., Richmond, Va., became the latest in a series of Richmond breweries to sign Brown Distributing.
Brown also distributes Strangeways Brewing, Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery, Legend Brewing Co., Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Center of the Universe Brewing Co., Isley Brewing Co. and Midnight Brewing Co., all of Richmond.
Why has Brown gotten every Richmond brewery? “We can offer them this collective that we’ve kind of created where they can interact and trade both mistakes and successes that they’ve had with other breweries,” said Jacob Brunow, craft/import director. “It’s become much more of a communal effort versus where it would be if all these guys were with different distributors.”
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Smart clothes today targets mostly sports experts, Ryan Harbison, ABI research analyst, commented. However, the forward-looking brands are pursuing worker and public servant safety, interactive gaming, children s health tracking and the elder care markets.
Brand-new market sections not only expand the addressable market, but also serve to prove that the innovation can carry out in a wider and more austere set of ecological conditions and applications.
A line in clergy couture is creating a stir by providing women in the Anglican church bold designs featuring vibrant lycra and lace along with the conventional canine collar.
When Rev Sandra Sykes was ordained 2 years earlier, she quickly realized the clothing alternatives were limited and, after moaning to friends and family, decided to do something about it.
DELIVERIES of brand-name imported children’s clothing have actually been declined by the authorities because they are substandard, officials said the other day.
H&M, Armani Junior, Next and Polo Ralph Lauren were amongst the leading brand names that were deemed to be substandard by authorities and either ruined or returned by the city’s entry-exit authorities in between January and May 15.
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TORONTO — Goway will be hosting 28 experts from Africa and the Middle East in Toronto so that travel agents can enhance their knowledge of both regions.
The afternoon session will take place on March 15 at the Toronto InterContinental Yorkville. The agent training event will occur from 2-5:30 p.m. while the evening event takes place from 6-8:30 p.m. Agents are welcome to bring their clients in the evening to meet the experts. Travel prizes will be awarded at both sessions.
“This is the seventh year that we are hosting this event and what is unique is the diversity of the products represented,” said Moira Smith, General Manager of AFRICAExperts. “From luxury lodges to luxury rail, from gorilla trekking to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, if you’re interested in visiting Africa, we have an expert to assist.”
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