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In the midst of global economic crises and escalating food prices, Pacific leaders are meeting in Parramatta, Australia next week to recommend strategies for Pacific Island consumers to get the most nutritional value for their food dollars.The three-day meeting commences on 5 November 2008 and is being hosted by the Global Health Institute, which is located in the Sydney West Area Health Service's (SWAHS) Parramatta campus.
The meeting is sponsored by AusAID and other collaborating partners include the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for the PACIFIC; UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office; FAO, SPC (Secretariat for the Pacific Community) and the Flour Fortification Initiative.
"Poor nutrition damages people's health, vitality, learning ability and productivity. Economic woes exacerbate the situation if people from the Pacific Islands eliminate the more expensive proteins, fruits, and vegetables from their diets in order to save money," said Professor Glen Maberly, Director, Global Health Institute.
Professor Steven Boyages, Chief Executive, SWAHS said "This meeting will bring together leaders from all over the Pacific to look at strategies to improve the health impact of imported and processed food in the Pacific region."
"Foods lacking in essential vitamins and minerals add to the burden of disabilities such as childhood blindness, impaired intellectual development and birth defects, while high levels of salt, harmful fats and energy dense foods can result in obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart attacks and strokes," he continued.
Some of the topics to be discussed in the program include enriching cooking oil with vitamin A; fortifying flour and rice with iron, zinc, and B vitamins, including folic acid; reducing the salt and harmful fat content of processed foods; and developing standards for best practices.
The invitation-only meeting is expected to bring together 100 leaders from every sector involved in food distribution, from government and health entities, which regulate food content to food manufacturers and traders. Participants will discuss locally produced food as well as imported food in the Pacific region and the health impact this has on the Pacific consumers.
The results of the November meeting will become recommendations to the Pacific Islands' Food Summit meeting scheduled for next year.
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The brand wants people to reconnect with the real world and not be over-reliant on technology.
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Artificial intelligence stocks are rarer than you might think. Many companies tout AI technology initiatives. But there really are few — if any — public, pure-play artificial intelligence stocks. And the AI competition landscape isn't an easy picture to paint.X
Instead, look for companies using AI technology to improve products or gain a strategic edge.
AI technology uses computer algorithms. The software programs aim to mimic the human ability to learn, interpret patterns, and make predictions. "Machine learning" is the most widely-used form of AI deployed in industries. Machine learning systems use huge troves of data to train algorithms to recognize patterns and make predictions.
It's no secret that Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Facebook (FB) and Amazon.com (AMZN) are all spending big bucks on AI technology. The tech giants are putting AI in consumer products and services, such as voice-activated smart home devices. Netflix (NFLX) utilizes AI to personalize its internet TV content for subscribers.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft also are pushing AI technology into cloud computing. They sell AI analytical services to business customers on a pay-as-you-go basis.
"The first movers in artificial intelligence (AI) have been the hyperscaler operators," research firm Tractica said in a recent report. "This is partly because their businesses had progressed to the point where they needed AI. Google needed AI to optimize web searches; Amazon to do customization of its online retail offerings; and Facebook to enhance its activity feed, photo, and social media applications. The other reason is that the hyperscalers are the ones with the deep pockets to fund the high costs of research in AI."
Meanwhile, worldwide spending on AI systems will jump 44% to $35.8 billion in 2019, says IDC. Nearly $13.5 billion will be spent on AI software platforms and AI apps.
Artificial Intelligence Stocks Span Industries
Another example of AI competition lies in enterprise software, where Salesforce.com (CRM), Adobe Systems (ADBE) and others compete. The IBD 50 roster of growth stocks has featured artificial intelligence stocks in online dating, digital advertising, and business communications.
Salesforce's Einstein tools improve sales forecasts. The AI software uses a company's historical lead and account data to predict which deals are more likely to close. In e-commerce, Adobe's AI tools personalize website content to spotlight products or services that online shoppers are most likely to buy.
Other companies using AI include:
Trade Desk (TTD): The digital advertising firm provides automated tools to help customers buy online ads and optimize return on spending. Trade Desk's AI tools identify the best websites to buy ads on.
Cybersecurity Firms Among Artificial Intelligence Stocks
Here are other stocks to consider:
• Five9 (FIVN): A provider of cloud-based contact center software, Five9 is developing machine learning algorithms that help companies automate customer support. Five9 is partnering with Google on AI contact center software.
• Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA): The credit card networks use AI tools to detect financial crimes such as fraud and money laundering. Big banks use AI in chat bots that provide online customer services.
• Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Fortinet (FTNT): With artificial intelligence, the cybersecurity firms aim to spot and block malicious activity on computer networks better than existing technologies can. Fortinet ranks No. 15 in the IBD 50.
Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) has been removed from the IBD 50 after a long run. Its AI chips are used in cloud computing data centers. Nvidia also has many ongoing automotive AI projects. Intel (INTC) and many startups are also designing AI chips for data center customers.
Then there's Cubic (CUB), which has gained from increased U.S. defense spending to improve the military's AI prowess.
Tractica forecasts that annual revenue for enterprise applications of AI will increase from $7.6 billion worldwide in 2018 to $107.3 billion in 2025.
Follow Reinhardt Krause on Twitter @reinhardtk_tech for updates on 5G wireless, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and cloud computing.
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Sen. Charles Schumer on Thursday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require manufactures to remove the possible carcinogen 1,4-dioxane from consumer products such as laundry detergent after the chemical was found in Long Island drinking water.
Schumer, speaking at a news conference in Lake Success with Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said he and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand submitted a petition to the FDA, asking the agency to prohibit 1,4-dioxane from consumer products.
The petition asks the FDA to require manufactures to vacuum strip the chemical entirely from the products — a method Schumer said is “cost-effective”
“The fact that 1,4 Dioxane, a potentially dangerous chemical, is hiding out in everyday products expected to make us clean is very disturbing, and to make matters worse, likely carcinogens like this one can be even more harmful to kids,” Schumer said. “This likely cancer-causing toxin serves no purpose in these products and is not even identified on packaging so it’s time we drain it from everyday products to make Long Island’s water safer.”
The Environmental Protection Agency recently added 1,4-dioxane to a list of chemicals to be evaluated for potential risks.
Short-term exposure to the contaminant may cause eye, nose and throat irritation, while long-term exposure may cause kidney and liver damage, according to the EPA.
“Companies need to be responsible and end the commercial use of 1,4 Dioxane in personal care products to protect children and families on Long Island from this potential carcinogen,” Gillibrand said in a statement. “I will keep fighting together with Sen. Schumer to end the use of this and other toxic chemicals that are making our communities sick.”
Last month, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth sent a letter to state Assemblyman Tony D’Urso, asking him to take immediate action on removing 1,4-dioxane from drinking water.
Bosworth’s request followed the release of a report by Citizens Campaign for the Environment that said 1,4-Dioxane is “more prevalent in the Island’s water than anywhere else in the state and far exceeds the national average.”
“I was alarmed and dismayed when learning that 1,4-Dioxane exceeds EPA risk guidelines in almost the entirety of North Hempstead,” Bosworth said in the letter to D’Urso last month. “It is imperative that state officials take strong and sustained action to respond to this threat to public health.”
The chemical is regularly found in detergents, personal care products, shampoos and more.
Manufacturers are not required to list the chemical on a product’s ingredient’s list.
Schumer said the chemical is regularly used as a solvent in everyday toiletry items, but can also be formed during the manufacturing of these products.
An EPA survey from August that examined 28 public water districts across Long Island found that many water suppliers exceeded the national average for traces of the chemical.


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THIS relates to a report published in a local English-language daily on June 27. Of course, traders will keep the promise not to raise prices beginning from the first of Ramadan, as reported. The prices and the profits that they have planned will be in place before Ramadan starts, still more than three weeks away.
Already chicken and egg prices have climbed up, so will the prices of other food items of daily consumption during Ramadan. The government, as usual, has been short-sighted and simple in their approach.
They are more than welcome to monitor prices of daily necessities since higher Ramadan prices will be in place before the first day of
Clever traders are far ahead of the game, compared to slow and steady government bureaucrats. Sending
letters to business community requesting them not to make windfall profits during Ramadan is just a waste of time and effort, as the retail
price mechanism is another cup of tea’, in which business houses have only indirect or a masked role to
This is the laughable example of the ‘serious and sincere’ babus trying to outmanoeuvre the cunning traders in their game. Pity the ‘babus’ for their verbose ‘meetings’ and fruitless monitoring. In reality, it will all be much ado about nothing.
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UAE Embassy In Israel Hosts First Business Innovation Forum
The event aimed to build on a commitment to innovation and promote business ties between Israel and the UAE.
November 29, 2021
Lili Raises $55M Series B To Support Growing Number of Freelancers
Lili launched with a mission to empower freelancers by simplifying their personal and business finances with an easy-to-use mobile app.
May 13, 2021
Pecan AI Raises $35M To Accelerate AI Adoption In Predictive Analytics
This round brings Pecan AI's total financing to more than $50 million, and will allow the company to continue to expand global operations.
May 10, 2021
Israel’s ‘One Hour Translation’ Doubles Its Sales
Barely five years after its launch, Israeli online translation service One Hour Translation is already serving half of the Fortune 500 companies. The company reports a sales growth of 100 percent.
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Cellrox: New Technology Splits One Mobile Phone Into Two
An Israeli startup can turn your Android operating systems into two independent environments: one for work and one for personal use. With a single swipe, users can move from one setting to another, removing the need t o carry around two mobile phones.
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 has a ‘dismemberment’ feature, allowing players to, well, dismember foes with a well-placed shot. But the feature won’t be included on the game disc. The reason? Germany.
The studio fears the game may be otherwise banned in the country — it tends to do that to more violent games — and will instead release it as DLC in other regions.
Fear not, it will be a free download on all PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and should be available as soon as the game launches in August, producer Michael Sroczynski tells Joystiq.


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Observers say superpower's latest pledge is 'gamechanger' for efforts to tackle climate change
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LED lighting’s not-so-heated sibling rivalry.
If you cut your teeth on LED technology over the past 10 to 15 years here in the States, chances are good you might have worked with one, or both, of the Swoboda brothers.
Polite, rangy men raised outside Chicago, they are the only two boys in a family of six children. Mark Swoboda, the elder at 53, is president of Bridgelux, a startup based in Sunnyvale, Calif., that makes LED lighting components and systems. Chuck, 42, is CEO of Durham, N.C.-based Cree, which makes, you guessed it, LED lighting components and systems.
Both men took similar paths: Electrical engineering degrees at Marquette University, then jobs at HP (HPQ), which for years served as a training ground for the LED industry. (Mark points out that he got to HP first and helped his kid brother land a gig there.)
Chuck’s company, publicly traded Cree (CREE), is the larger of the two. Mark’s private company is just starting to really ramp up its revenue under his leadership. The brothers say their companies don’t really compete: “I don’t have products that can drop into his lineup, and he doesn’t have products that can drop into mine,” Mark says. “At least not yet.”
So are family gatherings dominated by shop talk? Says Chuck: “We spend our time being brothers, and not talking about LEDs.” The rest of the Swoboda family is probably relieved.


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Coffee rust aggravates poverty in rural El Salvador
Coffee production generates some 150,000 direct jobs and 500,000 indirect jobs in El Savlador. Between 1995 and 2012, coffee represented 7.5 percent of the country’s total exports.
But the coffee rust fungus threatens to further impoverish El Salvador’s rural areas, where 36 percent of households already live in poverty.
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Bentonville, Ark. and Seattle Buying bulk quantities of rice became more difficult on Wednesday when warehouse retail chains Sam’s Club and Costco began limiting the amount of rice that could be purchased. The restrictions were placed on large 20-lb bags of rice, which are often purchased by small businesses or restaurants rather than by individual consumers.
The move to ration rice sales was a response to rising costs and concerns that domestic supplies would diminish. Reuters reported on Wednesday that rice prices have risen 68% since the beginning of 2008.


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Huawei delivers shock P30 Pro information that Google Android fans will love to listen to
(image: <a href="https://search.aol.com/aol/https:5C/cdn.gadgetreview.com5C/uploads5C/025C/5C/wp-content5C/20185C/Wahl-Professional-8061-100.jpg)Well, the Huawei P40 and Mate 30 sequence both sport 5G variations, but solely the Mate 20 household has a 5G choice with Google Play Services. But Huawei is prevented by the U.S. government from using full Google Mobile Services on its most recent telephones due to a blacklist referred to as the Entity list. Instead, for newer phones just like the P40 Pro, the corporate relies on open-supply Android and its own EMUI interface. Much just like the P40 series, the Huawei Mate XS doesn’t have Google Mobile Services either, however it marks the primary Huawei foldable to be released in the West.
And for perhaps the first time in China’s fashionable history, Huawei’s growing market share and technological prowess are putting a champion of the Chinese authorities in a position to dominate a subsequent-era expertise. (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce is close to signing off on a brand new rule that may allow U.S. companies to work with China’s Huawei Technologies on setting requirements for next generation 5G networks, individuals conversant in the matter mentioned.
That has put the United States at an obstacle, stated trade and authorities officials. In requirements setting meetings, the place protocols and technical specifications are developed that allow gear from totally different corporations to function collectively smoothly, Huawei gained a stronger voice as U.S. engineers sat back in silence. Flags with the emblem, lettering of the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei blowing in the wind.
The Commerce Department positioned Huawei on its "entity record" final May, citing nationwide security issues. And these filters additionally discover their method to the zoom cameras, promising better zoomed-in shots at night time. You’ve got a 5x periscope digicam on the standard P40 Pro, and two zoom sensors on the Plus (3x and 10x). It’s additionally worth noting that we’ll be including a couple of telephones that don’t have Google Mobile Services as a result of US trade ban.
The state of affairs doesn’t look like it’s coming to an end anytime soon, so that is the brand new regular for the corporate proper now. Huawei has quickly climbed up the ranks to become some of the popular smartphone manufacturers on the planet. That, nonetheless was essentially just a new design, which can be seen above. It was certainly a special look however the remainder of the phone was just about unchanged. Huawei is about to release a new smartphone, it seems and, surprisingly, it appears prefer it’s going to have Google Mobile Services on board.
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CBBC Chair Meets Vice Premier He Lifeng
On Monday, 27 November China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) Chair Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, met with Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. They discussed international cooperation in supply chains, as well as UK-China economic and trade cooperation. Sir Sherard is visiting China as part of a ten-day programme including attending the first China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing.
The meeting was also attended by Andrew Seaton, Chief Executive, CBBC, Tom Simpson, Managing Director, China, CBBC, and senior representatives from CBBC member companies including HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Jaguar Land Rover, Walgreens Boots Alliance, AstraZeneca, GSK, and abrdn.
During the meeting, Sir Sherard reflected on the growing levels of trade between the UK and China and the importance of engagement at all levels of the relationship.
Sir Sherard also shared the views of CBBC members towards China’s investment environment and the importance of establishing a level playing field for foreign investors – welcoming the recent measures released by China’s Ministry of Commerce.


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The remote control for a range of ring lights marketed by Cygnett has been recalled for safety reasons.
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Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO has cut a deal with Australian behemoth Harvey Norman to stock its devices across the country.
Telco Singtel Optus has teamed up with retailer Harvey Norman to set up Optus Business Hubs for small businesses which would function as a one-stop shop for SMBs to obtain select telecommunications products.
With Apple's latest smartwatches now available, Oppo's coming soon, and more smartwatches than you can poke a stick at online, even from Kogan with its own branded models, there's plenty of choice, but with Fitbit now making its 2020 range available in store, a lot of its fans will be very happy.
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In February of 2014 The Grocery Foundation re-launched the Toonies for Tummies program.
A key focus was on the impact of a Toonie – connecting consumers and their donation in-store to local schools in the area via a “track your Toonie” micro site, and it worked! With your support $869,000 was raised.
One hundred per cent of these funds are making their way to local school nutrition programs. Social sharing of the Toonies message and campaign creative was amplified to millions of Canadians by social partners including Savvy Mom, Food Bloggers of Canada, and WebSaver.ca.
This year, there are a number of increased sponsor benefits with a focus on more in-store presence, greater brand profile at shelf with a Toonies coupon booklet and online with millions of consumers, bloggers and influencers.
This year’s campaign will also see sponsor companies receive profile in broadcast and through the Grocery Foundation website. Sponsors will also gain profile from branded campaign assets which they can share directly in brand-owned social media channels.
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – As inflation is rising, many that have money in the stock market are unsure about what steps to take next.
CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger has some tips on what you can do to keep your investments safe.
“What we know is that inflation is at its highest level in 40 years and it’s been an awfully long time since the Federal Reserve has had to chase inflation once it’s been at this level, so the degree of difficulty in threading this needle is so high that investors are incredibly spooked.” Schlesinger said.
“For long term investors, that’s just the regular old people who are putting money in their 401(K)s, in their 403 (B)s, and they’ve got decades to go before they need their money, stick to your game plan, because over the long term you’re probably going to be just fine.”
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DALLAS, TX—One of the best known and most respected commercial real estate services firms in Texas, The Weitzman Group and Cencor Realty Services, today announced that it is now “Weitzman”.
The new name, as well as a new logo and color scheme, reflects the prominence the company has gained since it first opened its doors more than 25 years ago.
“When we first began more than 25 years ago, we saw the two-name approach as a way to differentiate our service lines as the new kid on the block. But as we become one of Texas’ best known commercial real estate firms, the market, our clients, our stakeholders and even our employees often referred to us as simply Weitzman. The market showed us the power of a single well-known name reflecting our range of services and expertise,” said Marshall Mills, Weitzman president and CEO.
“A single brand represents our evolution and growth as a company, and it reflects our values in a beautifully simple, direct and powerful way,” said Herb Weitzman, executive chairman. “The new brand fully reflects our company’s culture of market knowledge, client service, professionalism and giving back to the community.”
“We didn’t undertake this lightly,” Mills said. “We talked to our people, and we talked to our clients, and they all supported the idea of one brand representing our entire firm.”
The new Weitzman brand will be rolled out over the next 12 months. Signage at the company’s Dallas headquarters and its offices in Austin, Houston and San Antonio are being updated immediately, as are a host of items from stationary to marketing materials. In conjunction with the new Weitzman branding, the firm also launched a completely new web site on January 4.
The firm operates statewide with 250 employees and associates. On the project representation side, it leases 44 million square feet, and as a property and asset manager, it manages a portfolio of 22 million square feet. “Our signs will be the best ambassadors for our new name, since it will now be prominent on more than 1,800 leasing and management signs around the state,” Mills said.
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Hospitality Ireland presents a round-up of global food, drinks and pub news.
Turkey's Getir Signs Deal To Buy UK Fast Delivery Company Weezy
Turkish fast grocery delivery company Getir has signed a deal to buy British rival Weezy, Getir said on Tuesday November 23, the latest move in a sector seeing a wave of consolidation.
Getir currently operates in several west European countries, as well as the United States and has been promoting its brand heavily across London. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed.
The pandemic has fuelled demand for food and grocery delivery businesses but many of them are still losing money as they seek to build market share, fuelling deals.
In the most recent, U.S. company DoorDash Inc said this month it would buy Finland-based rival Wolt Enterprises OY in an all-stock deal valued at approximately €7 billion as it expands into Europe.
Getir attracted around $1 billion in three back-to-back funding rounds this year, putting its valuation at more than $7.5 billion.
French Caterer Elior Sets New Targets Driven By COVID-19 Recovery
French catering company Elior Group set on Wednesday November 24 its first financial targets since coronavirus-linked closures of schools and restaurants hit the service sector, as a gradual reopening helped its businesses recover.
Its shares jumped nearly 10% before paring the gains to trade 2% as CEO Philippe Guillemot later cautioned that a return to remote working would hit future revenue and call into question Elior's objectives for the next financial year.
He added that some of Elior's clients were "seriously considering" having people work from home two or three times a week as Europe faces a new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caterers had been starting to benefit from a return to schools and offices but now face new potential restrictions in Europe which is facing a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The group, which supplies businesses, schools, prisons, hospitals and care homes, is targeting an EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation) margin of 2-2.5% next year and around 4.6% by 2024.
Analysts cheered the better-than-expected results and high hopes for the mid-term though some noted that its guidance was less impressive than its rivals like Sodexo and Britain's Compass.
Sodexo said last month it expected organic growth between 15% and 18%, as well as an operating margin of close to 5% at constant rates for its 2022 fiscal year while Compass forecast underlying operating margin of more than 6%.
"Though this (Elior's guidance) is weaker than peers', their targets for 2024 are ambitious, way ahead of consensus and pre-COVID levels," Bernstein analysts said in a note.
Elior expects its revenue to grow by at least 18% next year and at least 7% annually from 2022 to 2024. Fourth-quarter revenue recovered to 85% of pre-pandemic levels, it said.
The company improved its customer retention rate to 91.4% at the end of September from 91.3% during the summer, but this was still lower than 91.8% a year earlier.
Elior aims to improve this to 95% by 2024, but Guillemot warned this could be pushed back if the pandemic worsens.
UK Risks Christmas Alcohol Shortage Due To Lack Of Drivers
Britain could face a shortage of alcohol this Christmas unless the government steps up its efforts to address a lack of heavy goods vehicle (HGV) drivers, the wine and spirits industry warned on Wednesday November 24.
The prospect of limited alcohol lines follows panic buying at Britain's fuel pumps, soaring heating prices and shortages of items ranging from consumer electronics to crisps and vegan sausage rolls.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) said 49 businesses including Moët Hennessy UK, Laurent-Perrier UK, Pernod Ricard UK, C&C Group and Matthew Clark, had put their names to a letter to transport minister Grant Shapps calling on him to take urgent action over HGV driver shortages and freight disruption.
"There is mounting concern amongst our membership that unless urgent action is taken, we will fall deeper into delivery chaos," said WSTA CEO Miles Beale.
"We are already seeing major delays on wine and spirit delivery times which is pushing up costs and limiting the range of products available to UK consumers."
The WSTA said its members had reported that importing products was taking up to five times longer than it did a year ago, with businesses that had previously been able to fulfil orders in two to three days experiencing shipments taking 15 days to process.
It also noted that freight costs had increased by 7%, as delivery firms have had to increase HGV drivers' wages to retain them.
The WSTA wants Shapps to extend a temporary visa scheme for HGV drivers from Feb. 28, 2022, to a minimum of one year, to ease the burden on industry and allow for a sufficient increase in domestic drivers.
It also wants his department to facilitate better routing of freight from ports and smaller UK-based driver networks for short-haul journeys.
The UK government said it did not expect disruptions to the supply of alcohol this Christmas, however.
“The government acted quickly to tackle the challenges to our supply chains, which were brought on by global pressures including the pandemic and the international shortage of HGV drivers," said a government spokesperson, noting 32 steps taken to tackle the shortage.
Britain's two biggest supermarket groups, Tesco and Sainsbury's, are currently running big wine promotions, indicating no immediate threat to wine supplies.
Pub Group Mitchells & Butlers Signals Cost Concerns As Sales Recover
British pub and restaurant company Mitchells & Butlers said on Thursday November 25 its sales in recent weeks have been higher than before the coronavirus pandemic but warned of challenges ahead due to rising costs for staff and utilities.
Announcing a jump in full-year operating profit to £81 million from £8 million last year, the owner of the O'Neill's, Harvester and All Bar One brands said Brexit had compounded risks around the supply and cost of products as well as labour shortages.
In the eight weeks since the end of its financial year on Sept. 30, however, it said sales had climbed 2.7% on a like-for-like basis to surpass levels before the pandemic thanks to pent-up demand and lower taxes on some alcohol.
The company's shares, which have lagged the broader FTSE 250 midcap index so far this year, jumped as much as 8% in early trading on Thursday November 25 before slipping back for a gain of 1.4%.
"Demand for our well-loved brands has been demonstrated by an encouraging return to sustained like-for-like sales growth since restrictions have been lifted, and we are confident in our ability to continue our recovery as a market-leading operator," Chief Executive Phil Urban said.
The company said its pretax loss for the year narrowed to £42 million from £123 million.
It said it was factoring in lower operating margins in the current financial year compared to pre-pandemic levels, with notable cost inflation across food, utilities and labour.
The company, which employs 44,000 people in its 1,700 restaurants and pubs, said it was buying ahead to sidestep the potential lack of availability of products while reviewing and updating key contracts with its suppliers.
UK Crisp Shortage Eases After Earlier Supply Problems
Fewer shops in Britain have shortages of potato crisps this week than the week before, official figures showed on Thursday November 25, in a sign that supply problems for the popular snack food are easing.
Some 24% of food shops surveyed by Kantar Public for the Office for National Statistics had no or low stocks of multi-packs of crisps between Nov. 19 and Nov. 22, down from 30% the week before.
Britain's biggest crisp producer Walkers, part of PepsiCo , had to scale back production at the start of the month after problems with an IT systems upgrade, which it warned could take weeks to fix.
Supply chain problems have been common in Britain and elsewhere as businesses adjust to shifts in consumer demand and the availability of workers following the COVID-19 pandemic - and, in Britain's case, Brexit.
The ONS said 14% of businesses it surveyed reported labour shortages in late November, similar to the month before. This rises to 38% in the accommodation and food services sectors, which shed many staff during the pandemic and often relied heavily on European Union workers.
The Bank of England is looking closely at the job market for signs of pay pressures - or, conversely, higher unemployment after the end of furlough support on Oct. 1 - as it considers whether to raise interest rates on Dec. 16.
Earlier official data showed a record number 1.172 million job vacancies in the three months to the end of October.
Thursday November 25's data showed the volume of online job adverts was 44% above its pre-pandemic level - the same as the week before - while consumer spending on credit and debit cards was 3% higher than before the pandemic, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis.
Remy Cointreau's Higher Profit Forecast Gives Warm Glow
Remy Cointreau raised its full-year profit forecast after a better-than-expected first half, driven by strong demand for its premium cognac in China, the United States and Europe, lifting its stock to a record high on Thursday November 25.
Chief Executive Eric Vallat told journalists the spirits group had made an "encouraging" start to the third quarter in China, thanks to strong sales during the Singles' Day online shopping bonanza and the mid-autumn festival.
Singles' Day business alone makes up 10% of Remy Cointreau's annual sales in China.
The maker of Remy Martin cognac and Cointreau liqueur said it now expected "very strong" organic growth in current operating profit in the 2021/22 financial year. It had previously targetted "strong" growth.
Remy shares jumped as much as 12% to a record high of €209.80.
The company also remained confident of outperforming the premium spirits market and reiterated a forecast for strong organic growth in full-year sales.
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted Remy's drive towards higher-priced spirits to boost profit margins long term, accelerating a shift among consumers towards premium drinks, at-home consumption, cocktails and e-commerce, Vallat said.
Asked to comment on the market consensus for 24.7% organic growth in 2021/22 operating profit and 24.5% growth in sales, Vallat said: "I am rather comfortable" with the sales estimate, while that for profit is "a bit cautious."
Due to higher marketing and communication spending and a tougher comparison base in the second half, full-year profits will be driven solely by first-half growth, the group said.
Group current operating profit for the six months ended Sept. 30 leapt 104.5% on an organic basis to €212.9 million. That beat a company-compiled consensus from 22 analysts of €168.1 million.
Operating profit at the Remy Martin cognac division, which makes nearly 90% of group profit, totalled €188.1 million, up 101.9% on the same basis.
Remy had already reported a 52% organic jump in first-half sales. This reflected a strong rebound in bars and restaurants as COVID-19 restrictions eased around the world, while home consumption remained resilient.
Ardagh To Buy African Bottlemaker Consol For $617m
Ardagh Group has agreed to buy major African glass bottlemaker Consol for 10.1 billion rand ($617 million), the companies said on Friday, marking an expansion into the continent from one of the world's top packaging companies.
Ardagh, listed in Germany, plans to acquire all of Consol, including operations spanning South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ethiopia, the companies said, with regulatory approvals for the deal expected in the second quarter of 2022.
"We look forward to ... investing in the long-term growth of the African market, driven by consumer trends and rising sustainability awareness," Ardagh chairman Paul Coulson said in a statement.
The company currently only operates in Europe and the United States.
Consol, which describes itself as Africa's largest glass packaging maker by manufacturing capacity and counts brewing giants like Heineken among its clients, said in its statement the move was an "excellent strategic fit".
"(It) enables continued growth on the African continent by leveraging off Ardagh's proven glassmaking abilities, technical expertise and international customer and supplier base," it continued.
Private equity investors led by South African investment company Brait Plc have been trying to exit their holding in Consol over a decade after they took it private in 2007 for 6.1 billion rand, worth around $1 billion at the time.
They pulled a planned initial public offering in Johannesburg in 2018, citing challenging market conditions, but were weighing this as one option when they renewed exit attempts earlier this year, sources told Reuters.
Barclays acted as adviser to Consol while Citigroup advised Ardagh.


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Safeway Inc. took a 5-cent-a-share hit to its profits from the spring supermarket strike but bounced back to slightly exceed Wall Street earnings expectations for the second quarter, the company says.
The results reported Monday were "very, very good," said analyst Jonathan Ziegler of Salomon Brothers in New York. "They were surprisingly good."
The Oakland-based grocery retailer reported net income of $68.7 million (57 cents a share) for the quarter ended June 17.
In the year-earlier quarter, Safeway earned $51.5 million (48 cents) after taking an extraordinary loss of $7.4 million (6 cents) for early retirement of debt.
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"We're pleased with our results given a relatively tough environment," said Melissa Plaisance, senior vice president for finance and public affairs.
The company attributed the improvement to remodeled stores and reduced expenses.
"We've said for quite some time that we've been trying to take costs out where the customer wouldn't notice and invest where they would, which is the stores," Plaisance said.
Analysts said the 2-year-old regime of chief executive Steve Burd had improved the company's performance in everything from distribution technology and keeping goods in stock in the stores, to increasing the proportion of high-profit store-brand products and making prices more competitive with warehouse stores and other rivals.
Revenue increased 3.9 percent to $3.8 billion from the year-earlier $3.6 billion. Store-for-store sales increased 3.4 percent.
The company said the April strike had hurt sales, but it wouldn't say by how much. The strike affected 208 Northern California Safeway stores out of a total 1,057 in the United States and Canada, as well as competitor Lucky stores.
The strike trimmed gross profits to 26.9 percent of sales from 27.2 percent.<


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Poland is willing to buy a part of the exported Moldova products so as to offset the losses caused by the partial closure of the Eastern markets due to the war. The issue was discussed in a meeting of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița and the President of the Warsaw Agricultural and Food Wholesale Market Janusz Byliński and Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of State Assets Jan Kanthak in Warsaw, IPN reports.
The interlocutors discussed possibilities of extending the export of Moldovan products to the EU market and of identifying solutions for overcoming the economic crisis generated by the war in Ukraine.
Natalia Gavrilița said that the Moldovan Government recently launched a number of measures to protect the agricultural producers and increased the agriculture subsidization fund through the agency of new regulations. The war in Ukraine created logistical impediments to agricultural producers that exported to Ukraine, Russia and Belarus and the Government therefore swiftly identified solutions to redirect the goods to the port in Constanța.
“Another priority on this segment is to diversify the markets and, in this regard, we bank on the support of our partners from the European Union, including Poland. We must build long-lasting commercial and economic ties between out states, show mutual solidarity so as to be able to together overcome the challenges we face,” said Premier Gavrilița.
She also spoke about the Government’s view about the liberalization of transport and elimination of export quotas on agricultural products to markets in the EU.
For their part, Janusz Byliński and Jan Kanthak expressed their country’s readiness to extend the Moldovan-Polish commercial relations. They noted that Poland stands ready to import a part of the Moldovan products so as to offset the losses caused by the partial closure of the Eastern markets due to the war in Ukraine.
Those who attended the meeting spoke about Poland’s experience in developing local markets and in identifying new markets, noting that the Republic of Moldova has great potential to extend trade with the EU market.
After the official meeting, Natalia Gavrilița discussed with representatives of the entrepreneurs selling on the Moldovan market. The local business entities noted the quality of the Moldovan grapes, saying that these can create real competition to the products on the EU market. The Premier assured that the Government of the Republic of Moldova will continue to make the necessary effort to support and develop the agrifood sector.
Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița is paying a working visit to Poland on April 7-9.


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President Donald Trump is considering a plan to impose a 20 percent tax on Mexican exports to the United States to pay for his border wall, a move some fear would trigger a trade war that could lead to higher prices on consumer goods for Ohioans.
On the same day Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto cancelled a meeting next week with Trump because the White House is insisting Mexico pay for the wall, White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters on Air Force One that the border tax “clearly provides the funding” to build the $15 billion wall and “does so in a way that the American taxpayer is wholly respected.”
Although Spicer later told NBC the import tax is not a specific policy proposal but rather among a group of ideas to pay for the wall, the suggestion of a trade war with Mexico sent tremors through both political parties in Washington.
A trade war would have a major impact on Ohio industries and consumers. In 2015, Ohio companies and farmers exported $6.5 billion worth of goods to Mexico.
A tariff could be devastating for Ohio farmers and the makers of components for cars made in Mexico, said Terence Lau, professor and associate dean in the University of Dayton’s school of business administration.
While some companies, such as Ford, General Motors and Honda, produce some of their cars in Mexico, Lau said a lot of the parts are made in Ohio. Not only could a tariff impact those parts makers, it could cause Mexico to retaliate by imposing a ban on U.S. exports, Lau said.
“It’s actually a two-way deal,” Lau said. “It could lead to some sort of tit-for-tat trade war.”
Ohio companies in 2015 exported $1.3 billion worth of vehicles and automotive parts to Mexico. The 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, while hugely unpopular with many people in Ohio, essentially integrated the North American automotive industry.
Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, an outspoken critic of trade agreements he believes have cost U.S. manufacturing jobs, assailed the White House suggestion of a 20 percent tax, saying it “is not a well-thought out trade policy designed to help Ohio workers and manufacturers. In fact, it would hurt Ohio’s auto, steel and aluminum supply chains among others and raise prices for hard-working Americans,” he said.
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, warned, “We are heading down a dangerous and chaotic path of uncertainty that should concern everyone, regardless of political party.”
Spicer said the White House is considering the import tax as part of a broader effort to overhaul the nation’s tax code. Such an effort would require congressional approval.
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said the tax would not apply only to Mexico. “As part of a tax reform effort to create more and better jobs, there is discussion about a so-called border adjustability tax that would apply to imports from all countries,” he said. “It would be one possible part of a larger pro-jobs tax reform project, but it would not only apply to Mexico. Singling Mexico out could raise costs for consumers in Ohio and around the country and result in us losing good export jobs.”
Edward Hill, a professor of economic development policy at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University, said Mexico could “could just as easily put a countervailing tax on American agricultural imports to Mexico.”
“They’re our largest agricultural market,” Hill said, warning if Mexico plunged into a recession because of a trade war “it will hurt the United States, particularly along the border region.”
Ohio manufacturers in 2015 exported $1.2 billion worth of industrial machinery and computers to Mexico, $650 million in electric machinery such as TV equipment, and $250 million in iron and steel products, according to the Ohio Department of Development.
Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Upper Arlington, whose district is near the Honda plant in Marysville, said any tax changes must be aimed at bringing jobs to the United States.
“I have heard some concerns about inflation that may result from a border tax and I want to understand how it would be implemented before I make a decision on the idea,” he said.
Staff Writer Max Filby contributed to this report
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Second-guessing what content and formats will ensure each attendee’s best learning experience is likely futile, say many content designers. That mindset is driving a wave of creativity in content planning that has shaped five new content development trends.
1. Real-time learning.
One of the hottest conversations in the conference learning space focuses on whether and how much planners should release responsibility for a structured education lineup and instead trust attendees to shape their own learning in the moment.
Real-time learning occurs “whenever there’s real-time curiosity,” says Elliott Masie, CEO of the Masie Center, a learning-focused think tank in Saratoga Springs, New York. Increasingly, conference content developers are recognizing the need to loosen their micro-planning propensity and let more learning roll out organically.
Emerging as a compromise is a hybrid: a solid agenda of sessions—many now interactive or “experiential”—interspersed with spots of spontaneous learning. The latter can take the form of informal meet-ups, Twitter-driven conversations that turn face-to-face, or participant-led “unconferences.”
“The amount of real-time content developed goes up each year at our Learn Conference,” says Masie, who estimates his 2014 attendees will spend 15 percent to 30 percent of their time in real-time learning situations.
He advises content designers to allot time slots for real-time learning and physical spaces such as “conversation bistros” for people to connect. He adds that finding good facilitators and marketers for real-time offerings is important, “because just having them listed on a whiteboard or app doesn’t get to people.”
Many content designers view personalized learning—in which the learner decides where and how to tap the knowledge he or she wants—as the key to attracting future attendees. They cite high satisfaction ratings with techniques such as onsite mini-coaching or “content villages” with short competency tests followed by custom interpretation.
According to Net Impact Conference Director Jessica Fleuti, a popular hybrid of personal and mass learning occurs at its “Needs and Offers” session, where attendees each ask for something they need (such as a professional introduction to someone in a certain company) and the audience tries to help. “The idea is that it can be amazing how quickly you can get things done that will help you make a bigger impact just by asking people in the same physical space as you,” Fleuti says.
3. Mixing new and traditional.
Despite an emphasis on innovation at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), its content development model may look familiar: Planners use an RFP process to poll the tech community for ideas and accomplished presenters, and they tap an advisory panel that debriefs after the conference and forecasts trends.
Uncommon, though, is its reliance on “content partners.” These are media partners and other external companies with whom CES contracts to “highly produce” up to 60 percent of sessions, although “we have to review and approve their proposed topic, and the actual session content is developed in partnership with us,” says Tara Dunion, senior director of event communications for the Consumer Electronics Association. “We vet those partners carefully, and they’re experts on providing content in areas in which we currently aren’t, so they supplement our work.”
Internally, CES develops 30 percent to 40 percent of sessions, matching appropriate speakers and choosing formats. For keynotes, CES accepts company pitches and polls attendees about whom they’d like to hear speak. Staff also scans the industry for “energy and reputation.”
“The process creates buckets of hot topics and helps inform the call for speakers, where we can create categories we want,” says Dunion.
Some content partners work with CES on exhibit areas and offer corresponding education. That’s the case for two new association partnerships: The Association of National Advertisers will develop content tailored to advertising and creative content professionals, and the Sports and Fitness Industry Association will host a new CES sports technology marketplace.
“It was a strategic move on our part,” Dunion says. “We asked who has the target audience and expertise who already knows this space so well.”
4 The rise of “lay experts.”
There’s been plenty of heated debate about which content is best for attendees: expert or peer-based. In her book, Eyes Wide Open, Noreena Hertz lauds the value of “lay experts,” untapped employees or other people who lack fancy titles but who have valuable experience or knowledge to share.
“We are far too accepting of what experts say … and that isn’t good,” Hertz says. She cites an Emory University experiment that shows the independent thinking part of a person’s brain “switches off” when listening to a so-called expert. “They just trusted what the expert said, right or wrong, and experts do get things wrong.”
Content designers report some “expert fatigue” among attendees. “We’ve gotten feedback from principals that they want to hear from more practitioners,” says NASSP Director of Professional Development Beverly Hutton, who has designated space for a possible first-time meet-up by principals at the organization’s upcoming conference. In the same keep-it-real vein, NASSP’s popular daylong Breaking Ranks School Showcase features school leadership teams with tangible accomplishments, followed by small-group “Concurrent Conversations” with the principals involved.
Net Impact takes a different approach that mixes experts with lay attendees at its always sold-out “no-host dinners.” Using local restaurants, Net Impact books 10-person dinner reservations, each designated with one of several discussion topics. Attendees sign up for their choice and go to the assigned local restaurant to talk about it in a podium-free environment.
5. Experiential learning.
All content at the NASSP conference is interactive and experiential, with no “sit-and-get” allowed, Hutton says. Net Impact’s experiential content hovers around 65 percent, and Masie’s Learn conference is at 55 percent. Clearly, the tipping point is here.
“If I want to listen, I just watch a videotape,” Masie says. “If I go to a meeting environment, I want to spend 60 to 70 percent of my time doing and dialoguing.”
Net Impact is “always trying new formats,” says Fleuti, because its 2,475 attendees demand ever-more experiential learning. One hit: Networking Salons, small-group conversations where attendees rotate tables every 30 minutes to talk in-depth with 10 featured presenters.
Experiential learning can require greater facilitation, more speaker training, and an openness to trying alternative learning formats that may sometimes fall flat. Masie recalls his boxing-ring staging of a “Great Debate” session.
“I wanted it to be like a ‘Saturday Night Live’ thing, but we couldn’t get people to fiercely battle,” he says. “What we realized afterward was that the social cost of truly being deeply oppositional to another person was too high for people.”


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A new report published today says that the first Androidhandset with 3D facial recognition technology won’t appear until the third quarter of 2018. That isn’t necessarily that far away considering that Q3 begins in July. There is an issue with 3D sensing vendors that is holding back Android manufacturers from including a 3D facial mapping system on their phones, similar to the process used by the TrueDepth Camera on the Apple iPhone X. With 3D mapping, Apple iPhone X users can grow a beard, wear a hat or sunglasses, grow out their hair, and the phone will still recognize them.
The report says that suppliers of 3D sensing modules are having a problem combining the software and hardware needed to make the technology work. The most seasoned module is made by a joint venture run by Qualcomm, Himax Technologies and Truly Opto-electronics. This system works only with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile platform, which is the chip maker’s current top-of-the-line SoC. Since Samsung and Huawei prefer using their own Exynos and Kirin chipsets on their high-end models, respectively, both of these firms will most likely not be among the first Android phone manufacturers to offer an Android handset equipped with 3D sensing. Samsung might not offer such a feature until 2019, according to the report.
It was believed that the upcoming and unannounced Xiaomi Mi 7, expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 845 mobile platform, would launch in the first half of the year with 3D sensing on board. But today’s report suggests that the phone has been delayed to Q3 because of poor results with the facial recognition system. The Mi 7 could be the first Android handset to come with 3D facial recognition.
Last December, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller told a Dutch website that when it comes to all Android attempts to copy Face ID, “They all stink.”
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Any company that’s been around for close to 90 years would know a thing or two about success. To CIE Tours, a leading specialist in tours to the U.K., success comes as a result of careful planning, authentic experiences
In the competitive market of all-inclusive hotels and resorts, how must one stand apart? Being consistent, reliable and having the support of travel agents is a good start, says Playa Hotels & Resorts.
One of summer’s biggest headlines came courtesy of The Travel Agent Next Door, which launched a brand new division that caters specifically to smaller travel agencies. Called The Agency Solution, it’s designed to support smaller storefront agencies in the $1 million to $3 million range
By 2020 more than half of the ships in Uniworld’s fleet will be Super Ships “as part of our commitment to converting our entire fleet to Super Ships in the coming years, so we can continue to offer the highest standard of luxury available in river cruising,”
With its beautiful beaches, vast array of value-added properties and easy access from Canada, Cuba has traditionally been an easy sell for travel agents. But there are ways to make the process even easier, and we have Hola Sun to thank.
With over 85 years of experience, SITA World Tours is one of North America’s most reputable tour operators for exotic destinations worldwide, says Saurabh Gambhir, SITA’s Area Manager, Canada, in this edition of Take 5.
Technology innovation never ends, and that’s just the way Softvoyage likes it. Softvoyage’s Vice-President of Sales & Marketing, Dan Langevin, tells us what’s new with Softvoyage - and why tour operators need a strong tech company partner - in this edition of Take 5.
The TreadRight Foundation’s newest initiative is in partnership with the KARI Foundation in Sydney, Australia. Sarain Fox, Partner of The TreadRight Foundation and ambassador to the Manitobah Mukluks Storyboot School talks about the project and why it’s relevant for clients in this edition of Take Five.


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Two major B.C. retailers, London Drugs and Save-On-Foods, have signed on to the province’s “Partners in Preparedness Program Program”, making it easier to purchase emergency preparedness supplies.
Ready-made shopping lists will soon be available at their stores to help customers find the supplies they need for assembling an emergency kit.
The two businesses will also start selling disaster supplies, and can customize the program to specific hazards in their store’s area by choosing to feature one or more of the five emergency risks: earthquake, wildfire, flood, power outage and severe weather.
The retailers are the first two to sign up for the program.
“Uniting on this important program provides an opportunity to highlight the items families and individuals should have on hand, while providing our customers with the resources and tools they need to better prepare for an emergency,” said Tony Hunt, general manager of loss prevention at London Drugs in a release.
Information will soon be on display at all B.C. London Drugs and Save-On-Foods locations.
“We play an active role in supporting communities in times of need, and helping spread the word about this proactive approach seemed like a great way for us to go the extra mile for our neighbours,” said Julie Dickson, director of public affairs and corporate services for Save-On-Foods in a release.
Monday marks the start of Emergency Preparedness Week. B.C. residents are encouraged to take three steps to become better prepared for emergencies:
- Know the risks specific to your community
- Develop a family emergency plan and practise it
- Prepare emergency kits for your home and your vehicle


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Cargo shipments booked through a Mexican digital platform that makes it easier for shippers to contract transportation services in the country’s extensive mom-and-pop trucking sector quadrupled over the last two years with a strategy the broker says brings speed and transparency to the process.
Shippers that contract through the matchmaking platform, called Sendengo, input details of where they want to move cargo and how much they want to move, and truckers respond by submitting proposals for moving the cargo, said Marco Reyes, CEO of the Mexico City-based company.
The digital platform, which was launched in 2015, has attracted 15 shippers including Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Clorox, and Office Max, according to Sendengo. The platform handled 3,500 shipments last year, more than quadruple the 750 shipments handled in 2017, company officials said.
By making it easier for trucking companies to connect with larger shippers, the platform — which is also available on a phone app — increases shippers’ accessibility to truckers, Sendengo officials said, adding the average trucker they deal with has three trucks. According to data compiled by Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT), just under a quarter of Mexico’s 983,000 trucks were owned by companies that had five or fewer vehicles in 2018, and about 30 percent were owned by companies that had between six and 30 trucks.
The platform works in a similar fashion to digital brokers such as Convoy and Uber Freight, which are among several products in the United States that use digital methods to execute elements of the trucking business, such as customer and capacity acquisition, cargo and asset visibility, and customer relationship management. The high interest in digital trucking brokerages was demonstrated in November when Convoy received a $400 million funding round of venture capital funding from a combination of new and existing investors, taking the company’s total funding to $665 million.
In Mexico, there is only one other similar online platform, called Liftit, said Reyes. Liftit originated in Colombia and has expanded to Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, and Brazil, focusing mainly on last-mile deliveries, using small trucks and vans, according to the Liftit website.
Replacing ‘coyote’ middlemen
Cargo shipped with the help of Sendengo is mainly moved in 48-foot and 53-foot trailers, and the vast majority is domestic cargo, moving from a Mexican factory to the maker’s distribution center, or from the manufacturer’s distribution center to the buyer’s distribution center, said Reyes.
Because shippers pay Sendengo a flat fee of 15 percent of the transaction cost to use the platform, both shippers and truckers know exactly how much the move costs, Reyes said. Without a platform that can bring visibility, shippers in Mexico often turn to a “coyote,” or middleman, to find trucking services, and neither shipper nor trucker knows exactly how much the coyote is taking for his fee, he said.
The platform also enables Sendengo to assign work swiftly, sometimes allocating jobs to a trucker within an hour and getting a truck to the warehouse by the next day, or even late the same day, said Miguel Salazar, Sendengo’s COO.
“At first we tried to optimize for price,” he said. “We thought that the lower the price, the more customers we would get. But we found a different insight. We found that it is actually the speed of booking a shipment that customers respond better to.”
The company’s focus on the small trucking sector includes the launch last December of a platform feature in which the carrier is paid immediately by Sendengo, which in turn is paid by the shipper.
Sendengo expects to launch a program in March in which smaller truckers can secure financing for a new vehicle from one of Mexico’s truck manufacturers, with the backing of Sendengo, said company spokesperson Ligia Angulo. The carrier would sign an “exclusivity agreement” with Sendengo, which in turn would guarantee that the carrier will get enough work and income each month to repay the financing, she said.


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The Central Bank of T&T has counted 1,728 retrenchments in the five-month period of July-November 2020.
According to its Economic Bulletin, for the same period the year before, there were 577 retrenchments. The report said the number represents a 200 per cent increase.
Through its monitoring of retrenchment notices, the bank said that the finance, insurance, real-estate and other business services served the most notices, with 802 people getting pink slips.
285 people lost their jobs in the distribution, restaurants and hotels sector, while the energy sector let go 176 people and manufacturing retrenched 171 people.
The bulletin said “The ongoing covid19 pandemic has caused considerable labour market ‘slack’ throughout 2020.”
It cited the border closure, travel and dining restrictions at bars and restaurants, as well as the closure of places of leisure as reasons for the retrenchments.
Job advertisements dropped by 37.8 per cent, indicating that the demand for labour may have waned.
The bulletin also reported a contraction in domestic economic activity and reduced revenue, which contributed to a larger deficit in the last half of 2020.
There were also rampant contractions across the energy sector, attributed to the planned maintenance of two large facilities, Atlantic LNG trains two and three and a fall in demand for TT energy exports owing to covid19.
As demand fell, production of natural gas and related energy-sector products fell also, and eventually several downstream petrochemical plants were shuttered.
Over the second half of 2020, the report said, natural-gas production was reduced by almost a quarter (23.6 per cent).
The fourth quarter also saw a drop in LNG production because of the controversy surrounding the future of Atlantic’s train one facility.
Between October and November LNG production fell by almost half (46.9 per cent). Methanol dipped by 29.4 per cent.
Government registered a deficit of $16.8 billion, four times higher than the year before ($4 billion), mainly due to lower revenues and increases in expenditure.
Retail prices for building materials, considered a positive indicator of construction activity, increased by 3.2 per cent during the fourth quarter compared to 2.4 per cent during the previous quarter.
Inflation held relatively steady during the second half of 2020, in part because of the restriction of economic activity and measures to mitigate the spread of covid19. Between July and December last year, headline inflation remained low, averaging a 0.7 per cent year-on-year.
Food inflation measured 2.3 per cent in July, but by the end of the year it had accelerated to 4.5 per cent. Core inflation, which subtracts food inflation, remained at zero.
“The acceleration in food prices was driven by strong price growth in most sub-indices, most notably in the butter, margarine and edible oils; sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and other confectionery; vegetables; and fruits sub-indices.”


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A study by Grant Thornton of the boards of the top 150 listed Indian companies (in terms of market cap) for FY12 covering 1,612 active directors made the following observations: * The number of directors on the boards of these companies ranged ... Smart Investor, 2 weeks ago
Companies have a long way to go before meeting Sebi's corporate governance compliance requirements Sudipto Dey August 10, 2014 Last Updated at 21:15 IST A study by Grant Thornton of the boards of the top 150 listed Indian companies (in terms of ...Business Standard India, 2 weeks ago
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Over the years there has been a significant increase in the number of cybercrime attacks prompting organisations to stay alert, seek means to fight cybercrime threats Over the past few years, the global cybercrime landscape has changed dramatically, ...India Infoline, 1 month ago Financial services more prone to cybercrime: KPMG Economic Times, 1 month ago Financial services sector most prone to cybercrime: KPMG survey MyIris, 1 month ago
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Published 26 September 2012
From John Davies
You report the growing take-up of radio-over-fibre technology, which can distribute wireless internet to remote locations via a single cable (15 September, p 18). US analyst Jeff Heynen is quoted as saying that an entire town’s wireless traffic could be carried by one such cable.
The internet’s major feature is its multiple connectivity. To limit it to a single medium is to allow it to be controlled, whether by commerce, governments or whoever owns the cable. No wonder it is being championed in China, one of the most repressive countries for internet freedom.


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Virgin Australia has appointed independent creative agency Special Group as its brand strategy and creative partner, as travel restrictions begin to lift across the country.
DDB was appointed to the creative account in June 2017. Virgin’s three-year contract with DDB came to an end last year. The most recent campaign DDB did for Virgin was in November 2019, featuring ‘Wiggy’, a flying toupee.
Virgin Australia CMO Elizabeth (Libby) Minogue, who joined in April, said: “As the country re-opens again and Australians reignite their love of travel, we are thrilled to partner with the team at Special to help us take our award-winning customer service, Virgin flair and unrivalled travel experience, to the next level.
“We are operating in a brave new world which has provided us a unique opportunity to re-imagine what the Virgin Australia service can mean to all Australians as they return to the sky to go on their next adventure or reunite with loved-ones.”
Special Australia CEO and partner Lindsey Evans added: “This is, without doubt, one of the most exciting and interesting marketing challenges in the land, and of our careers. The Virgin Australia team are some of the nicest and brightest in the business and we are over the moon to be on this journey with them.”
Virgin’s recent vaccination campaign was created by The Precinct, which also created the October travel campaign. Virgin will continue to work with The Precinct, as well as Big Red. Virgin also works with The Principals and XXVI on an ongoing basis.
CHE Proximity holds the creative account for Virgin Australia’s frequent flyer program, Velocity Frequent Flyer.
This article has been updated for clarification on Virgin’s agency roster.
The post Virgin Australia appoints Special Group to its creative account appeared first on Mumbrella.


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A new report commissioned by the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) revealed federal government cooperative extensions and public health agencies are the most active organizations in educating consumers about safe food handling at home.
The first-ever analysis of current activity and initiatives in food safety education across different sectors was released last week at the Consumer Food Safety Education Conference 2014 in Arlington, VA and is available at teamfoodsafety.org. Founded in 1997, PFSE brings together public and private sectors to support health and food safety educators by making their work more visible, collaborative and effective. PFSE commissioned North Carolina State University to conduct the survey in 2014 to identify the most involved organizations, the audiences they serve and the channels most frequently used to communicate safe food handling messages.
According to the survey, in today’s digital environment, most food safety education is done in person. Researchers say 90 percent of the people who consider themselves food safety educators connect with consumers via face-to-face meetings and presentations. The next-most used channel is online, with 36 percent of educators using this method to connect with consumers.
“We conducted this environmental scan for the Partnership for Food Safety Education to better understand where health and food educators are focusing their consumer outreach activities,” says Benjamin Chapman, associate professor in the NCSU youth family and community sciences department. “Gathering data on educators’ delivery methods and target audiences allows the food safety community to see where gaps exist—and provides a road map for where to put resources in the future.”
Out of all those who lead food safety education, the survey determined 6 percent of food safety educators are from industry and food retail sectors. Researchers say of the groups surveyed, the federal government reaches the most consumers through programs such as Food Safe Families, Cook it Safe and Fight BAC! Cooperative extensions represent the largest number of educators who are in contact with consumers on the topic of home safe food handling.
Food safety education outreach was predominantly aimed at reaching children/students and adults with children at home while low-income populations and pregnant women were secondary targets for food safety educators.
The survey also found measuring the impact of food safety education programs is not always a top priority. Across all the groups surveyed, half (52 percent) measure the impact of their programs, while the remaining 48 percent either do not conduct evaluations of these efforts or don’t know if an evaluation system is in place. Those organizations that do measure effectiveness do so using tools such as pre- and post-surveys, tests/quizzes, audits/visits and surveillance.
“We all need to do a better job of measuring and then telling the story of the impact of food safety education on consumer health,” says Shelley Feist, executive director of PFSE. “Much of this year’s Consumer Food Safety Education Conference is focused on program evaluation and tactics for measuring program impact. Our hope is that the conversations and the tools shared in these sessions will make measurement a more attainable goal across the board.”


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Akwa Ibom State government has sounded a serious warning to the residents, urging them to desist from consuming the poisonous cow skin meat which is being imported into the state by some unknown persons. The cow skin locally known as “kpomo or Kanda” has been discorvered to have been soaked in Mortuary embalment chemicals for the dubious purpose of making it thicker and bigger.
People who consume the cow skin, locally known as Kpomo risked cancer, liver problems as well as diarrhoea and hypertension due to the large amount of salt and chemicals used for its preservation.
The development was disclosed by the director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Mineral Resources, Dr. Obot Obot, during a press briefing in Uyo, the state capital. He discloses that the sale of the toxic cow skin meat in some markets in the state was discovered four months ago.


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Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday suggested a slight trim to the legislative effort to end the requirement that hair braiders get a state cosmetology license to give their customers African-style braids.
Critics say the rule is costly and time consuming, and has little to do with the act or styling of braids, a centuries old technique created in West Africa.
Currently, the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling requires all hairstylists and barbers to be licensed to operate, which means enrolling in beauty school.
But hair braiders say the $17,000 price tag of beauty school along with the 1,200 hours of training, most of which are topics not devoted to braiding, does not benefit them.
People who braid hair without the necessary license run the risk of arrest.
The legislation sought to fix the problem.
However, Murphy conditionally vetoed the measure on Monday and recommended some changes he said would benefit braiders and the consumers.
"I believe a more equitable approach to balancing regulatory relief with consumer safety is to reduce -- rather than remove -- the requirements necessary for hair braiding licensure," Murphy said in his veto message.
The governor suggested 40-to-50 hours of training, far less than the 1,2000 hours the cosmetology license requires.
State Assemblywoman Shanique Speight, one of the prime sponsors of the bill, A-3754 said Monday she agrees with the governor's recommendations.
"I wasn't upset at all," Speight, D-Essex, said. "I totally understand that there are some things that need to be changed on it."
The bill had bi-partisan support in the Legislature.
"It was crazy, they treated it as if it was a drug bust or something," Ustunluk said. "They had a list that said I did bleaching, coloring and curls, but I'm just a braider."
A Passaic judge later dismissed the charges.
The law requiring a license for cosmetologists or barbers, which many argue unfairly affects hair braiders, has been in effect since 1984.


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WATCH: Beware of scammers selling flooded cars after storms WATCH: Beware of scammers selling flooded cars after storms
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If you plan to buy a used car in the near future, you have to be careful.
Thanks to torrential rains and flash flooding, flood damaged cars are a reality here in the Mid-South.
PHOTOS: Heavy storms cause damage in the Mid-South
This could lead to scammers attempting to pawn damaged cars to unsuspecting buyers.
The Better Business Bureau said people often don’t know they bought a flood-damaged car until it’s too late.
But, there are some things you can do to avoid becoming a victim.
The BBB said you should check for signs of damage.
RELATED: Garbage in storm sewers caused flash flooding, city says
If the carpet was recently replaced or the car smells of mold, this could be a red flag.
Daniel Irwin of the Mid-South BBB said anyone selling a flooded vehicle is required by law to disclose this information to the buyer before purchase.
He said you should always use a reputable title check service to check a car’s history.
However, he said a car’s flood history can take up to a month to be posted on consumer reporting sites. That’s why he said it’s important to buy a car from an authorized car dealership.
He also recommends having the car checked by a mechanic before buying it.
“Look for mud or water damage inside the wheel. Well, just little things like that,” Irwin said. you can go bbb.org to verify the seller, read reviews and know who you are dealing with.
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Indonesia: Trade surplus expands on robust export growth in March
April 29, 2011
In March, exports grew 25.6% over the same month last year to reach USD 16.7 billion, which was slightly down from the 27.3% expansion observed in February (previously reported: +28.2% year-on-year). The March reading represented the 17th consecutive month of double-digit growth in exports, suggesting that the international appetite for Indonesian goods remains elevated. The slower expansion reflected more subdued growth in non-oil and non-gas exports, which decelerated from a 28.9% increase in February to expand 21.9% in March. On the other hand, oil and gas exports gained pace and expanded 43.8% over the same month the previous year (February: +20.3% yoy). Meanwhile, imports slowed, falling from a 37.2% year-on-year increase in February to a 32.9% expansion in March to reach USD 14.5 billion. As a result, the trade surplus widened from USD 2.0 billion in February to USD 2.2 billion in March.


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With Transport Minister Grant Shapps due to appear before its annual conference next week by video link (14 October) ABTA has published figures revealing four in five people (80%) are concerned about having to quarantine when they return to the UK from holiday abroad.
The findings also show that currently, when it comes to going overseas on holiday, 93% of people are concerned about potential last-minute changes to Foreign Office travel advice.
ABTA says the research demonstrates that the current approach to foreign travel advice and quarantine measures has shattered people’s confidence in travelling abroad. It leaves viable travel businesses – including the thousands of travel agents up and down the country – unable to generate income.
ABTA’s recent member survey showed that over 90,000 jobs across the wider travel sector are already lost or at risk, and 65% of travel agents and tour operators have made redundancies as the furlough scheme wound down. In August, only 28% of previously furloughed staff had returned to work, and nearly 80% of businesses that had not yet let staff go anticipated having to do so in the coming months. The new job scheme does little to avoid this outcome.
Mark Tanzer, Chief Executive of ABTA – The Travel Association, said: “The travel industry was the first to be affected by the coronavirus crisis and will be the last to recover.
“While we recognise that the Government is attempting to offer some ongoing salary support through the new Job Support Scheme, in reality, it offers little help for travel businesses as they aren’t able to generate the revenue needed to cover the cost to employers.
“Without action from the Government, we are going to see businesses that would be perfectly viable if Government were to ease restrictions on travel closing their doors, and thousands of jobs will be lost. Addressing these issues, while maintaining health precautions, must now be a priority for Ministers.”
In ordinary times, the UK's travel industry supports over 100m trips annually (inbound and outbound), with an economic contribution of more than £60bn, and employing close to one million people.
Details of the surveys quoted can be found on the ABTA website.
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Julian James, London
What we need from Mr Shapps is action not just words. In six months the government has done nothing for travel. ABTA will give him a tough time for sure and if he survives that Airlines UK members will be ready with some strong questions!


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Just in case football fans need another excuse to watch the NFL Draft this weekend, the folks at EA Sports have provided one.
Sometime during the first hour of Saturday’s telecast — which begins at noon on ESPN — a minute-long commercial will air featuring footage from next-generation Madden NFL video games.
The game will likely be released on next-generation consoles Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution. The Xbox 360 is expected to be available later this year while the PS3 and Revolution are reportedly due out sometime in 2006.
“The ad … is a preview of the photo-realistic graphics and heart-pounding football intensity that is the essence of Madden NFL football — an experience that will come to life like never before on the next generation of video game consoles,” states EA Sports’ Web site.
The commercial, which will air once, goes along with a series of screenshots on EA Sports’ Web site designed to give interested video-game players a sneak peak at the new game before the ad airs. The screenshots can be seen at www.easports.com/games/madden06/nextgen.jsp .
Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube and Microsoft Xbox versions of Madden NFL 2006 will be released early this August.
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Coach Brian Gregory said Tuesday the Bulls didn’t play complete, 40-minute games in their two losses last week. It’s debatable if they did Wednesday night against East Carolina (11-18, 5-11) at the Yuengling Center, but it was more than enough to put up a 73-68 overtime win. “It’s funny. There were stretches where we played […]
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A plan drafted on a bar napkin two years ago has now become the USF Jabil Innovation Institute, a multi-million dollar institute combining the College of Engineering and the Muma College of Business. Senior Vice President of Advancement and CEO of the USF Foundation Joel Momberg and Jabil CEO Mark Mondello jotted the idea down […]


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What could a long-term weaker dollar mean for the world?
The fall of the US dollar has been a big market story in 2018, and despite a strong recovery in the second quarter of the year market commentators say this could be a long-term trend. A weak dollar helped American companies sell goods abroad, boosting demand for commodities, and it helped to tame inflation in emerging markets. But given the dollar’s recent fightback, how confident can investors be about these outcomes?
Over the past 12 months Covid-19 has curtailed countless business activities, but not money laundering. The UN estimates some $1.6tn is laundered every year, and authorities say lockdown measures have presented criminals with even greater opportunities...
A number of governments, central banks and even some economists now advocate a switch to all-digital currencies. With the rapid rise of mobile payments, the long-term survival of cash seems precarious.
If the US put tariffs on Chinese goods, the impact would be felt way beyond the borders of both countries. China is the world’s biggest exporter, but it’s also the second biggest importer, with many of those imports coming from other Asian countries.
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