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Olive oil has been short-changed within Australia’s Health Star Rating (HSR) system despite a five-year review of the program.
It’s prompted the Australian Olive Association (AOA) to call for a regulated exemption of edible oils from the HSR system.
The AOA has long pushed the benefits of extra virgin olive oil, which is widely regarded as being healthier than refined oils like canola oil and sunflower oil, even though these oils rank healthier than EVOO in the current system.
The association has warned that consumer health is at risk through misleading labelling.
The call comes after the HSR system handed down its five year review in May.
The report itself acknowledged the evidence submitted by stakeholders regarding the health benefits of olive oil.
“However, the Review is mindful that the HSR calculator can only draw on a finite set of factors to determine a product’s HSR,” the report said.
“The HSR system cannot and does not take into account all of the different reasons a food may have health benefits.
“For example, the calculator does not consider polyphenol or omega-3 content, vitamin content, the way the food is produced or the way that it is used in an individual’s diet.
“The Review does not consider it appropriate to increase the HSR of one type of oil over another on the basis of factors not considered for any other product.
“While olive oil has certain health benefits, it is also higher in saturated fats than some other oils.”
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (Food Forum), which consists of State and Territory ministers from Australia and New Zealand, will seek advice on the recommendations before making a formal decision at their next meeting in November.
The AOA said the final recommendations go against findings from the Draft Report, which outlined the shortcomings of the HSR calculator’s ability to assess the true healthiness of edible oils.
An inappropriate health assessment
The AOA said the HSR algorithm fails to make an appropriate healthiness assessment because it rates healthiness on the single factor of saturated fat and that the small difference in saturated fat levels between EVOO and canola or sunflower oils is far outweighed by the positive health benefits of EVOO.
The final report recommends “status quo” for oils, meaning naturally produced EVOO will be ranked with fewer stars than refined seed oils, such as canola and sunflower.
Call for regulated exemption of edible oils
The AOA is calling for a regulated exemption of edible oils from category 3 products in the HSR system and is seeking Government support to work with industry to improve the HSR calculator.
AOA chief executive officer, Greg Seymour, said the association’s position to exempt edible oils from the HSR system has remained the same throughout the entire review process.
“Edible oils are a single ingredient food that were never designed to be ranked by the HSR,” Mr Seymour said.
“Giving ranking based on saturated fat alone, while ignoring all other positive nutrients, is going to mislead consumers about what is widely known to be healthier.”
The AOA pushed a campaign to members to sign a Change.org petition to make changes to the system.
An August article in the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Deakin University’s Institute for Health Transformation director Anna Peeters as saying ignoring olive oil’s healthy properties would undermine the effectiveness of the system, which aims to help shoppers make “sensible food purchasing decisions”.
“There will be no perfect system for every single food but, once you’ve taken account of all the evidence, it has to have some sort of logical consistency – otherwise it gets undermined and people don’t understand what’s right and not right and why,” Professor Peeters said in the article.
Mr Seymour said Aussies generally knew EVOO was the healthiest choice.
“It’s relatively low in saturated fat and contains so many beneficial nutrients with a body of scientific research to prove it,” he said.
“So we [the industry] would welcome the opportunity to work with the Government on developing a more sophisticated HSRS calculator that accounts for these types of positive attributes, to ensure the HSRS does what it was intended.
“Until that happens, edible oils should be exempt from the HSRS so the Government-endorsed system isn’t undermining consumer confidence.”
The story Olive oil misses out on Health Star upgrade first appeared on Good Fruit & Vegetables.


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19.9.2018 – Personalities from eighteen Swiss companies have entered the final round of EY’s «EY Entrepreneur Of The Year» competition in four categories. Startup founders from Abionic, FELFEL and L.E.S.S make up the category Emerging entrepreneur. Some other finalists also founded companies which are still quite young. The winners will be announced at the anniversary gala on 26 October 2018 in Baden.
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President Joe Biden said Wednesday that part of the reason for high inflation is that Americans “have more money” because of his administration’s COVID-19 stimulus checks. He also blamed the issue on the ongoing supply chain crisis and a subsequent demand for goods.
The Labor Department announced Wednesday morning that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9% for the month of October and 6.2% throughout the year, making it the highest rate in three decades. The announcement followed the passage of Biden’s $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package and also comes amid the administration’s push for his $1.75 trillion social spending package to pass Congress.
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Critics have blamed the government for inflation, arguing that printing more money to help with the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term consequences. More moderate Democrats, like West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, voiced concerns over the administration’s push to spend money. Biden acknowledged this argument Wednesday, highlighting that “the first major piece of legislation” he passed gave Americans across the country checks for $1,400.
“And the irony is: People have more money now because of the first major piece of legislation I passed,” Biden said.
“You all got checks for $1,400. You got checks for a whole range of things. If you’re a mom and you have kids under the age of 7, you’re getting 300 bucks a month, and if it’s over – over 7 to 17, you’re getting $360 [sic] a month – like wealthy people used to when they’d get back tax returns. It changes people’s lives.”
“But what happens if there’s nothing to buy and you got more money? You compete for getting it there. It creates a real problem,” he said, adding that Americans are “experiencing higher demand for goods because wages are up” and “people have money in the bank.”
Biden also blames the pandemic and climate change for the supply chain crisis, citing the closure of a factory in Malaysia due to a Covid-19 outbreak, and climate disasters closing a port in China having “ripple effect” on US supplies.
“Sounds silly, but that’s literally how it happens,” Biden said.
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For the first time in 31 years, state and tribal fishery managers are at an unprecedented salmon stalemate. In the worst case scenario, recreational and commercial fishing may miss an entire season on Puget Sound.
Inside Angler's Choice in Shoreline, the glass showcases and wall hangers haven't been this empty since the day the store opened 22 years ago. It's not what Walt Rose dreamed when he opened his dream business, but he also never dreamed the fishing season would ever be this dire.
"It's killing us. We just can't afford it anymore," he said.
After a limited chinook season last year, coho returns are predicted at historic lows. It has tribal managers calling for recreational and commercial coho cuts. However, state officials didn't agree with the tribal plan and now a salmon stand-off is underway.
In a recent statement, NWIFC Chair Lorraine Loomis said: "In some cases tribes are giving up ceremonial and subsistence fisheries that are a cornerstone of our cultures. But this year is not about salmon harvest. It is about conserving the salmon for future generations."
Now, NOAA has to find a solution, but that could take many months. It means certain salmon seasons could close as early as May 1.
Rose isn't waiting to see what happens. He is selling what he can at major discounts. He also hopes to return a room full of hardware. The store's gone from a thousand dollars in daily sales to 25 bucks.
"Twenty-five dollars a day doesn't pay the rent. That doesn't even pay the light bill," he said.
Puget Sound's commercial and recreational fishing industry can net up to $100 million a year.
"Their question, 'what are we going to do?' I told them, ‘take up golf,’" Rose said.


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At a time when the ad industry is lobbying publishers to disclose the “viewability” of their ads, publishers seem to be going in the opposite direction and making the process more opaque and less transparent, according to the findings of a comprehensive report tracking the supply and demand of ads bought through exchanges in the real-time bidding (RTB) marketplace. The report, independent agency trading desk Accordant’s “Q3 Market Pulse,” found that only 29% of the biddable inventory made available during the third quarter disclosed whether the ads were viewable, down from 32% in the second quarter, and down from about 40% in prior quarters.
The finding, which comes as major ad agencies, advertisers and trade groups are pushing to make “viewability” – meaning advertisers would only pay for ads that users can actually see -- the industry standard for online advertising, indicates that at least for the short run, some publishers are actually making that harder to discern by not making data about the viewability of their ads available when they are bought.
“Publishers can opt to set that setting and disclose that position, but some publishers have actually tightened back the reins,” explains says Craig Schinn, vice president-analytics at Accordant. Schinn said while it’s not entirely clear why publishers are making their viewability data more opaque, he speculated that at least some of them see it as a short-term means of “protecting their CPMs,” or the cost-per-thousand advertisers pay for their ads, by “hiding the junk and not telling you it’s below-the-fold” and therefore not viewable.
Schinn estimated that historically only about 60% of that data was “hidden” in the past, and now it’s risen to 71.”
Schinn noted that the data isn’t 100% apples-to-apples, because different mixes of publishers’ inventory are available in the exchange marketplace that trading desks like Accordant buy inventory on, but Accordant’s report is pretty representative of the current marketplace. The report analyzes actual buys made across 425,000 sites covering display, video, mobile and social network ads.
The findings also suggest that publishers who do not disclose the viewability of their ads may actually be hurting themselves, because the ones that are making their data more opaque, including “a big portal,” actually perform better in terms of how well their ads perform. Accordant learned this, because while overall “click-through” rates improved during the third quarter, the average “cost-per-action” actually got worse. Accordant’s Schinn surmised that occurred because sites like the big portal that were precluded from the buys because they did not disclose data about the viewability of their ads, actually perform better.
“We think they’re hurting themselves by blocking the data, because they’re blocking themselves from being on the plan,” explained Accordant CEO Art Muldoon, adding, “We have clients who only want viewable ads, and if we don’t have that data, we can’t put them on the plan for those clients.”
Muldoon said the findings have big implications for the so-called RTB marketplace, especially as the industry heads into Advertising Week this week, where a number of events and panel discussions will be trying to shed light on the subject of viewability. Among other things, he noted that the trend data shows that publishers are actually moving in the opposite direction. Another big issue, he said, was the implications of so-called “attribution models” that advertisers and agencies use to determine what parts of their online campaigns actually generated results from users.
If trading desks stop buying inventory from publishers who fail to disclose the viewability of their ads, and the average performance of the ads they do buy declines, he said those attribution models will need to be adjusted.
As part of its third-quarter analysis, Accordant also tested three major third-party research suppliers who claim they have developed methods for independently measuring the viewability of publishers’ ad inventory, but he said that part of the test yielded mixed results, and that only one of the suppliers appeared to be generating relatively accurate data.
Despite these shifts, Accordant found that overall demand for the RTB marketplace continues to grow, and that the amount of inventory purchased through the marketplace nearly doubled during the third quarter, rising 88% over the third quarter of 2011. While that’s a slightly slower pace than the rate of expansion during previous quarters, Accordant executives said it is still extremely healthy growth as the marketplace “matures.”
Interestingly, the average price paid by advertisers grew only a modest amount, with CPMs rising about 2% during the quarter. Accordant’s Muldoon said that indicated that while the volume of RTB inventory is expanding rapidly, it is being driven by “balanced” demand and that the marketplace appears to be in equilibrium.


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Dearborn, Michigan | Ford Motor shares nosedived after it handed investors a weaker-than-expected 2020 forecast, warning that quality problems, lower profits at its credit arm and continued investments in unprofitable self-driving cars would weigh down profits.
Shares in the No. 2 US auto maker fell 9.7 per cent in after-hours trading.
"The results were not OK in 2019," Ford chief financial officer Tim Stone told reporters at the company's headquarters outside Detroit. "As I look to 2020 and beyond, I'm very optimistic."
Ford said it expects 2020 operating earnings to be in the range of 94 cents to $US1.20 a share. Analysts were expecting $US1.26 a share.
The disappointing 2020 forecast, coming after Ford previously trimmed its 2019 outlook, is a blow for chief executive Jim Hackett.
Hackett, who took over in May 2017, has been asking investors to be patient with a restructuring that has seen the formation of a wide-ranging alliance on electric vehicles with Volkswagen and the sale of its money-losing operations in India to a venture controlled by India's Mahindra & Mahindra.
By Ford's own accounting, the restructuring is far from complete. It has booked $US3.7 billion ($5.5 billion) of the projected $US11 billion in charges it previously said it would take, and expects to book another $US900 million to $US1.4 billion this year.
For the fourth quarter of 2019, Ford reported a net loss of $US1.7 billion, or 42 cents a share, compared with a loss of $US100 million, or 3 cents a share, a year earlier.
The quarter included a loss of $US2.2 billion due to higher contributions to its employee pension plans, something it disclosed last month.
Excluding one-time charges, Ford earned 12 cents a share, three cents below what analysts had expected.
Revenue in the quarter fell 5 per cent to $US39.7 billion, above the $US36.5 billion Wall Street had expected.
Ford's adjusted free cash flow fell 67 per cent in the fourth quarter to $US500 million, including the $US600 million cost of bonuses related to a new labour deal with the United Auto Workers union. The UAW deal also played a role in driving North American automotive profit margins down to 2.8 per cent in the fourth quarter.
Ford said its operating losses in China last year totalled $US771 million, including a loss of $US207 million in the fourth quarter. It lost $US1.5 billion in 2018. Ford's market share in China in the fourth quarter fell to 2 per cent from 2.3 per cent last year.
In December, Ford said it would halve its operating loss in 2019 and nearly halve it again in 2020, followed by further improvement in 2021.
However, that forecast was before the appearance of a fast-spreading coronavirus in China, which has killed more than 420 people globally so far and crippled China's economy.
Ford's China sales fell about 15 per cent in the fourth quarter and 26 per cent for the year as it continued to lose ground in its second-biggest market. Ford has been struggling to revive sales in China since its business began slumping in late 2017.
Detroit rivals General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are scheduled to report their results on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
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Telcos Will Hike Tariffs By 30% This Year
Call charges will be increased for both prepaid and billed connections.
Brace yourself for a 20-30% increase in your mobile phone bills this year, as all leading operators are set to raise call tariffs in order to cut losses. This comes at a time when service providers have been paying penalties running into crores of rupees for various violations. Vodafone has apparently set the ball rolling with a 20% raise in billed tariffs from January for Delhi users. The hike will soon extend to other regions as well. Director Samaresh Parida blamed the government, stating that the company was left with no choice in the face of mounting costs. While the increased fare will not spare users with pre-paid connections either, they will be affected only after March.
Other operators are also likely to follow suit soon. Having said that, consumers will be better informed this time around, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has already ordered telcos to publish tariff plans in newspapers. While phone users were thus far happy at the directives issued by the regulator to ensure better services, this latest news will certainly dampen their enthusiasm.
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Though the iPhone X – Apple’s special edition iPhone announced in September featuring facial recognition and no home button – isn’t due for release until November 3, reports of production woes are marring the run up to the launch. However, thanks to a Wall Street Journal Report, we now have a better understanding of what’s causing the trouble: a pair of components dubbed Romeo and Juliet.
The idea is these parts are what the WSJ calls the ‘yin and yang’ or the device’s facial-recognition system which unlocks the phone in place of the TouchID.
The problem is, the Romeo modules take longer to assemble than the Juliet modules, creating an imbalance in supply and a subsequent bottleneck in the device’s mass production.
Other reports have also noted that there may be yield issues surrounding some of the key components of the iPhone X. Some have noted that Apple’s manufacturers have only been able to create components that meet standards around 60 percent of the time. This means only around 10,000 devices are estimated to be completed each day – which math fans may note is far too low to be able to meet the demand of the millions of sales that are expected for the device.
It’s led some commentators to question whether some pre-orders will receive their devices until 2018.
The demand for the iPhone X has also led to reports that the iPhone 8 has performed poorly, but recent analysis indicates that sales are around half of that the iPhone 7 achieved last year which not only makes sense when many will be holding out for the X, but is also in line with Apple’s own expectations.


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Pemex: Salina Cruz producing intermediates
Mexico City, 9 August (Argus) — Salina Cruz, Mexico's largest refinery, is currently processing 110,000 b/d of crude to make intermediate refined products, but is not yet producing gasoline, state-run oil company Pemex tells Argus.
"We are now generating steam and power, and operating the first train in its entirety," a spokesperson said today.
Pemex said 90pc of the 28 plants at the 330,000 b/d refinery on the Pacific coast are operating. The intermediate products are going to storage tanks for now.
Yesterday fuel retailers near the refinery in the state of Oaxaca said Pemex was still importing all gasoline and diesel to the area from its Minatitlan refinery, some 300km (186mi) away on the Gulf of Mexico. Minatitlan normally supplies about 80pc of retail fuels in the state and Salina Cruz about 20pc. The roads between Minatitlan and major cities in Oaxaca are better than those connecting with Salina Cruz.
Salina Cruz was shut on 14 June following a fire that destroyed the pump station. Pemex says it has taken advantage of the shutdown to carry out heavy maintenance work initially scheduled for October. Pemex told Argus it has completed additional repairs, such as checking and fixing valves and changing some 4km of alloy piping.
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Emmanuel Ugwu, in Umuahia
Tears have continued to flow amid allegations of looting following the destruction of the mini GSM market along Akanu Ibiam Road, railway crossing, Umuahia, by the task force of Abia State Ministry of Trade and Commerce.
The task force was said to have carried out the demolition exercise at about 1.00a.m. on Tuesday, barely a week to Christmas Day, thereby leaving the traders without any chance to retrieve their goods.
“I rushed down to my shop when I got the distress call at about after mid night but the task force team refused to listen to all my pleadings to allow me save some of my goods,” lamented Ikechukwu Maduka, a dealer in GSM handsets and accessories.
The shops constructed with cargo containers and some with woods and bricks were laid waste as if a tornado had swept across the area.
When our correspondent visited the scene located close to government house, traders were seen bemoaning their loses and cursing whoever plunged them into sorrows just when they were gearing up for Christmas sales.
According to the traders, they lost goods worth millions of naira, noting that there was ulterior motive of looting for the task force to have chosen to carry out the demolition at an unholy hour when people were asleep.
The looted goods, they claimed, include cell phones, power banks and other accessories, shoes, photocopying machines among others.
Aside from the GSM phones and accessories dealers some furniture makers and business centre operators in the area were also affected. The alleged looting by the task force was so pervasive that apart from goods, iron doors that caught their fancy were also allegedly carted away in the raid.
Maduka whose shop was demolished and goods looted, specifically asked whoever among the task force that carted away the iron door of his shop and the burglary proof to return them to him.
“I’m still begging the government to investigate what those boys did and return my iron, burglary proof and a bag containing the expensive shoes that I sale,” he said.
Ngozi Meribe, who shared the fate of other traders, said that she was prevented from salvaging her goods, adding that when they were served notice last week Thursday to relocate no specific deadline was mentioned.
According to her, the assumption was that they would be ejected after December 31, the same deadline given to the traders doing business at the Isi Gate city centre.
Efforts to get the Commissioner for Trade and Investments, Dr. Cosmos Ndukwe, to react to the looting allegations and sinister timing of the demolition exercise didn’t yield result as he failed to pick calls put across to his line.
Meanwhile, the harm has been done and Christmas certainly looks bleak for the affected traders.
“I don’t know where to start all over again. I had bought goods for sale after making Christmas purchase and now my shop is gone, I don’t know where to go from here,” Meribe lamented.


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Samsung is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic goods and has given lots of high-end smartphones to the markets till now, following up its successor, Samsung galaxy grand prime, recently Samsung brought up a huge smartphone Samsung Galaxy j7 into the market.
The upgraded variant of Samsung galaxy j5, galaxy j7, is currently available in China since last month. According to the reports, the Samsung galaxy j7 would be a mid-range, high-end smartphone from Samsung.
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Samsun Galaxy J7 release date and price
Samsung Galaxy j7 was first announced in 2015, June and Samsung also declared that all the new Samsung galaxy j series devices are going to launch in June 2015.
But before it was launched in India, it was made available in china from October onward. It is made worldwide through the online shopping website (FlipKart.com) and in your nearby Samsung outlets. It is priced at Rs.14,999/-
Samsung Galaxy J7 Look and Design
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Specifications
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Conversational commerce is immediately gaining traction with practically half of shoppers now preferring to interact with brands by means of text according to eMarketer. Nonetheless, most conversational commerce solutions are higher touch and demand agents to have micro engagements with their possible customers in both pre-purchase and post-purchase circumstances. Buyers have to nonetheless tap on a hyperlink to go to a preloaded shopping cart and go via multiple methods to checkout. The Textual SaaS platform moves inventory direct to consumer with considerably significantly less overhead than conventional mobile commerce options, which resulted in a advertising and marketing commit of 6% of the income for Estée Lauder’s The Cosmetics Business Retailer. Last month, Goldman Sachs was reportedly seeking for purchasers for the label, in a deal that could value the business at “several billions of dollars”, according to Bloomberg. Weeks later, Wall Street Journal reported that Estée Lauder Firms was thinking of a bid that valued Tom Ford from at least $three billion.
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In addition, worldwide demand for premium skincare and beauty products is slowing. With the increasing cost of living, the lipstick effect the notion that men and women will continue to invest in compact luxury things even through recessions – will begin to fade. According to McKinsey, there is an enhance in the number Europeans who are lowering their spending on non-food discretionary items, and 1 in ten say they plan to shop much less or not at all.
Most shareholders would be content to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are nicely aligned with other shareholders. The President, Fabrizio Freda, created the greatest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$5.3m worth of shares at a cost of US$268 every.
As we near the finish of the year and your beauty supplies for the year are running on empty, now’s a very good time to come across a new replacement for some of your favourite solutions. “The company’s strategy is to let some of its designer fragrance licences expire though focusing on its luxury fragrances, Tom Ford and Jo Malone, and its niche artisanal/luxury fragrances, Frédéric Malle, Kilian and Le Labo,” adds Driscoll of Coresight. Tom Ford shifted his studio from New York to Los Angeles in 2017, and stood back from chairmanship of the CFDA earlier this year. Tom Ford also cancelled his Autumn/Winter 2022 runway show in New York in January, citing a Covid-19 outbreak in Los Angeles and in ties factories in Italy for the cancellation.
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The firm has the view that there is a pathway for Estee Lauder to see robust sales acceleration. His corporation started off making men’s clothing and then grew to sell eyewear, beauty and fragrances licensed to Estee Lauder, as effectively as other accessories that contain see it here watches and leather goods. Tom Ford’s beauty line has completed specifically properly in China, a development market for each groups, FT stated.
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Her multicultural identity has made Gu the great candidate for some of the world’s most famous brands. “The strength of our portfolio reflects the strength of our leadership team, and this evolution leverages the track record and higher potential of every leader to take our enterprise to even greater heights in the future,” stated Freda in a statement. Jane Hertzmark Hudis adds Clinique, MAC and Tom Ford Beauty to her lineup, although newly promoted Stéphane de La Faverie gains three brands and oversight of the makeup category.
Katrina Kaif, Founder of Kay Beauty, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Founder & CEO of Sabyasachi, and Samarth Bedi, Executive Director of Forest Essentials, are amongst the industry professionals that have committed their time and experience to the plan. The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, style my latest blog post week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com. Analyst Jason English thinks shares of Estee Lauder will bounce immediately after being held back due to investor issues around China’s zero-COVID policy. “This uncertainty is around a dynamic that we believe will prove transitory,” he noted.
And the only other issue I would add, and you did not ask about this, but currency. So as you saw in our guidance, currency is a big impact for us this year. But suitable now, if currency prices stay where they’re at, and hopefully will not get worse, then about 70% of the impact of currency, the year-over-year influence of the currency depreciation that we’ve skilled, is in the first half. So it’s a extremely thoughtful way that we feel about distribution and expanding distribution correct now truly to focus on reaching new customers. And that progress in certain would also influence positively the bottom line and the profitability of the category.


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If all that has been written about the power of the “word of mouse” were to be compiled into a single document, one would possibly never stop scrolling down. A Sunday afternoon experience of a group of eight friends at Gurgaon’s Lemp Brewpub and Kitchen restaurant and bar has added another chapter to this mammoth pile of case studies.
In an anonymous blog post, the group has alleged misbehaviour from the management, bad service, a false announcement of there being a special Hawaiian brunch, overcharging and more. Things got ugly to the point of the police being called in to resolve the issue. The owner of the restaurant, alleges the blog, was in cahoots with the men in khaki.
The post went viral in a few hours and made it to the top ten India trends on Twitter on Tuesday. At the time of writing, the original blog reporting the incident at Lemp Brewpub and Kitchen seemed to have been taken down. The reasons for the same are not yet known. However, digital footprints being what they are, it is currently available here.
Consumers whinge-ing about bad service on social platforms is quite routine. Most brands have perfected the art of responding with template messages like “Please DM us your concerns and we will look into the issue soon”, and closing the matter within the safe confines of non-public direct messages. But Lemp went out on limb to strengthen every accusation of coarseness by their uncouth reaction to the bad press online.
In what can be termed virtual harakiri, the restaurant management responded to a recent negative review on Zomato with churlish defensiveness. “Everything you are writing here is false and derogatory and just a way to vent out (sic) your frustration as your parents have apologized in sector 40 police station for your actions,” they said in their response, before threatening to press defamation charges.
Much like the anonymous eight, they too posted a blog titled “People for Lemp Brewpub and Kitchen”. The author, one “Shruti”, claims to be a “regular” at Lemp which would lead one to believe she is a loyal patron defending a restaurant. Except for the part where she claims to have access to an incriminating CCTV video. If she is a loyal customer, then there is merit to the argument of Gurunath Meiyappan just being an enthusiastic supporter of Chennai Super Kings, after all!
Three years ago, something similar happened with cafe chain Cafe Coffee Day. A Chennai outlet demanded a “cover charge” from a group that turned up there for a “tweetup”. They left in a huff. Soon enough, there was a deluge of critical tweets with a #ccdsucks tag, which began to trend. Reacting immediately, the management offered a sympathetic ear, acknowledged the problem, apologized and promised to resolve the issue. They even used the #ccdsucks tag themselves to offer their apology.
If Lemp had nothing to learn from Cafe Coffee Day’s expert handling, they needn’t have looked much further than February earlier this year, when Starbucks too found itself at the receiving end of a publicity fiasco on social media. This was when the queues outside the Delhi outlet were still fresh and long. A designer and his friend tried to make it in, claiming that a friend was waiting inside. They were turned away from the door by the Starbucks staff managing the crowds to the end of the queue. So far so good. However, later, the duo were allegedly chased away from the building too. A critical Facebook post by the designer, after gaining over 5000 likes and nearly 300 comments (according to this blog) magically vanished from the Starbucks India Facebook page. This led to even more name-calling and bad-mouthing. Though late to address a rapidly snowballing problem and even claiming to not have deleted the Facebook post, Starbucks retained a certain decorum in their tone when they finally did respond.
These are just examples from the hospitality sector. Not too long ago, Arindam Chaudhuri’s handling of the IIPM college controversy online backfired spectacularly. The more he tried to muzzle his detractors, the more the buzz around him grew — the Streisand Effect in all its glory.
Now it is too late for Lemp to redeem itself, unless, of course, their international office intervenes. After all that has transpired, if the staff at the Gurgaon outlet suddenly chooses to respond with grace, they can hardly be taken seriously.


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Yes has announced details about the second annual edition of its Cruise to the Edge, which will take place this spring. The five-night nautical music festival will set sail from Miami on April 7 and visit Isla de Roatan; Honduras; and Cozumel, Mexico, before returning to port on April 12.
Besides Yes, the extravaganza's lineup features returning acts U.K. , ex- Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett , Tangerine Dream and Saga , as well as Cruise to the Edge newbies Marillion , Queensrÿche , Renaissance and The Strawbs , among others. There also will be an exhibit of paintings by famed Yes album artist Roger Dean .
In addition to the many performances the seagoing event will feature such activities as Q&A sessions, meet-and-greets and much more. The cruise's official website, CruisetotheEdge.com , is expected to launch by this Thursday. Visit the site to find out full information about the trip, including a full roster of performers, cabin prices and travel discount offers.
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AT&T rolls out 4G LTE network in 15 new US marketsAT&T this week announced that its high-speed 4G LTE network compatible with Apple's latest iPhone 5, iPad and iPad mini has launched in 15 new markets, and also expanded coverage in a handful of other locations.
A total of 10 new locations with 4G LTE reception were announced by AT&T on Friday. They are:
- Boise, Idaho
- Boulder, Colo.
- Bowling Green, Ky.
- Harrisburg, Pa.
- Hartford, Conn.
- Lancaster, Pa.
- Lexington, Ken.
- New Haven, Conn.
- Ogden, Utah
- Providence, R.I.
Those 10 are joined by five other markets that AT&T announced have LTE connectivity on Tuesday of this week:
- Green Bay, Wis.
- Melbourne, Fla.
- Oxford, Miss.
- Springfield, Mass.
- Tucson, Ariz.
Finally, AT&T also announced this week that its existing 4G LTE network has expanded in a handful of markets. They are:
- Middlesex County, N.J.
- Phoenix, Ariz.
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Los Angeles, Calif.
The latest expansions are the most significant update to AT&T's network since mid-November, when the company's 4G LTE coverage was extended to 24 new markets, including Denver, Colo., and Columbus, Ohio.
In all, AT&T's 4G LTE network has been launched in 124 markets. The company plans to reach 250 million people by the end of 2013, and 300 million by the end of 2014.
On Topic: iPhone
- New book says BlackBerry ignored iPhone threat because it misunderstood market
- Apple's iPhone 5c helps man survive shotgun blast to the chest
- New AT&T policy may restrict Apple Stores from selling iPhone with two-year contract, reports say
- Foxconn to handle bulk of manufacturing for Apple's 'iPhone 6s' & 'iPad Pro' this fall, insider says
- Apple's online store outs Touch ID-equipped iPhone 5c [u]


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Land Rover has announced the first member of its new family of premium compact SUVs - the Discovery Sport.
Toyota's FCV Concept will soon become a reality for the automaker with a fuel-celled car.
Volkswagen debuted its updated flagship SUV at the 2014 China auto show. The new Touareg will arrive in SA by 2015!
Land Rover showcased the design for its next Discovery ahead of its official debut at the New York auto show in April. Check out gallery images of the new Vision Concept!
Land Rover is developing a see-through bonnet to allow drivers the ultimate peace of mind when driving through tough terrain. Watch the 'transparent bonnet' in action!
Now you can have optimum vision on your Jeep Wrangler with a A-pillar spotlight. There's also a new, sleek, no-drilling, light bar windshield mount and A-Pillar mounts. Very clever Jeep.
Are you well prepared for the Easter holiday? Is your trailer/caravan in good running order? Check out these tips on what to look out for... and what is a must!
A beefy little Toyota Etios proved its worth in the S1600 class during the first round of the SA National rally in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend.
Toyota scored a 1-2 in the all-wheel drive S2000 class during the opening round of the 2014 South African National Rally championship, the Tour Natal.
Peugeot 2008 DKR revealed
Peugeot unveiled its radical 2015 Dakar contender - the 2008 DKR.
Land Rover revealed its radical Discovery Vision concept.
Ford's iconic Mustang turns 50 this week! Take a trip down memory lane...
A special tribute to the last VW Type 2 Kombi... Get out the tissues!
Merc's first premium compact SUV, the GLA, has arrived in SA. DETAILS!
'Michael Knight' is putting dear ol' Kitt under the hammer.
A motorised bicycle capable of 50km/h and only uses two litres of fuel.
It's time government got seriously tough about taxi/bus drivers in SA.
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Australian trade unions are pushing for a stronger protection for food couriers as the economy increases. Companies like UberEats and Deliveroo pay their workers by deliver and rather than by hour, which unions are now objecting to. The companies do not provide medical leave, holiday pay or help pay for medical bills for on-job injuries. Workers believe that they risk their life to deliver the food on time to customers and are not compensated fairly for it.
Even though 26 percent of couriers work equivalent “full time” hours, less than 76 percent of them made minimum wage.
“Having hourly rates would actively negate the flexibility that riders want, because it would enforce working for a single company in mandatory shifts ― essentially forcing the work to no longer be on-demand,” Deliveroo said in a statement, claiming that the average Deliveroo rider earns more than the minimum wage.
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Total War: Warhammer has already proven itself as a runaway commercial success and more importantly we know our players are really enjoying the game – Tim Heaton, Studio Director of Creative Assembly
Total War: Warhammer is also getting some positive reviews on Metacritic getting an 86% based on 53 critics. This is good news for Sega who’s 2015 fiscal were not great as it reported losses of 76 Million on operation losses and 63.8 million on net losses according to Sega Sammy Holdings and only 426 million in sales earning which caused the company to downsize and relocate last year as part of company restructuring. If you’re a fan of the Total War series or turn based strategy this seems like the game for you, those who have purchase it before May 31st you get Chaos Warriors Pack free. Total War: Warhammer is now available for PC with MAC and SteamOS to follow.
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DesignMarch, Iceland´s largest design festival organised by Iceland Design and Architecture, will take place from the 19th to the 23rd of May 2021.
Given the name, it has always been held in March but the unusual events of the year 2020 moved it to May. Over 80 exhibitions and 100 events were spread over the capital area were guest sought inspiration in difficult times and got to know the magic of design in various shapes and forms.
DesignMarch brings together participants and guests with progressive design and innovation. The festival heralds new and surprising approaches and is a vibrant platform for ideas, diverse perspectives and knowledge driving force that enriches and enhances society.
DesignMarch gives inspiration and enjoyment with the aim to share the exhibitions, participants and their content to a broader audience, both in Iceland and abroad, in collaboration with other stakeholders, such as Promote Iceland.
DesignMarch is a harbinger of optimism and creativity. The festival takes the opportunity to focus on design as a driving force for innovation, and demonstrate the important role of design, architecture and innovation in society, especially during this time of uncertainty the world is facing now.
HOW WILL WE LIVE TOGETHER?
The 17th International Architecture Exhibition organized by La Biennale di Venezia will run from 22 May to 21 November 2021, curated by architect and scholar Hashim Sarkis. “The world is putting new challenges in front of architecture – stated Sarkis. I look forward to working with participating architects from around the world to imagine together how we are going to rise to these challenges.”
Hashim Sarkis has been Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2015. He earned a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Harvard University. He is the author and editor of several books and articles on modern architectural history and theory.
Launched in 1990, INDEX Exhibition is the Middle East & North Africa’s largest gathering for the design community. INDEX Dubai is postponed to 31 May – 2nd June 2021.
This is the ultimate design show, connecting architects, interior designers, developers and procurement professionals with new brands, trend-setting start-ups and the biggest international names in the interior furnishings and fit-out scene across all industries.
INDEX will be a part of Middle East Design and Hospitality Week, which will be the biggest and most important celebration of all things Design and Hospitality.
Through 7 co-located events across 3 days, MEDHW will showcase the most important brands form the design and hospitality communities.
Visitors attending will not only come from the UAE, but will also include neighbouring GCC countries, India, Russia and East North Africa.
With over 50 years of show heritage, MEDHW will see 1000s more exhibitors, 50,000+ visitors. And more inspiration and creativity, innovation and networking opportunities than ever before, all in one place.
From 31st May to 2nd June 2021 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
WORKSPACE is where modern-day solutions for the built working environment are found, design concepts are discovered, and corporate wellness insights are discussed.
It is located in Dubai World Trade Centre.
The commercial hub of the Middle East connects Office, Facility and HR Managers, Project Directors, Purchasing and Procurement Managers, Interior Designers and Commercial Architects with thousands of international and local suppliers/ manufacturers of workplace products, suppliers and services.
It remains as the singular platform where buyers can source modern technology and solutions. These will include smart-office furniture, corporate wellness solutions, biophilia, business services, co-working facilities, storage solutions, technology, design and fit-out concepts.
The event is dedicated to the full spectrum of commercial interiors, be it auditoriums, public seating, co-working/ shared spaces, biophilic design, outsourcing and team leadership consultancies.
TOWARDS A PHYTO-CENTRED DESIGN
An exhibition about the hidden potential of plants.
For centuries, our inherent alienation from nature has prevented us from truly understanding the potential of plants as more than simple materials or decorative objects.
In recent years, however, new scientific discoveries and philosophical approaches have reframed our relationship with them, questioning the dualism human/nature so much rooted in Western thinking. Echoing the belief of American ecologist Ian Baldwin that “we should try to think like plants”, designers, scientists and engineers, started to look into plants’ structures and behaviours adopting them as allies to develop solutions for current and upcoming environmental and social issues.
Plant Fever proposes to look at the future of design from this new vegetal perspective, moving from a human-centred to a phyto-centred design. Spanning from products and fashion items to material research, open-source devices and emerging technologies, a selection of approx. 50 exhibits – representing the work of creatives from more than 20 countries – will investigate notions such as plant blindness, eco-feminism, forestry, biomimicry and upcycling, but also post-colonialism and cultural landscapes.
Conceived as a militant exposition, Plant Fever will not fear to take a stand, ask critical questions and call for new radical perspectives, involving the public in a positive, inspiring and constructive conversation.
Parallel to the physical space of the museum, the discourse of the exhibition will be further developed through an accompanying web platform, as well as a dedicated conference & workshop programme.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS: ASIA’S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL DESIGN EVENT, DESIGN SHANGHAI ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LINE-UP OF THE WORLD’S LEADING DESIGNERS AND BRANDS THIS JUNE
Design Shanghai is Asia’s largest and leading international design event, breaking new ground and setting a precedent in Asia’s ever-growing design community. Drawing on Shanghai’s unique art and cultural landscape, the highly anticipated event celebrates its 8th year from 3rd – 6th June 2021, expanding by 25% this year and returning to the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.
Welcoming 70,000 professionals and visitors over four days, Design Shanghai showcases more than 400 local and international brands from 30 countries and regions set across eight remarkable design sections. A highlight not to be missed is the world-renowned talks program, ‘The Kohler Exquisite x Design Shanghai Forum’ this year with global thought leaders including award-winning British architect, Thomas Heatherwick.
Design Shenzhen (9-12 December 2021) will join Design Shanghai (3-6 June 2021) and Design China Beijing (24-27 September 2021) to create Asia’s largest network of annual design shows. The combined events will create an annual design circuit in China. Attracting leading international and Chinese manufacturers, design-led brands, global industry leaders, architects, interior designers, and design enthusiasts, the shows also aim to bring cultural programming to each city.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its unprecedented impact worldwide, Art Basel has decided to postpone its June fair. The next edition of Art Basel in Basel will take place from June 17 to June 20, 2021, with preview days on June 15 and June 16, 2021.
The decision to cancel the show was made after thorough consultation with many Art Basel gallerists, collectors, partners, as well as external experts. The primary considerations were the fundamental health and safety risks related to the pandemic, the financial risks for exhibitors and partners, the ongoing impediments to international travel, and the fact that the regulatory environment around large-scale events has yet to be finalized by the Swiss Federal Council.
Marc Spiegler, Global Director, Art Basel said: ‘We are acutely aware that our galleries are facing unprecedented challenges and economic difficulties, and we had fervently hoped to support the art market’s recovery with a successful fair in September. Unfortunately, the uncertainties that we face remain too high. The best way forward for our Basel show is, therefore, to focus on delivering a fair of the same exceptional international quality that the art world expects from us next June, as we continue to support our galleries by further developing our digital platforms and by delivering our upcoming shows in Miami Beach and Hong Kong.’
The Online Viewing Rooms for Art Basel in Basel’s exhibitors will be live from June 19 to June 26, 2020, with preview days from June 17 to June 19, 2020.
HOMI, the Lifestyle Trade Fair rescheduled for September 2021 at fieramilanocity and MiCo together with the Salone del Mobile.
The event will strengthen HOMI’s position as a European platform for quality design and innovation, with a comprehensive yet carefully curated, quality‐focused selection of products spanning decorations, tableware, kitchenware, textiles, fragrances, gifts and a festivity area. Known for anticipating trends and keeping a close eye on market developments, the show will host historic, consolidated brands alongside new designers. In line with the demands of an increasingly specific sector, HOMI brings together a wide range of products, giving equal billing to the artisan and the innovative, the Italian and the international. It’s a combination that has turned the exhibition into a leading event in this constantly evolving industry. The range is extensive and well‐structured, while the new layout of the event ensures that the exhibition is as user‐friendly as possible. No longer is HOMI simply set out based on goods type: it now reflects new distribution practices, basing itself around three visitor routes designed to meet the needs of industry professionals and deliver a diversified consumer experience.
The first route is HOME Retail Inspiration, which has a special focus on the target audience of specialist stores, large retail groups and online stores. If offers up a highly varied, versatile product offering, which in itself is split into the Fragrance Inspiration and Textile Inspiration areas, both of which feature a wealth of products to discover.
HOME Boutique&Design, meanwhile, gives a platform to quality manufacturing and is targeted at department stores and innovative concept stores, as well as interior designers, architects and industry operators looking for original, innovative products. Its Creazioni Italiane area will be entirely dedicated to Italian craftsmanship and design, while World Designers will bring together the best, most innovative and most unique work from international designers.
The third route ‐ HOME International Delivery ‐ is aimed at the multi‐product distribution and international import and export markets. It will showcase a huge range of products at different price points to appeal to retail operators sensitive to competitiveness needs in terms of margins and product mix. It offers a range of innovative products and plenty of inspiration across all of its sub‐sections, not least the accessory and stationery areas.
The area will focus on the traditional festive periods and other big occasions, with Christmas decorations and nativity sets taking centre stage. The decision to set special dates and create a special area for the Festivity section is designed to boost synergy within the sector and accommodate the need for exhibitors and buyers alike. The event will also include a packed programme of workshops, talks and meetings, offering trade visitors an overview of market trends, ideas and suggestions to help them grow their business.
|SALONE DEL MOBILE.MILANO POSTPONED UNTIL 2021|
The 2020 edition of the Salone del Mobile.Milano has been suspended. The event will now take place from 5th to 10th September 2021. The decision to postpone was made by the Board of the Salone del Mobile.Milano in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that is spreading to almost every country in the world. The situation that led to the original change of date from April to June, announced on 25th February, has fundamentally changed. Although we were determined to keep to the June date, to allow the annual event to take place as planned, the present, unprecedented circumstances and medium-term uncertainties now mean that this year’s Salone can no longer go ahead.
The 2021 edition, which will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the Salone, will be a special event for the entire sector. For the first time ever, all the biennial exhibitions will be held in conjunction with the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition, Workplace3.0, S.Project and SaloneSatellite. This means that EuroCucina, FTK (Technology For the Kitchen) and the International Bathroom Exhibition will also take place next year, along with Euroluce, which was already scheduled for 2021.
This single, great sector-wide trade fair will represent a fresh opportunity to pull together to revitalise our businesses, the entire supply chain that works in synergy with the Salone, and Milan.
Helsinki Design Week will be organized from 9 to 19 September 2021 in the city and online. This year the main events will take place on Aleksanterinkatu, on the premises of Glasshouse Helsinki! HDW will be spread on the second, third, and fourth floors of the building.
The main exhibition is U-JOINTS. Initiated with a first show at the 2018 Milano Salone del Mobile in Milan, U-JOINTS is a project by Andrea Caputo and Anniina Koivu that closely looks at the connections in architecture and design. HDW will host the fourth chapter, Knots & Knits.
“Often invisible, hidden elegantly within an object, joints can be overlooked. U-JOINTS sheds light on these hidden details and invites visitors to discover the beauty and quality of an object or structure starting from its detail. At Helsinki Design Week, Knots & Knits unravels the joints of textiles, fabrics, meshes, membranes, and ropework. Whether used in rigging, for lifting heavy objects, wrapping a lunch box or closing a gift, securing a funambulist’s highwire, to keep a climber from falling off a wall, or creating adventurous playgrounds for children, knots are considered the oldest and most basic techniques of joinery. The exhibition will examine all this and more,” Anniina Koivu tells Weekly.
The other program set is a series of installations titled “Office of the Future”. The past year has changed the way we do office work, perhaps for good. The need to be with other people has not vanished, however. Will offices become ever more important meeting places where we can experience unity, exchange ideas, and develop new solutions? How does premises/spatial design meet this necessity of change?
“Glasshouse believes that it is now more important than ever for design, art, research, architecture, and public and private companies to sit down together and find solutions to the environmental crisis that is developing around us at an increasing pace. We are all part of the answers. Helsinki Design Week is an influencer in this field, taking a stand and looking forward. In the world of Glasshouse Helsinki, HDW represents the encounter of thinking and co-creation,“ says CEO and founder of Glasshouse Helsinki Mirkku Kullberg.
Exceptional conditions due to the Covid19 pandemic continue, and we have taken this into account in planning our events for September. Without risking our health, we can expect to be able to participate in exhibitions, discussions, parties, and shopping opportunities, as well as the program of Children’s Design Week. There are also two open calls for content until 27 May. Find the full story here.
Design Diplomacy card game does delight in New York and Weekly!
An event known to us through Helsinki Design Week will be organized as part of the NYCXDESIGN Days between 13 and 18 May. This online design festival invites us to virtual visits to the residencies of the Nordic consulates in New York. We’ll be able to take a virtual tour in five unique residencies rarely given access to. Five Nordic countries have each invited two design professionals to participate in the game. Both of the players have experience and insight into what it is like to work in different cultures. A total of ten American and Nordic designers will meet by the card game.
Learn more about the event and get to know the speakers here.


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Is Hiland Dairy closing?
Is Hiland Dairy closing?
On Friday, Hiland Dairy announced that it is closing its Tulsa plant on August 3, 2021. Tulsa will remain a distribution center and continue serving the Tulsa market from other Hiland plants, including its Chandler and Norman, Oklahoma facilities,” a statement from the company read.
Where is Hiland milk from?
Is Hiland Dairy milk local? Yes. Our milk comes from our farmer-owners — with most of them located within 100 miles of each of our 11 plants in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Who owns Hiland milk?
Prairie Farms Dairy
Hiland Dairy is incorporated by Prairie Farms Dairy, a farmer-owned cooperative committed to producing fresh, wholesome dairy products.
What Oklahoma dairy is closing?
TULSA, Oklahoma – Hiland Dairy announced on Friday that it will close its Tulsa plant. The company informed employees that the facility will close on August 3, 2021, with all 125 employees being laid off with severance and benefits packages.
Who started Hiland Dairy?
Hiland Dairy Foods, once Coleman Dairy Foods, has had a foothold in Arkansas since 1862. Eleithet Coleman became the first milk delivery man in Little Rock just after the start of the Civil War, according to Mike Flagg, the company’s general manager.
Is Hiland milk organic?
Hiland Dairy Foods Company has added Organic Milk to its fresh, locally produced milks. The product is available in both gallons and half gallons. Hiland Organic milk is USDA certified organic and produced with no artificial growth hormones. In addition, it is tested for antibiotics, as are all Hiland Dairy milks.
Does DFA own Hiland Dairy?
DFA was founded in 1998 through the merging of four of the largest U.S. dairy cooperatives at the time. Kansas has a total 18 licensed dairy processing plants, including the new DFA Garden City plant as well as a Hiland Dairy plant in Wichita, Kansas, which is a joint venture between Prairie Farms and DFA.
When did Hiland Dairy start?
We’ve been around since 1938, but many of our farmer-owners’ families have been producing quality dairy products for well over 100 years.
Is Hiland Dairy humane?
Caring for Our Cows We go out of our way to make sure that each cow in our herds is treated humanely and has the best available medical care. Animal Health: The health of our herds is maintained through preventive care programs, and augmented by rapid diagnosis and treatment when necessary.
Did Dean Foods go out of business?
Dean’s actions have been harshly criticized by farm groups and, for some, underscore the dangers of a heavily consolidated dairy industry that leaves farmers with few processing options. Dean, once the largest milk processor in the country, filed for bankruptcy last November.
Did Dairy Farmers of America Buy Dean Foods?
Dairy Farmers of America completed a $433 million acquisition of Dean Foods properties after reaching an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. The Kansas City, Kan. -based dairy cooperative closed on a deal to buy 44 properties that handle fluid and frozen dairy products from Dallas-based Dean Foods.


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Subaru has been red-hot for the past six years. Not only has it recorded 73 consecutive months of growth, last year Subaru sold 647,956 cars and SUVs in the United States — its most ever. Its Legacy sedan is a cornerstone of that success, offering a unique combination of style, fuel economy, safety, and standard all-wheel drive.
With a starting price well below $25,000, the Legacy is a standout value in the crowded mid-size family sedan class. And it has been radically improved for 2018 with a sportier look, more safety and infotainment features, and improved performance. Now in its sixth generation, the 2018 Legacy competes with such models as the Mazda6, Nissan Altima, Ford Fusion, Chevrolet Malibu, and Hyundai Sonata — and of course the segment sales leaders, the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.


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Mid Ulster District Council is supporting this year’s Independents’ Day campaign which takes place on Wednesday 4 July by reminding residents to support their local independent retailers and shop local.
There is an impressive retail offering in Mid Ulster with a depth of shopping opportunities available in the district’s 5 town centres- Coalisland, Cookstown, Dungannon, Maghera and Magherafelt.
Independents’ Day reminds us all to consider our current shopping habits and encourages us to shop local and support our local retailers.
The Chair of Mid Ulster District Council, Councillor Sean McPeake, stressed the importance of supporting local retailers, “The Mid Ulster district is renowned for its niche selection of independent retailers right across our five town centres. Independents’ Day acts a timely reminder for us all to shop local and support our local traders. For every pound spent with local independent retailers, 70p remains in our local economy.
“I hope residents of Mid Ulster fully embrace Independents’ Day and come out in force to support their local retailers on this day and throughout the year!”
The Independents' Day campaign is being run in conjunction with Retail NI.


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Apple unveils iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini
Apple has introduced the new iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, the next generation of the tech giant's smartphone.
The new series features sleek flat edges in five new colours: pink, blue, midnight, starlight, and red.
Both models feature major innovations, including a dual-camera system with a new wide camera with bigger pixels and sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, offering improvements in low-light photos and videos, a new way to personalise the camera with Photographic Styles, and Cinematic mode, which brings a new dimension to video storytelling.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini also boast super-fast performance and power efficiency with A15 Bionic, longer battery life, a brighter Super Retina XDR display, a Ceramic Shield front cover, double the entry-level storage at 128GB, an IP68 rating for water resistance, and 5G.
Pre-orders begin Saturday, 18 September, with availability beginning Friday, 24 September.
"Our customers rely on iPhone every day, which is why we have made iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini more powerful, more capable, and more fun to use," says Greg Joswiak, Apple senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
"Both phones have beautiful designs, industry-leading performance, and advanced camera systems with impressive computational photography features, all with incredible durability, water resistance, and a big jump in battery life to ensure customers can depend on their iPhone when they need it," he says.
"All of this, tightly integrated with iOS 15 and with privacy built in, make iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini an unbeatable choice."
Design and Battery Life
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini have been redesigned on the inside and out, and come in five colours featuring a durable flat-edge design and aluminium frame.
The 6.1-inch and 5.4-inch displays feature Ceramic Shield on the front, exclusive to iPhone. Both models have an IP68 rating for water resistance, and are designed to protect against spills from common liquids.
A redesigned rear camera layout with diagonally arranged lenses enables the advanced dual-camera system, and a redesigned TrueDepth camera system is smaller while still packing in the same technologies, including Face ID, but offering more display area.
The improved Super Retina XDR OLED displays deliver an incredible contrast ratio for true blacks and a 28 per cent increase in max outdoor brightness at 800 nits, with higher peak brightness for HDR content like photos and videos at 1200 nits, all while being more power efficient.
Major battery life improvements come to both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini, made possible by A15 Bionic, more efficient components, a larger battery, and power optimisations from a deep integration of hardware and software. iPhone 13 delivers all-day battery life, offering up to two and a half more hours in a day than iPhone 12, and iPhone 13 mini provides up to an hour and a half more in a day than iPhone 12 mini.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini represent a massive leap in camera design with advancements in hardware and computational photography. The new Wide camera, with 1.7 m pixels, comes with the biggest sensor ever in an iPhone dual-camera system and is capable of gathering 47 per cent more light for less noise and brighter results.
Sensor-shift OIS a technology introduced in iPhone 12 Pro Max and not found in any other smartphone also comes to the Wide camera, even in the more compact iPhone 13 mini. It stabilises the sensor instead of the lens so shots are more steady, while the custom-designed Ultra Wide camera with a new sensor captures images with more detail in the dark areas of photos, and videos with less noise.
A faster Neural Engine in A15 Bionic, new image signal processor (ISP), and advancements in computational photography power all-new features on iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini. Photographic Styles allows users to bring their personal photo preferences to every image while still benefitting from Apple's multiframe image processing.
Preset and customised preferences work across scenes and subjects, and unlike a simple filter, intelligently apply the right adjustments to parts of the photo to ensure the important elements, like different skin tones, are preserved. The dual-camera system and power of computational photography support Smart HDR 4, now with improved colour, contrast, and lighting for each subject in a group photo, including in challenging conditions, making images more true to life, as well as improved Night mode. And the TrueDepth camera supports all the new camera features, including Cinematic mode, Photographic Styles, Smart HDR 4, and more.
A15 Bionic: The Engine of iPhone 13
A15 Bionic uses 5-nanometre technology and has nearly 15 billion transistors to tackle the most demanding tasks, including the latest computational photography features. A new 6-core CPU with two high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores is up to 50 per cent faster than the competition, the fastest in any smartphone, and handles demanding tasks smoothly and efficiently, while the new 4-core GPU is up to 30 per cent faster than the competition and enables more lifelike visuals and lighting effects in graphics-intensive games.
The new 16-core Neural Engine is capable of 15.8 trillion operations per second, enabling even faster machine learning computations for third-party app experiences, as well as features like Live Text in Camera with iOS 15. Major advancements to the next-generation ISP, paired with computational photography and powerful camera hardware, combine to create the new dual-camera system.
The customised hardware design in the iPhone 13 lineup features more 5G bands, allowing it to work in more places on 5G for greater coverage and performance. By the end of 2021, support for 5G on iPhone will double around the globe, with over 200 carriers worldwide in 60 countries and regions.
Users can experience higher-quality video streaming on their favourite platforms, more competitive gameplay in multiplayer games, and faster download and upload speeds.
According to Apple, iOS 15 enhances the iPhone experience with new ways to stay connected, and powerful features that help users focus, explore, and do more with on-device intelligence. FaceTime calls feel more natural with spatial audio and a new Portrait mode, new Focus features help users reduce distraction, notifications have been redesigned, and Live Text uses on-device intelligence to recognise text in a photo and allows users to take action. Apple Maps brings new ways to navigate and explore the world with a new three-dimensional city-driving experience and walking directions in augmented reality. Weather is redesigned with full-screen maps and more graphical displays of data, Wallet adds support for home keys, and new privacy controls in Siri, Mail, and more places across the system further protect user information.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini will be available in pink, blue, midnight, starlight, and red in a new entry-level capacity of 128GB for double the storage, as well as 256GB and 512GB capacities. Customers in New Zealand, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, the UK, the US, and more than 30 other countries and regions will be able to pre-order iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini beginning at 12 a.m. NZST on Saturday, 18 September, with availability beginning Friday, 24 September.
Customers can get iPhone 13 starting at RRP NZ$1,429 inc. GST, and iPhone 13 mini starting at RRP NZ$1,249 inc. GST from apple.com/nz/store, and in the Apple Store app.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are also available through Apple Authorised Resellers and select carriers.iOS 15 will be available as a free software update from Monday, 20 September.


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The Government in an effort to cushion the high cost of living in Guyana announced during the 2022 National Budget that the farmer’s market will be hosted in every region.
This means that consumers can go on this specific day to the designated location to buy fresh produce and many more grocery items at a low cost. The exercise aims to attract local agriculturists, specifically cash crop farmers and agro-processors from across the district. The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council of Region 6 will now be hosting the farmer’s market in Albion, Estate Road, East Berbice Corentyne from 06:00 hours on Sunday, March 13th 2022.
Persons from this region can come out and enjoy a variety of fresh produce, live animals and agro-processed commodities at a reduced price.
The Ministry said parking will be made available for customers. The agriculture ministry held its first farmer’s market at the Lusignan Market Tarmac, East Coast of Demerara, which attracted hundreds of people. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha had said that the ministry will be hosting similar activities across the country so consumers can benefit. He also said that the response has been tremendous and this will not be a one-off activity.


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Growth forced move
Magnus Houston, the owner of both Coast & Glen and Fishbox, snapped up the site after the production facilities in the same town that Coast & Glen were originally using started to limit growth. The new location was formerly the home of Summer Isles Foods, until financial difficulties forced the producers to close their doors. Houston has confirmed that everyone who had been working in food jobs at the Summer Isles factory will be offered employment once it starts up again under his banner.
“The current facility has made it harder for Coast & Glen to maintain growth and we have had to turn down opportunities due to our production capacity,” said Houston. “Now, we are full steam ahead, with our first orders going to New York and Paris this week and a trip booked to set up trade in Dubai in October.”
He also stated that the choice to remain in Alness for the plant move was to support food jobs recruitment in the local community, which is the area in which he grew up. This was what drove him to remain in the same area rather than moving further afield to Glasgow – despite the fact that this is where the majority of fish producers are based.
“This was the reason that I put a lot of time pressure on the people involved in the transition of the purchase of Summer Isles Foods,” he stressed. “It had to be fast enough to retain the Summer Isles employees, keeping their jobs secure, which is just fantastic for us and the local area, and we look forward to creating more jobs and putting something back into the community.”
Rapid growth and success
Coast & Glen was only established in 2011, but it now supplies more than 300 hotels and restaurants in the Highlands and Islands areas. It also made a move into the London market earlier this year. Houston then launched Fishbox in 2014, with his wife Fiona. It is a delivery service which sends freshly caught fish out across the UK directly to consumers within hours of it being brought back to shore.
Coast & Glen’s turnover is now more than £2.2m. This makes a combined turnover for Coast & Glen along with Fishbox of more than £3m by the end of the year. Big things are also coming: the company is looking to receive its first shipment of king crab. It claims that this will make them the main distributor of this meat in the UK.
Houston has been awarded multiple times for his managerial skills and business sense. The Institute of Directors named him Young Director of the Year, while he is also a former EY Entrepreneur of the Year. It’s clear that he has been recognised for the fact that he has been able to build up two innovative businesses to great forces in the market.
They are now set to become even more important employers in the local area, as they expand their team and their facilities, allowing further growth and thus further potential expansion. If all goes well, they should be able to increase their output and supply to a larger number of customers – across a wider distribution network, perhaps branching out overseas as well as at home. It will be exciting to watch.


text: Japan\'s economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.6 percent in the April-June period on the back of a recovery in consumption and exports, the government said Monday. Although the gross domestic product (GDP) expanded for the third straight quarter, the growth was much weaker than the forecast due to weak capital investment and public investment, according to preliminary data released by the Cabinet Office. The weaker data adds to uncertainty about Prime Minister Shinzo Abe\'s sales tax hike plan to restore the country\'s fiscal health. On a quarterly basis, the world\'s third-biggest economy\'s GDP rose 0.6 percent in the three months ended June 30 from the January-March period. \"The April-June GDP figures show the effects of Prime Minister Abe\'s economic policies have been appearing,\" Economy and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari told a press conference after the Cabinet released GDP data. Asked about whether economic conditions support the government\'s planned consumption tax hike, Amari said, \"The GDP, which is one of the factors for making the judgment on the hike, continues to produce good numbers.\" Abe will decide in the autumn whether to raise the sales tax from the current 5 percent to 8 percent next April. In regard to foreign demand, exports, one of the key engines of nation\'s economic recovery, went up 3.0 percent, buoyed by strong automobile shipments to the US on the weak yen. On the domestic front, personal consumption, which accounts for about 60 percent of Japan\'s GDP, grew 0.8 percent, up for the third consecutive quarter, thanks to robust sales of luxury products, clothing and eating out. But corporate capital spending, another key pillar of domestic demand, fell 0.1 percent. The GDP deflator, a gauge of overall price movements, rose 0.1 percent from the previous quarter for the first increase in three quarters, suggesting the Japanese economy is emerging from nearly two decades of deflation. Nominal GDP, which is before adjusting for inflation, grew 0.7 percent on quarter, or an annualized 2.9 percent. GDP is the total value of goods and services produced domestically.


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Today, we have an official look at the upcoming Air Jordan 6 ‘Flight Nostalgia’.
The Air Jordan 6 ‘Flight Nostalgia’ is gearing up to be the second Retro release of 2019 for Jordan Brand.
We originally speculated that this Air Jordan 6 would revolved around the old Flight Suits of the 90s and while they don’t specifically state that, the name ‘Flight Nostalgia’ all but confirms it.
It’s definitely one of the more vague storylines for a Retro release and while the recent Air Jordan 19 Retro featuring Melo insole branding was a reach, it’s beginning to look like the brand is running thin on significant stories to attached to its Retro releases.
The good news is that the Air Jordan 6 ‘Flight Nostalgia’ looks to be a quality release utilizing a popular 90s color scheme, so fans will at least have a solid shoe if they choose to purchase a pair for $190.
If you are one of those fans then you’ll be happy to know the Air Jordan 6 ‘Flight Nostalgia’ will release on January 12 at Jordan Brand retailers including SNKRS.


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While Switzerland has been popular among the wealthy for its prowess in banking, the country has also been slowly welcoming those who mainly want to use Bitcoin (BTC) as an alternative form of money.
Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall spoke with Pietro Poretti, the director of the economic development division of the city of Lugano. They discussed various topics including how to set up a company using Bitcoin in the city of Lugano, the state of crypto adoption in the city, and the possibility of getting a residence permit in the country through the use of BTC.
According to Poretti, Bitcoin can now be used as capital to set up companies in Lugano. The executive said that businesses can set up shop if they have a minimum of 100,000 Swiss Franc (CHF), about $116,000 USD in Bitcoin, to register a company. Firms would initially need to deposit the amount in Bitcoin to go through the process of having their companies established in the city.
The executive noted that companies are already registering their businesses in Bitcoin. According to the executive, there’s also been an increase in the shops, restaurants and service providers where people can purchase goods and services using Bitcoin throughout the city. He explained:
“Ideally, what we would like to achieve is to offer an opportunity to whoever lives here or whoever visits Lugano to live without having to use fiat currency, without having to use Swiss francs.”
Apart from purchasing goods and services, the executive also stressed that people residing in the city are able to pay taxes and contributions in BTC. “The city is open to accept Bitcoin for taxes and for a number of other fees and contributions that Lugano-based residents have to make,” he added.
When asked about the possibility of getting a residence permit to live in the city using Bitcoin, the executive noted that this matter is dealt with at the cantonal level in Switzerland and is not within the municipality’s jurisdiction. However, Poretti remains positive that with the precedent set by Lugano, other levels might soon be more open to Bitcoin.
“What we foresee going forward is, thanks to the example that Lugano is setting, that there might be also other levels, in the Swiss system who might be interested in being more open to Bitcoin,” Poretti said.
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Toyota Motor Corp. has battled hundreds of lawsuits in recent years related to sudden acceleration.
As pointed out by the Los Angeles Times, this will be a “bellweather” case for Toyota, who still has many lawsuits pending as a result of allegations of defects in its cars resulting in unintended acceleration causing crashes. The opening statements and retorts by Toyota experts seem to map out where the parties will go in their claims. The plaintiffs appear to key in on a theory of unsafe design in the failure to install a device available to Toyota that would have deactived the accelerator when the brake was applied. Toyota, on the other hand, appears intent to blaming the decedent for driver error and a failure to use their product in the manner in which it was intended.
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On April 15, Esports Technologies (EBET) had a successful debut on the stock market. On its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, EBET stock surged 507 percent. The company plans to raise $14.4 million in the offering with a valuation of about $80 million. Is EBET IPO stock a good buy for investors in 2021? What can investors expect after the IPO?
Esports Technologies is an online gaming platform. The Las Vegas-based company is focused on esports and competitive gaming. The company operates gogawi.com, which is a platform for bettors located in Latin America and Asia. Esports Technologies also accepts wagers and enables users to place bets on professional sports, including the NBA and NFL.
Esports Technologies (EBET) IPO date
Esports Technologies is offering 2.4 million shares in the IPO at $6 per share. The company has upsized its offering to match investors' growing appetite for technology companies. Initially, the company planned to offer 2 million shares for $4.50–$5. The IPO is set to close on April 19—subject to the customary closing conditions.
The proceeds from the offering will be used for product and technology development, working capital, and general corporate purposes. Boustead Securities was the sole underwriter for the offering.
EBET’s stock price
On April 15, Esports Technologies stock started trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "EBET." The stock opened at $21, up 250 percent from its IPO price. EBET stock closed 507 percent higher that day at $36.42. The stock is up over 40 percent in the pre-market trading session on April 16.
Esports Technologies isn’t profitable, but has been in the past.
Esports Technologies has been profitable in the past, although it isn’t profitable right now. The company reported a net loss of $573,255 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, compared to a net income of $24,103 in the period the previous year. Esports nearly quadrupled its selling, general, and administrative expenses. As of December 2020, the company had $1.2 million in total liabilities and $2.6 million in cash.
EBET’s IPO valuation
In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020, EBET’s revenue rose by 38.9 percent YoY to $195,778. The IPO terms put the company’s fiscal 2020 price-to-sales multiple at 408.6x, which looks expensive compared to competitors' multiples. DraftKings (DKNG) and Rush Street Interactive (RSI) have NTM EV-to-sales multiples of 20.6x and 1.0x, respectively.
Esports Technologies stock forecast and Reddit discussion
The outlook for Esports Technologies stock looks promising. This is mainly because esports betting has a significant market opportunity. Esports account for a projected $1.8 billion of the $443 billion global gaming market size. Reddit investors hope that the company will be able to capitalize on an accelerating trend. I think that in the near term, EBET stock will fall after the initial listing euphoria dies down.
Is Esports Technologies IPO stock a good buy?
Esports Technologies IPO doesn’t look like a good buy because of high valuations and increased operating losses. Also, the company’s revenues declined by 70.9 percent YoY to $10,794 in the quarter ended December 31, 2020.


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(VEN) - The disruption of agricultural product value chains resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the vital importance of domestic agricultural development, according to Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh. Specifically, he said, public-private partnerships (PPPs) are an important format to attract investment in agriculture in general and in deep processing in particular, develop value chains, create added value and ensure food safety.
The Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture in Vietnam (PSAV) was initiated in 2010 under the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) New Vision for Agriculture Initiative (NVA). It set a goal of increasing agriculture productivity by 20 percent, a 20 percent reduction in carbon emissions and 20 percent reduction in the poverty rate for each decade until 2050. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and 15 international enterprises, among them multinational corporations such as ADM, Bunge, Cargill Inc, Cisco Vietnam, Nestlé, PepsiCo Vietnam, Bayer Vietnam and Swiss Re, established the PPP model in agriculture industries in order to connect actors in the industry, share experiences and jointly develop the value chain of Vietnam’s key agricultural products.
So far, eight working groups of the PPP model have been created in various sectors, such as coffee, tea, vegetable and fruit, fisheries, pepper, rice and agricultural chemicals with the participation of more than 120 organizations, including government agencies, companies, industry associations, research institutes, international and non-governmental organizations.
The PPP model has yielded practical results, creating many sustainable, environmentally friendly demonstration models, increasing farmer incomes and creating a value chain of quality products meeting import market standards, improving competitiveness, and expanding markets for agricultural products and goods.
‘Better Farms, Better Lives’
Christoph Meinert, a representative of the Board of Directors of Bayer Vietnam, said the company had collaborated with its partners to offer digital solutions, helping boost the competitiveness and sustainability of Vietnam’s agriculture.
Notably, in order to promptly support smallholder farmers in coping with the Covid-19 pandemic and drought and saltwater intrusion, especially in the Mekong Delta, Bayer is coordinating with relevant agencies to implement a global initiative titled “Better Farms, Better Lives” in Vietnam. The program will support 80,000 farmers by providing free “Better Life Farming” care packages tailored to local needs. These will include Bayer’s seeds and crop protection products and corresponding training materials in order to restore production and deal with adverse situations such as drought, saltwater intrusion, and Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring that agricultural products can meet food safety and international standards.
According to Binu Jacob, General Director of Nestlé Vietnam, the company has deployed the global NESCAFÉ Plan initiative on sustainable coffee development over the past decade, enhancing Vietnamese coffee’s value and quality and improving farmers’ lives. The program not only has improved 46,000 hectares of old coffee cultivation land in the Central Highlands region through replanting activities, but also trained more than 260,000 farmers in sustainable farming techniques with the participation of agricultural engineers in order to raise farmers’ awareness. The program has increased farmers’ income by 30-100 percent in the past decade. In addition, water use has decreased by 40 percent, and the use of agrochemicals and crop protection products has decreased by 30 percent.
According to experts, the support from Bayer, Nestlé and other members of PSAV has opened a window of opportunity for Vietnam’s agricultural industry to develop sustainably and increase its competitiveness. It has also helped improve institutions and policies in the agricultural sector, supported the strengthening and replication of successful models, and promoted the attraction of PPP investments in the agricultural sector.


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Cryptocurrency payments find a way for the entertainment industry as Major Cineplex in Thailand is adapting to the new age currency. As the largest chain of movie theaters, Major Cineplex is in the process of building a customized digital payment platform to accept cryptocurrency in Thailand. As reported by Nation Multimedia, Major Cineplex and Rapidzpay are working together to develop this crypto payment gateway.
As Thailand has given a green signal to crypto operators with a license to trade in cryptocurrency, the Thai and Securities and Exchange Commission has started accepting the applications for procuring the license. Major Cineplex is the largest movie theater chain that was established in 1995. With around 143 theaters across Thailand, the Rapidzpay point-of-sale system will be used at all these theaters to buy movie tickets and popcorn using Bitcoins.
The best feature of Rapidz point-of-sale system is its capability to accept both crypto and fiat payments thereby keeping it flexible and secure at the same time. No spokesperson from Major Group has come forward with this announcement but the Rapidzpay App currently supports Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Litecoin and we are expecting that these cryptocurrencies in Thailand to be a mode of payment from buying tickets and popcorns in the initial phase. Soon more products and services will be added. Rapidzpay App is available for iOS and Android platform currently.
As the marketing director of Major Cineplex Group believes that Rapidzpay help creates a cashless ecosystem, Major Cineplex will utilize the platform for more services soon.
Currently, Major Cineplex group has 678 screens under its umbrella and are planning to expand the screen count to 1,000 by 2020 across countries likes Cambodia where it owns presently 7 screens and Laos where it holds 9 screens. The other services by Major Cineplex group that will enjoy the cashless payments in the future are luxury good, restaurants, art gallery, concert tickets and more.
With the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission allowing regulated trade of BTC, ETH, BCH, ETC, LTC, XRP, and XLM, the top seven cryptocurrencies in Thailand, the financial ecosystem will undergo a change soon.