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The Small Business Pivot
The slowing economy and volatile markets are posing major challenges for those at the heart of the U.S. economy — small business owners. But despite inflation, rising rates and ongoing labor shortages, small business owners remain optimistic about the road ahead. From launching new shelf-stable products to accessing local partnerships, small business owners are tapping their creativity and resourcefulness to connect with customers. Our Pivot series follows the personal stories of seven graduates of the 10,000 Small Business program who are perfecting the art of the pivot.
Small Business Owners Find Community and a Voice Amid Crises
In the face of rising costs, a tight job market and a slowing economy, small business owners remain optimistic about the road ahead and are focusing on the impact they can have in their communities.
Barb Smith, president of Journey Steel of Cincinnati, Ohio, says she started her company in 2009 with the goal of bringing more diversity to the manufacturing industry. “We wanted to create a platform for women and minorities to have a voice in an industry that’s white and male dominated,” she says.
The economic challenges have spurred Smith to expand into producing more parts and materials that Journey Steel wasn’t previously manufacturing, while teaming up with other organizations to bid on projects.
“The changing market has allowed me to evaluate and identify an area where we can diversity our product,” Smith says. “This pandemic may never be over but it definitely has changed the trajectory of what we’re looking at as construction company.”
Smith, for her part, gives back to her community through a nonprofit arm of her company that helps high school juniors – many of whom she describes “those that won’t go to college for one reason or another, be it the grades or because they can’t afford to” – find apprenticeship opportunities in the manufacturing sector after graduation while raising their awareness about potential career paths. “We’re taking away the stigmatism of working with your hands.”
“This is how we’re going to change the world,” she says. “One young person at a time, letting them hope and dream again.”
Amplifying small businesses’ voices with policymakers and in the community
Katie Mehnert, founder and CEO of Ally Energy based in Houston, Texas, hopes to work directly with Congress to help raise the voices of small business owners. “As the energy capital of the world, we have an opportunity to get small business owners engaged in the energy transition,” she says. “We really need policymakers to listen to constituents like us because we are the heart of the economy.”
Barb Smith and Katie Mehnert are graduates of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program and shared their stories at Goldman Sachs’ 2022 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C.
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The iconic DeLorean DMC-12 featuring its unmistakable gull-wing doors and stainless steel body will be introduced with a variety of upgrades, according to MLive.
Although best known among younger generations due to the Back to the Future films, DeLoreans are also known for their distinctive design and the troubled history of the company’s founder, John DeLorean.
The current incarnation of the DeLorean Motor Company, which has no connection to John DeLorean’s original company, was founded in order to service the active DeLorean enthusiast market. There are an estimated 6,500 DeLoreans on the road today, out of the total production of 9,000 cars.
The 2017 DeLorean will follow the design of the classic cars, but include a variety of improvements such as a more powerful engine, different wheels with better brakes, and updated electronics. DeLorean’s website includes a production blog providing updates on specifications.
DeLorean is planning to produce a
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Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall on certain versions of its SL-Class because of a faulty sensor that determines whether the passenger side airbag deploys. The recall affects SL550, SL63 AMG and SL65 AMG models from the 2013 model year, but only those manufactured
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Final safety testing has officially been completed for the 2017 Buick LaCrosse, in which the National Highway Traffic Association awarded the sedan a five-star rating. With that, each of Buick’s six models has earned a five-star safety rating from the NHTSA.
This is the third consecutive year Buick has swept the safety ratings with each of its vehicles, which began in 2015. The 2017 Buick Cascada has also become the first convertible of the year to earn a five-star Overall Vehicle Store.
“We know safety is top of mind for buyers when shopping for new vehicles, and the recent ratings by NHTSA showcase our brand’s dedication to providing our customers with safe, reliable transportation,” said Duncan Aldred, vice president of Global Buick Sales, Service and Marketing. “We’ve launched four new vehicles in 2016 and we are extremely proud to continue to offer a lineup of award-winning vehicles that have NHTSA five-star
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Bad ideas aren’t exclusive to the car business–but sometimes, they get mass-produced there.
Not all of the cars on this list are bad, but they sure were short-lived. Maybe it was timing. Or maybe they really deserved it, you make the call.
Here’s a concise compendium of cars that lasted just a year or two–or less–on the market.
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Dr. Joel K. HopkinA Salem doctor was upgraded to fair condition today, close to three weeks after his legs were crushed between two vehicles at Portland International Airport.
The incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. April 5 outside the baggage claim area.
Lt. Bob Baxter, a Port of Portland police spokesman, said a 2003 Cadillac DeVille started the chain reaction.
Carolyn Kerr, 79, of Vancouver and her husband, Donald Kerr, 83, came to the airport to pick up a passenger, Baxter said. Carolyn Kerr, who had been driving, stepped out to look for the passenger, and Donald Kerr slid behind the wheel.
“Somehow, as Mr. Kerr moved across the seat, the vehicle was accidentally put into gear and began to move forward,” Baxter said. “He might have stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake.”
Baxter said he did not anticipate any charges being filed.
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In late June, a photo of a retro Burger King found hidden behind a wall in a Delaware mall went viral, garnering more than 180,000 likes on Twitter alone.
The photo, originally taken by Jonathan Pruitt in April according to the viral posts, was from inside Wilmington, Delaware’s Concord Mall. One person jokingly compared it to “North America’s version of Roman ruins,” implying that the restaurant was something previously hidden away from the world.
Many of the people who replied to the thread wondered how it was possible for a mall to “lose” an entire Burger King within its walls in the first place.
Is there an abandoned Burger King behind a wall in a Delaware mall?
- Tom Dahlke, general manager of Concord Mall
- Burger King
- New Castle County Government
- Videos from within the restaurant posted to social media by mall staff
Yes, there's an abandoned Burger King concealed behind a temporary wall in a Delaware mall. But mall staff were aware of the Burger King’s existence, so it isn’t exactly a new discovery.
WHAT WE FOUND
The viral photo of the abandoned Burger King is from a real shuttered Burger King restaurant located at the Concord Mall in Wilmington, Delaware. In a phone call with VERIFY, Tom Dahlke, general manager of Concord Mall, explained that the fast food restaurant opened in 1987 and closed in 2009. He confirmed it was closed off behind a wall, and that this is because the mall typically puts a wall in front of the entryway of a location where a tenant is moving out and a new one hasn’t yet moved in.
The New Castle County Government Facebook page posted a video in which Dahlke gave a tour of the abandoned Burger King. The video revealed the restaurant is behind a temporary wall with a door, and Dahlke mentioned that the mall has been attempting to find a renter for the Burger King’s space.
In the video, Dahlke explained one of the mall’s vendors was walking by the Burger King’s location while an employee was watering the plants within it, noticed the door was open and snapped a photo because he thought it looked cool.
"I always knew the Burger King was there, but the door had never been open," Pruitt said in an interview with VERIFY. "And one morning, the door was open. I just snapped the picture of it."
Pruitt said that, although he knew about the Burger King's existence before, the mall's old owners never let anyone in, likely because they used the restaurant for storage. New ownership took over in 2020, and then one day left the door open, allowing Pruitt to satisfy his curiosity.
According to one person on Twitter, the Burger King was used as a storage space in 2019. That person posted a video they took when they were in the abandoned restaurant, showcasing several boxes spread throughout.
A security guard at the mall also posted a video taken from inside the Burger King in May 2022, although that was a month after the now-viral photo was first taken and posted to Facebook. Both the security guard’s video and a second video posted by the person who recorded its use as a storage space show a door leading into the restaurant.
The restaurant depicted in the photo and the videos that have followed is of a real Burger King with retro décor.
“We have verified that the gloriously retro design and décor lines up closely with Burger King restaurants operating in the 1980’s and 1990’s and this is in fact a former Burger King restaurant,” a Burger King spokesperson told VERIFY in an email.
Dahlke told VERIFY that Namdar Realty Group bought Concord Mall in January 2020, and that the group often takes over distressed malls.
“I am deeply surprised at all of this to be quite honest,” Dahlke said. “It’s a space that we want to rent. It never ever occurred to me that anything like this would happen.”
“This is putting us back on the map despite what anyone thought. We are alive and kicking.”
Dahlke said there were no offers on the property as of June 30.
Pruitt's reaction was similar to Dahke's.
"Never even crossed my mind for something like this to happen. I mean, people make a living out of doing this and I just did it by accident," Pruitt said. "It's a good moment in my life. I'm just happy. I can't get over it, honestly."


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Three new retailers are coming to Pier Village in Long Branch after combining to lease more than 10,000 square feet at the oceanfront resort property.
Pierson Commercial has reported strong leasing activity across a range of retail properties, from a highway shopping center in Hazlet to a new-look transit hub in downtown Newark.
Kushner Cos. has made two more additions to its retail and dining lineup at Pier Village in Long Branch, inking leases with Starbucks and a Japanese sushi steakhouse.
A new collection of 245 luxury condominiums in Long Branch is sold out, marking the latest milestone for the acclaimed Pier Village property.
Kushner Cos. has signed another three retail leases at Pier Village, helping to grow and diversify the tenant roster at the sprawling mixed-use property in Long Branch.
Kushner has announced leases with three new dining and retail tenants at Pier Village, the acclaimed mixed-use, oceanfront destination in Long Branch.
Kushner Cos. has named Pierson Commercial as its retail leasing agent at Pier Village, the popular mixed-use, oceanfront development in Long Branch.
An affiliate of Kushner Cos. has completed an assemblage in Long Branch to pave the way for the development of a new oceanfront hotel, in a deal arranged by The Kislak Co. Inc.
A development group has launched preconstruction sales at a collection of more than two dozen luxury homes along the Long Branch waterfront.


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Digitalization of business and the economy has not yet entered the active phase. But every year, you see more and more changes in the direction of automation, robotization, and a fundamentally new approach to production. Still, digitalization has its risks, so don’t waste time and consider, for example, Avast vs McAfee question to get effective antivirus software and secure yourself from the quickly developing world.
Let’s imagine what directions will be ahead and what digital transformation trends already provide an incentive for growth.
5G Mobile Networks
Not everyone has yet got used to the pros of 4G, and humanity is already approaching the widespread use of fifth-generation mobile communications. In recent years, many projects have been implemented with 5G with the participation of Samsung, Nokia, Huawei, Intel, Ericsson, and Qualcomm.
The success of Mimosa Networks shows that installing 5G in urban or rural areas and near remote industrial facilities, is no longer a problem. Verizon and AT&T, the largest operators in the United States, are working to introduce innovative and high-quality Internet access.
Now, 5G looks like a technology that will make a big breakthrough in the future. Perhaps individual corporations will be pioneers in introducing it into their digitalization plans. But 5G’s entry into the large consumer market is hardly worth waiting for before the second half of 2020.
Linked Cloud Services (Public, Private, and Hybrid)
Modern companies use cloud services, not because of a passion for everything new and technological. It helps them meet the challenges of the modern economy and increase volumes. In addition, cloud storage is becoming a popular product for ordinary users.
Alibaba, Amazon, and Google offer their own options for private “clouds.” Microsoft is implementing large business projects with its Azure, HPE, which absorbed Cloud Technology Partners, as well as VMware, which recently bought CloudHealth Technologies.
The term “multi-cloud” should become a fashionable word in this area since the security and stability of the exchange of information between different repositories remain relevant.
Blockchain is a technology with great prospects, but so far, it is associated only with chaos. Professionals want to apply it in every sphere of life, and non-professionals cannot really figure out how to benefit from it now.
One of the best options for the mass distribution of blockchain is creating plug-and-play solutions “turn on and play (work),” which will be clear to everyone.
Here you should appreciate the leading technology companies, such as IBM. They do not attribute blockchain to cryptocurrency but use its potential for applications. Technology also receives a lot of attention from the financial sector.
And still, much of this now looks like a marketing ploy, and not a purely technological offer, which is confidently included in the main trends of digital transformation. Of course, Blockchain will remain a discussed topic, and experts in 2020 will try to bring it closer to the economy and ordinary consumers.
Big Data and Machine Learning
Digital transformation trends will not be without big data. It is the key so that companies can make effective decisions in business. The pace of development of the direction will not decline.
Studies say that 90% of the world’s existing data have been created over the past few years, but only 1% are used effectively. Companies such as SAP, Microsoft, and Salesforce are leading the market for promoting big data and its processing tools. They offer products for business analytics, management, production, social infrastructure, and public administration.
Machine learning and artificial intelligence, which operate on the basis of Big Data, emerge from the field of fiction and become “closer to the earth.” For the economy, their strength lies in industrial automation and the development of Industry 4.0, and for consumers – in a personal approach by corporations.
Development of GDPR
GDPR is the General Data Protection Regulation, adopted by the European Union. Now, it is one of the documents that ensure the protection of ordinary users of network services. Whoever serves EU citizens must comply with this standard.
GDPR will become one of the main trends in the digital economy in 2020, because it is important for customers. It shows for which companies the protection of their and user data is paramount, and for which is not. GDPR is part of a global trend that encourages a review of the privacy approach.
Now brands are not required to meet GDPR recommendations. However, it is a “call” for them. They need to build mutually beneficial relationships with consumers, not abuse access to information for marketing and personal gain.
Responsibility for Digitalization
In 2020, more companies will transfer responsibility for the digitalization of production and management to CEOs. Previously, tasks related to digital were entrusted to IT departments, marketers, and even personnel departments. Some enterprises appointed individual specialists for this. Now the importance of digital transformation on the surface. It finally begins to be introduced from the top.
Even though most of these trends are assumptions about future changes, the digital economy’s progress is obvious. It will change business models, industry, and, of course, the consumer. These digital transformation trends will not necessarily revolutionize in 2020 but will definitely affect how we work, relax, entertain, and communicate.


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Israel is no stranger to the Emmy Awards, the honors given out to TV shows, actors, and writers for outstanding performances and ideas – and this year, the tradition will remain alive; Israelis will once again get an Emmy at this year’s awards on January 8.
That it’s one of those Emmys that are given out during the part of the show when no one is watching, at about 2:00 in the morning, is of no consequence; the truth is that without the video technology innovations of the winners, Hod Hasharon-based Valens, modern television broadcasting would be a lot harder to manage than it is now.
“The HDbaseT cable protocol we invented and popularized allows the transmission of high-quality uncompressed video, electricity, USB power, and just about everything else on a single cable of up to 100 meters, and that efficiency and neatness has made HDBaseT very popular in the TV business,” said Valens senior vice-president Micha Risling. “Just imagine how much messier TV studios would be without it.”
The TV industry doesn’t want to know – and it’s gladly handing over a 2015 Technical / Engineering Achievement Award to Valens for Development and Standardization of HDBaseT Connectivity Technology for Commercial and Residential HDMI/DVI Installations, according to the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. “One of the reasons for the exciting growth of our industry can be attributed to what these talented and innovative companies have achieved,” said Academy President Bob Mauro of Valens. “Their unrelenting passion in pushing the boundaries of what television can be continues to surprise and inspire us and we salute their efforts with this well-deserved recognition.”
An international alliance
The Valens story is not just one of technical achievement – it has an international relations aspect as well. “HDBaseT isn’t just Valens,” said Risling. “It’s an entire world alliance that works together to promote the standard.” Valens has gathered over 150 of the world’s largest electronics, video, networking, software, and cable companies into a single group, the HDaseT Alliance, which “promote and standardizes HDBaseT technology for whole-home and commercial distribution of uncompressed HD multimedia,” according to the group.
The Alliance, said Risling, isn’t just a letterhead with a bunch of names on it. “It costs money to join and be a part of it, so any company that is in the Alliance is definitely actively interested in HDBaseT.” Recently, the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) adopted HDBaseT as a standard as well, and that, too, is a singular accomplishment, because “they usually develop their own standards for things like this,” said Risling.
The reason HDBaseT is so popular – and why Valens was pegged for an Emmy – is because without it, modern video production would be much harder, if not impossible, said Risling. “Today, the standard for video production is 4K (4000 pixels horizontal resolution), which is high definition. Most of the cables that can transmit HD video are limited to just a few meters in length; longer ones are very expensive. So a studio ends up spending a great deal of money on cables.”
Or, studios – as well as businesses, offices that do videoconferencing, and even high-end home theaters – can use equipment with chips made by Valens that support HDBaseT. A fabless chipmaker, Valens packs the support for transmission of power, uncompressed video, Ethernet networking, audio, infrared, USB and control signals through commonly available CAT-6 networking cables – up to 100 meters in length, and with the full video resolution available today. “And the system will work when they finally perfect 8K video, which is the next broadcast standard,” said Risling.
Another reason Hollywood likes HDBaseT is because it supports HDCP, High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection, a copy protection scheme to eliminate the possibility of intercepting digital data midstream between the source to the display. “You cannot share HD content unless it is HDCP protected,” said Risling. “HDBaseT is one of the few technologies in the wold approved for this.”
Established in 2006, Valens perfected and started selling HDBaseT in 2009 – and since then has shipped millions of chips, with its technology protected by over 50 patents. Nowadays, the members of the Alliance – which include as founding members companies like Sony, Samsung, and LG, and counts among its members just about every major electronics, cable, and networking firm out there – do the heavy lifting for HDBaseT, designing products that support the protocol, and all buying chips from Valens. At the beginning, though, it wasn’t so easy – Valens salespeople had to sell customers on the idea of a new standard that would require them to acquire chips to support it from a single vendor exclusively.
“Obviously it took a lot of convincing on our part to get them to adopt this, but there really is no other solution like HDBaseT available,” said Risling. Currently used mostly in high-end video production, Valens plans to expand to other areas, like high-end home entertainment, digital signage, and other areas.
“I see Valens and HDBaseT as an authentic Israeli success story,” said Risling. “We’re a relatively small company of 200 people, most of them in Israel, and we were able to invent a new technology and get it adopted by some of the biggest companies in the world, making it the standard in the industry. I don’t know how many other start-ups in Israel, or anywhere else for that matter, can make that claim.”


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Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has issued an update to anyone who uses their stores this week ahead of the lifting of Plan B restrictions on Thursday.
From January 27, shoppers across England will no longer legally be required to wear a face mask in any shop across the country.
Current guidance, however, will remain for people to continue wearing face coverings when in crowded or enclosed spaces, the Manchester Evening News reports.
In light of the new rules, Sainsbury's has issued a message to both customers and staff.
It said on January 24: "Safety remains our highest priority. From Thursday, we’re asking our customers and colleagues in England to continue to wear a face covering in our stores if they are able to.
"In Scotland and Wales face coverings remain mandatory for those who can wear them in our stores, in line with the latest Government restrictions.
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"We continue to have a range of safety measures in all of our stores, including screens and sanitising stations. "
England is due to return to Plan A measures from Thursday January 27, with venues and events across the country no longer being required by law to check NHS Covid passports or to enforce a mask mandate.
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Changes will also be brought in at schools across the country; with both pupils and staff no longer required to wear face coverings in communal areas.
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In the world of high-tech and innovative startups, venture capitalists have long been considered the guardians, or judicious meritocrats, directing funding to shape the industries of the future. WeWork, Uber and Theranos are just a few of the ‘visionary’ companies that promised to transform everything, from the way we work, to urban mobility, and even the future of healthcare. But the reality of such enterprises proved very different, and the venture capitalists of today are facing pushback over substantial investments in unprofitable businesses, leaving them to double down in future down-rounds in order to protect their investments.
A high-profile example is SoftBank’s investment into WeWork, which earlier this month finally reached a settlement after years of issues with the WeWork founder and a problematic initial public offering that left the business on the verge of bankruptcy. A company that was once valued at around $47 billion has now drastically fallen, landing at somewhere between $8 – $10 billion; a nose-dive investment that SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has admitted was a mistake.
“We paid too much valuation for WeWork, and we did too much believe in the entrepreneur,” Son told Forbes in 2020.
The knock-on effects of this type of cut and run capitalism, where the only people to make money are the ones who get in early and leave before the business shows itself to be unviable, wreak havoc on society.
Luckily, a new breed of venture capitalists is emerging. Leaders who value sustainability over a quick buck and who are turning towards a more human form of venture capitalism. Niall Carroll, the chairman of CG Tech falls into this class. Paving a new path with his investment holding company, the South African entrepreneur chooses opportunities that have substance, as well as long-term value. In other words, investors like Carroll are showing their appreciation for the “long buck.”
Niall Carroll isn’t alone in his pursuit of sustainable capitalism. The 2150 fund, based across London, Berlin and Copenhagen is also backing technology companies that seek to reshape the urban environment in a viable way. With a mix of institutional capital and family offices, and counting the former chief sustainability officer of the Obama administration, the fund promises to only invest where sustainability impact can actually be measured.
Within the venture capital realm, there is also a push to diversify. According to the VC Human Capital Survey (2020), 41 per cent of firms stated that their limited partners requested to see diversity, equity and inclusion information in the previous 12 months – an increase from 36 per cent in 2018. Leadout Capital is one fund whose mission is backing “non-obvious” and resilient founders with a focus on markets that have generally gone unnoticed in the past. Harlem Capital is also working towards a similar goal, promising to invest in 1,000 diverse founders within the next 20 years.
This new way of doing business definitely appeals to Niall Carroll and the rest of the CG Tech team. Since starting the investment holding company in 2014 with his business partner Andrew Jackson, Carroll has made a habit of taking a more hands-on approach to investing, linking up companies in the portfolio to ensure maximum impact and benefit for everyone involved. Their unique brand of venture capitalism isn’t bound by a particular industry or technology, in fact where the team most thrives is when there’s an opportunity to infiltrate a traditional sector and create disruption at a sustainable speed.
“I don’t agree with the old Silicon Valley adage, ‘move fast and break things.’ What about building something lasting? What about taking care of people?” explains Carroll.
Where many venture capitalists look at the short-term capital gain, CG Tech is more interested in the long-term ramifications of their decisions. It’s a view their leader has skillfully mastered over a successful career that spans decades. Whether it was during his time in investment banking or building a successful portfolio for the Royal Bafokeng Nation, Niall Carroll has learned to follow a specific path where long term views make it easier to balance profit impulses with enlightened innovation.
“A lot of venture capital is focused on three-five-seven year time cycles which is not necessarily in the best interest of the company,” says Carroll, adding, “This affects decision making and the impact you can actually have on a company. By shifting our perspective to longer-term horizons, we can ensure that we don’t do stupid things in the short term.”
It’s a formula that is clearly working for CG Tech and its wide-ranging portfolio. From Prommac, a traditional gas and oil company that has successfully scaled to become a global player, to The Virtulab, a forward-thinking company that’s transforming remote work and events through the use of virtual reality and drone technology, CG Tech continues to work diligently towards their long-term goals. Their latest venture, Serious International, is a sound stage company that is set to transform the way TV and films are produced and is already garnering the attention of the industry’s biggest players including Marvel, Paramount, Disney and Warner Brothers.
As CG Tech continues to gain steam across multiple industries, the group’s lofty ambition of building a US$1 billion portfolio by 2030 doesn’t seem so out of reach.
“For us, the importance of working with partners that share our values throughout the portfolio has always been paramount to achieving success. The idea of having multiple businesses that add real value and are sustainable in the future is more important to us than finding the next unicorn,” says Carroll.
If there’s anything to be learned from the stories of WeWork, Uber and others like them, it’s that no amount of money can rescue a bad business model. Being propped up initially with cheap cash from the likes of Draper Fisher Jurvetson and SoftBank only serves as a distraction before the cash runs out and startups are left fending for themselves without the basics in order.
“Most VC-funded startups fail at fundamental stuff like actually making money,” explains Carroll. “This leads to a lot of issues once the money from investors runs out.”
For sustainable capitalists like Niall Carroll, the importance of building relationships with business founders and owners is vital to ensuring growth for everyone involved. The blueprint of 49 failures and one success doesn’t appeal to Carroll and other venture capitalists like him who subscribe to a more holistic approach to investing.
In an industry that continues to become more concentrated among the rarefied few, companies like CG Tech and leaders like Niall Carroll will become more vital than ever before, with the hope of a new paradigm of sustainable venture funds that create sustainable value, leading to a more sustainable future.
The collection of business within the CG Tech group allows us to share learnings and ideas with each other, sparking collective investments into research and development of new products and services which would not normally have been created.
The technology arm of the CG Tech group, The Virtulab, has allowed me to grow the reputation of Prommac as a digital business in a traditional industry, and we have been able to transform at a fraction of the cost of outsourcing these services.
As the youngest leader in the group, the collective knowledge of leadership has helped me grow personally by engaging with great business leaders who have been there, done that and have shared their experiences with me.
The CG Tech team has helped us raise capital and fund growth using the know how and experience of the collective group. The spread of skill sets between Accountants, M&A Experts, Operational Specialists, Metallurgy Specialists has helped me shape my business for the future.


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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — First Friday is just a day away, and Brooklyn’s Best Pizza & Pasta is the latest restaurant on the scene near the Arts District.
Four weeks after a soft opening in early October, the new Italian restaurant in the Holsum Lofts building at 241 W. Charleston might become the next big discovery for pizza lovers in downtown Las Vegas.
It’s the second location for owner Joey Gonzalez, who opened Brooklyn’s Best in January of 2019 on South Fort Apache Road just south of Tropicana Avenue.
Gonzalez came on the scene when he traveled from Texas to win the International Pizza Challenge at the annual International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. His “Eggplant Delight” took the title, and it’s on the menu at Brooklyn’s Best.
Now, the Brooklyn native calls Las Vegas home.
The dining room says “New York” but it isn’t enormous, so it might fill up fast as people discover the place. And that might not take long as the neon sign beckons a whole new crowd this weekend. As if the sign isn’t inviting enough, the front door follows a New York subway theme. (A “selfie spot” out the back door looks just like a subway, too.) The murals inside are scenes from Brooklyn, with New York sports legends featured.
“It will be our first time going through First Friday,” Jennie McCarty said. She’s the manager at the new downtown location. “We’re excited to find out what it will bring.”
On one hand, it’s a place to grab a lunch special during the week — two slices and a drink for $7.95, and you get to choose from a variety of pies. On the other hand, it’s a deep menu with everything from calzones to veal parmesan to linguini with white clam sauce.
But if you ask McCarty, go with “Grandma’s Pie” — a 16-inch “thin square deep dish” with sweet plum tomato sauce, garlic, olive oil, mozzarella and basil. Then again, she really likes the wings with a side of Mike’s Hot Honey. And the salmon salad … maybe in a “pizza bowl.”
There’s no shortage of choices.
Next up on Brooklyn Best’s to-do list: An appearance at the Las Vegas Pizza Festival on Saturday, Nov. 12. And then, a grand opening on Nov. 16 from 4-6 p.m.


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PICKUP TRUCKS' GRANDFATHER * USA - 100th Anniversary TT Ford
* Michigan - Ford Trucks celebrate 100 years as America’s workhorse icon
(Photo from Ford: 1918 Ford Model TT one-ton stake bed truck)
--- Exactly 100 years ago today — July 27, 1917 — the first Ford Model TT truck rolled out of the assembly plant on Woodward Avenue in Highland Park, beginning an American love affair with pickups that still burns hot... Henry Ford had no idea what he’d begun when he had the TT engineered specifically to be a truck at a time when most pickups were modified cars... He intended the Model TT for farmers, another tool like the Fordson tractors he built for the rural life he idealized. He would’ve tipped his straw boater hat back, squinted and laughed in your face if you told him the F-series pickup that’s the direct descendant of his Model TT would become America’s best-selling vehicle for 35 years straight...
(Video by YOUCAR - Jan 12, 2015)
... Ford’s culture is steeped in the lore of the F-series and “Built Ford Tough,” the slogan coined in a company magazine in 1977, the year when the F-series first became America’s best-selling truck. Ford has sold more than 26 million F-series trucks in the U.S. since then...
Detroit, MICH, USA - The Detroit Free Press, by Mark Phelan - July 27, 2017
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Manu‘fractured’ supply chains : IBM’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index
IBM’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index shows how cyber criminals took full advantage of global uncertainty in 2021, especially in the manufacturing industry
Today, IBM Security released the results of its annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. As cyber criminals become increasingly innovative in leveraging global uncertainty, more than ever companies and policy makers need to join forces to share threat intelligence, best practices and improve standardization and innovation to combat cyber threats.
By Julian Meyrick, Managing Partner & Vice President, Security Strategy Risk & Compliance, Security Transformation Services Software, IBM Security
In 2021 cybercriminals took full advantage of global uncertainty, a weakened supply chain and unpatched vulnerabilities to successfully infiltrate organizations across the globe and make their pay day. IBM’s X-Force Threat Intelligence Index identifies the biggest cyber threats in 2021, and how ransomware and vulnerability exploitations together were able to ‘lock-down’ businesses around the world.
Instead of chasing the money, cyber criminals now chase leverage, all through our supply chains. Last year, manufacturing surpassed the financial industry as the most attacked sector. Manufacturing faced the most attacks in Asia (32%), North America (27%), and Europe (26%), indicating the strategic shift in attackers’ targeting.
With nearly 1 in 2 attacks on manufacturing occurring due to unpatched vulnerabilities, and 2021 also witnessing a 50% increase in disclosed vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems, it’s is clear that cyber threats are a growing concern across all industrial sectors.
The Charter Of Trust, a global initiative of leading companies advancing cybersecurity, is calling for both industry and governments to work together and share know-how and best practices, but also to extend operational collaboration to government agencies and other public sector entities.
The need for bringing together the cybersecurity capabilities of public and private sector partners to enhance cyber resilience has never been greater.
Since its inception, the Charter Of Trust has been promoting multilateral efforts in regulation and standardization.
And the sense of urgency to create common security standards and enhance collaboration is growing.
In the European Union, for instance, there is a strong focus on building a cybersecurity ecosystem across the EU Member States, through the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade.
In the US, President Biden’s Executive Order on “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity highlights the persistent cyber threat to the United States and calls on the government and private sector to partner to address these ever-evolving cyber threats through requirements on software supply chain security, threat information sharing, and enhanced cybersecurity standards.
But while governments are addressing cybersecurity measures, companies should not wait for regulation to take effect, but rather strengthen their partnerships with other private players as well as with governments. The Charter has always advocated for more joint public-private initiatives across the entire supply chain in various sectors, for a more collective and coordinated readiness to act on threats.
If there’s one thing the 2022 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index shows, it’s that it is essential that industries are prepared for cyber risks – and preparation requires access to information.
Whether in manufacturing, financial services, or the energy sector, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly more resilient, resourceful, and stealthy in their pursuit of businesses’ critical data. It’s paramount that we all recognize that public-private partnership and collaboration on threat sharing will be central to building a coordinated defense against these threats.
Read more about the global and regional results in the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index below:


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ALOM is a global leader in supply chain management serving as a strategic partner to our customers by expertly and seamlessly conducting their key business functions from manufacturing to marketing.
ALOM Director of Software Development Aruna Raote Named Women of M2M Award Recipient
June 7, 2019
Key technology expertise drives supply chain efficiencies and value
Aruna Raote, ALOM Director of Software Development, was named a 2019 Woman of M2M by Connected World Magazine at its Seventh Annual Awards program recognizing women as trailblazers and innovators in the Internet of Things (IoT) space. The award presentation took place June 6 in Rosemont, IL, at The Women of M2M dinner honoring exceptional women in technology across all industries.
“ALOM is extremely proud that Aruna Raote has been honored for her leadership in technology and software design. At ALOM she has been a key driver in developing state-of-the-art technology solutions for ALOM and our customers. Aruna and her accomplished development team have designed customer-facing sites and applications for the world’s leading brands. The IT solutions developed by Aruna have not only won industry accolades and awards, they are also instrumental in ensuring our customers’ success. Thanks to Aruna’s technological and strategic expertise, we have enabled our customers to utilize these systems to achieve efficiencies and add exceptional value to their supply chains,” said ALOM President and CEO Hannah Kain.
“Tens of thousands of users around the world benefit from Aruna’s leadership and determination only to accept the highest standard of programming, innovation and dedication to excellence”, said ALOM Chief Technology Officer Brandon Marugg.
With 19 locations around the world, ALOM is a global leader in supply chain management. Use of technology was a core competency when the company was founded in 1997 and continues to be a key area of innovation today. ALOM’s technology, including portals and ecommerce solutions, enhances supply chain visibility and ensures on-time and accurate production and fulfillment of hundreds of thousands of daily orders at its facilities in Fremont, CA, Indianapolis, IN, and globally.
“The Women of M2M and IoT list is comprised of some of the most powerful, smart, tech savvy, and successful women in the technology sector. These women are selected because they each bring a unique lens to their respective companies that helps push connected technologies forward,” said Peggy Smedley, President of Specialty Publishing and Editorial Director of Connected World.
The 2019 Women of M2M and IoT winners will appear in Connected World in July.
ALOM is a global supply chain management services and solutions provider serving as a partner to its Fortune 100 customers in the technology, automotive, government, medical, telecommunications, and utility/energy sectors.
Headquartered in Fremont, CA, its expert team of strategists, technology engineers, and supply chain specialists operate globally from 19 locations. ALOM supply chain service offerings include procurement, ecommerce, inventory, assembly, digital media duplication, print management, fulfillment, IT and visibility tools, logistics management, and operations. ALOM is proud to deliver its customers’ products and services impeccably, enrich the end-user experience, and uphold their brand reputations.


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NEW YORK: The NY City Council’s Sanitation Committee began its hearing Monday on a possible ban on plastic foam food containers. The Council is also believed to be exploring the prospects of effective recycling techniques to treat expanded polystyrene foam containers.
The bill introduced by the NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg claims to address a major environmental issue, as the PS foams are not easily bio-degradable and takes years to get decayed in landfills. The city’s recycling facilities currently are not equipped to processing PS foam products, which the restaurants mainly use for packaging food items. The city residents by throwing the PS foam products along with plastic recyclables actually hamper the activities of recycling vendors who in turn are forced to segregate the PS foam products by hand.
The restaurant owners and business group however claim that the ban would badly affect the small businesses. The PS foam products are considerably cheaper than other market alternatives. Instead of imposing a ban, the City should introduce efficient recycling of PS foam products. They quote the example of Los Angeles where PS foam recycling is mandatory.
Michael Bloomberg will be leaving office by the year-end. However, the Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio stated Monday that he also supports the PS ban proposal.According to statistics, nearly 23,000 tons of plastic foam is thrown out per year in New York.


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June 19, 2018
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, United States
Come to Boston, a city synonymous with innovation, as it hosts a critical national dialogue on how this exciting technology is reshaping business models
June 19th, 8:30 a.m. at the Boston Convention Center
Speakers include: Boeing, GE, Stryker, UPS, the U.S. Marine Corps and Stratasys
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME, is inviting media to cover our Leadership Forum, “Preparing for the Additive Disruption” – a unique half-day event during LiveWorx18 in Boston that will help technologists and business executives understand how to prepare for the additive manufacturing revolution. Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, has grown faster, better, and cheaper. For multinational companies—and even small and mid-size organizations—the technology is reshaping business models and forcing change.
The ASME Leadership Forum will be moderated by Terry Wohlers, whose Wohler’s Report has been the industry’s leading compendium of information for 23 years.
Executives from leading organizations whose operational models are being disrupted by additive manufacturing, and some of the companies that are enabling the transformation will discuss:
- Supply chain consolidation: How additive manufacturing enables companies like GE to consolidate more than 800 parts into just 12, reduce cost and weight—while eliminating 10-15 suppliers.
- Rethinking maintenance: How UPS is preparing for a future when warehouses will stock fewer materials and companies fabricate repair parts on demand.
- Decommoditization: Using additive manufacturing to redesign old products for niche markets that were otherwise uneconomical to enter.
- Unexpected competitors: How additive manufacturers’ simplified production process will enable them to compete with established companies in businesses ranging from printed circuit boards to tools and dies.
Some companies are leveraging 3D technology to transform their business models, reshaping how they deliver products and services to customers. Others, even major global enterprises, are unsure how to proceed amidst the changing technology and economic landscape.
Date: June 19, 2018
Time: 8:30 am
Room: BCEC Room 154
Location: LiveWorx18, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston
**Over the phone interviews are also available**


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IT will be the biggest, sleekest supermarket shelf-stacking delivery service in the world.
Ten of these breath-taking ocean-going leviathans are set to hit the waves at more than £117million apiece.
Each will carry at least 18,000 containers from booming Asia into Europe.
That’s the equivalent of 180 million Apple i-Pads or 111 million pairs of trainers in a single voyage.
The Triple E sea monsters – six times the capacity of the QE2 – will sail from China and Malaysia, bringing cheap goods to major ports including Felixstowe, Rotterdam and Bremerhaven.
Despite their huge price-tag, the 165,000 tonne vessels, to be built in the Daewoo yards in South Korea, are predicted to cut costs by 26%. The Danish Maersk line, which already carries one in five of the world’s goods, has an option to build 20 more.
It would be the biggest shipping order ever – worth almost £3.7billion.
The 1,312ft-long, 193ft-wide giants are slower than conventional vessels, with a top speed of just 23 knots.
But they carry 2,500 more 20ft containers than any ship afloat – and can be manned by a crew of just 13.
They are said to use around 50% less fuel and emit 20% less C02 than even the most eco-friendly vessels.
Every nut and bolt will be recorded so they can be recycled at the end of their 25-year lifespan – and made into another ship. The super-fleet is designed to exploit the boom in Chinese and Asian markets.
China’s economy is tipped to expand 10% a year over the next decade with a growth of 5% to 8% in shipping goods to Europe.
Eivind Kolding, chief executive of Maersk said: “When you take goods off a supermarket shelf most probably came on a container.
“Container shipping reaches consumers wherever they are. Globalisation could not have happened without a very efficient container shipping industry.
“We will set new standards far beyond what the regulators imagine today.”
He explained that the ships can only sail into major container ports – otherwise they would take too long to unload.
He said the idea of recycling the whole ship was “a completely revolutionary principle” in the industry.
Sang-Tae Nam, chief executive of Daewoo, said the new vessels will be launched sometime between 2013 and 2015.
He added: “It will open a new chapter and change the landscape of shipping and shipbuilding.”
Oil supertankers were the biggest ships ever built at more than 1,450 feet long, but were scrapped after the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster.


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Though most people would be likely to peg Christmas as the most important holiday in terms of consumer spending, many would be surprised to discover that Halloween comes in second.
“We first picked up on that statistic in the last year,” said Mark Schmidt, head representative for the 21st Halloween, Costume and Party Show. “It’s been growing over time but it’s now clearly on everyone’s radar screen.”
The annual trade show, held this year on March 4-8 in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., had Schmidt hoping to reflect Halloween’s growing importance in buyer diversity.
“I think we’re working harder to market to a wider group of people,” said Mark Schmidt, the show’s head representative. “We’re learning that virtually everyone has some stake in Halloween and seasonal items. We’re trying to reach out to those niche markets.”
As a 7 billion dollar industry, it’s clear to see why so many different markets would want to be a part of the Halloween and costume facet. Schmidt said that this year, even some zoos are trying to get involved. “You get almost no sector of the retail economy that doesn’t do something retail or party related. Even drug stores.”
Though the main exhibitors were balloon retailers, costume shops, haunted hay rides and gift shops, there were also at least 500 representatives in the “general merchandise stores” category. Over 1,000 exhibitors signed up to be a part of the show, with companies like AmScan, which deals in party goods, reserving over 50 booths, and California Costume Collect, a chain of costume stores based in Los Angeles, following close behind with 20 booths. There were also over 400 attendees representing at least 172 foreign countries, a number which is up from last year.
The show had made additional efforts to market to buyers specifically by sending out different mailers for retailers interested in different aspects of the show. “This is really three shows in one,” Schmidt said. “We have the Halloween focus, we have the party of paper focus, then we have the haunted attractions focus. We’ve worked very hard to make sure each of those three areas of the show has an equal footing. “If you’re the party industry, the mailer you got had a party looking feel too it. If you were the Halloween part, yours had a darker, more sinister look to it.”
As a treat for Halloween enthusiasts from all sides of the industry, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, hosted this year’s festivities. “She brings headliner quality to the Halloween portion of the show,” Schmidt said.


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J. J. Abrams has been named as Disney's choice to direct the new Star Wars sequel, due for release in 2015, according to reports.
Last October, The Walt Disney Company agreed to buy filmmaker George Lucas' Star Wars franchise, for $4.05 billion (£2.5 billion).
A new series of Star Wars films were planned, with the company announcing a release of Star Wars: Episode VII, in 2015.
Emmy-award-winning director J. J. Abrams, the man behind the recent remake of the Star Trek franchise, was named as the film's director by Hollywood trade reports yesterday evening.
Star Wars fans were abuzz on Twitter, when producer and writer Roberto Orci, who worked with Abrams on Star Trek and Mission: Impossible III, seemed to confirm the reports in response to a question about Abrams' involvement, replying 'true!'
After his work reinventing Star Trek, Abrams was pegged as the obvious choice to helm the new Star Wars movie, despite denying his interest in the franchise following Disney's announcement last year.
Abrams is the second big name associated with the new Star Wars films.
Late last year it was confirmed that Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3 writer Michael Arndt would write the screenplay for 'Episode 7'.


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Almo Professional A/V has acquired certain assets of NewComm Distributing, the distribution arm of manufacturing representative, NewComm Technologies.
As a result of the acquisition, Almo Pro A/V is now sourcing all of NewComm’s ClearOne inventory, while giving former NewComm customers access to Almo Pro A/V’s more than 60 AV brands, nine warehouse locations, Sound Options dedicated audio sourcing and technical engineering group, and revenue-generating Managed Services.
“This acquisition offers benefits for both our existing partners as well as former NewComm customers,” explained Rob Ziv, director of business development for Almo Professional A/V. “Our existing partners now have a larger quantity of inventory to access in different locations throughout the nation. At the same time, former NewComm customers can now take advantage of all Almo Pro A/V has to offer to increase profits and margins—such as products from the top AV brands—and business-expanding services like content creation for digital signage, sourcing labor, control systems, ClearOne DSP mixer programming, and bandwidth service.”
“When we made the business decision to exit distribution, we wanted to make sure our customers would be taken care of by a reliable, well-stocked and technically-astute distributor,” added Alex Schouten, sales and dealer communication for NewComm Distributing. “Almo Pro A/V has a proven, secure path for these resellers and integrators with the benefit of ongoing opportunities for growth and profitability in the future.”


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Thanksgiving is just weeks away, and if you're already thinking about how you're going to make the big bird, there are some steps you can't forget.
Food handling errors and inadequate cooking are the most common issues that lead to poultry-related foodborne disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That's why the CDC is offering four food safety tips to help you prepare turkey meals for the holidays.
The steps detail how to safely thaw, handle, stuff and cook your turkey meal for your next family gathering.
Safely thaw the turkey
The first step is to safely thaw your turkey.
The CDC says you should thaw your turkey in the refrigerator, in a sink of cold water that is changed every 30 minutes or in the microwave, but do not leave it on the counter.
When a turkey is left out at room temperature for more than two hours, the CDC warns, its temperature becomes unsafe and can cause bacteria to grow.
Safely handle the turkey
You'll also want to make sure you are safely handling the raw turkey. That includes washing your hands frequently and keeping the raw turkey away from other food items.
According to the CDC, raw poultry can contaminate anything it touches with harmful bacteria.
To prevent the spread of bacteria, the CDC says, following the four steps to food safety: cook, clean, chill and separate.
Safely stuff the turkey
Cooking stuffing in a casserole dish makes it easy to make sure it's cooked all the way. If you put stuffing in the turkey, the CDC says, make sure you do that right before cooking.
Safely cook the turkey
Lastly, after you place the completely thawed turkey the breast side up in a roasting pan that is 2 to 2½ inches deep, pay close attention to the temperature.
The CDC says you should set the oven temperate to at least 325 degrees. Cooking times will vary depending on the weight of the turkey, but regardless, make sure it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. You can check the internal temperature by inserting a food thermometer into the thickest portions of the turkey -- breast, thigh and wing joint -- and into the center of the stuffing.
You're advised to let the turkey stand 20 minutes before removing the stuffing and carving the meat.
For more information on safely preparing your holiday turkey, visit the CDC website.


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The bikes will hit the market next spring.
The new bikes will be powered by the company's new Revolution Max engines.
The bike will cost you a hefty $29,799.
The LiveWire will reach dealers in 2019.
A new beast from Milwaukee's finest.
Don't worry, Harley is in good hands.
Now there's the modern Harley we've been waiting for.
The two-wheeled icon gets a teNeues coffee table book.
The Austrians show the Americans how it's done.
What happens when Deus gets its hands on a Harley Davidson Sportster?
The most nimble motorcycle in the Harley Davidson range.
A look at one of the most anticipated events in vintage motorcycles.


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The Amazing Race‘s thirteenth season is being advertised in a place where travelers gazing out windows of airplanes are likely to see it: on the rooftops of buildings near LAX. The largest building has the show’s logo, while the smaller ones have “Welcome to the Finish Line” and the premiere date and time.
“We’re right on an active approach path. So we’ve gotten plenty of reports from people who have seen it. It organically fit ‘The Amazing Race,’ and we thought it would be a fun thing to do,” CBS marketing executive George Schweitzer told Variety, which has a picture of the ad. In a press release, CBS says this represents the network’s “first-ever aerial view network billboards.”
The network is also advertising the show where even more fliers might see it: on their online boarding passes. (See an example.) A company called Sojern that works with six airlines (American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United, and US Air) announced that in a press release, and said they offer “customized, destination-specific information right on the online and printed boarding pass.”
Sojern’s CEO, Gordon Whitten, says in the release, “The advertisements for ‘The Amazing Race’ exemplify the benefits of boarding pass advertising not only to direct response advertisers but also for brand equity.”
Ooh! There’s nothing like talk of brand equity to get me all hot and bothered for a reality show’s return.
From Hangers to Hangars [CBS press release]
CBS Teams up with Sojern to Promote ‘The Amazing Race’ on Online Boarding Passes [Sojern press release]


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This week the Wine Regulation Council of La Palma reported that over the last ten years, forest fires and changing meteorological conditions across the island were the two main factors that led to the reduction of over 100 hectares of grape vine cultivation.
The areas most affected include Los Llanos, Las Breñas, Mazo and Fuencaliente, which are traditional wine producing regions, as well as other regions where grape vines are grown, such as Garafia, Puntagorda and Tijarafe.
This Wine Council confirmed that the current situation is due to the great fires that affected Fuencaliente in 2009, 2012 and 2016, so there is now an urgent need for more investment in these damaged areas.
However, the General Directorate of Agriculture also reported that it believes that this reduction in the cultivation of vineyards has occurred mainly in family owned businesses, but that there has been an increase in the cultivation of grape vines by larger companies.
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Warhammer Skulls returned for 2023, once again providing Warhammer fans across both the Age of Sigmar and 40,000 franchises with information on their favorite games, upcoming projects, and brand-new announcements. This year, Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin was the biggest announcement, taking the fantasy series into the real-time strategy realm on both PC and consoles. Additionally, we saw a new look at Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, which looks to be a worthy successor to the original game, as well as new updates coming to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide.
But that’s not all. Alongside a launch trailer for Warhammer 40,000 Boltgun was news of new Xbox Design Lab controller options, and we got a couple unexpected surprises. One is a combat racing game called Speed Freeks, while the other is a collaboration with a game so odd, we wouldn’t believe it if not for a teaser trailer.
Below are the biggest games and announcements from Warhammer Skulls 2023. Be sure to let us know what your favorite announcement was, and which game you’re hoping to hear more about in the future. Games Workshop’s legendary series has seen more video game adaptations than we can count at this point, so there is a very good chance there’s something up your alley in some genre.
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International trade plays a vital role in the prosperity of Utah agriculture. Enhancing market access and ensuring a level playing field in international markets is one of the most important things we can do to grow agriculture — and jobs — in Utah. Ninety-five percent of the world's consumers live outside of the U.S., which means there is tremendous opportunity for Utah’s farmers and ranchers to expand their reach and sell Utah agricultural food products to more consumers around the world. Through the reduction and elimination of burdensome tariffs and the opening of new markets to American agricultural products, Congress can support jobs and generate income for rural communities across Utah.
Agricultural exports are an important part of Utah’s economy. According to the USDA, Utah agricultural exports have grown for a fifth year in a row, hitting a record $528 million in 2014; the latest numbers available. These are exports that provide much-needed income to our farms and support approximately 3,800 jobs, stimulating over $660 million in additional business activity for a total of over $1.1 billion in agricultural and other business activity annually in Utah due to agricultural exports.
Real people are affected by international trade decisions. Only 3 million people live in Utah. International trade provides an unbelievable potential for our ranchers who are taking a hit this year due to the unfair tariffs placed on beef by some countries.
These ranchers are your friends and neighbors, people who live, work and play in cities around the state. They are people like Charles Redd of La Sal and Joe Fuhriman of Logan. Both of these ranchers work tirelessly on their ranching operations to provide high quality beef for their customers. International trade can help make or break their livelihoods, and giving them greater access to markets in places like Japan or Malaysia, free from unfair tariffs, we can provide them with an even larger market for Utah beef.
Imagine millions of dollars flowing into Cache Valley and the La Sal region because Joe and Charles can export their beef to more people around the world. Utahns need more export access for our friends, our farmers and our ranchers.
Establishing strong, enforceable rules of trade to protect American exporters from politically motivated, un-scientific trade barriers will ensure that Utah’s agricultural and food companies will be able to succeed in a global marketplace free from burdensome trade regulations.
The opportunities for Utah agriculture are too great — and the risks of inaction too harmful — to fail to support the reduction and elimination of burdensome tariffs and the opening of new markets to American agricultural products. Lowering the tariffs that other countries put on American agricultural products helps make our products more affordable for foreign consumers — and therefore more enticing to buy. Utah’s farmers, ranchers and food companies are diverse and innovative. Fair and free international trade rules and regulations will allow them to thrive in a growing global marketplace. Their success will mean more jobs for Utah families and more money in Utahns' pockets.
Utah’s agriculture and food industry is incredible, and I urge Congress to allow it to reach its full, global potential by unleashing it from burdensome and unfair international trade rules, regulations and practices. Now is the time to act; individuals, families and rural communities across Utah eagerly anticipate the opportunities your actions will provide.
LuAnn Adams is a farmer and rancher from Box Elder County and the commissioner of the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.


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Announcement: Presentation of the new Bike Sharing offer in Kolasin
MINISTRY OF TOURISM, PR DEPARTMENT
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism of Montenegro and the Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy, the event “First days of bicycles in Kolasin” will take place on 20 June of this year, in Kolasin, to officially mark the beginning of the new tourism offer of Bike Sharing.
The Kolasin tourism offer will be enriched with the Bike Sharing offer, which involves the possibility to rent bicycles at the rental desk that will be installed in the main town square.
Throughout the summer, all tourists and citizens of Kolasin will have 40 adult and 10 children bicycles (for children from 10 to 15 years of age) at their disposal.
The Program envisages bicycle race, lottery, awarding prizes, big celebration at the Main Square in Kolasin and free food and beverages.
This event will start at 9 am, with the opening of the rental desk in the Main Square.
Here You can download a programme for new Presentation of the Bike Sharing offer in Kolašin.


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Xbox 360 users will be able to decide the fate of a Gears Of War 3 character.
Purchases of special Avatar T-shirts will cast a vote for whether Clayton Carmine will live or die in final game of the third-person shooter trilogy.
Funds raised from the shirts, which will say either 'Save Carmine' or 'Carmine Must Die', will go to gaming charity Child's Play.
The Avatar shirts will go on sale from July 29 for an unannounced fee.
Microsoft will also sell real-life versions of the shirts at Comic-Con in San Diego for $20 (£13) each.
Gears Of War 3 will be released on April 8 2011.


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PORTLAND, Maine — The City Council in Portland wants the U.S. Postal Service to preserve an island community’s post office, which is on the list for possible closure.
In a unanimous vote Monday, the council said it would tell the Postal Service that the Cliff Island post office is a key part of island life and that its elimination would mean a three-hour round trip by ferry for residents who need to mail out packages.
Cliff Island is about 10 miles off mainland Maine.
WCSH-TV reported that the postal service has suggested contracting with a business to sell stamps and send packages if the Cliff Island branch is closed.
Last month, the financially troubled Postal Service said it was considering closing 1 in 10 of its retail outlets to save money.


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Publication Date: October 15, 2013
Source: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Industry: Retail and consumer goods
Chow Tai Fook (CTF) is China's largest jewelry retailer by market capitalization, with reported sales of USD7.4 billion in fiscal year 2013 and is less known to Westerners. Within mainland China, the Hong Kong-based brand was better known than other international jewelry brands such as Bulgari and Tiffany. CTF's aggressive expansion strategy in China aimed to have 2,000 point-of-sales outlets by the end of 2014. Faced with rapidly changing demographic, social, economic, and digital landscapes within Mainland China, Kent Wong, the Managing Director of CTF, is challenged to fine-tune CTF's operation and marketing strategies in order to sustain its leading competitive position. The company is also facing some severe headwinds that could slow down its growth path. One of the biggest hurdles is the anti-graft drive initiated by the Chinese President to stamp out corruption among government officials. Many analysts fear that this campaign would have negative or even devastating consequences for many luxury goods companies like CTF, especially for goods associated with conspicuous consumption.


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The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reconsider its recently implemented Price Verification System. In an exclusive interview, the Director-General of MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, expressed concerns that the CBN’s Price Verification Portal is adversely affecting manufacturers’ activities in the country, adding that businesses already grapple with various challenging government policies amid economic difficulties.
Ajayi-Kadir emphasized the need for the reversal of several restrictive measures imposed by the CBN, highlighting the price verification portal as one such unnecessary restriction affecting members’ ability to import raw materials, machines, and parts. He urged the CBN to discontinue the portal’s operation, asserting that it limits businesses.
The MAN DG called on the CBN to review its policies promptly, aiming to remove impediments affecting the real sector of the economy. He emphasized the importance of focusing on forex adequacy and cautioned against unnecessary restrictions that could negatively impact genuine and struggling manufacturers.
The CBN had officially launched its Price Verification System portal on August 17, requiring all Forms M applications from August 31, 2023, to be accompanied by a valid Price Verification Report from the newly established portal. The move aimed to enhance transparency, accountability, and standardization in trade operations within the country.
However, last month, members of the National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents opposed the newly introduced price verification system, citing contraventions of the Customs and Excise Management (Amendment) Act 20 of 2003/Nigeria Customs Service Act 2023 on import valuation. In a letter to various authorities, the group urged President Bola Tinubu to disregard the circular from the CBN on the introduction of the price verification system.


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DuPont loses €670m award as Kolon wins aramid retrial
ERJ staff report (PR)
A US district court ruling ordering Kolon Industries Inc. to pay EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. $920m (€670m) in damages for using its p-aramid fibre trade secrets has been overturned in the US Court of Appeals.
In 2011, Kolon of South Korea was found to have misappropriated confidential information about the production and marketing of Kevlar fibres from former DuPont employees.
The Korean company, which had been marketing p-aramid fibre under the Heracron brand since 2005, was also enjoined by the district court from manufacturing these products for 20 years.
During the seven-week trial, the district court judge disallowed the use of evidence from Kolon that DuPont had disclosed details about its aramid production processes during an earlier court case involving Akzo Nobel.
The Court of Appeal, however, has now found that evidence from the ‘Akzo’ case should have been considered, and ruled that the dispute between DuPont and Kolon be returned to the courts.
Best known for their use in bullet-proof armour, p-aramid fibres also widely applied as reinforcements in tyres and industrial rubber goods.


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Spike shown in online purchase scams since COVID started
Published 3:58 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2020
Scams related to online purchases, already on the rise in 2019, spiked further following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research by the Better Business Bureau (BBB). A staggering 80.5 percent of consumers reporting online purchase scams in 2020 lost money. That figure has been creeping up from 71.2 percent in 2015, when BBB began collecting data.
Online purchase scams ranked among the top three riskiest scams for the last three years, according to the 2019 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report that was published in March 2020. Shortly after the report was released, COVID-19 shut down businesses, forcing people to socially distance and increase their online presence.
The organization measures fraud using the BBB Risk Index, a multidimensional approach to evaluating scam risk that considers three elements: exposure (prevalence of a scam type), susceptibility (the likelihood of losing money when exposed to a scam type), and monetary loss (the median dollar loss reported for a particular scam type).
With the coronavirus pandemic expected to continue for the foreseeable future and more people potentially being targeted by online scams, BBB launched a new study to better understand how online purchase scams happen, who is targeted, the overall impact of them and how BBB can help people avoid losing money while shopping online.
The 2020 Online Purchase Scams Report examines findings from an August 2020 survey of 1,549 U.S. and Canadian consumers reporting online purchase scams to BBB Scam Tracker. The top reason people lost money to this type of scam was the enticement of a sales price. Scammers offered high demand products at a significantly reduced dollar amount, which then increased the desire to purchase the item.
“This trend is also evident in SETX based on locally reported scams,” according to Liz Fredrichs, President of BBB SETX. “Our scam tracker reports locally show a 200% increase in online purchase scams in 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019. Monetary losses reported in the last 8 months are also up, with residents reporting a loss of over $4,900.00 since the pandemic began.”
Following the coronavirus outbreak, the second biggest motivating factor to search and purchase items online was availability. Early in the pandemic, supplies such as hand sanitizer, toilet paper, cleaning products, and masks were in short supply. According to the survey, more than half (53 percent) of the respondents said they weren’t aware they were a target of a scam until they didn’t receive the product they ordered.
Consumers who lost money to online purchase scams reported the following platforms as the place where they saw the product: Facebook, Google, a direct merchant website, Instagram, or pop up ads on social media when they were actively shopping. According to survey respondents, out of the 57 percent who did not research the website or business via an independent source before making a purchase, more than four out of five lost money.
The report highlights those who are most at risk for online purchase scams. Individuals ages 35-44 were more susceptible and likely to be victimized, while younger consumers are more susceptible than older adults. However, older adults tend to lose more money than younger adults for online purchase scams. This falls in line with findings across all scam types. In addition, service members, military spouses, and veterans were more likely to fall victim than non-military consumers, and reported losing significantly more money to online purchase scams.
Survey results reinforced that consumer education in relation to online shopping is a critical component of fighting back against these scammers. Those who were aware of online purchase scams prior to being targeted were less likely to lose money (77 percent) than those who were not aware (82 percent).
For more than 100 years, the Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. In 2019, people turned to BBB more than 183 million times for BBB Business Profiles on nearly 5.8 million businesses and Charity Reports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org. There are local, independent BBBs across the United States, Canada and Mexico, including BBB Serving Southeast Texas, which was founded in 1963 and serves 8-½ counties in TX.


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COMPASS GROUP UK & Ireland has joined forces with FareShare – a charity organisation dedicated to fighting hunger and tackling food waste in the UK.
This partnership will see Compass Group UK & Ireland work with its supply chain distribution partner Brakes to provide FareShare with good, in-date food that can no longer be sold to customers. Surplus food includes discontinued lines, food with out of date packaging due to promotions that have finished; all fit for purpose products that are now going to a worthy cause.
FareShare redistributes good quality food from the food industry to over 1,300 charities and community organisations across 20 regions, covering more than 137 towns and cities in the UK. Last year, FareShare redistributed 5,500 tonnes of food which contributed towards one million meals per month, benefiting 62,200 people every day.
Dennis Hogan, Managing Director, Compass Group UK & Ireland said: “As a business, we are committed to growing sustainably, supporting organisations like FareShare who are making a real difference in local communities and tackling key environmental challenges at the same time.”
Reducing waste is at the heart of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s corporate responsibility strategy. It signed up to the Hospitality and Foodservice Agreement in 2012, committing to working with WRAP, a not for profit that helps other organisations reap the benefits of reducing waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way, in order to achieve collective environmental targets for the industry. Compass sites also use a dedicated waste management system, ensuring the ongoing monitoring and reduction of food waste across the business.
As part of this ongoing commitment, Compass Group UK & Ireland championed a national industry-wide initiative called ‘Working on Waste’ last month. Organised by the IGD, a charity that helps the food and consumer goods industry deliver the needs of the public, the initiative is run in collaboration with Love Food Hate Waste, with the aim of reducing household food waste, which costs the average household up to £700 a year.
Throughout October Compass ran a range of activities as part of the ‘Working on Waste’ initiative. Compass colleagues took part in free seminars about how to avoid waste and save money at home, they also received rescue recipes, meal planners, top tips and took part in a top tip competition to share ideas on waste reduction.


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- Compact smartphones don’t appeal to the crowds and this has led Apple to stop offering “mini” iPhones.
- Now a rumor is suggesting that ASUS may shut down its Zenfone brand
- This had become a specialist in high-end Android devices, but with small screens
In recent years, the smartphone market tends to offer ever larger devices. But some brands believe there is still demand for compact models, with relatively smaller screens than most smartphones on the market. Today, however, everything suggests that compact smartphones will disappear permanently, or almost.
Among the brands that have bet on compact models is Apple. In 2020, it created a surprise by launching the iPhone 12 mini, a model with a premium technical sheet, but with a small 5.4-inch screen. In 2021, the company repeated this experience with the iPhone 13 mini. But sales weren’t particularly good for these “mini” iPhones. And in 2022, Apple abandons this format in favor of the iPhone 14 Plus which, on the contrary, has an XXL screen.
On the Android side, ASUS, through the Zenfone brand, has bet on compact smartphones. As we mentioned in our test, the 5.9-inch ASUS Zenfone 10 offers a premium spec sheet, but in a relatively compact and easy-to-handle format. But unfortunately, it seems that today this brand is living out its last days.
Rumors about the end of ASUS Zenfone
For the moment, nothing official. But as reported by our colleagues at Android Authority, Technews Taiwan media evoke a restructuring that is allegedly underway at ASUS. And as part of this restructuring, the manufacturer would have decided to close some divisions, including the Zenfone brand. Therefore, the Zenfone 10 would be the last device of this brand.
Of course, for now, this information should be viewed with caution, as it is unofficial. But it is quite possible that due to low sales of its compact smartphones, ASUS has decided to put an end to the Zenfone adventure. Additionally, Android Authority mentions other signs that could corroborate the rumor. These are changes made on the manufacturer’s website, such as the end of the distribution of old firmware for Zenfone smartphones. But for the moment ASUS has always found valid explanations for these changes.
In any case, the end of the ASUS Zenfone brand would be a big loss for the Android ecosystem. Although Zenfone has never been among the leading smartphone manufacturers, it has always come up with interesting models. And with its Zenfone 10 and Zenfone 9, it has allowed compact smartphone enthusiasts to have high-end models, but with relatively small screens (a rarity in 2023).


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Air New Zealand Launces A Clue-Style Competition To Find Out Who ‘Killed’ Their Mascot
In partnership with toy and board-game company Hasbro, the airline announced the untimely end of 'Rico' and sent fans on the hunt for the celebrity killer.
Air New Zealand has launched a new online campaign in partnership with toy and board-game company Hasbro to identify the ‘killer’ of their mascot in a Cludeo–or Clue as it is called in North America–style competition.
‘Rico’ rose to fame last year with his ‘risqué approach’ driving publicity for their new economy seat, Skycouch and premium economy seat, Spaceseat. Last week the airline announced the demise of their mascot who reportedly ‘died while hosting a celeb-packed house-warming party in his Los Angeles mansion’.
Players must navigate the digital Clue board game on the ‘Who Murdered Rico’ microsite and solve the clues to identify which celebrity–Snoop Dogg; Holly Madison; rugby player Ma’a Nonu; Guliana Rancic; Richard Simmons or Paul Henry–killed the furry mascot.
Air New Zealand’s head of international marketing, Jodi Williams commented:
As a small airline at the bottom of the world we haven’t had the budgets to take a traditional marketing approach to gain awareness of these award-winning product innovations. Thanks to Rico they have had fantastic exposure in our core international markets and beyond.
Check out the video below to see the campaign in action:


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Flexible skin patch provides haptic feedback from a human operator to a remotely operated robot
A team of researchers from City University of Hong Kong, Dalian University of Technology, Tsinghua University and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China has developed a flexible skin patch that can provide haptic feedback to and from a person and a robot, allowing for teleoperated robots. They have published their results in Science Advances.
Engineers have been developing robots that can be controlled remotely by a human operator, but, as the researchers note, most such systems are bulky and difficult to control. They also generally provide little feedback other than a video stream. In this new effort, the researchers in China sought to develop a more user-friendly system. To that end, they created what they call an electronic skin—a flexible skin patch that can be applied to the skin of a human controller that captures both movement and stress factors such as twisting and turning.
The patch has sensors for reading information from its own sensors, wireless transmitters to send the information it is receiving, and small, vibrating magnets that assist with haptic feedback. Groups of patches are placed on the skin of an operator at important junctures such as the fold on the front of the arm over the elbow. Some of the sensors in the patch consist of wires placed in a zigzag fashion, which are pulled straighter as the patch is bent, providing information about body movement—bending an arm at the elbow, for example, or releasing it.
All of the combined data from the patches allow an operator to control a remote robot without having to wear clumsy gear. But there is more to the system: The patches are also applied to parts of the robot to allow the operator to receive feedback. Putting patches on the robot's fingertips, for example, would allow the operator to feel the hardness of an object held by the robot, courtesy of the tiny vibrating magnets.
More information: Yiming Liu et al, Electronic skin as wireless human-machine interfaces for robotic VR, Science Advances (2022). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6700
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12 May 2014
We are thrilled to hear that Etihad Airways has launched an in-flight hotel suite, featuring a living room, double bedroom, separate ensuite shower and of course, a personal butler. The first class cabins will be introduced on board the airline’s A380 megaliners from the end of this year.
08 May 2014
Yesterday saw the launch of Tourism Australia’s latest campaign “Restaurant Australia” - an initiative focused on bringing together Australia’s food and wine connoisseurs, to create a dedicated online hub for Australian businesses to share their food and wine experiences with the world. A truly stunning campaign, be sure to check out the Restaurant Australia film here.
08 May 2014
Fastway Couriers has thrown its support behind Kiss Goodbye to MS, a month-long event aimed at raising funds and awareness for the fight against multiple sclerosis. Fastway Couriers is preparing to hold a number of fundraising events during May, as well as packaging, collecting and delivering more than 500 boxes of MS merchandise to individuals and businesses across Australia.
Read more on Business Franchise Australia.


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KENNEWICK, Wash.-- If you're thinking about buying, car dealers say now is the time.
"There are a lot of factory to dealer incentives that make right now the best time to buy a car," said Larry Lambert, General Sales Manager at Overturf Motor Company in Kennewick.
At Overturf Motors in Kennewick the sale experts show us the numbers.
"The price we got it for $39,000 and at this point we're selling it for $30,000, so it's a 7,000, more than $7,000 on the price of this car, so it would be an excellent purchase on this car," said Joe Munoz, a Sales Consultant at Overturf.
At Legacy Ford, a big incentive to buy is employee pricing.
"In the past employee pricing has been like if you work at the dealership you would get the same price as I would pay, right now, you get the same price as someone as if they worked at the plant, and then on top of that there's rebates on say 2008 F-150's, up to $5,000," said Cliff Smith, General Sales Manager at Legacy Ford in Pasco.
And it's the rebates that are making the sales more appealing for buyers.
"If there's a $5,000 rebate you can use that to reduce the price of the car, or the consumer has a choice, they can either take it as cash back and have money to pay off other bills," said Smith.


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The watchdog said consumers needed reassurance that leaving the EU will give them a better deal on issues including food safety and energy bills.
Debate here about Brexit so far has focused on the Irish Border. Copenhagen Economics’ report for the Government demonstrates that a lot more than this key political factor is at stake. And central to all this are the food sector and rural Ireland.
Irish dairy giant LacPatrick has unveiled a "Brexit-proofing" technology centre in Co Tyrone in a £30m investment creating 20 jobs.
The U.K. government will extend its Brexit transition regime to help farmers cope with the loss of European Union subsidies when the country leaves the bloc in 2019 in a move that will add billions of pounds to the cost of the split.
Brexit poses huge risks to food standards in the UK and will have “seismic implications” for its food and farming systems, according to a new report. Author Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council, said that the UK faced a stark c
Brexit could have serious implications on the UK food manufacturing industry which is already struggling to maintain consistent levels of food safety compliance, two leading North-East specialists have cautioned.
One of the UK’s largest dairy producers has warned that a badly handled Brexit could lead to price hikes for food, and scarcity in the shops from April 2019. Gabriel D’Arcy, the chief executive of LacPatrick in Strabane complained that ministers were
The rules around food safety and labelling requirements are clear and robust. Problems arise, however, on both an EU and a UK scale when it comes to dealing with fraud in the food supply chain.
Peter Whelan, director of audit and compliance at the Food Standards Agency Ireland, made the remarks at the Food Brexit conference in London this week.
Rising food prices, regulatory uncertainties and challenges from international trade deals post-Brexit will conspire to create a “perfect storm” that threatens to rain on the UK food industry’s parade.
The Irish beef industry is dependent on exports to stay afloat. This comes as only 10% of all beef cattle slaughtered in Ireland are consumed domestically; the remaining 90% are exported.
THE Ulster Farmers' Union has said it has been reassured over funding fears post Brexit after a visit from DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Secretary Michael Gove.
Britain will seek a series of waivers for goods and people crossing the Northern Ireland border under new plans that risk creating a “back door” with the European Union after Brexit.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is confident that its plans for risk-based regulatory change under the Regulating our Future initiative will not be “knocked off course” by the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, currently underway.
Theresa May is warned today that opening the door to low-quality food from the United States after Brexit could spell disaster for both British farmers and animal protection. Slashing food regulations in order to strike a quick trade deal with Washin
The UK is unprepared for the most complex ever change to its food system, which will be required before Brexit, according to a new briefing paper published by SPRU, the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex.
UK shoppers are "completely in the dark" about the effect Brexit will have on their weekly shop, a former Sainsbury's boss has told BBC Panorama.
Science, rather than emotion, should underpin any future revisions to the UK’s regulatory regime governing crop production after Brexit, the head of crop protection at Rothamsted Research has warned.
The UK’s food and drink supply chain stakeholders have been advised to unite in making sure the industry’s interests take centre stage during the tough Brexit negotiations that will take place over the next two years
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