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Soup company Yorkshire Provender has announced the launch of its range of six soups in a new 550ml ‘pouch in carton’ serving.
Completely new in design, the ‘pouch in a carton’ offers added benefits for both trade and consumer. Benefits include easier portability and reduced waste for retailers and microwave-friendly cartons with cardboard that keeps the pack cool and easier to handle.
According to the company, the ‘pouch in a carton’ has simple ‘snip, heat and serve’ on-pack instructions and eco-friendly packaging which is kinder to the environment, with use of over 80% less plastic.
The British designed packaging was developed by Terry Williams of Yorkshire Provender over a nine-month period.
The packs will be available at 48 select Waitrose stores in the chilled food section from early February 2013. The original pots will continue to be available in other Waitrose stores, Ocado, Booths and selected Tesco, Co-op and independents.


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Shares in South Africa’s Woolworths rose more than 13% on Monday after the retailer said it expected its first-half headline earnings per share (HEPS) to jump 50%-60%.
Woolworths said its business was boosted by an improved business environment in the final six weeks of the period pushing up its HEPS to R2.47-R2.64 ($0.1622-$0.1733) for the 26 weeks ending December 27, compared to R1.65 a year earlier.
HEPS is the main profit measure in South Africa.
By 0850 GMT, its shares were trading 11.9% higher, after surging as more than 13% earlier, while the broader index was up by 1.9%.
Woolworths’ announcement adds to positive sentiment around South African retailers triggered last week by Mr Price and Foschini Group, whose shares soared after they reported healthier third quarter sales and profit numbers as retailers recover from coronavirus sales slump.
Retailers in Africa’s most industrialised country have been one of the hardest hit due to the pandemic. Retail sales in November, usually considered a peak sales month as customers spend heavily before the festive season, fell 4% year on year.
The crisis has forced retailers to move online, prompting tough competition as companies push for market share.
Woolworths, with a presence in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, expects group sales to rise 5.3% from the same period a year earlier.
Its online sales in South Africa in the food segment grew by almost 160% and contributes more than 2% to overall sales.
Online sales in fashion, beauty and home segments more than doubled, contributing 4% to overall sales of the segment.
It will release its results on February 25.

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The $4.1 billion Wynn Palace is scheduled to open in summer 2016. It will feature a 28-storey hotel with 1,700 luxury rooms. The resort will have a floral theme and guests will enter on Skycabs, which will traverse an 8-acre performance lake. It will also have luxury retail space, large-scale floral displays and high-end dining. The resort was originally scheduled to open in March but was held up by construction delays. xcitement and entertainment via a breathtaking ride in uniquely themed, air-conditioned SkyCabs that traverse a stunning 8-acre Performance Lake and into the heart of the resort.
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watchOS 2.2 launches alongside iOS 9.3 later this year.
The Apple Watch is getting savvy, thanks to a new software update that makes Apple Maps able to search for nearby places to eat, shop, and have fun. Apple’s watchOS 2.2, which is still in beta, ditches the need to use Force Touch in order to access the search capability.
The current watchOS version requires users to press the watch’s display to access search, contacts, and directions. The upcoming watchOS, however, speeds discovery by placing the search feature on the front interface, alongside a “My Location” button below it.
Even better, quick navigation buttons to a user’s home and work location have been added to the front UI, similar to Google Maps for the Apple Watch. Perhaps the most notable feature of the update is Nearby Search, which Apple introduced on Apple Maps alongside iOS 9.
Accessing Nearby Search opens a nifty list of categories, ranging from food, drinks, shopping, travel, and more. Tapping these sections will lead you to a catalog of businesses, with their corresponding addresses, ratings, contact information, and directions.
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It seems that Apple is partnering with Yelp to provide the data for this year, reports 9to5Mac. Additionally, watchOS 2.2 now allows iPhones to pair multiple Apple Watches at the same time, making it easier for users to share content.
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Dual stacked headlights will not be seen on the updated 2016 Chevrolet Silverado. Instead, the pickup will get smaller and more stylized units as well as a more muscular hood and a new front fascia to give it a menacing vibe. Chevrolet scrapped the stacked headlights, a primary feature on the brand’s fast-selling truck since the ‘80s.
Its new lights are comparable to those used for high-tech electronics. Chevrolet spokesman Tom Wilkinson said that the styling revisions were meant to make the truck fresh as it competes with Ford’s revamped F-150 and Fiat Chrysler’s Ram 1500.
Another model that it will have to compete with is the new Titan pickup that Nissan will bring to the market in a few months. The changes to the new Silverado represent some of the most radical ones implemented mid-cycle.
The redesign for the 2014 Silverado was questioned by several dealerships, truck fans, and journalists if they were extensive enough. Several critics complained that it was still too similar to the truck that it had replaced.
This year, sales of the light- and heavy-duty Silverado in the U.S. have gone up by 15% while the full-size truck market grew by 4.7%. There was a 2.4% drop in deliveries of the F series, which include super duties. Meanwhile, the Ram volume has increased by 4.3%.
The upper trim levels of the 2016 Silverado, which include the Z71, will feature two rows of LED lights divided by an accent bar that is seen across the grille’s width. In addition, the lower fascia now has a different design and comes with smaller vertical fog lights. There are few revisions to its mechanics and trim.
Chevrolet has expanded the availability of an eight-speed automatic transmission for models that are powered by a 5.3-liter V-8 engine. Previously, the eight-speed gearbox had been offered just on models that have a 6.2-liter V-8.
Modifications were done on the Chevy MyLink system to support Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. There have been no confirmations yet if the GMC Sierra, which shares Silverado’s platform, will get the same updates for 2016. According to GMC spokesman Brian Goebel, the company won’t reveal specific details about the 2016 model yet.


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The maker of Kind bars — which contain almonds and other nuts — pushed back against an FDA complaint about its use of the phrase "healthy and tasty." The FDA is now reviewing its definition of "healthy" as used on food labels.
A Chinese police officer poses with Chinese tourists in front of Milan's cathedral on May 3. Chinese police are on patrol with Italian officers to help make Chinese visitors feel safer.
A black bear looks up at a line of picture-taking tourists near the popular Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, which is on the border of North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Donatella Versace is setting the record straight.
In the midst of her “73 Questions” with Vogue, the Italian fashion icon revealed that Americans commonly mispronounce her late brother Gianni‘s namesake brand.
“It’s Versa-che,” she said, emphasizing the different sounds of the Italian “e” and American “e.”
The designer, who took over the iconic brand as artistic director after her brother’s murder in 1997, shared sweet memories of him.
Gianni’s killing is now being portrayed in the FX limited series, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.” The late designer is played by Edgar Ramirez, while Donatella is played by Penélope Cruz.
To honor the 20-year anniversary of her brother’s death, Donatella released a tribute collection, noting it was “too painful” to put out anytime sooner.
“Twenty years went by and I was ready,” she said. Even though she admits that Gianni would say her work with Versace is “not good enough.”


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GALION — As executive director of Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway, Mike Hocker’s office is right in the middle of Galion. So, coincidentally, is part of the Lincoln Highway.
To say Hocker would like his hometown to be better represented on the Lincoln Highway’s most high-profile event is an understatement. This year’s Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale is Aug. 11, 12 and 13.
This will be the 12th year for the event, and thus far, Galion has not embraced the sale as wlll as other communities across the nation’s first coast-to-coast highway.
“We’re missing out.” Hocker said. “Not just those who have things to sell. I mean, if you are planning a yard sale, why not take advantage of the people traveling the Lincoln Highway looking for things to buy.”
More sales in Galion may also mean a little more business for local restaurants, gas stations, convenience stores, etc.
“Those people are traveling all day in search of bargains,” Hocker said. “They’re going to have to get gas. They’re going to want something to drink. They’re going to get something to eat.”
Hocker travels the 241 miles of the highway in Ohio on sale weekend each year. He’s keeping an eye on different communities and what they do during the weekend. He’s also looking for bargains, as are the hundreds of other shoppers out and about during the annual event.
“They’re driving around with fists full of dollars,” Hocker said. “They are doing this because they want to buy. So I don’t know why you would have your own sale on any other weekend.
The Buy-Way Yard Sale is hard to get out of your system once you experience it.
Just ask Deb Jeffers.
“I do it every year,” she said. “Mike (Hocker) always points me in the right direction so I know what communities to visit. One year he told me to go to Van Wert. That year that were two of those sales in Van Wert, the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way and the U.S. 127 Corridor sale. I’ve never seen anything like that. I had a Ford Focus. It was completely packed by the time I got home.”
Jeffers said she finds something to buy every year. But she has more fun, it seems, meeting new people and experiencing new places.
“There’s a lady over by Jeromesville, who each year has food for sale,” she explained. “Brownies and stuff like that and fresh vegetables. Anyway, one time we were talking and she took us out to her barn, where they were working on two old tractors. It smelled just like when I was growing up.”
Jeffers has toured old churches, old barns and other buildings, which are added bonuses to the treats and other treasures available at any of the stops along sale route
“Each year it gets larger,” Hocker said. “I thought by now we would level off, but it keeps growing.”
He said last year there were 1,367 sales across the state. Some communities have dozens of sales.
Galion has three big sales: one by the Galion Historical Society, one by the group that is working to operate and restore the Galion Depot, and one by First Lutheran Church.
“We’ve had other people who had sales, but for whatever reason, a lot of Galion people are missing out on a great opportunity,” he said.
And if you don’t actually live on one of the Lincoln Highway roads, it’s pretty easy to find someone who does, and you can infringe on their property. Some communities have a church or a park or a big farm where space is available to sell stuff.
“There could be dozens of sales in one place,” Hocker said
Hocker has been promoting the Lincoln Highway for years. He said it’s got a lot more going for it than the more famous Route 66, which garnered part of it’s fame thanks to TV.
“The Lincoln Highway has so much more history,” he said. “And we’re not taking advantage of it they way we could.”
Hocker can talk about the virtures and the history associated with the Lincoln Highway for hours.
But for this one weekend each year, he’s selling dreams and opportunities.
“Every year you hear stories about people buying some kind of treasure, paying dollars for it and then finding out it was worth so much more,” he said. “If you’re a college student trying to furnish a dorm or a room, you can do that for a fraction of what new stuff will cost and you can do it in a day or two.”
Jeffers one-upped Hocker in that regard.
“You can furnish a whole house in one weekend,” she said.
Hocker’s group puts out a brochure/pamphlet each year that is available along the Lincoln Highway and points readers to some of the traditionally, more popular sites, such as Van Wert, or Wooster. The pamphlet also points you to some of the best places to get a bite to eat along withe way, such as the Hot Dog Shoppe in East Liverpool or the Spread Eegle Tavern in Hanoverton.
Also, the group has website historicbyway.com that offers plenty of information about the sale. It also will have a searchable database that shoppers can use if they’re looking for specific sale items.
Russ Kent is editor of the Galion Inquirer. If you have a comment or a story idea, email him at [email protected]


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According to KPVI local time on December 6, 2018
Police in Poland, Germany and the Netherlands have uncovered an organized criminal gang that illegally sells fireworks in Europe.
EU Police Agency Europol said that the Polish police seized 80 tons of fireworks on Thursday and arrested 35 suspects.
Europol also said that Polish suspects ship about 1,500 kilograms of fireworks every day to EU member states, including the 500 kilogram explosion of powerful F4 fireworks (F4 fireworks, which can only be discharged by professional technicians).
The police in Poland, Germany and the Netherlands also intercepted illegal fireworks without any indications. At the same time, the Dutch government also closed four online platforms for selling fireworks.
1. EU Fireworks:
Category F1 (over 12 years old)
Category F2 (over 16 years old)
Category F3 (over 18 years old)
Category F4 (Professional discharge)
Stage Fireworks T1 (18 years old)
Stage Fireworks T2 (Professionals discharge)
Other pyrotechnic products P1 (18 years old)
Other pyrotechnic products P2 (professional discharge)
Dutch sales of fireworks: December 29th to December 31st
Personal fireworks display time: from 18:00 on December 31 to 2 am on January 1 (ie only 8 hours legally discharged)


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Casa Cuba, the long-awaited new line of cigars by Arturo Fuente has recently began shipping to retailers. This is a cigar that has been several years in the making, but also over two years in terms of anticipation for its arrival in the marketplace. The initial allocations to retailers will be limited, with further allocations to follow. Most retailers who received allocations had ordered this cigar at the 2013 IPCPR Trade Show.
Originally, Casa Cuba was targeted for a release in 2012 as a part of Fuente’s 100th anniversary celebrations. In June, 2012 the company announced these plans were being put on hold due to “personal and professional challenges”. It is believed that this was tied to the challenges of a fire that destroyed two Fuente warehouses in late 2011.
There are two noteworthy items in regards to the Casa Cuba release. First, it is a cigar that was blended by Carlos Fuente, Sr. It is believed to be the first significant release that Carlos Sr. has put together in many years. Secondly, this is a cigar that is being marketed for the most part without the “A. Fuente” name and appears to be positioned as a brand that will stand on its own. It is also the first new brand in the Arturo Fuente cigar catalog in recent years.
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The cigars are blended at the Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia factory in the Dominican Republic. According to Cigar Aficionado, the wrapper is an “Ecuadorian Havana”.
Wrapper: Ecuadorian Havana
The Casa Cuba is being launched in four sizes. It will be packaged in boxes of 30. The price point ranges from $8.75 to $10.00. According to Cigar Aficionado, the names are come from dominos.
Doble Cuatro: 4 1/2 x 54
Doble Cinco: 5 x 50
Doble Tres: 5 1/2 x 44
Doble Seies: 6 x 52


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Amazon announced a service that will automatically download digital versions of many compact disc purchases to its cloud player for free, and will mine its customers’ purchase history all the way back to 1998 to ensure no CD bought on its website doesn’t have a digital twin.
The company said the service –dubbed AutoRip – applies to the 50,000 most popular albums of the past 15 years, including CDs from the largest three record labels. The service is automatic for customers using Amazon’s cloud player, which stores digital music remotely to be played across a variety of devices.
“CDs were the second category – after books – that Amazon carried,” said a spokeswoman. “We’ve sold hundreds of millions of CDs to tens of millions of customers.”
Microsoft, which has a history of being hunted by antitrust regulators, now is complaining that regulators aren’t being tough enough against its rival Google.
In a blog post published Wednesday, Microsoft Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner expressed disappointment in Google’s potential agreement to avert a lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. antitrust authority.
The Wall Street Journal and other news organizations have reported Google appears close to pledging several voluntary changes to satisfy the FTC concerns about potential abuses of its market position in Web search. The Journal also has reported Google is expected to sign a consent decree in a separate probe on of how it handled mobile patents that it acquired in its purchase of Motorola Mobility last year.
In the brick-and-mortar world, customer service often becomes noticeably warmer as the business gets smaller: think mom-and-pop diner versus franchise outfit. But on the internet, it seems, the biggest is also the best.
Amazon is the world’s biggest online retailer by a giant margin — it sells almost five times more than the number two, office supply company Staples — and it also topped customer satisfaction tables in 2012, according to an annual survey put out today by research house ForeSee.
ForeSee has been polling online shoppers for customer satisfaction sentiment since 2005, and this year Amazon scored the highest rating of any company since the survey was established; it was also the second consecutive year that Amazon came out on top.
The company’s satisfaction rating of 88/100 was three points better than the next best performer L.L. Bean , which scored 85. Of the 15 biggest e-commerce companies as listed by Internet Retailer in its annual Top 500, only Amazon scored above 80. The average for all retailers was 78.
Kindle tablets, “Fifty Shades” novels and the leg lamp from the movie “A Christmas Story” all had spots at the top of Amazon shoppers’ lists, according to the online retailer’s review of the holiday season.
The annual post-Christmas press release offers few hard numbers to judge Amazon’s holiday sales and profits but does show which products were highly sought-after and how busy the retailer was.
Amazon said on its peak sales day of Nov. 26, which was the Monday after Thanksgiving, users ordered more than 26.5 million items world-wide across all product categories, “a record-breaking 306 items per second.”
Customers bought more than one toy per second on mobile devices, indicating their increased use of tablets and smartphones.
There are a lot of tablets on the market now.
When looking to buy a tablet as a gift, the answer won’t always be the iPad. Some are cheap, some are very expensive. But price isn’t the only thing that matters.
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Same-day delivery — the ability for a user to get his or her hands on a purchase just hours after it’s complete online — is very quickly becoming the latest avenue for a startup shootout.
There are already a few startups trying to rebuild a business out of the chaos and disaster that was Kozmo.com, the Web courier that crashed in 2001.
Now they have to deal with the likes of Amazon and eBay, which also look to enter into the field of same-day delivery. The difference is that while they aren’t startups — and might not be as nimble — they also have years of expertise and capital to work with. The Wall Street Journal has an excellent profile of eBay’s attempts to enter that space.
It also mentions a couple startups that are already working on cracking the code for same-day delivery. Here’s a quick run-down of them.
The rash of retailers and Web companies pushing into same-day delivery would be wise to recall the meteoric rise and sudden fall of venture capital darling Kozmo.com Inc. more than a decade ago.
The Web courier went belly up in 2001, less than four years after it introduced its service promising to deliver to customers’ doorsteps just about anything they wanted in about an hour. Kozmo raised more than $250 million in financing from venture-capital firms, and from heavyweights including Starbucks Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., en route to a planned initial public offering before falling under the weight of an overly ambitious expansion.
Kozmo had been an overnight sensation. By eschewing delivery charges or minimum order sizes, Kozmo drew a wide swath of customers, including some wanting, say, a lone DVD or candy bar to satisfy the late-night munchies. The company sold brand-name products from its own distribution centers.
Cable TV service Home Box Office is opening its first dedicated software-development office to work on mobile apps and other digital products. But HBO’s new techie outpost isn’t in Silicon Valley but instead in Seattle.
HBO executives Otto Berkes and Drew Angeloff, two former Microsoft employees, are spearheading the new Seattle outpost, which will officially open in coming months and will be devoted to new services including HBO Go, the streaming-video service for people who subscribe to the HBO pay-TV service.
Berkes, senior vice president of digital products for HBO, said the location was a “pragmatic consideration” given his professional network in the Seattle area.
Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday the head of its China operations, Wang Hanhua, would leave the company at the end of November.
A company spokesman said Mr. Wang, who has been with the company for more than seven years, is moving on to do “something he’s more interested in.”
Amazon Vice President of Retail Operations Steve Frazier will take over as acting country manager while the company looks for a permanent replacement, the spokesman said.
“Because Steve has been with Amazon for quite a while, the thing we want to say to the outside is…everything will be operating smoothly,” the spokesman said, adding that Amazon has been expanding its operations in China for a long time and would continue to do so.
Amazon has begun advertising the Kindle Fire HD, its 7-inch $199 tablet, on the home page and included blow-by-blow comparisons with Apple’s more expensive 7.9-inch iPad Mini.
Apple’s executives have been critical of 7-inch tablets like the Kindle Fire HD. Apple CEO Tim Cook reiterated that on its most recent earnings call: “Let me be clear, we would not make a 7-inch tablet. We don’t think they’re good products.”
While Apple has touted the size of the iPad Mini as an advantage over the Kindle Fire HD and other smaller 7-inch tablets, the iPad Mini also sports a lower resolution than some of those tablets, coming in at 1,024 by 768 pixels, or 163 pixels per inch. The Kindle Fire HD has a sharper display, with about 216 pixels per inch.
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Dell warns of tough third quarter
Personal computer maker Dell has said because of the "uncertain economic environment" it expects third-quarter revenue to be down by between 2% and 5% on second-quarter levels.
It came as the world's third-largest PC maker maker revealed second-quarter revenue of $14.5bn(£9.18bn).
That was narrowly below the level that analysts had estimated.
The news caused its shares to fall by 3.7% in after-the-bell trading, to $11.88, after closing at $12.34.
Dell also warned of a "challenging" second half for computer sales, but said it was on track to transform its operation.
In recent years Dell has focused more on higher-margin corporate needs and less on the home consumer.
"We're transforming our business, not for a quarter or a fiscal year, but to deliver differentiated customer value for the long term," said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive.


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A new Legends of 1968 premium fit T-shirt has been launched by Quarter Mile Addiction. It is the first in a new Muscle Car Legends series and helps customers to celebrate classic drag racing memories.
Quarter Mile Addiction has launched a new Legends of 1968 premium fit men’s T-shirt in a range of sizes. It is the first in its new Muscle Car Legends series, featuring five legendary Dodge and Plymouth cars from 1968.
More information can be found at: http://quartermileaddiction.com
The cars on the new design include the 1968 SS Barracuda, the ‘68 Plymouth Roadrunner, Dodge Coronet/Superbee, Dodge Charger and the 1968 SS Dart.
Buying the new design allows customers to celebrate the classic 1968 model year at the Mopar Nationals, Mopar Fest, Carlisle Chrysler Nationals, and NHRA US Nationals.
The T-shirt is designed to be a premium fit, and along with the T-shirt, hoodies, posters, and even car phone cases are available. This offers customers a number of different ways for them to celebrate their favorite drag racing cars.
Even if customers aren’t able to celebrate 50 years of high performance vehicles and racing in person at the big events, they can show off the cars around the home on their new T-shirt.
The shirt is not sold in stores, and is only available through the Quarter Mile Addiction website. Worldwide shipping is available, and orders are expected to arrive within five to 10 business days.
Other popular designs include the Nostalgia Fuel Altered Drag Racing T-shirt, the Vintage Hot Rod Gasser design, and a range of other Nostalgia drag racing T-shirts.
Quarter Mile Addiction is known for its excellent products and premium fit T-shirts, along with other accessories and drag racing themed products.
The store has revived classic drag racing commercials and newspaper adverts to carve its own unique space in the drag racing market. A number of different designs are available to suit the different vintage drag racing classes, including Super Stock, Pro Stock, Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars, Hot Rod Gassers, and Fuel Altereds.
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Europe Asia Global Link Enterprise (EAGLE) – the newly launched joint venture created by the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) and VNU Exhibitions Asia – is set to develop trade show business between China and Italy.
The new venture is officially in business, following the formal establishment of its board of directors. During a meeting held on 7 March 2018 in Shanghai (EAGLE’S base of operation), Corrado Facco, IEG’s MD, was appointed of chairman of the EAGLE Board, while David Zhong, president of VNU Exhibitions Asia, was appointed VC.
Emanuele Guido, head of Group Strategy and International Business Development at IEG, will serve as an EAGLE director, while Shine Liu, VP of VNU Exhibitions Asia, has taken on the role of executive director. Davide Gabaldo – IEG’s legal director – has overseen the establishment of EAGLE from a corporate perspective.
The meeting was held at the Italian General Consulate in Shanghai, in the presence of Italian Consul general, Stefano Beltrame, and Italian trade commissioner, Massimiliano Tremiterra.
EAGLE will serve to develop business interests in the Far East in the wellness, green technology, hospitality and tourism sectors. For VNU Exhibition Asia, a company belonging to Utrecht Expo, EAGLE will provide additional opportunities to consolidate its commercial relations with companies in East Asia.
IEG currently hosts TTG Travel Experience at its Rimini Expo Centre, which takes place 10-12 October 2018. Two EAGLE events have been scheduled for 2018: the 15th Shanghai World Travel Fair and Travel Trade Market (TTM).
Shanghai World Travel Fair, or SWFT, will take place from 24-27 May, and will bring an expected attendance of more than 500 exhibitors from around the world, and 13,000 buyers and visitors, mainly from east China. SWFT will combine merges both B2B and B2C, with a focus on China’s growing outbound tourism market.
TTM will take place in the southwestern Chinese province of Chengdu, Sichuan from 5-7 September. It is a B2B event for inbound and outbound Chinese tourism operators, and offers international exhibitors the opportunity of meeting tourism professionals from secondary and tertiary cities in the central and western regions of China.
Before taking EAGLE into its operational phase, the joint venture partners conducted a survey during the Chengdu Travel Trade Market Business Forum 2017, in order to gauge market interest; and conducted 1,000 business meetings during the TTM preview, consulting with some 60 international buyers, from more than 17 countries as well as tourism companies.
The new venture has already concluded an agreement with the European Tourism Association (ETOA), which is an association in Europe of tour operators and tourism industry suppliers, to explore and secure greater commercial opportunities in the Chinese market.
The World Tourism Organisation reported that 135m Chinese tourists travelled abroad in 2016, which is up six per cent from the number registered a year earlier. The China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) estimated that the tourism sector grew by a further four per cent in 2017. The amount spent during oversees travel by Chinese citizens exceeded US$261bn, which, in 2016, representing a 12 per cent increase from the previous year.
A record 5.8m number of tourists (from China) booked overnight stays in Italy in 2016 – up by 400,000, compared from 2015. According to the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute (COTRI), during the first six months of 2017, a 14 per cent increase was recorded in the number of visa applications, with a rise in applications up 22 per cent for individual trips and a 10 per cent increase for group trips.
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Amid inflation at its highest level in four decades, Congress on Friday gave its final approval to the historic Inflation Reduction Act of President Joe Biden. Although experts point out that, despite its name, the measure is not expected to dominate the increase in prices in the short term.
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office concluded last week that the changes would have a “negligible” impact on inflation this year and next. Meanwhile, the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Wharton budget model concluded that, over the next decade, “the impact on inflation is statistically indistinguishable from zero.”
This is because the legislation will not directly address some of the main drivers of price increases, from gas and groceries to rent and restaurant meals.
Even so, law could save money for some Americans by lowering the cost of prescription drugs for the elderly, extending health insurance subsidies, and lowering energy prices.
It would also modestly reduce the government’s budget deficit, which could slightly reduce inflation by the end of this decade.
Biden himself, in discussing the legislation’s effect on inflation, has cautiously referred to potentially lower prices in individual categories rather than reducing inflation as a whole.
A lower deficit to lower inflation
The White House has published a letter signed by more than 120 economists which claims that the law’s reduction in the government’s budget deficit, by an estimated $300 billion over the next decade, would put “downward pressure on inflation.”
Lower deficits can reduce inflation. That’s because lower government spending or higher taxes, which help reduce the deficit, reduce demand in the economy and thus relieve pressure on companies to raise prices.
However, other experts point out that the lower deficits will not be felt for another five years and will not be very large in the future.
How it is reflected in homes
While the law could have the benefit of increasing savings for millions of households on pharmaceutical and energy costs, unlikely to have much effect on headline inflation.
Prescription drugs represent only 1% of spending in the consumer price index and spending on electricity and natural gas represents only 3.6%.
Starting in 2025, the law will limit the amount that Medicare beneficiaries would pay for their prescription drugs at $2,000 a year.
Also would limit insulin costs of Medicare beneficiaries at $35 per month. Insulin prescriptions averaged $54 in 2020, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Juicy Couture's latest destination is the airport. The bubbly brand is setting up four airport boutiques starting December. The first will be inside the American Airlines terminal at Miami International Airport. Next stop? The British Airways terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport in January. Then Taiwan TaoYuan International Airport’s Terminal II in February. Lastly, the fourth shop is set for a Spring launch in the Athens Airport Duty-Free area.
"We know that our customer is traveling and she’s in the airports. Women are always wearing our tracksuits, especially to travel in. We just don’t think she’s being targeted by other retailers in these airports, so there’s a real opportunity there for us," said Ellen Rodriguez, senior vice president of global licensing and international for the brand. What do you think of Juicy's new venture?


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3M recently reported fourth quarter earnings of $1.62 per share, an increase of 14.9% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. Sales grew 2.4% year-on-year to $7.6 billion. Operating income was $1.6 billion and operating income margins for the quarter were 20.9%. Fourth quarter net income was $1.1 billion, and the company reportedly converted 131% of net income to free cash flow.
Full-year 2013 earnings were $6.72 per share, an increase of 6.3%. Sales increased 3.2% to $30.9 billion. Acquisitions added 1.4% to sales, and foreign currency reduced sales by 1.6%.
“The fourth quarter concluded a very successful year for 3M,” said Inge G. Thulin, chairman, president and CEO. “We generated broad-based, profitable sales growth across the portfolio and per-share earnings rose nearly 15% in the quarter. Free cash flow conversion was 131%, which enabled us to continue investing in our businesses while also returning a record amount of cash to shareholders.”
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Is there a color that turns you off or just seem less appealing than others? Well, apparently there is one color that we all have in common. It has been titled the ugliest color, describes as “dirty”, “death” and “tar”, and so some governments thought they could use this face in a great way.
What’s this color? Meet Pantone 448 C!
This is Pantone 448 C, it’s called “opaque couché”, which was selected through a research conducted by a group of academics and commercial market researchers for over 3 months. An agency was hired by the Australian government to find a color that turn people off, to an extent that if it was placed on cigarettes pack, they would quit.
The report confirmed that studies involving more than 1000 regular smokers, aged 16 to 64 indicated that ‘‘drab dark brown’’ packages had the lowest overall appeal and looked like they would contain the lowest quality cigarettes, which would cause the most harm.
Ugly never looked so good!
This “ugly” color is now used for all tobacco packaging along with the usual visuals for health warnings. Other governments including the United Kingdom, Ireland and France are now adopting the ugliest color as well for the tobacco packaging.
The federal government initially referred to the ugly color as ‘‘olive green’’. That was until the Australian Olive Association wrote to Health Minister, urging her to stop using the term because it was denigrating the olive brand.
Other colours considered for the title were lime green, white, beige, dark grey and mustard; but none came close to Pantone 448C, being the least appealing to customers.
For 2016, Pantone chose two colors for the first time to share the title “Color of the Year”, which have been across fashion, makeup and interior design.
In the meantime, don’t expect to find Pantone 448C on a catwalk any time soon.


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Too bad ol' Bob couldn't have tempered some of his "rage" in his often chuckle-inducing autobiography and been a little more generous concerning the contributions of Grant and Greg in Husker Du. Sure, Greg may have been a non-entity, but Grant? Dude had as many good songs and contributed as much to that band as Mould. Not to mention his dismissive treatment of the guys in Sugar. Dude's purely solo shit just that. But hey Bob, yr the man! The world needs some more of yr tepid dance music!
Brilliant article, he seems like a great person which is fitting for an amazing band!
Saw the show at the Aladdin, couldn't believe how good he was at his age! Even liked the new stuff, certainly something I would never say about Aerosmith!
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Buying Power: BrandSource Comes Out Swinging Against Big Boxes
In the past, Bob Lawrence, CEO of BrandSource, backed off from publicly challenging the big box stores. He wanted to play nice, he said, not stir up any controversy. Those days are over.
Speaking before thousands of BrandSource electronics, appliance and furniture dealers at the group’s Spring Summit in Dallas Monday, Lawrence said it’s time to “directly attack” the box stores. “We stand on the cusp of being the next great retailer brand,” he said.
Lawrence cited many reasons for the change in tone and why BrandSource members can be the dominant retailers in their markets. Here are a few:


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Has Denver finally surpassed Boulder as a beer city? Is Portland next?
Denver has always been a center of the beer-making world. From our rip-roaring past to the Great American Beer Festival to the beer-fueled redevelopment of LoDo. But until recently, you could have argued that Boulder was a better craft beer town.
Dusting a firkin at Hops & Pie.
In 2011, Denver surpassed its smaller, hipper neighbor to the northwest, both in the number of breweries (the first time in a long time that we've been able to make this claim) and with the culture that goes along with craft beer drinking. As 2012 approaches, Denver has fourteen breweries within its city limits, according to the Colorado Brewers Guild (although I count fifteen), while Boulder has nine.
Four of Denver's breweries -- Denver Beer Co, Wit's End, Caution and Renegade -- bubbled up in 2011, and there are already seven that have announced their intentions to open (or move to Denver) in 2012. Many more are in the early planning stages.
More important than quantity, though, is the way Denver's beer culture has grown, changed and matured in a very short time.
Hundreds of new tap handles were added in 2010 and 2011 at beer-centric restaurants like Ale House at Amato's, Freshcraft, Hops & Pie, Euclid Hall, Yard House and Mellow Mushroom, and more on on their way in 2012 (watch for Lucky Pie Pizza and Tap House, opening in February or March). But that was just the beginning. Many of these spots now bring in rare and special beers, host tap takeovers and special events and lure celebrity brewery owners on a regular basis; and Hops & Pie is in the midst of doubling its size, while Euclid Hall added a massive tap handle sign a few months ago.
Even bars that typically favored mass market beers are slowly recognizing the importance of catering to craft beers, especially Colorado-brewed beers. Choppers, Blake Street Vault and Boone's Tavern all revamped their tap lists in 2011.


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The formerly sleepy world of regulation has just become the hot new thing. Rules are being drawn up now that will fundamentally reshape the prospects of individual firms, sprawling ecosystems, and even entire nations. In this brave new world, the risks and opportunities of regulation have become a key driver of pretty much any business strategy. From e-commerce and energy production to selling experiences, financial services, and crypto payments, much hangs on what regulators will mandate, allow, or encourage in big tech. And if investors and businesses aspire to identify the future winners and losers, their first concern should be understanding, and potentially helping shape, the rules of the game.
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Quickie: MuM says Q3 revenue up 38%
Mensch and Machine Software just announced Q3 results that show revenue was up 38% on a combination of high organic growth boosted by “strong figures” from SOFiSTiK, in which MuM recently increased its stake.
Why does this matter? MuM is probably Autodesk’s largest reseller in Europe and so is a bellwether for its performance — but MuM has also worked hard to diversify beyond Autodesk and so shows other VARs what’s possible in a world of capricious OEMs.
For the year to date, revenue from its own software business, M+M Software, increased 30% as reported to €174 million, up 23% on an organic basis. The VAR business contributed €120 million, up 28%.
I love their press releases. This is verbatim:
Against this background, CEO Adi Drotleff is very confident for the future: ‘Our ambitious 2019 targets – EBIT to grow + 22-33% to EUR 24-26 mln, EPS + 25-34% to 89-95 cents, and 77- 83 cents dividend (PY: 65 / + 18-28%) – are comfortably underlined by the very good nine months figures. Instead of + 15-20% we now expect + 20-30% growth to EUR 222-240 mln for sales. In addition for 2020, we stay with our guidance of + 10-12% sales growth, combined with EUR + 3.5-5.0 mln for EBIT and + 18-24 cents for earnings per share (EPS), as well as a 15-20 Cents higher dividend. ‘
So what does that mean? My interpretation: the year is going better than planned, which leads Mr. Drotleff to raise revenue targets by as much as 10% for 2019. That’s interesting when you look at recent past economic data, which showed an economic slowdown already underway in Europe. It’s possible to infer from these factoids that PLMish software purchased are related to future-looking product development and not directly tied to current production — that matches what I’m hearing right now in the US as well.
Even so, Mr. Drotleff is cautious about 2020, which likely reflects broader uncertainty about trade wars and other big-picture factors that could affect end-customer buying patterns in 2021 and beyond.
Nearer term, MuM’s Q3 results bode well for Autodesk’s Q3. MuM covers only one of Autodesk’s regions, of course, but it’s a good sign that at least one of its geographies is going strong. Autodesk will report in late November.


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The big three retailers in Georgia are Kroger, Publix, and Walmart but farmers markets, including the enormous DeKalb Farmers Market near Atlanta, are popular all year. Another facet of industry, meal kits, provided by companies like Hello Fresh, Blue Apron, Plated, SunBasket, and more recently Amazon, have also become increasingly trendy.
“We’re seeing many more avenues for consumers to buy produce, including meal kits and boxes,” says Matthew Kolinski, deputy director for marketing for the Georgia Department of Agriculture, especially in Atlanta.
Despite these trends, some meal kit companies have reportedly struggled with retention, looking to retailers that do not obligate consumers to subscribe. Hello Fresh is partnering with Giant Foods and Stop and Shop stores in the Northeast, following Blue Apron’s recent move to make its kits available at Costco. How these e-delivery ventures will play out remains to be seen.
This is an excerpt from the most recent Produce Blueprints quarterly journal. Click here to read the full article.


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The second quarter on this year saw the use of 3G in the US increase by almost a third and surpass that of western Europe. A recent survey also broke down the internet use in varying categories.
According to Cellular News, the research outfit, Crisp Wireless, declared that users in the US performed a variety of tasks using 3G facilities. Some checked scores and highlights during their favourite games. The most internet use was found to be at the evenings and weekends, with young girls, in particular, being the category who utilised the phone the most at these times. Over a quarter of users used the included search engine to look for specific websites.
Boris Fridman, CEO at Crisp Wireless, said: 'The Index's second quarter results provides a great example of just how ubiquitous mobile is becoming.
'The Index's time usage and day-part data underlines the increasing importance of mobile, not only to consumers but to content providers and advertisers who now have tangible behavioural and contextual data they can use for planning and targeting mobile marketing campaigns across key content categories.'
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Salmonella outbreak sickens 90 people in 19 states, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 90 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia, according to a Food and Drug Administration memo.
The outbreak may be linked to sushi and has caused at least seven hospitalizations, according to the memo distributed internally to FDA staff.
The investigation couldn’t have come at a worse time for the seafood industry; the announcement from the FDA came just before Good Friday, when a lot of fish is consumed.
No deaths have been reported to date in connection with what the government calls a "rapidly spreading" outbreak. Investigators are focusing on six clusters of restaurants in Texas, Wisconsin, Maryland, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Eight confirmed cases were found near Baltimore.
"I go out twice a week to eat sushi, and I never thought there would be an outbreak like that," Fairfax resident Christopher Lewis.
FDA spokesman Curtis Allen would not confirm or elaborate on the information, saying the memo "contains numbers of cases and hospitalizations that cannot be confirmed at this time."
Allen said the illness is linked to salmonella Bareilly, a bacteria strain previously associated with outbreaks in bean sprouts.
The outbreak comes as a surprise for meny who have been in the seafood industry for years, including Greg Casten, who has been a fish distributor to restaurants in the District for nearly three decades.
"I've never heard of a salmonella outbreak with seafood-based products," Casten said.
He's not alone in that sentiment, since salmonella outbreaks usually involve poultry. Although the exact source of the current outbreak isn't known, experts suspect there had to be cross-contamination between the seafood going to restaurants and other products.
However, until more is known, most fish eaters plan to be cautious.
"I'm very particular about who I purchase from," Richmond resident Linda Thomas said.


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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has confirmed that the island state saw a decrease in local production of seafood as the pandemic suppressed sales. A Spokesperson for the SFA told The Straits Times that farms lowered their output to keep pace with decreased sales demand during lockdown.
In the early days of the pandemic, Singapore’s status as a net food importer (it imports 90 percent of its food) sparked fears of food shortages and panic buying at supermarkets. However, despite some instances of panic buying in 2020, demand fell back to lower levels, preventing a crisis.
"While we observed initial surges in demand during periods of food supply disruption, it did not translate to consistent demand throughout the year," a SFA spokesperson told The Straits Times.
The SFA noted that aquaculture operations in Singapore stepped up production in July of 2020 to compensate for the temporary closure of Jurong Fishery Port.
Andreas von Scholten, chief executive of the Barramundi Group, one of Singapore's largest fish producers, says that business-to-business sales were affected by lockdowns and travel restrictions. He declined to provide production numbers, citing commercial sensitivity.
He says that biomass levels have not changed during 2020 and that the company is able to harvest based on demand.
He added: "We are well-equipped to scale up production to meet any potential surges in local demand, such as in the event of a supply disruption as illustrated by the recent Jurong Fishery Port closure, so that Singaporeans can enjoy a certain degree of self-sufficiency and food security."


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Thai traders are complaining that Vietnam is buying up low-priced shrimp from Thailand for re-export.
Bunjonk Nissapawanich, president of the Thai Eastern Shrimp Association, said the continuous decline in shrimp prices has hurt Thai farmers while benefiting Vietnamese shrimp exports.
Thai Frozen Foods Association statistics show 2,860 tonnes of shrimp from Thailand _ fresh, chilled, frozen and prepared items _ were exported to Vietnam in the first four months of 2012, up by 302 percent year-on-year.
They were valued at 681 million baht, up by 372 percent.
Bunjonk attributed the growth to low shrimp prices, which have been falling continuously from 166 baht or 50 heads a kilogramme early this year to an average of 133 baht in April and 122 baht this month, year-on-year drops of 19 percent and 26 percent, respectively.
Shrimp is an export-oriented industry, as 90 percent of the 600,000 tonnes produced annually are shipped abroad.
The US, the biggest market for Thai shrimp, imported 29,426 tonnes from Thailand in the first four months, down by 31 percent year-on-year, worth 8.5 billion baht, down by 27 percent.
Shipments to Europe totalled 14,191 tonnes, down by 12.3 percent year-on-year, worth 4 billion baht, down by 0.87 percent.
He did not provide figures, but the Vietnam Daily Magazine reported Vietnamese shrimp exports to Japan, the country’s main market, increased by 12 percent year-on-year in January and February.
Vietnamese shrimp exporters garnered $600 million from the Japanese market last year, 25.3 percent of their export revenue.


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AOL, CompuServe deal still a rumor
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, April 3, 1997
NEW YORK - CompuServe Inc.'s primary owner said Wednesday it is in talks to sell the troubled on-line service, responding to reports that America Online is interested in bidding for the unit.
CompuServe and H&R Block Inc. did not name a bidder, but CompuServe stock has risen sharply this week following market rumors that AOL is thinking of buying the company.
H&R Block, which owns 80 percent of the Columbus, Ohio-based CompuServe, had wanted to spin off the on-line service, but put those plans on hold because CompuServe has been losing money.
Strongest with business and professional users, CompuServe failed to create a separate service for families and computer novices, the mainstay of AOL's rapid growth.
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AOL, based in Dulles, Va., has more than 8 million subscribers, and CompuServe has fewer than 3 million. Both offer Internet access and proprietary services such as on-line magazines, forums and chat groups.
Some analysts have said a combination could benefit both companies. AOL needs more equipment to unclog its network bottlenecks, and CompuServe has been losing money amid subscriber defections to rival service providers.
Other analysts, however, are skeptical that such a merger would be a good fit - and they're also skeptical the story is true.
David Simons, managing director of Digital Video Investments in New York, said at midday Wednesday that only a portion of the story was confirmed - that CompuServe is discussing a business combination with an unnamed company. Whether that company is AOL remains unconfirmed.
"Our strategy about rumors is never believe them. Whether true or not, they are considered irrelevant," he said.
However, Simons said there is a flaw in analysts' theory that a merger would solve AOL's overload problem, insofar it would have to solve the problem even before a merger.
"A merger would take six months even without antitrust or shareholder challenges, for openers, and that problem has to be fixed now," said Simons.
It is also speculated that a combined AOL and CompuServe would most directly compete with Microsoft's MSN, an aggressive challenger in the on-line marketplace.
A spokeswoman for Microsoft said: "Our policy is not to comment on speculation. We just don't see it as news."
CompuServe is strong in Europe and Japan, two areas where AOL has been trying to expand.
Even if a merger would benefit both companies, it still would face formidable barriers, including the companies' different styles of operation and the need for regulatory approval.
Reacting to the rumors, traders drove CompuServe up 1-1/4 to 12-1/4 at midday Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market. It had gained nearly 19 percent in the previous two sessions.
At that price, the company is worth about $1 billion overall.
AOL, which rose 7.6 percent Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange, fell 1 to 44-1/2 in midday trading Wednesday. H&R Block stock was up 1/2 at 31-1/8.
An AOL spokeswoman said the company didn't comment on rumors or speculation.<


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Source : Yum China Holdings, Inc
Yum China Holdings, Inc. ("Yum China") (NYSE: YUMC) and Taco Bell Corp., the world's largest Mexican-inspired restaurant chain, today announced the opening of two new restaurants in Shanghai, China. Following the successful opening of the first Taco Bell restaurant in China earlier this year in Shanghai's Lujiazui area, Yum China has opened a new Taco Bell restaurant in a premium shopping mall in Wu Jiao Chang, close to some of Shanghai's top universities, and expects to open a restaurant in Feng Sheng Li, a popular shopping precinct, before the end of 2017.
"The response to our first Taco Bell store in Shanghai has been fantastic, and we are very excited to introduce two more unique restaurants to the city," said Micky Pant, Chief Executive Officer of Yum China. "The new restaurants integrate Taco Bell's signature brand and spirit into the local community, and bring both classic menu items and original recipes to cater to Chinese customers. We are excited to welcome more customers to experience Taco Bell in Shanghai and look forward to bringing this vibrant, global brand to other parts of China in 2018."
In keeping with the "Live Mas" spirit of exploration and innovation, the Taco Bell restaurants will introduce a new dinner menu, exclusive to China, as well as a range of freshly grilled menu items to entice curious diners. Taco Bell's chefs spent countless hours to come up with their new craveable lineup, including the Ribeye Steak & Mushroom Taco, Taco Salad Bowl (available with either Ribeye Steak or Grilled Chicken), Beef Kebab Nachos, and XL-Wing Nachos. To complement the freshly prepared dishes, the Wu Jiao Chang and Feng Sheng Li restaurants will unveil an array of alcoholic beverages, including the all new "Shanghai Cosmopolitan", a refreshing and beautifully crafted cocktail inspired by mixologists.
The two new Taco Bell restaurants in Shanghai will also introduce a new service model, with orders delivered directly to designated tables, which will enable customers to relax and enjoy the company of their friends and fellow students without having to get back up to pick up their food.
"Bringing the Taco Bell experience to more customers globally in locally relevant ways is key to our continued growth," said Brian Niccol, Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell Corp. "These new restaurants have truly blended the Taco Bell brand within their communities through locally designed restaurants and customized food and service options. We are delighted to see the reception to Taco Bell in China and look forward to bringing the 'Live Mas' spirit to more consumers across the country."


text: The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee on Wednesday paved the way for passage of “the Cornflakes reform,” one of Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s key costof- living initiatives.The reform, which is expected to pass into law as part of the economic arrangements bill alongside the 2016 state budget by the end of the year, eases regulation on dry food importers. It aims to make it cheaper and easier to put items such as cereals and grains produced abroad on the local market and increase competition.“The reform is set to reduce the cost of living and bring down the consumer’s cost of food,” committee chairman MK Eli Alalouf said.The annual savings, which are estimated to be in the hundreds of shekels per year per family, are expected to disproportionately help the poor, who spend an increasing share of their income on food, Alalouf added.The 221-page bill, which will go into effect six months after its passage, will ease regulation in several ways. Importers will no longer be required to present original documentation from the food producer, and will be entitled to a one-day turnover time for bringing in food once they have declared their legal compliance.To counter concerns over food safety, the reform will increase penalties for violations such as selling food unfit for human consumption, use of prohibited additives and ingredients, and mislabeling. A judge will be able to impose fines up to NIS 900,000 or two years imprisonment for violators, and the Health Ministry will be able to impose financial sanctions of between NIS 8,000 and NIS 40,000.The reform will keep regulatory standards tough on sensitive items such as baby food, meat and dairy products and dietary supplements.The reform will also change regulation of locally produced meat, which will no longer be tested during the transport process. Instead, there will be increased veterinary supervision at factories and points of sale.The reform was modeled on EU and US regulations.


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Depreciation of the pound since the EU referendum has significantly affected the way business owners manage exchange rate risk, as new research reveals the impact of currency volatility on small exporters.
In a survey on the attitudes of small business owners trading internationally, risk management firm AFEX found that 71 per cent of exporters saw currency volatility as the biggest threat to their ability to manage currency risk.
Currency risk, or exchange rate risk, refers to the possibility that the devaluation of domestic currency could impact on the value of exported goods.
Since the Brexit vote in June 2016 the pound has significantly depreciated in value, falling by over 18 per cent next to the US dollar.
One common response to currency volatility was to increase the prices of goods and services. Over a third of small exporters claimed to have raised prices since the Brexit vote, while 17 per cent expected to raise prices over the next three months.
The findings suggest an end to a honeymoon period? for small exporters that saw many capitalise on the initial devaluation of the pound to offer goods at a cheaper rate overseas.
Small business owners responding to currency volatility by raising prices followed high-profile price increases at Microsoft, Apple and Tesla.
Despite the uncertainty, over eight in ten expected to maintain or increase their levels of international trading throughout 2017. Some one in ten exporters claimed currency volatility had accelerated? business growth.
Commenting on the findings, AFEX CEO Jan Vliestra concluded that the effects of Brexit were looming large? for small businesses trading internationally, as concerns over currency volatility grow.
the steep decline in the value of the pound in the immediate aftermath of the vote and its sustained weakness since has made many business owners look closely at how they’re doing business internationally, Vliestra said in a statement.
these findings reveal that many [business owners] are looking at ways to factor in this uncertainty and are revisiting their business models be that by changing their pricing, renegotiating their contracts or more actively managing their currency risks.
Small business owners have voiced fears over the future of international trading after Brexit, and a recent report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) showed that a third of exporters, regardless of destination, expected to see a decline in business.
The outlook was starker for owners importing from overseas, with just seven per cent expecting to see a rise in trade upon leaving the EU.
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Govt sanctions 4 cr for foodgrain godowns in NE
Aizawl, Jul 4: The Ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution has released Rs 4.86 crores to Food Corporation of India (FCI) for constructung godowns for foodgrains across the North Eastern states.
Being ten per cent of the budgetary plan allocation against the total 48.62 crore, the Ministry of consumer affairs has instructed FCI to construct godowns in Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland and Assam, according to their requirements, official sources here today informed.
Against this release, currently, FCI has spent Rs 412.04 lakhs for the NE states,which includes,Rs 78.43 lakh in Jiribam (Manipur), Rs 102.12 lakh in Agartala phase II and Chandarpur (Tripura), Rs 173.43 lakh in Lunglei, Lawngtalei and Bulpui (Mizoram), Rs 29.92 lakh in Dimaphur phase I and Phase II (Nagaland) and Rs 28.14 lakh in Chalkowa, Sanchowa and Badarpur Ghat in Asom.
FCI would also be spending the money for the rice grains for public distribution scheme across the region, official sources added.


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A new report claims that the Star Wars game in development at Amy Hennig's studio will have plenty in common with Hennig's cancelled Star Wars game at Visceral.
The "richly cinematic" action-adventure title will be an original story set in the universe. More details coming when "the time is right."
Despite reports of issues, insider AccountNgt says the title will be the "next big game" that Quantic Dream will release.
Gilbert, director of Return to Monkey Island, recently took the Twitter and provided assurances that the sequel is going to be "very careful" with the series' canon.
The classic point-and-click adventure series is returning, with the original creators and voice actors reprising their roles for a new entry, due out this year.
Announcing the title early hasn't resulted in development talent being attracted to Quantic Dream, as per insider Tom Henderson.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on the Switch is a port of the game's Wii version, and will be releasing on April 20th for $19.99.
The game apparently also takes inspiration from The Last of Us Part 2 in its storytelling, and from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in its combat.
A new report quashes hopes of a Star Wars Battlefront 3, and states that EA will be focusing on its own IP once Respawn's three Star Wars games are out.
Peter Hirschmann, who worked on the original Star Wars Battlefront, is working on a new FPS. New studio Bit Reactor is developing a strategy title.
While the 2003 original had a turn-based combat system, rumour has it that the upcoming remake will change things up.
Jennifer Hale will also be returning as Bastila Shan, and was also featured in the remake's announcement trailer at the PlayStation Showcase.
Developer Aspyr says it has assembled a team of "industry veterans who have worked on great RPGs, as well as some members of the original Knights of the Old Republic development team."
A ground-up remake of beloved RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has been announced for the PS5 by Aspyr Media.
They release next month.
Howard is an executive producer on the recently announced MachineGames title.
"We will continue working with them and our relationship has never been stronger," says Douglas Reilly, VP of Lucasfilm Games.
EA no longer holds exclusive rights for the property, but will continue to be an "important partner."
Todd Howard will serve as the executive producer.
An unexpected return of branding may point to a more open philosophy on licensing.


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While hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of collector cars once again changed hands at the world-renowned 2019 Monterey Car Week auctions, preliminary sale totals were reported by Hagerty Insurance and Larry Edsall of ClassicCars.com on Saturday, August 18th at $245.5 million.
Bugatti designed the single La Voiture Noire to celebrate the marque’s 110-year anniversary. The actual price was about $12.5m, or a bit more than double the price of last year’s Divo.
Gooding & Company will offer a triple-black roadster with a mere 350 miles from new for a pre-sale estimate of $300k-$350k, which is substantially below the car’s original $500k price tag. Coupes go for even less.
Straight from the garage to the bed of an enclosed transport, classics, exotics, and collectible cars skip the salt for the dry heat of Scottsdale Arizona. Last January, Scottsdale saw over 3000 automobiles cross the auction block in less than a week.
McLaren recently showed its next Ultimate Series car, the Speedtail, to customers who committed to buying the 106 cars to be built. That’s (intentionally) the same number of F1s made, and, like that seminal supercar, the Speedtail puts the driver in the middle, flanked by a passenger seat on either side.
Since 1950, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has been a showcase and competition for the world’s most beautiful automobiles. Entrance is by invitation only, and requires that the car has not been shown at another concours.
For the first time, Premier Financial Services is a sponsor of the Corsa America, which gets rolling in New York City on May 4th and ends in San Diego on May 13th.
Going into the weekend, there had been much buzz around two much-publicized “barn finds,” or more accurately, cars that had been evicted from a condemned garage earlier this year, a 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB long-nose alloy coupe and a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 Roadster.
McLaren Special Operations, MSO, spent eight months developing and building a group of 10 special 570S models, which were designed to emulate the look and feel of a McLaren 570S GT4 racecar in a fully road-legal package.


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For those retailers and brands looking to open up shop in Dallas, Texas: real estate firm De La Vega Development has unveiled its plans for the new The Central mixed-use development. The revised masterplan for the 27-acre project expands the health and wellness elements through experiential retail and restaurant spaces and creative leasing efforts led by Falcon Realty Advisors.
Formerly the site of the Leaning Tower of Dallas, The Central’s development plans have been enriched in response to the global pandemic to create more opportunities for outdoor accessibility and health-minded spaces. Staying true to the project’s original nature-inspired mission, innovative architecture featuring biophilic design remains a prevalent force.
Phase one of The Central currently includes 350,000 square feet of office space, a sophisticated high-rise featuring 350 apartment homes by StreetLights Residential, almost 29,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a parking garage, and an expanded, first-of-its-kind four-acre centerpiece park. Complementing this first phase, JPI is currently constructing a multifamily community, bringing an additional 430 residences to the development.
“We are thrilled to begin work on The Central — what will become a unique, super block in the core of Dallas that is unlike anything else,” said Artemio De La Vega, CEO of De La Vega. “Listening to our community, we know we have the chance to deliver what people want the most; the opportunity to be outdoors, to create connections, and to feel safe and secure.”
Falcon Realty Advisors has begun its efforts to actively market and lease the retail space of The Central, with many of the future concepts to border the four-acre centerpiece park. Falcon will assemble a curated mix of local and national brands that align with the nature-oriented and wellness-minded vision for The Central. Fresh, forward-thinking and grounded are staple characteristics of brands they look to attract, ones that complement the energy of the east side of Dallas as well as Uptown.
“The Central presents us with an exciting path for the future of retail,” added Tim Hughes, president and CEO of Falcon. “Our goal is to program the development, as well as the four-acre park, with welcoming spaces featuring approachable retail, food and beverage, hospitality, and fitness options; all to create a premier destination for our city to discover.”
The Central lies adjacent to North Central Expressway and Uptown, with coveted proximity to the celebrated districts of East Dallas, Highland Park, Dallas Arts District, Deep Ellum, Katy Trail, and more. De La Vega plans to commence the next construction phase by the fourth quarter of 2021.


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Konami announced today it will release a downloadable version of the Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance demo "for all regions" through PlayStation Network and Xbox Live next month.
The demo is currently included in copies of Konami's Zone of the Enders HD Collection and was made available to Japanese players this week. The downloadable demo for Revengeance released overseas on Dec. 13 is region locked, however, and playable only on Japanese PlayStation 3 hardware.
We recently had a chance to go hands-on with the North American version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and offered our thoughts on the game's first three chapters.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance from Platinum Games and Kojima Productions will be released in North America on Feb. 19 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The game will be released in Europe on Feb. 21.
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by Dana Angelo White in Dining Out, January 31, 2012
by Victoria Phillips in Food News & Trends, September 20, 2011
- This has HOW many calories?
You probably already know that many restaurant foods are higher in calories than their homemade counterparts but some establishments take the calorie counts to new heights. We’re not saying you should never eat at these places, just don’t order these belly-busting menu items.
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We’ve sifted through countless restaurant menus and come across some pretty scary stuff. While 1800 to 2000 calories are enough to feed most folks for the entire day, some of these popular eateries top that in just one dish.
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- Michelle Obama, accompanied by Darden chef Julie Elkinton, talks customers at Olive Garden in Hyattsville, Md. Photo by: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP
Darden Restaurants, the company that owns Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze, recently pledged its commitment to revamp menus in an attempt to reduce calories, provide greater variety for kids and offer lower sodium options.
First Lady Michelle Obama and the Partnership for a Healthier America joined the company at an Olive Garden in Hyattsville, Maryland for the announcement.
“The First Lady continues to lead the growing national efforts to make healthy food options more available and accessible, and we’re pleased to collaborate with her and the Partnership for a Healthier American on this commitment,” said Drew Madsen, president and chief operating officer of Darden Restaurants.
Building upon the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” campaign, the company hopes to reduce calories in its menu items by 10 percent over five years, and 20 percent over 10 years. New calorie-conscious items will replace heavier fare, while some dishes are being resized and retested with sodium levels in mind.
The biggest change is coming to Darden’s kid’s menus. Dishes will automatically come with fruits or vegetables as a side dish, along with an 8 oz. serving of 1-percent milk .
What do you think? Will the new menu items be a hit?
This new series focuses on finding the healthiest options when dining out. We’re starting out with one of the most popular items on the menu—chicken. Here are our top 5 picks.
Olive Garden: Venetian Apricot Chicken
Nutrition Info: 380 calories; 4 grams fat; 1.5 grams saturated fat; 1420 milligrams sodium; 8 grams fiber
This entrée consists of grilled chicken breasts in an apricot citrus sauce. It’s served with broccoli, asparagus and diced tomatoes. The calories and fat are well controlled while the veggies add a healthy dose of fiber. Our research revealed that almost all restaurant choices contained over 50 percent of the recommended daily amount of sodium. This entrée was no exception. Read more


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The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are expected to be released soon since pricing and several color options have leaked online. The two flagship smartphones were previously expected to appear on October 19, with sales starting on October 28, according to earlier rumors, which the current leak confirms. However, the tech giant has confirmed the smartphone’s other characteristics and revealed some photographs of the handsets. The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will be driven by a new Tensor chipset designed specifically for the Pixel 6 line of devices.
Price of Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro (expected)
According to YouTuber M. Brandon Lee (@thisistechtoday), the Google Pixel 6 price will be EUR 649 (approximately Rs. 56,200), while the Pixel 6 Pro will be priced at EUR 899. (roughly Rs. 77,900). Even Google’s Rick Osterloh said that the two smartphones will have premium prices, with the standard Pixel 6 falling into this category.
Google Pixel 5 was released in October last year and its cost was set at EUR 629 (estimated at Rs. 54,500). But we have no clear information on how much the Pixel 6 series will cost in other countries.
Google Pixel 6 will be available in two colors
According to Lee’s sources, the ordinary Google Pixel 6 will be available in two color options: Carbon and Fog. The Carbon color variant is expected to be black, while the Fog color option will most likely be green. The Pixel 6 Pro’s colors aren’t named, and it’s only exhibited as a single variety, according to Lee’s sources. According to reports, the Pixel 6 series may only have three options for both devices in some markets.
The Google Pixel 6 series’ debut date has been tipped once more in the newest leak. The two smartphones will be introduced on October 19, with a release date of October 28 according to Lee’s sources. The identical announcement and launch dates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have been stated in numerous previous sources.
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Dec 11, 2013 04:16 PM EST
The usage of mobile apps ranks highest from Japan compared to the rest of the world. According to App tracker App Annie, Japanese consumers spent 10 percent more than U.S. consumers did on all apps for smartphones and tablets in October. Japan is the number one country throughout the world to lead in app store revenue over the United States. Last year, U.S. app consumers spent 40 percent more than Japan.
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The Android App economy has gained ground. Sales from apps, advertising revenues that were designed for consumers are now in effect. There were no mobile apps available in 2007. Today, over 25 billion mobile applications have been downloaded by users. Apps are generating more revenue streams and integrated into the business model.
App Annie reports that Japan is the only major country where Google Play vies with iOS on equal revenue terms. The company also states, Japan bucks the platform revenue trend seen in most countries as far as platform revenue is concerned. In the last year, Google Play app revenue has caught up with iOS in Japan.
Japan’s carriers such as Softbank are on the move. SoftBank was the top gainer this year as Japan’s Nikkei closed 1.8 percent higher at 13,245.22 points, the highest since June 12. SoftBank is one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies. Japan’s SoftBank plans have encouraged new cost savings for smartphones and will offer its own expertise in wireless technology. The Japanese market is highly competitive for domestic companies.
The consumer demand has shifted away from areas such as home internet access. Telecommunication companies are now working to expand their technologies, meeting competitive demands in emerging trends such as integrating gamification, video conferencing, high speed networks and leveraging mobile.
Japan and South Korea rank high in Android Platform revenues. U.S. and Japanese consumers regularly use credit cards as a preferred method of payment. Japan is known to be saturated with domestic app developers.
Asian countries such as Japan have been strongly growing, transitioning into the Android application market. Android developers are capitalizing on the consumer spending levels in areas such as gaming and apps from Japan. Last fall, Japan had surpassed United States in the Google Play market.
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‘Choppies Zimbabwe to return to profitability in 2017’
ago and now commands 30 branches having created more than 2 000 jobs to locals.
In a statement accompanying the group’s full-year results chief executive officer Mr Ramachandran Ottapathu said although the Zimbabwean division incurred losses due to “depressed economic conditions”, they were expecting it to be profitable in the coming year.
He noted growing footfall (the measurement of the number of people entering a shop) as one of the factors for the optimism going forward.
“Footfall increased strongly demonstrating the desire of customers to shop at Choppies (Zimbabwe). Renewed management focus has resulted in improved margins in recent months. We anticipate returning to profitability in the coming year,” he said.
Choppies Zimbabwe is owned by Nanavac Investment (Pvt) Ltd and 49 percent by Choppies Enterprises.
Meanwhile, at group level, Choppies reported headline earnings per share of 7,25 thebe (approximately 9,48c) for the full-year, down from 16,92 thebe previously.
Turnover, however, increased 24 percent to 7,4 billion pula, while profit rose 12 percent to 1,44 billion pula.
Choppies Enterprises is the leading supermarket grocery retailer in Botswana, with over 50 percent market share of the formal grocery retail channel.
The group currently operates 124 supermarkets across Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe, and is listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange. — BH24
Mr Busisa Moyo