Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell University study. The research, published Nov. 27 online in the journal Appetite, flips the notion of a "halo" effect for ethical food ...
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The UK's new grocery industry watchdog will have the power to fine supermarkets who deal "unfairly" with suppliers, the country's government announced today (4 December). The Grocery Code Adjudicator is being established following a 2008 ...
South African retailer Massmart has booked an increase in annual profits on the back of improved sales. The company, in which Wal-Mart Stores owns a majority stake, yesterday (22 August) filed an 8.9% increase in underlying headline ...
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Exynos 4 Quad is built on the High-k Metal Gate low-power process technology Samsung Electronics has introduced Exynos 4 Quad, a new quad-core application processor built on the High-k Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process technology. The ...
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Special-effect coatings by PPG Industries’(NYSE:PPG)aerospace coatings group enabled Virgin Atlantic Airways to have the unique reflectivity and bright,vibrant color the airline’s design and engineering teams wanted for its new ...
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McNeil Nutritionals has extended the line of Benecol fat-free yoghurts it markets in the UK. The Forest Fruits yoghurts will come in a pack of four individual pots and include blueberry, prune, blackberry and raspberry flavours. Benecol ...
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James McDonald,has joined the oil and gas team within Hempel Coatings as the primary engineering representative for the onshore upstream market.McDonald has spent more than a decade in the protective coatings industry,performing a variety ...
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The company expects revenue of about $13.6bn, plus or minus $500m for Q4 2012 Intel has reported a revenue of $13.5bn for the third quarter of 2012, compared to $14.23bn it reported during the corresponding quarter in 2011. The ...
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The two companies partner to benefit mutual customers across ARM partner ecosystem Electronic design automation (EDA) software and services provide Synopsys had signed a multi year agreement with semiconductor firm ARM to licenses a range ...
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Almost half of the businesses in the European Union (EU) have provided employees with a portable device to give them the opportunity to work remotely. This was the main finding of a new study from Eurostat – the EU's statistical ...
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Will allow interoperability of process design kit ecosystem Synopsys has completed the acquisition of Ciranova, a privately held electronic design automation (EDA) company, to accelerate advancements in its custom integrated circuit (IC) ...
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Lactalis has agreed a deal to buy Australian cheese business Jindi from local FMCG sales and marketing firm Menora Foods. Jindi, which Menora said manufactures "speciality" cheese, will join a Lactalis Australian cheese portfolio that ...
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UK retailer Morrisons lost ground to its bigger rivals Asda and Sainsbury's, Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (11 September) as they issued their latest sales data on the country's grocery sector. The UK's fourth largest grocer saw its ...
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The new bluetooth low energy application software includes a master-slave feature that enables a CC254x SoC to support both master and slave modes at different times Wireless connectivity applications provider Texas Instruments (TI) has ...
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UK retailer Morrisons lost market share over the last quarter, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer has experienced a sales decline of 1.1% in the 12 weeks ended 25 November, bringing its share down from 12.3% ...
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