Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins ...
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ACE Group, a multiline property and casualty insurer, has unveiled a new insurance plan covering global life science risks for organizations in continental Europe, designed to further build its casualty offering for businesses in the ...
UK natural gas prices for same-day delivery spiked as high as 150 pence/therm ($22.80/MMBtu) early Friday as a key pipeline that carries gas to the country from Continental Europe halted operations against a backdrop of cold weather and low ...
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Day-ahead gas prices on Continental Europe's trading hubs were mixed Thursday morning, as the Dutch TTF climbed from Wednesday's assessment, while spot prices on the German markets fell back by over half a euro. At midday UK time, the ...
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Gas prices on Continental Europe's trading hubs were seen higher on the prompt Monday morning, with temperatures in Germany and the Benelux region set to remain below seasonal averages in the coming week, keeping demand high, while curve ...
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The UK market was at its seasonal low in February, although one should avoid any undue gloom…demand was entirely in line with expectations. Indeed, it may surprise you to note that January was actually up some 8% up on the same month ...
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UK natural gas for same-day delivery rose to 108 pence/therm Monday morning -- a price the market has not closed above since 2006 -- due to unplanned North Sea outages. Stormy weather caused a failure in the Norwegian power grid system ...
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UK retailer Primark announces full year 2012 results -Revenue £3,503m (2011, £3,043m) -Adjusted operating profit £356m (2011, £309m) -Adjusted operating profit margin 10.2% (2011, 10.2%) -Return on average ...
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Luxury and fashionable women’s lingerie brand Van de Velde announces its annual results for year 2012. - Consolidated turnover rises by 1.1%. - A decrease in wholesale turnover, a slight fall in gross margin and an important ...
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Randall & Quilter's underwriting agency, R&Q MGA has established a Lloyd's consortium to offer insurance coverage for global yacht and small vessel owners. Managed by R&Q Marine Services, the Yacht and Small Vessel Consortium 9977 will be ...
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The Swedish kitchen company Nobia suffered another 6 % drop in revenues to SEK12.343bn in 2012. UK operations booked the strongest fall in turnover, plunging by 10 % to SEK4.03bn, followed by Continental Europe with an 8 % decline to ...
Business leaders have issued an urgent call for a new ‘Entrepreneurs’ Fund’ to be set up to help new food and drink manufacturers make the next step in their growth. Paul Wilkinson: DEFRA should launch an ...
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American International Group (AIG) has signed a bancassurance agreement to serve as exclusive provider of non-life insurance products to HSBC Group customers in Turkey and France. Following the partnership launch in the first half of ...
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Market statistics released today at Toy Fair by NPD show that the UK toy industry stood firm in 2012 - in the face of poor retail performance overall and in comparison with like for like industry sectors. NPD figures show that UK toy ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will consider taking legal action over the discovery of horse DNA in some beef burgers on sale in several retailers in the UK and Ireland. The UK's food safety watchdog is urgently investigating ...