These days, "the Christmas retail rush" is a Christmas wish more than a certainty for retailers. You've probably already noticed that it's tough out there. Sure, consumers are more receptive to the idea of spending in December. But where? ...
Tags: Christmas retail, soft drink, Packaging
Shoppers to spend $45 billion in pre-Christmas retail sales Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has found retailers will be able to count on some steady improvement in retail sales over the Christmas ...
Tags: Pre-Christmas Retail, Agriculture
US-based Shake Shack and Big Gay Ice Cream have partnered to develop a limited-edition frozen treat Layer Shake. The new Layer Shake consists of three tiers: Shake Shack's pumpkin frozen custard; La Newyorkina graham cracker crumble ...
Tags: New Frozen Treat, Agriculture
NOVA Chemicals, a leading producer of chemicals for global customers who produce consumer, industrial and packaging products, has appointed Naushad Jamani as the senior vice president for Olefins and Feedstock, effective from January 1, ...
Tags: NOVA Chemicals, feedstock sources, Textile
South Africa headquartered Sasol Limited has taken the final decision to set up an US$ 8.1 billion ethane cracker and derivatives complex at its existing site in Lake Charles, Louisiana. "At the heart of the project is an ethane cracker ...
Tags: Sasol Limited, Cracker, Textile
The Asian price spread between high density polyethylene and ethylene feedstock turned negative Thursday, September 25, falling to minus $5/mt from parity a day before, due to the bearish PE market amid continued firm ethylene, Platts data ...
Tags: HDPE-Ethylene, PE
BASF announced the start-up of a new butadiene extraction plant at its Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium. The plant has an annual production capacity of 155,000 metric tons. The plant in Antwerp is BASF’s second butadiene extraction ...
Tags: Butadiene, Extraction Plant
Campbell Soup Company today reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for fiscal 2014. The company reported earnings from continuing operations for the quarter ended Aug. 3, 2014, of $137 million, or $0.43 per share, compared with ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
NYSE-listed CB&I’s proprietary Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) has been chosen by China’s Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd to set up a petrochemical plant which will produce polymer grade propylene. CB&I said it ...
Kellogg has announced new global sustainability commitments in two areas – responsible sourcing and natural resources, that are actionable until 2020. "This company was founded on the belief that there's an inherent goodness in ...
Swedish integrated olefins and polyolefins producer, Borealis, has inked a 10-year deal with Antero Resources to supply ethane from the US for its flexible steam cracker in Stenungsund, Sweden. Alongside, Borealis has also signed a ...
US-based coffee firm Caribou Coffee has added green salads, wraps, pasta salads, snack boxes and fresh fruit to coffeehouse menus across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. The company claims that new additions are low-calorie, gluten-free ...
Tags: Caribou Coffee, Menu Options, Food
Capitalizing on the growing popularity of craft beer in the U.S., Carnival Cruise Lines has entered into an exclusive agreement to offer Tampa-based Cigar City Brewing's craft beers on all of its Florida-based ships. Cigar City's Florida ...
Tags: craft beer, exclusive agreement, Food
Charleston, South Carolina-based King of Pops, is recalling banana puddin’ pops and keylime pie pops after the US FDA found that the labels did not reveal clear picture of its ingredients. According to FDA, the product may contain ...
Tags: Charleston, labels, Food
Charleston, South Carolina-based King of Pops, is recalling banana puddin’ pops and keylime pie pops after the US FDA found that the labels did not reveal clear picture of its ingredients. According to FDA, the product may contain ...
Tags: Charleston, banana puddin, Food