Food and beverage company Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has announced a net profit after tax of $502.8 million, before significant items. Net profit after tax (including significant items) decreased by 82.5 per cent to $79.9 million for the twelve ...
Tags: operating cost structure, Results Decline, Capital Expenditure
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, a leading sporting goods retailer, reported financial results for the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and full year ended December 29, 2013. Highlights: -Achieves Fourth Quarter Earnings per Diluted Share ...
Tags: Big 5 Sporting Goods, Apparel
In studying a material that prevents marine life from sticking to the bottom of ships, researchers led by chemist Joseph DeSimone at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a surprising replacement for the only ...
Tags: UNC, PFPE, Ion Battery, team
I don't know exactly who was the first person to figure out that robots could be used for long-exposure light painting (although it may have been the guy linked to from here), but it's something that I've dabbled in for science, as have ...
Tags: Robot, long-exposure light painting, inspired by the Tangram
Swiftwick, a leading U.S. producer of athletic compression socks, is proud to be the official sock of the 2014 5-hour ENERGY presented by Kenda Racing Team. Last season the team chalked up more than 30 podium finishes after racing in three ...
Tags: Energy Cycling Team, Apparel
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Easton Baseball/Softball business for US $330 million in an all-cash transaction, subject to a working capital adjustment. Easton-Bell Sports also indicated ...
What challenges do soybean farmers face planting cover crops before and after soybeans? The benefits of cover crops in rotations is widely documented and include reducing erosion; improving soil structure; nutrient cycling; increasing ...
Cannon Technologies,the global leader in data centre solutions,is pleased to announce the appointment of Glenn Conlon to the position of for Director of Business Development,Cannon Electronic Packaging. Based out of the UK,Glenn will be ...
POC,the manufacturer of snow and cycling helmets,apparel and accessories,hired Josh Fonner as US bike sales manager.Fonner has a long history in the bike industry,working most recently as western retail services manager and eastern sales ...
Tags: Bike, Poc, Sporting Goods
A world leader in the manufacture of latex mattresses, pillows and toppers, Latexco has sponsored the projects of cycling manager Patrick Lefevere for over 20 years. With shareholders Luc and Carole Maes both cycling lovers, it seemed only ...
Tags: Latexco, Cycling Team, VUB, Omega Pharma
Good soil health and management are basic to successful crop production. Growers control several practices capable of improving or diminishing important soil traits. Knowing those characteristics helps producers maintain and improve soil ...
Tags: soil, agriculture, crops
Coolcore, the maker of chemical-free cooling material, promoted Kevin McCarthy to CEO and appointed Donna L. Flood as COO. ADVERTISEMENT McCarthy, who has been with Coolcore since 2012, has more than 30 years of experience in brand ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
Sleeping during the day -- a necessity for jet-lagged travelers and those who work overnight shifts -- disrupts the rhythms of about one-third of your genes, a new study suggests. What's more, shifted sleep appears to disrupt gene ...
A collaborative 14-year effort involving BASF, automotive and aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), material suppliers and test equipment manufacturers has resulted in a new American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) ...
Tags: Transportation Coatings, critical coating formulas, new method
Medicine alone cannot improve the health of the nation -- not when one in five Americans lives in unsafe neighborhoods where pollution, crime and joblessness are prevalent; nutritious food is scarce; and the well-being of young people is at ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Health Care