Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...
Mixed metals in bridal, like this 18-karat rose and white gold ring set from LX Antwerp, will continue to be popular next year. It’s going to be an exciting year in jewelry design. Trends have been taking new and innovative ...
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House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 6% over the course of next year, according to the RICS housing forecast for 2016. With house prices predicted to rise across the whole of the UK in 2016, East Anglia is continuing the ...
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LED makers are branching into niche application markets as competition in their industry expands, comments LEDinside (a division of TrendForce) in its latest 'Gold Member Report – 2016 LED Market Demand and Supply Analysis'. ...
Researchers in France believe they have made preliminary steps towards establishing a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platform for quantum information processing. Quantum information processing ...
Paper and packaging company Smurfit Kappa has acquired two Brazilian paper-based packaging companies including Industria de Embalagens Santana (INPA) and Paema Embalagens, for nearly €186m. INPA and Paema combinedly have three ...
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US-based Huisken Meat Company has issued a voluntary recall of around 89,568 pounds of beef products over suspected contamination with extraneous wood materials. The Sam's Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion products were manufactured ...
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Online retailer Snapdeal has landed in trouble for allegedly selling Maggi Noodles online during the period of its ban across five Indian states. A first information report (FIR) was filed by a Jaipur-based lawyer against Snapdeal CEO ...
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Israel-based ingredients company Frutarom has acquired 50% stake in Algalo Industries to fortify its position in algae-based products segment. Frutarom has invested NIS10m ($2.6m) to acquire the stake. As part of its growth strategy, ...
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Strong wireless demand resulted in growth of more than 25% in the gallium arsenide (GaAs) IC market in 2015, according to The Information Network in its report 'The GaAs IC Market'. Every cell phone contains power amplifiers (PA), ...
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A 40-hectare food manufacturing hub that will bring packaging, distribution and transport to a single location will be opened in South Australia. The South Australian Government will spend $7 million to attract anchor tenants to the ...
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Kale and coconut oil may have been the latest food trend in 2015 but according to a new study by Appetite Communications and Dietitian Connection, these foods are on the way out in 2016. The survey results, based on analysis from more ...
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Coca-Cola South Pacific is asking its customers to embrace the fun side of life in its latest multi-million dollar Fanta soft-drink marketing campaign. Named ‘Be More Fanta’, Coca-Cola South Pacific says the campaign is ...
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Victorian-based dairy processing giant Murray Goulburn dairy co-operative will be replacing Bega Cheese as Coles’ private label cheese supplier from January 2017. Bega Cheese has been providing cheese sold under Coles private label ...
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Coca-Cola and Pepsi Co. have revealed some of their respective plans for global market dominance in 2016. Coca-Cola has kicked off 2016 with a new global marketing campaign called "Taste that Feeling". It is the beverage giant's first ...
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