For advertising special properties of clothing items, many manufacturers and retailers are already using independent certificates and certifications through neutral institutions such as the Hohenstein Institute. The experts from the Swabian ...
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German snack firm Intersnack is set to merge its UK business with United Biscuits' (UB) snacks division, KP Snacks, in 2014. In December 2012, Intersnack acquired KP Snacks from United Biscuits for approximately $600m as part of its ...
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Related topics: New Products, Equipment German coffee machine manufacturer WMF has launched the 1200s coffee machine in the UK to give operators of the smallest hospitality businesses the chance to offer bean to cup coffee to their ...
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As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total price-adjusted value of orders received by building construction and civil and underground engineering enterprises in Germany decreased by 1.2 percent in January ...
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Indo-German JV company Schott Kaisha is all set to invest around INR1bn ($18.38m) in a bid to expand pharma packaging products capacity at its Jambusar unit in Gujarat state. The company has already invested INR1.36bn ($25m) in first ...
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German manufacturer of container boards and corrugated cardboard packaging, Klingele has introduced a new packaging solution FastFix. The new solution consists of a corrugated box and a blank which is used as an insert. FastFix, which ...
A British government security group said Wednesday that it hasn't yet evaluated the security of BlackBerry 10 devices such as the Z10. The UK Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) statement was issued following a report Tuesday ...
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Four million children are wearing the wrong-size shoes, according to new research. Why? It's a common part of childhood, the trip to the shoe shop and your feet being measured. But according to new research conducted by Clarks, there ...
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A recall in China of more than 384,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles could cost the German manufacturer over $600 million, according to overseas reports. Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports the 384,181 Volkswagen Group vehicles ...
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Mercedes-Benz believes it is set for a significant period of growth in Australia with its new range of compact vehicles. The German car maker has this week staged the international launch of the CLA four-door coupe (main picture), the ...
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Eleven complainants have sent an open letter to the European Union’s Competition Commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, urging him to formally charge Google with breaching competition law. “The Commission opened proceedings ...
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A plug-in version of the 2013 Mercedes Benz S-Class that is set to use less fuel than a Toyota Prius has been confirmed indirectly by the German car maker. The anticipated petrol-electric version was inadvertently revealed during a media ...
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Scratch headaches off the list of excuses for avoiding sex. Surprisingly, German researchers recently found that among 800 migraine sufferers, two-thirds of those who had sex during their migraines reported that their headache pain felt ...
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After the successful test of RFID in five stores in Germany, C&A now extends the pilot project to improve its supply chain to 25 stores in Germany. “Having made quite positive experiences with RFID technology in the five initial test ...
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German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements in key reported numbers. “2012 was the best year in our growth story so far. Our business model proved itself once ...
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