Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
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Organisers of FESPA China 2014 to be held from November 19-21, 2014 in Guangzhou, China say they have expanded floor space by an entire hall compared with the inaugural FESPA China 2013. This, the organisers inform, is due to ...
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Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced Monday third quarter 2014 net sales of $2.3 billion and net income of $91 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, which includes the negative impact of approximately $0.09 per diluted share related to acquisition ...
The Comexi Group, supplier of converting solutions for the flexible packaging industry, will install its Offset CI8 printing press at CCL Label’s plant in Vlkermarkt, Austria. Capable of carrying fast design changes along with ...
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The full decade of the Cultural Revolution movement from 1966 to 1976 saw China's fashion go underground, buried under a sea of grass green army uniforms and Mao suits. But by the end of the year 1976, the winter of fashion discontent was ...
Cuba, Indonesia, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Ukraine have contested the standardised packaging laws, calling them an illegal restriction on trade, but the panel of judges said there won’t be a WTO ruling until at the first half ...
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Mondelez International, an American multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate, has named Brian Gladden, 49, as their new chief financial officer. Gladden, a former CFO of Dell, will be assuming office from December 1. ...
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The opening of the Ghaghoo diamond mine, located in Botswana’s Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), that took place this week was not only a significant milestone for the mine’s owner Gem Diamonds, but also for the country ...
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Ritani has partnered with a number of fine jewelry brands and designers, as well as up-and-coming talent from the Fashion Institute of Technology, to launch the Ritani Designer Collections program. The program works like this: Each ...
Global technology company Ricoh will launch its latest series of production cutsheet device, Ricoh Pro C7100X, which comes equipped with a fifth colour station. This feature enables these high-speed, production colour printers and ...
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The environmental sustainability promoting NGO, Redress, has recently launched the R Cert recycled textile clothing standard, a verification standard that aims to educate consumers about the recycling process and the environmental savings ...
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The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced that Dow Chemical Company and Preferred Sands' innovation, TERAFORCE Technology, won the 2014 Polyurethane Innovation Award. The winner, ...
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Designed to appeal to a broader consumer group while reinforcing its premium positioning, the new look brings forward the portrait of Henry Weston, Westons’ founder, to tie Henry ‘the man’ closer to the brand name, with a ...
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Soups producer Vanee Foods has announced a new high-speed hot fill bottling line at its Broadview manufacturing facility in the US state of Illinois. The company has invested around $8m in the new bottling line, which has the capacity to ...
US-based food products manufacturer Vanee Foods Company will invest close to $8m in a high-speed hot fill bottling line. Based at the company's Broadview manufacturing facility, the new facility will fill bottles ranging in size from 8 fl ...