Participants running on behalf of more than 200 non-profit organizations raised $28.3 million for charity this year in the 119th running of the Boston Marathon. The race raised 38.4 million for charity in 2014, the year following the Boston ...
North Face announced the final winners of the 2015 Explore Fund $500,000 grants program funding 47 organizations throughout the U.S. The North Face Explore Fund chose projects that use outdoor exploration as the catalyst for positive, ...
The New York City administration has begun implementing ban on expanded polystyrene (EPS) foams used for making cups, bowls, plates, takeout containers, and trays for being non-recyclable. Announced by the New York administration in ...
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ConAgra Foods, an American packaged foods company, is planning to exit its private label foods business as it looks to boost profit margins, cut costs and focus on its growing consumer foods and commercial foods segments. The plans to ...
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Chinese food manufacturer American Lorain has expanded its product portfolio with the introduction of a new breakfast product line - Lorain Youtiao. The launch comes in response to increasing consumer demand for on-the-go breakfast and ...
Falling product ASPs and gross margins are set to erode Taiwan's fabless IC firms' profitability in 2015, according to industry sources. Foundry chipmakers have seen their production capacities stay loose thus far in 2015, said the ...
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DS Smith is expanding its market share in Spain after agreeing to buy Spanish company Grupo Lantero's corrugated products business. The recyclable corrugated packaging provider said the €190 million purchase, including assumed debt, ...
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Plastic packaging giant RPC Group is surging ahead with more acquisitions to boost growth. Speaking at a media event in central London this week, chief executive Pim Vervaat said that the company was becoming a leader in plastic products ...
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Profit growth at major Chinese industrial firms slowed to 0.6 percent year on year in May, down 2 percentage points from the pace posted in April, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Sunday. Profits at industrial companies ...
This pair of shoes is different from ours, it can become bigger with the child's feet! From non-profit organizations - Because International's idea, these people saw the children dressed in ill-fitting shoes in Kenya's orphanage, after ...
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Cotton prices will remain range-bound during cotton year 2016 even if domestic production declines by 10 to 15 per cent, according to ICRA, an independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency. In a report ...
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Finnish pulp and paper maker Stora Enso is contemplating to close down its corrugated packaging converting facility in Chennai, India, due to lack of domestic market. Stora Enso, a firm engaged in renewable solutions in packaging, ...
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For the first fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2015, net revenue at Egyptian apparel retailer Arafa Holding climbed 9 per cent over the same period of previous fiscal. Arafa Holding reported net revenues of $62.0 million during the first ...
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Hosiery and knitwear brand Dollar Industries which is is headquartered in Kolkata, will invest Rs 25 crore to set up a new facility at Ludhiana, according to media reports. The company has manufacturing facilities at Kolkata, Tirupur ...
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The logistics sector seems to have a hard time when it comes to raising prices in their customer base. Furthermore, compared to other industries, it has an extremely low success rate when introducing new products and services. These are ...