New Diageo boss Ivan Menezes has confirmed the drinks giant's commitment to premium local brands and Scotch whisky, as the firm released its preliminary results for the full-year ended June 30 2013. Premium brands such as Johnnie Walker ...
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German pharma and chemical firm Bayer has reported a net profit of €841m for the second quarter of 2013, with an increase of 74.8% compared to €481m during the comparable period earlier year. The increase in profit is primarily ...
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The beverage can specialist today posted a 1% year-on-year increase in sales for the first half of 2013, at £1.97bn, while pre-tax profit slipped 2% to £169m. The London-based group said that global growth in beverage can ...
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Amerigen Pharmaceuticals, a group of companies engaged in all phases of the generic pharmaceutical business, has collaborated with Forest Laboratories to develop a number of specialty generic products. The collaboration will leverage ...
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Packaging and tubing materials manufacturer Tekni-Plex Europe has announced that the company’s Italian subsidiary has commenced operations at a newly centralized plant in Gaggiano, Milan. According to the company, the investment was ...
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Several global luxury apparel retailers have recorded positive growth in the first half of 2013 and the industry is expecting a boost in sales by the end of this year. In a conversation with fibre2fashion, Nikoleta Panteva, senior retail ...
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Pfizer is planning for internal classification of its commercial operations into three business segments, which will include developed and emerging markets, in an effort to deliver value to consumers and patients. The three business ...
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Suzuki and Volkswagen are reportedly considering reviving their short-lived and ill-fated partnership to end a two-year legal stoush. Bloomberg reports Suzuki president Osamu Suzuki and Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech are attempting ...
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Tech earnings this week highlighted the importance of mobile communications to IT, as companies including Apple, Samsung, Facebook, AT&T and Texas Instruments reported mixed results for the quarter ending in June. Apple and Samsung ...
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British luxury car maker Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is planning to invest about GBP800m through 2016 at its Crewe Plant in the UK for the production of new sport utility vehicle (SUV) and other models. The new SUV, which ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota is planning to invest about $230m to build a new car engine manufacturing plant in Indonesia, as part of its strategy to expand powertrain production in emerging markets by 20%. The new plant will be used to ...
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Citroen has revealed details about its entrant into the World Touring Car Championship, the 2014 Citroen C-Elysee WTCC. The Citroen will debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September featuring a 283kW/400Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota Motors is planning to open a new training facility for mechanics in order to increase the quality of its vehicles. The new training facility is expected to feature a testing track that would be capable of ...
In the year in which Colombia Moda is celebrating its 25th anniversary, 18 Portuguese companies will be present, travelling to Colombia between 23 and 25 july with high expectations and a strong desire to show the best that is produced in ...
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It describes the new pack, which is called 'Sunny', as an "appealing new alternative for makers of deodorants and antiperspirants, sun protection and self-tanning products and more". Lindal said the Sunny is its first product to be ...