Advantech Wireless Inc of Montreal, Canada (which manufactures satellite, RF equipment and microwave systems) has received over $1m of orders for its redundant/phase 250W/500W Extended Ku-Band SapphireBlu gallium nitride (GaN)-based ...
Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has warned that its results could be impacted by strong Swiss franc. The chocolate maker said that as 99% of Barry Callebaut's business is done outside of Switzerland, it had minimal operational ...
Tags: food companies, cocoa bean, Agriculture
The government of Oman has announced plans to set up a dairy firm with an investment of around OMR100m ($258.8m) to achieve self-sufficiency in dairy production and food security The proposed project is being promoted by state-owned ...
Tags: dairy production, food security, Agriculture
The NPD and BTHA kick off Toy Fair 2015 with news of a 4.4 per cent increase in toy sales for last year. The British toy market achieved a 4.4 per cent increase in 2014, reaching £3 billion at retail and enjoying its best result ...
Tags: toy market, toy sales, Toys
The second patient implanted with a Carmat artificial heart has gone home, opening the way for others enrolled in the French company’s clinical trial to receive the devices. Carmat designed its self-regulated, bioprosthetic heart as ...
Tags: electric system, heart, Health
UK-based Stock Spirits Group anticipates its full year results for 2014 to conclude around the lower end of its forecast, due to decline in sales volume in Poland. The company reported that sales in Poland has decreased during third ...
Tags: vodka, vodka-based flavored liqueurs, wines, Agriculture
A new Canadean report finds that eight out of ten consumers who drink alcohol out of their homes rarely or never try new alcoholic drinks. This is concerning as substantial investment is made in developing and marketing new products. ...
Tags: Alcoholic Drinks, Agriculture
Swiss food major Nestle is planning to invest over EGP1bn ($137.93m) in Egypt over the next few years where food is considered as a fast-growing sector. The proposed investment will be used in manufacturing, new products and the ...
Tags: Nestle, nutrition, health industries, Agriculture
Despite a sharp decline in oil prices, the world economic outlook is subdued, weighed down by underlying weakness elsewhere, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest update to the World Economic Outlook (WEO). Compared ...
Tags: oil prices, world economic outlook, Textile
German wine seller Hawesko's CEO Alexander Margaritoff has resigned and is set to divest his 30% stake in the company to Detlev Meyer. With around 29.5% share in Hawesko, Meyer had offered Hawesko shareholders €40 per share, ...
Tags: wines, champagnes, alcoholic drinks, Agriculture
Australia’s largest family-owned fresh-produce marketing company, Perfection Fresh Australia, has announced it will boost its tomato category position with the acquisition of the Moraitis tomato-growing business. Michael Simonetta, ...
Tags: tomato, Agriculture
Global soft drinks volumes expanded just over three percent in 2014, while value sales grew by more than six percent to reach US $867.4 billion dollars, according to market research organisation Euromonitor. While the US remains the ...
Tags: tea, coffee, sports, bottled water, Agriculture
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched an open consultation on the draft scientific opinion on the safety of caffeine that was presented recently to EFSA. The provisional findings of the Draft Scientific Opinion on the ...
Tags: energy drink, public health, Agriculture
Australia’s oldest chocolate business, the iconic Ernest Hillier has been placed into voluntary administration, and a meeting with creditors will take place on Tuesday 20 January 2014. Hillier’s administrator, Bruno Secatore ...
Tags: chocolate business, Agriculture
University of Sydney-based research centre the Fresh Produce Safety Centre has launched two landmark research projects, which it says are aimed at improving the safety of Australian and New Zealand fresh produce. Australian Food News ...