Dutch brewing company Heineken has opened a new €110m greenfield brewery in Kilinto, Ethiopia, in a move to cater to the increasing demand for beer in the country. This development comes after the Ethiopian government invited ...
Tags: beer, brewery, Agriculture
Mondelez International has broken ground on its new $90m biscuit plant in Bahrain, in a move to cater to growing demand for its Oreo, Ritz and TUC biscuits in the Middle East and Africa. Earlier this month, the company signed a lease ...
Tags: TUC biscuits, Cheese, Agriculture
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is conducting an investigation on Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ new Jeep Cherokee SUV after the watchdog received complaints regarding engine compartment fires. Around 50,415 ...
Tags: Engine Compartment Fires, Auto
New Era Cap announced that Pete Augustine, President New Era Cap, Inc. has decided to leave the company. After nearly 25 years of service with the privately held headwear company, Augustine is leaving the company by mutual agreement as ...
EBay, India’s leading online marketplace, has signed an MoU with Delhi Hindustani Mercantile Association (DHMA), a 125 year old association of over 4,000 Indian fabric traders, in an attempt to get more local traders and artisans into ...
Tags: Online Market, fabric traders, Apparel
During the Automotive News World Congress this week, IBM revealed results of its new Automotive 2025 Global Study, outlining an industry ripe for disruptive changes that are breaking down borders of the automotive ecosystem. The study ...
Tags: Automotive Industry, mobility requirements, ecosystem disruption, Auto
The latest in Sony Xperia Z4 rumour-dom is that the upcoming smartphone just received certification in the US, courtesy of the Federal Communications Commission. According to XperiaBlog, a new Sony Xperia handset has made it through the ...
Tags: Sony, Consumer Electronics
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 83.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, a 1% increase from the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. These results indicate a slow, but consistent improvement following more than two years of ...
Tags: PC shipments, PC market
Instead, the film picked up a nomination for Best Original Song. The LEGO Movie has been snubbed in the Best Animated Feature category at this year's Oscars. The film missed out on a Golden Globe last week, losing to How To Train Your ...
Tags: LEGO Movie, Oscars, Toys
Posted in Medical Device Business by Nancy Crotti on January 14, 2015 As the U.S. dollar strengthens amid global economic uncertainty, travelers aren’t the only ones affected. Major medtech companies including St. Jude Medical and ...
Tags: Medical Device, Health
Mondelez International has signed a lease agreement to build a new biscuit factory with an initial investment of $90m in Bahrain. Earlier in October 2014, Mondelez announced plans to build the factory, claimed to be the company's most ...
Tags: Biscuit Factory, Agriculture
If there was ever any reasonable doubt, reports on Friday seemed to confirm Sony will launch its next generation Xperia Z4 smartphone at MWC 2015. The yet-to-be-announced device has taken a trip through the certification body in its home ...
Tags: Sony, Consumer Electronics
The Google Play Store officially ranks top for the biggest selection of mobile apps, adding a third year to its winning streak. Google’s mobile software platform now boasts just shy of 1.43 million apps, courtesy of 388,000 ...
Tags: Google, APP, Consumer Electronics
Apple has taken Swedish firm Ericsson to court over LTE wireless network patents. According to Apple, Ericsson is demanding over-the-odds royalties for patents that aren’t essential to industry cellular standards, as reported by ...
Tags: Apple, LTE, Consumer Electronics
Xiaomi is hosting an event tomorrow; we knew that much already. What we didn’t know was that there would be two new smartphones taking up centre stage. Yes, Xiaomi’s latest teaser image has confirmed that the fast-rising ...
Tags: Xiaomi, Consumer Electronics, Snapdragon 810