Sainsbury's was the only retailer to increase its market share in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer increased its share from 16.9% to 17% in the 12 weeks ended 17 February, beating ...
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Biodiesel producer sources applauded the US Environmental Protection Agency Monday after the EPA finalized its rule to approve camelina oil as a low-carbon feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard. "This decision adds to the growing ...
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The news comes as the paper giant recently announced that it would stop using timber from Indonesia’s natural forests and only use trees from plantations. APP is a major supplier of paper, pulp and packaging in Asia but it has been ...
Thorntons has booked higher first-half earnings, which were boosted by lower costs and a rise in sales. The UK chocolate maker said profit before tax and exceptional items rose to GBP5.3m (US$8m), up from GBP3.1m in the comparable period ...
Confectionery manufacturer Thorntons plans to close a further 40 stores in this financial year, as it continues to focus on “significant growth” in multiple-channel sales via supermarkets and Thorntons Direct online. ...
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The silkworm project is based in Herat, in western Afghanistan, an area that has a long history of silk production and was once a stop on the Silk Road trade route. The area is ideal as the mulberry trees which the silkworms feed on ...
“People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power... that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” said Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don’t seem likely ...
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The food production system is out of control and puts small-scale farmers at risk as it is controlled by few major companies, according to a report from Fairtrade Foundation. The report noted that about 500 million smallholder farmers ...
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Since its first lamp posts were erected in the late 1890s, street lighting in the City of Pasadena, CA, has undergone many changes in the ensuing decades, with every new innovation in lighting. The latest technology that the city has ...
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Your choice of patio umbrella fabric will determine the durability and lasting beauty of your new patio umbrella and will affect the cost as well. Consider how often you will be using the umbrella when deciding how much you would like to ...
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The most important thing about urban living with smaller spaces is never, ever waste any room. , but they’re also an often-wasted space requiring often-expensive solutions for maximizing them. The thing is, those storage needs could ...
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Pike Research forecasts the market for commercial building energy systems to grow from $3.9 billion in revenue in 2013 to more than $7.5 billion in 2022 in new report. The commercial buildings market is currently the largest source of ...
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The United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Climate Change, Gregory Barker, recently visited Pilkington’s Cowley Hill, St. Helens, United Kingdom, plant to see its new off-line glass coating facility. The line began production ...
Conventional wisdom dictates to hold off on buying a car in the first year of new generation due to potential reliability concerns. Now, we're seeing automakers like Toyota making improvements to popular models like the Camry sedan in just ...
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The Volkswagen Touareg V8 TDI R-Line, the new flagship of the German brand’s big SUV, will cost from $112,990. Pricing has been confirmed following the release of initial images and details for the Touareg V8 TDI back in January. ...
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