Meat packer Hilton Food Group, which supplies retailers such as Tesco, is expected to ride out the recent horsemeat contamination issue unscathed, following publication of its preliminary results for 2012 which showed sales up 5% to 1bn. ...
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Xylem Inc. announced the launch of an innovative treadle pump called Saajhi, the first product in Xylem’s planned Essence of Life portfolio. Essence of Life is a sustainable business model from Xylem that addresses the fundamental ...
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Paul Doertenbach from I:Co presented the ambitious plans for closed-loop clothing recycling with their partners Puma, H&M and Jack & Jones in 48 countries at the recent Textile Waste workshop in Tallinn. In their German facility they are ...
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German specialty chemicals company LANXESS has announced strong figures for the past fiscal year, with improvements in key reported numbers. “2012 was the best year in our growth story so far. Our business model proved itself once ...
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Customers of Oracle and SAP are benefiting from the presence of third-party support providers in the enterprise software market, with research indicating that some are negotiating up to 25 percent off their steep maintenance fees. ...
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One of the world's most experienced logistics and supply chain professionals – Mike Kotecki, senior vice-president, Dematic, North America – will share his unique perspectives on 'smartly' imparting change to your supply chain ...
OneChip Photonics Inc of Ottawa, Canada, which designs optical chips and transceivers based on monolithic photonic integrated circuits (PICs) fabricated in indium phosphide (InP), says that it is working with both pure-play epiwafer foundry ...
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent no. 8,407,065 to PolyRemedy's HealSmart Personalized Woundcare system. The system is designed for use by clinicians to document care through easy-to-use, web- and phone-based ...
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Digi-Key has set up a local sales and customer support activity for the UK and Ireland market following an expansion of its local customerbase in the last 12 months. The online distributor is expanding its local sales presence in Europe ...
Etisalat Group’s Atlantique Telecom on Wednesday announced that it has signed a five-year, multi-country agreement with Ericsson, which will now manage the telco’s African mobile networks. Atlantique said that the number of ...
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Genesco Inc. reported earnings from continuing operations for the 14-week period ended February 2, 2013, of $38.7 million, or $1.63 per diluted share, compared to earnings from continuing operations of $41.5 million, or $1.72 per diluted ...
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The daily deal industry has fallen a long way since Groupon came onto the scene in 2008 and created a niche within e-commerce. Tineka Smith reports. Daily deals innovator Groupon burst onto the scene in 2008 and by 2010 had clocked up 35 ...
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Body Central Corp. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012. Highlights for the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2012: -Net revenues for the quarter increased 0.3% to $81.0 million, compared to $80.7 ...
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Flavored beverages producer Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has acquired the business assets and territory of Dr Pepper/7-UP Bottling in Reno, Nevada, US, for an undisclosed sum. According to DPS, the acquisition includes rights to the ...
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So-called patent trolls force technology companies to spend money on lawyers instead of innovation, and Congress needs to discourage infringement lawsuits from patent-collecting companies, a group of tech and business representatives said. ...
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