A former executive at Kellogg's Australia has claimed in an article appearing in Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald and The Age newspapers that the supermarket majors Woolworths and Coles could be using supplier information to help develop ...
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Star Wars was not the only force making a come-back in 2015. The return of generic advertising brought with it a promise of increased profitability for the diamond trade. Even as numerous stories reflecting pain in the industry vied for our ...
Mixed metals in bridal, like this 18-karat rose and white gold ring set from LX Antwerp, will continue to be popular next year. It’s going to be an exciting year in jewelry design. Trends have been taking new and innovative ...
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House prices in the UK will see an average increase of 6% over the course of next year, according to the RICS housing forecast for 2016. With house prices predicted to rise across the whole of the UK in 2016, East Anglia is continuing the ...
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LED makers are branching into niche application markets as competition in their industry expands, comments LEDinside (a division of TrendForce) in its latest 'Gold Member Report – 2016 LED Market Demand and Supply Analysis'. ...
Murray Goulburn has signed a five-year national private label contract to supply Coles-brand Australian cheese The move is part of MG’s ongoing push to secure critical mass in Australia's dairy foods market. MG said it would ...
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Victorian-based dairy processing giant Murray Goulburn dairy co-operative will be replacing Bega Cheese as Coles’ private label cheese supplier from January 2017. Bega Cheese has been providing cheese sold under Coles private label ...
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Nestle is releasing a 45g Milkybar with toasted coconut flakes added throughout. Milkybar is Nestle’s white chocolate brand. Mars is launching its ‘limited edition’ ‘Snickers 3 Nuts’ which contains roasted ...
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) Electric Vehicle Grid-Integration pilot project, signaling the "green light" for the company to own and install thousands of electric vehicle (EV) ...
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Due to a shortage in global supply of silver powder arising from an accident at Japan-based Dowa Hightech's factory in early January 2016, some PV silver paste maker have increased quotes by about 10% and others may follow suit after the ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced its plans to launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology by 2020. The company said that the technology will hit mainstream, mass-markets in the US, Europe, Japan and China at ...
Icahn Enterprises has announced its plans to acquire automotive service provider Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for $1bn. The deal was announced after Japanese tire maker Bridgestone quit the race to acquire the company by announcing that ...
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Two of China's largest home appliances manufacturers are predicting huge losses for 2015. Sichuan Changhong Electric Co Ltd has forecast it will slip 1.97 billion yuan ($300.3 million) into the red, a staggering 3,455 percent fall ...
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China's apparent oil demand in 2015 grew 5.8% year on year to 11.11 million b/d, the fastest pace since 2011, despite the country's economy growing at the slowest rate since 1990, Platts calculations based on recently released official data ...
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China is the world's largest producer and exporter of rare-earths. These are elements which are critical to the manufacturing of high-tech products, including smartphones, wind turbines and car batteries, among other things. However, ...
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