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FUTURE FASHION PREDICTIONS USE HIGH TECH TO PICK UPCOMING TRENDS
BY LEE ADENDORFF
TREND forecasters and cool-hunters have spawned a global sub-sector of the fashion industry, with university courses, computer software and academic research making a science out of predicting fashion’s ‘next big thing.’
This is no easy feat considering the multitude of factors – politics, energy resources, economies and environment, not to mention ideology and people – that will play a part in shaping the world’s fashion tastes of the future.…
EMERGING MARKETS OFFER VARIED SOURCE OF NOVEL NATURAL INGREDIENTS
BY DINAH GARDNER, PACIFICA GODDARD, KARRYN MILLER
AS the ranks of China’s middle class swell, their desire for leading healthier lifestyles – including what they drink – is also growing. Manufacturers have a wealth of ingredients from which to pick. Not only can they use globally-renowned healthy choices such as fruit juices and mineral-enriched drinks, they also have thousands of herbs, roots, flowers and fruits popular in Chinese medicine to choose from as ingredients and additives.…
INNOVATIVE PACKAGING TRANSFORMING GLOBAL DRINKS PACKAGING INDUSTRY
BY MARK ROWE
INNOVATIVE packaging is transforming the drinks industry. Heavy tins and bottles are being replaced by lighter composite and biodegradeable materials; hi-tech cartons are being manufactured that tell consumers if the milk’s gone off; and RFID (radio frequency identification) tags are being embedded with temperature sensors.…
EMERGING MARKETS WITNESSING CREATIVITY IN DRINKS PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT
BY WANG FANGQING, RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, BILL CORCORAN, PACIFICA GODDARD, KEITH NUTHALL
DRINKS packaging can be quite different in emerging and developing markets than in the rich world. One issue simply is scale. Poorer consumers are often, simply, more interested in smaller sized portions than richer.…
LATIN AMERICA'S BIODIVERSITY OFFERS COSMETICS COMPANIES RICH CHOICES OVER INGREDIENTS
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
THE ORGANIC cosmetics market has been booming over the last few years, generating substantial consumer interest in the US and Europe. As cosmetics companies scramble to offer the latest, most effective natural ingredients, many are turning to the biodiverse region of Latin America for inspiration.…
LATIN AMERICAN MALE COSMETICS MARKET IS BOOMING
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
LATIN American men like to think they are known for good looks, machismo and self-confidence. And these consumers are today turning to cosmetics to sustain and accentuate this image. The Latin American market for male grooming products and services is one of the most dynamic in the world.…
IFC PLOTS MAJOR INVESTMENT IN BRAZIL PET BOTTLE RECYCLING
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank is considering helping to create a new US dollar USD23 million bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility in São Paulo, Brazil. Unnafibras Textil already recycles more than one billion bottles-a-year into raw materials, but the quality of the new resin would be good enough to sell a soft-drinks bottling plant on Paraiba province, north-east Brazil, said the IFC.…
IFC PLANS INVESTMENT IN NEW BRAZIL BOTTLE-TO-BOTTLE PET RECYCLING PLANT
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank is planning to help create a new US dollar USD23 million bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility in São Paulo, Brazil. Unnafibras Textil already recycles more than one billion bottles-a-year into raw materials, but the quality of the new resin would be good enough to sell a soft-drinks bottling plant on Paraiba province, north-east Brazil, said the IFC.…
EMERGING MARKETS SEE BOOM IN C-STORE OUTLETS
BY WANG FANGQING,RAGHAVENDRA VERMA and PACIFICA GODDARD
Convenience stores are no longer the preserve of cash rich but tine poor consumers in developed markets. They are increasingly popular in emerging markets too. Foreign convenience store operators in China, for instance, are now moving beyond major metropolitan centres – where they have long been established – to smaller lower-tier cities.…
WTO WARNS BRAZIL HYDROCARBON WINDFALLS DO NOT HELP CITIES NEAR OIL WELLS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) study has found Brazilian municipalities near oil wells are little better off than those with no hydrocarbon resources. "Oil windfalls translate into little improvement in the provision of public goods or the population’s living standards," it concludes, warning flows of local oil royalties can increase corruption and crime.…