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BRICM DRINKS MARKETS GENERALLY PERFORM WELL IN RECESSION
BY PACIFICA GODDARD, RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, WANG FANGQING, JOHN PAGNI and KEITH NUTHALL
THE RISE of the world’s large emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico (or BRICM to give them a popular acronym) has been especially significant for the drinks industry.…
PRIVATE LABEL FOOD SALES BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR WORLDWIDE
BY KARRYN MILLER, ALAN OSBORN, RAGHAVENDRA VERMA, WANG FANGQING and KEITH NUTHALL
PRIVATE label (or own brand, as it is known in the UK) is an increasingly popular way for food retailers to sell their products worldwide. Not only does it given them more control over costs and quality, it allows them to market their own brand whilst making sales.…
INTERPOL AND IAEA COMBINE BRAIN POWER TO MONITOR ILLEGAL NUCLEAR MOVEMENTS
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A JOINT Interpol-International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) initiative on fighting nuclear terrorism unites police forces worldwide with IAEA experts in gathering comprehensive data on the illicit traffic in nuclear and radiological materials. Together, the two international organisations analyse relevant threats and help investigations into these problems.…
EUROPEAN STUDY TO TURN CAR BODY INTO DYNAMO BATTERY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EURO 3.37 million research project headed by Volvo and Imperial College, London, is boosting the competitiveness of electric vehicles by developing a carbon and resin composite for light and durable car body materials that can store electricity as an engine battery.…
WINE INDUSTRY AND MARKET
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
Wine is not a particularly popular alcoholic beverage in most of Latin America, and only 1.94 billion litres were consumed in the region in 2009, according to Euromonitor International. Wine is also the only major beverage segment that has dropped in consumption per capita in Latin America in the last five years, from 3.8 litres in 2005 to 3.6 litres in 2009 (compared to almost 50 litres consumed per capita per year in France for example) said beverage information specialist Canadean.…
EUROPEAN STUDY TO TURN CAR BODY INTO DYNAMO BATTERY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A EURO 3.37 million research project headed by Volvo and Imperial College, London, is developing a carbon and resin composite, useful not only as a light and durable car body material, but also as an engine battery. The STORAGE project will take three years to develop the composite, used in doors, roofs and flooring, and recharged overnight from the mains.…
COPENHAGEN AIRPORT'S PLOTS MAJOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLANS
BY GERARD O’DWYER
KASTRUP airport (KKA) in Copenhagen is a Nordic airport with ambition: not only is it strengthening its position as the Scandinavian hub for regional and international traffic, it is also focusing on capital projects to become the leading Nordic destination for European low fares airlines.…
EUROPEAN STUDY TO TURN CAR BODY INTO BATTERY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE PROBLEM with hybrid and electric cars is that they have to drag their clunky batteries along with them, wasting energy as they go – limiting their range and power. But what if the roof, doors, floor and spare-wheel well of the car could store energy safely and feed it to the engine?…
EUROPEAN STUDY TO TURN CAR BODY INTO BATTERY
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A CARBON fibre and polymer resin composite is being developed by a Euro 3.37 million research project headed by Volvo and Imperial College, London, that would not only serve as a light and durable car body material, but also as an engine battery.…
BEER INDUSTRY AND MARKET
BY PACIFICA GODDARD
A decade ago, Latin America was considered to be one of the beer industry’s toughest markets, due to frequent bouts of economic uncertainty and political turmoil. But a lot has changed in the region since the year 2000, and recently instead of recoiling from this region, the biggest beer companies in the world have been fighting tooth and nail for shares of it.…