Former CEO of a publishing company ITP UK, Born IN Algiers North Africa after pursuing his studies in Paris, Riad moved to London, Headhunted by the Diplomatic Group a Publishing company that worked for the European Parliament, being able to speak 4 languages Riad has been promoted to an International marketing manager within 3 Months In 1993 [...]

Computerworld today announced ORTEC has won the 2013 Honors Laureate Award. Computerworld’s annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change. ORTEC won for its work optimizing the logistical processes of North Star Alliance, a not-for-profit organization established in 2006 to build a network of Roadside Wellness Centers [...]

Walmart Alongside Leading Grocery Partners Will Generate More Than 35 Million Meals this Spring and Donate $3 Million in Grants to Fight Hunge Fighting Hunger Together initiative calls on customers to join the fight by voting online and volunteering in local communities This month, Walmart and 10 of the most recognizable food companies in America [...]

Deloitte, the business advisory firm, estimates £1639 billion has been raised by VAT since it was launched on All Fools’ Day in 1973, by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Anthony Barber. Daniel Lyons from Deloitte’s VAT team, marking the anniversary of VAT said: “VAT has touched every area of economic activity in the UK for the [...]

Significant capacity expansion plans in South America are set to add between 20 and 30 million metric tons of chemical pulp to the global forest, paper, and packaging (FP&P) market by 2020. This is according to the 2013 Global forest, paper, and packaging trend watch: A changing landscape: South America’s influence on global markets report [...]

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Goodreads, a leading site for readers and book recommendations that helps people find and share books they love. “Amazon and Goodreads share a passion for reinventing reading,” said Russ Grandinetti, Amazon Vice President, Kindle Content. “Goodreads has helped change how we discover [...]

Anuga 2013: A strong turnout by the food sector in Cologne New opening times, quality assurance through certification at Anuga Organic, expansion of Anuga FoodService The world’s largest and most important meeting place for the food sector will bring together about 6,700 suppliers and around 160,000 purchasers in autumn 2013. The 32nd Anuga, which takes [...]

Amazon MP3 Store Now Optimized for iPhone and iPod touch: Amazon’s 22-Million Song Catalog Available to iPhone and iPod touch Users for the First Time Buy once and enjoy everywhere!—All MP3s purchased from Amazon are stored for free in customers’ Cloud Player accounts and can be enjoyed on iPhones, iPads, iPods, Kindle Fire, Android phones [...]

Koelnmesse’s food trade fair programme Trade fairs staged in Cologne and in growth markets around the world Koelnmesse organizes a large number of trade fairs devoted to food and beverages. These events are held not only in Cologne but also in growth markets all over the world – in locations such as Bangkok, Mumbai, Shanghai, [...]

Anuga 2013 – the leading trade platform for the food industry * 10 specialized trade shows under one roof: 10 segments in focus * Level of German and international registrations is outstanding * New opening times This year Anuga is once again positioned to be the largest and most important food trade fair in the [...]

WhatsApp Inc., the company behind WhatsApp Messenger, and BlackBerry (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) today announced that WhatsApp will bring a native version of its popular mobile messaging service to the BlackBerry® 10 platform. BlackBerry 10 provides an ideal platform for social apps such as WhatsApp Messenger to fully leverage innovative new features like BlackBerry Flow, [...]
Getting into a supermarket takes time, a lot of perseverance and more than a dash of anal attention to detail. It can take months to even get hold of the person you need to speak to, let alone convince them they want your product. But when you do make that all important breakthrough, you need [...]
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A booklet depicting stories of innovation and growth for 14 key Coles’ wine suppliers across Australia was launched at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide today. Winemakers’ Federation of Australia President Tony D’Aloisio AM officially launched the booklet alongside Coles Liquor General Manager Tony Leon to a group of wine suppliers and industry representatives. Mr [...]

O2 Health extends its mobile health offering with Health at Home, a telehealth service that helps people with long-term conditions to feel in control of their health and enables clinicians to take a more tailored approach to individual patient needs. Using mobile and web-based technology, Health at Home is a complete service that includes a [...]

Rises in pump prices for petrol and diesel over the last 10 years have been caused largely by higher crude oil prices and increases in tax and duty and not a lack of competition, an OFT report has found. The evidence gathered by the OFT suggests that at national level competition is working well in [...]