Business and sustainability are becoming increasingly linked as innovative companies begin to focus on our carbon footprint and potential contribution to the environment. At the same time, the world’s population is growing rapidly, and especially in urban areas, leaving cities in need of creative solutions for feeding all of those people. Plantagon, a Swedish food-tech… Continue Reading
Children’s retailer Toys ‘R’ Us is currently looking to expand its Asia business. As income levels in the region increase, the demand for higher-end toys is growing. The U.S. company has teamed up with the billionaire Fung Brothers to further their dealings in the Asia Pacific sector. Bloomberg reports: Continue Reading
Amazon recently decided to enter the health industry, despite some misgivings. CEO of Walgreens Stefano Pessina believes the health sector is too complicated to be a good market for Amazon. Amazon has “opportunities around the world and in other categories, which are much, much simpler than health care, which is a very regulated business,” he… Continue Reading
Disney hat kürzlich angekündigt, dass es seine Filme von der Online-Streaming Plattform Netflix entfernen und stattdessen einen eigenen direkten Streaming-Service starten wird. Der neue direkte Streaming-Service von Disney wird in 2019 eingeführt, zuerst in den USA und später für internationele Zuschauer. Gemäß des Disney CEOs Bob Iger hat Disney eine gute Partnerschaft mit Netflix. Die… Continue Reading
When looking at the issues that surround a landfill and whether or not to move it, there are many considerations at hand. There is the economic issue about moving a landfill like the West Lake Landfill and then there are social issues, health issues and more. Certainly, many people from firefighters and doctors to teachers… Continue Reading
Microsoft has reported a significant increase in profits last quarter a s a result of its expanding cloud business. In fact, Microsoft shares have doubled, reaching 19% this year alone with a 1% increase in after-hours trading last week as well. Microsoft’s profits reached $6.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $3.1 billion last… Continue Reading
Business is all about pleasing customers and making money, and small-town cookie shop RoRo’s Cookies is doing just that. This business, owned by Mom Rose Gebran, comes with a special twist though: all proceeds go to charity. 7KTBV reports: Continue Reading
The Harlem Children’s Zone is a non-profit organization worth knowing about. They offer free support to families living within a 97 block of Harlem. They offer parenting workshops, a pre-school program, three charter schools, a health program and much more. As they describe it, they are “aimed at doing nothing less than breaking the cycle… Continue Reading
As consumers begin to move away from prepared and processed foods and towards fresher, more wholesome ingredients, giant companies like General Mills and ConArgra Brands have had to make changes to keep market share. General Mills has been steadily removing synthetic dyes from their breakfast cereals such as Trix for years, and are finally seeing… Continue Reading
Patrick Coveney took over the Irish food company Greencore in March 2008. At that time the company did not even earn one penny of revenue in the United States. The CEO saw his mandate as changing that, in a big way. Coveney got going right away with several strategic acquisitions, organic growth, while constantly speaking… Continue Reading