Europe

JCB Card launches in Yakuitia

Joint-stock bank Almazergienbank, one of the major regional banks in the Russian Far East and JCB International, the international operations subsidiary of credit card company JCB Co. Ltd, announced the launch of JCB card issuance and acceptance in Yakutia.

Silk Way Airlines offers cargo services for items with lithium battery

New opportunities for cargo transportation are open for clients of logistics network ACEX under more attractive conditions.

Celebrating Italian gastronomic excellence at Cibus Connect 2017

Italy, the land of food lovers and fine food culture, has much more to offer the world other than pasta, spaghetti and gelato. In a country where taking your time to appreciate your food is a virtue, one can expect to discover and taste lovely cheeses, hams, wines and other refined products.

European e-commerce platform Kooomo breaks into Asia

Irish-based cloud digital commerce platform Kooomo launched its offering in Asia via a strategic hub based in Singapore in April this year.

US and Europe SMEs ready to switch banks for offer of real-time payments

The majority of small and medium-sized (SMEs) business owners in the US and Europe would consider switching account providers for the offer of real-time payments, according to an online poll by YouGov, an international Internet-based market research firm, conducted on behalf of ACI Worldwide.

Ricola brand wins consumer, industry awards

Renowned for more than 80 years for producing good-quality natural herb drops that soothe the throat and refresh the mouth, Ricola, the family-owned Swiss company, has recently garnered two prestigious awards — ‘Most Trusted Brand 2016’ in Switzerland and ‘Prize for Long-Standing Product Quality’ given by Reader’s Digest and The DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts- Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) respectively.

Perfect Shelf solution for General Mills

An innovative “Perfect Shelf” solution is being used by General Mills France to bring across its new merchandising strategy for its Häagen-Dazs premium ice-cream.

Ikea pledges €1b to help tackle climate change

IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, is going all out in its efforts towards a low-carbon economy and to support the communities most vulnerable to climate change.

ChefCut for high precision work

French machine maker, Hydroprocess has introduced its flagship cutting machine, the ChefCut, dedicated to pastry, chocolate, confectionery, ice cream manufacturers and caterers.

Hotel gives new meaning to room service

A hotel in Amsterdam has taken the concept of inflight shopping and adapted it to the hotel industry with the launch of a new Room Shopping service.

A crowd-puller: Artec Shapify Booth

Artec Group, a manufacturer and developer of professional 3D hardware and software, has announced the Artec Shapify Booth, touted as the world’s first high speed 3D full body scanner. The scanning booth is capable of producing high-quality 3D model of a figurine of a person within three minutes.

A winner in pizza packaging

A new pizza box concept has been introduced by plastic packaging specialist Faerch Plast, in which the base is produced from crystalline polyethylene terephthalate (CPET). This material makes the box suitable for use in ovens – up to 220°C – or in microwaves. The lid is made from clear amorphous (APET).