Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

The blue passports that will be given to UK citizens after Brexit will be made by a French-Dutch firm, it has been revealed.  In an interview on BBC Four's Today Programme, the head of the company that currently manufactures the UK's passports revealed that the new £490 million contract had been won by Gemalto, a company based in France and the Netherlands.

T&G Global Limited (T&G) has today entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement for the sale of the major assets of its subsidiary ENZAFoods New Zealand Limited (trading as T&G Foods) to Cedenco Foods New Zealand Limited (“Cedenco”).

Starbucks is committing $10m to develop a fully recyclable and compostable coffee cup.  The coffee giant said its NextGen Cup Challenge initiative, in partnership with Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy, will provide grants to inventors who are working towards a new cup technology.

 Mar 23, 2018 - WEBWIRE – During World Water Day, Pernod Ricard will report on global projects to ensure sustainable water resources while upholding water quality and availability. Steps taken are part of Pernod Ricard 2010-2020 environmental roadmap, for which the Company will also talk about key progress made.

Mar 22, 2018 - RadioNZ - US President Donald Trump's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation into Russia interference in the 2016 election has resigned, US media report.

Mar 23, 2018  -  Today marks a significant milestone at Cadbury, as the final production run – of Pineapple Lumps – rolls off the assembly line.

Mar 22, 2018  -  Seeing obsolete machinery on New Zealand farms and orchards and in factories is a “bugbear” for Professor Mike Duke, from Waikato University’s engineering and robotics department.

Simple engineering automation and computer programs can solve many issues, he told the Agcarm summer conference writes  Pam Tipa for RuralNews.

Mar 22, 2018  - The Customs and Excise Bill which passed its third reading in Parliament this evening will give Customs the tools it needs for the 21st Century says the Minister of Customs Hon Meka Whaitiri.

The endless gnawing away at services for rural communities has gone too far, a national rural leader says.  Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) chief executive Michelle Thompson today pleaded for equitable access to services for rural people.

French Flair with Chelsea Winter - Pop the cork for a sparkling encounter with Paris and travel to the most charming villages France has to offer.  Journey through the romantic Loire Valley to a healthy helping of Bordeaux, to Carcassonne with its enchanting city walls, marvelling at Avignon’s famous bridge and meandering along Pont du Gard. Soak up the glamour of Monaco before a final fling in Milan, the world’s fashion and design capital.