Danish Council of Ethics votes in favour of a climate change-focused meat tax April 28, 2016 Most of us by now have adjusted to news that a sugar tax is coming, but how would we react to a tax on meat? Denmark may have to consider just that question, after members of the Danish Council of Ethics voted in favour of a proposal that recommends placing a "climate tax" on beef initially, [...]
Pour us another one: Britain’s cocktail sector continues to surge as more than three quarters of bars now offer mixed drinks April 28, 2016 If you thought you'd seen way more cocktails being ordered in the City lately, new research shows you were probably right. More than three quarters of British bars, 78 per cent, now sell the mixed drinks, with healthier and premium choices driving the flourishing cocktail market, according to the latest Mixed Drinks Report from CGA Strategy. Cocktails [...]
Gaming Realms make play for worldwide gambling machine market through agreement with Scientific Games Corporation April 28, 2016 Online gambling game creator Gaming Realms has signed a global five-year machine licensing agreement with US company Scientific Games. Scientific Games Corporation, a provider of gambling products and services to lottery and gaming organisations, will develop new slot games for traditional gaming machines, video lottery terminals and on-property handheld devices. Scientific Games will now have exclusive rights [...]
Sajid Javid blasted by the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee for “scrambling around” in the wake of the steel crisis April 28, 2016 Business secretary Sajid Javid has been blasted for "scrambling around" in the wake of Tata's announcement that it would sell its UK plants at the end of March. Speaking in front of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee this morning, the business secretary admitted he was told around mid-February that the company was seriously [...]
Royal College of Physicians study finds e-cigarettes should be widely promoted as substitute for smoking April 28, 2016 E-cigarettes are not a gateway to traditional smoking and should be widely promoted as a substitute to cigarettes, a landmark report from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has urged. By supplying the nicotine that smokers are addicted to without the harmful components of tobacco smoke, e-cigarettes can prevent most of the harm from smoking [...]
Management consultancies could keep women in sector with innovative and flexible ways of working April 28, 2016 Management consultancies have a "huge opportunity" to attract back women who have left the industry, but must fully embrace more innovative and flexible ways of working, according to a new study. A huge pool of talent is being lost in the consulting sector, as women who leave have on average eight years worth of experience, [...]
Cameron says there is “no guarantee” government efforts to save steel will succeed during Prime Minister’s Questions April 27, 2016 Prime Minister David Cameron has said there is "no guarantee" that the government's efforts to aid the steel industry will be successful. Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions, Cameron said: "[Although] I want to do everything we can to secure the future for not only Port Talbot but for Scunthorpe and for steelmaking in Britain we are [...]
Gem Health partners with Philips Blockchain Lab to investigate using blockchain technology in healthcare April 27, 2016 US blockchain startup Gem has partnered with Philips to launch Gem Health, an initiative for building a "patient-centric approach to healthcare" utilising blockchain technology. Gem Health has teamed up with Philips Blockchain Lab, and said it is aiming to provide the data infrastructure to support a "globally integrated healthcare continuum", connecting companies that work in all levels [...]
Japan Tobacco International launches first tank e-cigarette across the UK April 27, 2016 Big-four cigarette maker Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has launched its first tank e-cigarette nationwide. JTI's New Logic PRO tank e-cigarettes have been available at Sainsbury's stores since January, but were launched nationwide this month and will be boosted with a TV and outdoor media campaign from 1 May. Tanks are the cartridges that hold the e-cigarette's vaping liquid [...]
Nestle whips up joint venture Froneri with R&R Ice Cream to sell frozen foods in more than 20 countries April 27, 2016 Global food giant Nestle has agreed a joint venture with British food firm R&R Ice Cream to sell ice cream and frozen food in more than 20 countries. The 50/50 joint venture, which will be called Froneri, will be based in the UK and will combine Nestle and R&R's ice cream activities in Europe, the Middle East, [...]
