Monthly archives: May, 2017

Barentz International Opens Office in Vietnam to Further Expand as Food Ingredients Supplier and Accelerate Company Growth

After several years of successful operation on the Vietnamese market Barentz International announces the establishment of an office in Ho Chi Minh City. The activities of Barentz Vietnam will focus on nutrition and quality enhancement within the Vietnamese food industry, where the nutritional premixes and functional blends from the company’s production facility Vitablend in Singapore …

Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services wins Aon Best Employer Award for 2017

Mumbai, May 30, 2017: Mahindra Finance, a leading provider of financial services in rural and semi-urban India, has been recognized as the Aon Best Employer 2017 in India by Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon. The Aon Best Employers program assesses and recognizes employer excellence worldwide. Ramesh Iyer, Vice …

Team Pumpkin bags another F&B client, Foodgasm

30th May 2017, Mumbai: Team Pumpkin, one of the fastest growing digital marketing agencies has bagged the mandate for a popular eatery in Foodgasm located in Bandra, Mumbai. This partnership will see the agency handling social media duties and public relations for the restaurant. Foodgasm will be amongst a few F&B accounts, handled by Team Pumpkin. Foodgasm is founded by …

World No Tobacco Day 2017: Beating tobacco for health, prosperity, the environment and national development

30 May 2017 | Geneva – Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and, according to a first-ever WHO report, reduce large-scale environmental degradation. On World No Tobacco Day 2017, WHO is highlighting how tobacco threatens the development of nations …

USHA and NIFT felicitate the Best Garment Construction Award 2017 to Ayushi Thakur

Mumbai, May 30th 2017: Usha International Ltd, one of the leading players in the sewing machine industry felicitated the winner of the ‘NIFT Best Garment Construction Award 2017’ at the convocation ceremony held in Mumbai. The company has been sponsoring this prestigious award since the year 2000 to support and encourage young and budding …

This Platform proves Women are Dominating Tech: TechGig Code Gladiators

Female Participation in India’s Biggest Coding Contest increases 148% over last year May 30, 2017: Coding is moving out of its male dominated stereotype and into an all-encompassing field where gender, background or geography plays no role in determining the opportunities available to a person. This year’s TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 has set a new …

Be adventurous with a ‘Cheetah’ by your side – New range of tyffyns unveiled by Vaya Life

Relish a power meal with a ‘Cheetah’ by your side National, 29th May, 2017: Designed for the ambitious and adventurous, Vaya Life, a disruptive company presently in the home ware category, now introduces a brand new variant of tyffyns inspired by the ‘Cheetah’. The feisty new variant is available in both 1000ml (3- container) …

World Health Assembly Update

29 May 2017 GENEVA—Delegates at the World Health Assembly have reached new agreements on dementia; immunization; refugee and migrant health; substandard and falsified medical products, and the world drug problem. Dementia Delegates at the World Health Assembly today endorsed a global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 and committed to developing …

28% GST detrimental to the existence of amusement park industry

Industry being categorized alongside casinos, betting and race course Mumbai, May 30, 2017: The recently announced Goods and Services (GST) tax by the Government of India, has put the very existence of India’s amusement – theme park industry at peril with the imposition of a mammoth tax rate of 28%. This new taxation …

AOD converter and dedusting system from Primetals Technologies brought into operation for SIJ Acroni

• Additional secondary metallurgy route increases production capacity by over 20 percent • Savings on alloying elements reduce production costs In April, an AOD converter with a capacity of 95 metric tons and a dedusting system from Primetals Technologies were brought into operation for SIJ Acroni d.o.o, a Slovenian steel producer belonging to the Slovenian …