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In 2013, the bottled water market was boosted by the two most dynamic categories, flavoured bottled water and functional bottled water. These two categories could offer something different from carbonated and still bottled water which resembles tap water. Flavoured bottled water can offer new flavours which are appealing to the curious and adventurous, in most cases young consumers, and functional bottled water can offer an extension with new vitamins or health-boosting ingredients with fewer...

CPW is a joint venture between General Mills and Nestle to target non-North American breakfast cereals. Its portfolio includes some of the leading brands in the category. It is also present in snack bars although it has retrenched over the review period as the partners chose to pursue their own individual interests rather than those of CPW. The company however, remains overly reliant on the mature Western European market and has struggled with competition from Kellogg in Latin America.

Juice in Finland saw a 1% total volume sales decline in 2013. The category struggles with maturity which means that little space remains for per capita consumption increases. Additionally, the economic downturn and elevated unemployment levels limited growth potential as consumers were more careful with their spending. The price hikes in the second half of the review period have also had a negative impact on the category, as the introduction of the sweet tax in the review period and its...

Packaged food is expected to see only sluggish sales growth for the review period as a whole. This will chiefly be due to maturity in many product areas. In addition, economic concerns are resulting in many consumers seeking to keep expenditure to a minimum, while this is also encouraging strong price competition among the leading grocery retailers. Sales growth for packaged food is also being hindered by Austria's slow population growth and a poor performance for tourism.

Canadean's, "Sports Drinks Market in MENA to 2019: Market Guide" provides a snapshot of the Sports Drinks consumption in MENA. The quantitative data in the report provides historic and forecast consumption data of the market by country, giving a simple overview of the Sports Drinks market trends in the region in an easy to use format.

Cheese is becoming an increasingly popular ingredient not only for making sandwiches, but also in various dishes, including pasta, pancakes, lasagne, sauces and casseroles. This trend is being fuelled by the growing popularity of various foreign cuisines, such as Italian, Spanish, French and Caucasian. Manufacturers are trying to benefit from this trend by educating consumers about the different ways of using and serving cheese. They often use product packaging to print various recipes and...

South Africa's prolific mineral reserves include precious metals and minerals, energy minerals, non-ferrous metals and minerals, ferrous minerals, and industrial minerals. South Africa has significant mineral resource deposits such as platinum, chromium, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, diamonds, uranium and platinum. The Department of Mineral Resources is the primary body that formulates and implements mining policy for the exploration, development, utilization, processing and management of mineral resources in the country. The Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Regulator and the Mine Health and Safety Council are other governing bodies involved in the development of the country's mining industry.

Cotton wool/buds/pads products in Nigeria are becoming increasingly popular among consumers as they strive for better and improved methods of maintaining hygiene. Consumers are fast deviating from known traditional methods such as the use of razor blades to clean nails, to using cotton wool. Products are also assuming task specific status among consumers which helped drive its growth in 2013. Products matured beyond their traditional use for first aid to be used as ear cleaners, nail cleaners,...

Over the review period, Chile witnessed increasing demand for vitamin and dietary supplements as a result of improvement of disposable incomes and living standards. Chilean consumers are more willing to spend their money on vitamins and dietary supplements because they are more aware of the preventive qualities of these products. Moreover, companies constantly advertise vitamins and dietary supplements via various channels such as television, newspapers, and the internet in order to increase...

The Bipolar Disorder Partnering 2009-2014 provides understanding and access to the bipolar disorder partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.

Adult mouth care is one of the smallest categories within consumer health with less than 1% of total value in 2013. Such features prevented players from investing in advertising campaigns and launches. That is why it traditionally has showed low dynamism. But this condition became more evident over the review period due to severe problems in importing. Under this context, firms focused efforts on the largest categories such as analgesics and cough, cold and allergy remedies. As a consequence,...

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers in Finland witnessed a 2% current value growth as EUR1.49 billion in sales was reached in 2013. The growth slowed down from more dynamic 4% in the previous year, still boosted by the sales of new and popular technology. New smart mobile phones, IT products such as laptops and tablets and also smaller kitchen appliances such as blenders and capsule coffee machines appealed well to consumers. More homes also swapped their traditional ovens and cookers...

InventHelp, a leading inventor service company, partnered with the Greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia Make-A-Wish Chapter in December 2013 to grant the wish of Lindsey, a local ten-year-old girl with a complicated heart condition requiring multiple surgeries and hospital stays. Later that month, Lindsey and her family travelled from Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, to Discovery Cove in Orlando, Florida, to fulfill her dream of swimming with dolphins.

In 2030, the population of the United Kingdom will reach 70.7 million, an increase of 11.4% from 2012. Net migration will continue to be significant, albeit lower than in the 2000s, accounting for 39.8% of population growth in 2012-2030. However, natural change will decline after 2017 due to a fall in the number of births and an increasing numbers of deaths. Despite huge increases in the 60+ age groups, the UK's median age of 41.6 years in 2030 will remain lower than the regional average.

The global market for mining equipment is expected to reach USD 147.69 billion by 2020, according to a new study by GrandView Research, Inc. Growth in mining activities such as drilling and earth moving is expected to boost demand for shredders, loaders and crushers among other mining equipment. Increasing demand for fertilizer minerals is also expected to favorably impact market demand over the forecast period.

The global legal process outsourcing (LPO) market is expected to reach USD 8,568.5 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Cost effectiveness through outsourcing non-core legal activities is expected to be the key driving force for the market over the next six years. Additionally, LPO facilitates higher resource utilization, which is also expected to fuel industry growth over the forecast period.

The global market for rare earth elements is expected to reach USD 10.96 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing demand for metal catalysts such as Cerium and Lanthanum is expected to drive the market over the next six years. These metal catalysts find applications across a host of industries including automobiles, metallurgy, phosphors and glass among others. In addition, growing market for permanent magnets is expected to particularly boost the demand for Neodymium.

Last month, Atlanta’s Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department performed tree removal along the Henry Street, from North of Highway 401 to Dundas Street, in preparation for spring construction work.

Phone Systems expert TelcoDepot.com announces a 40% discount on all scalable phone systems for small and medium-sized businesses. The promotion includes the popular Xblue X16 and X50 phone systems, which can easily accommodate from 16 to 24 users.

The global BYOD market is expected to reach USD 238.39 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing proliferation of smartphones and tablets coupled with the preference to use a single device is expected to fuel market growth over the next six years. Grand View Research also observes that reduction in OpEx and CapEx is expected to drive BYOD adoption across enterprises.

Magline, Inc., the innovative lightweight route distribution company, was featured in Industrial Equipment and Tools Review. Lukman Nulhakiem, chemical engineer and blogger, reviewed Magliner Hand Trucks for the blog. According to the review, Magliner released many hand trucks with several options that can be selected to meet distribution supply chain needs. Nulhakiem noted, “There are two kinds of Magliner hand trucks, i.e. convertible hand trucks and nonconvertible hand trucks. Convertible Magliner hand trucks can be used horizontally or vertically when it brings load.”

Manufacturing Revival Radio, a weekly podcast about the resurgence of American manufacturing, interviewed special Tom Carbott Senior Vice President of Exhibitions at MHI. Todd Schnick and Todd Youngblood hosts of the radio program interviewed the material handling leader. Seegrid sponsored the show; the company is the maker of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for the material handling industry.

The report "Industrial DeNOx Systems & Services Market by Type (SCR & SNCR), by Application (Utilities & Industries), by Geography (Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, & ROW) - Global Trends & Forecast to 2019", defines and segments the global Industrial DeNOx Systems & Services market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue. The Industrial DeNOx Systems & Services market value will grow from an estimated $4,907.8 million in 2013 to $6,946.8 by 2019, with a CAGR of 6.0% from 2014 to 2019.

Digital marketing and web design company RevBuilders Marketing is excited to announce a new contract with Commission Express to manage their PPC ads and their Facebook ads.

GlobalData's clinical trial report, Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2014" provides data on the Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia.