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Blackberry seen losing market share in NZ
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Telecommunications analysis company IDC forecasts Apple iPhones and Google Android-based phones will each account for 17% of total smartphone shipments into New Zealand by the end of the year, with Blackberry's share seen sitting at 12%, according to Stuff.co.nz.
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12 mln trays of avocados from NZ by 2015?
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
New Zealand is expected to treble its avocado production to 12 million trays per year by 2015 with 200,000 trees reaching maturity within the next few years.
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Canton Fair traders fear impact of currency war
Monday, 18 October 2010
Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair and a key barometer of its trade and economic development, opened last week, amid growing concerns that a stronger yuan would weigh on the nation's exports, according to ChinaDaily.com.
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Probiotics and dark chocolate snack?
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Cleveland-based Ganeden Biotech and Agostoni Chocolate have come out with a functional snack that combines probiotics with artisan chocolate for consumers.
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US dairy exports up 65% on-yr in July
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
The value of US dairy exports rose 65% in July to USD$308.8 million (NZD$407 million), bringing year-to-date dairy export value to $2.034 billion, a rise of 66% over the same period in 2009, according to a report by the US Dairy Export Council, citing the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service date.
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Moscow top choice for office in Europe - survey
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Moscow has been named the most favourable city in Europe for companies looking to set up an office, according to a survey by Cushman & Wakefield carried by NZTE’s website.
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UK choc sale to rise by 12.9% between 2010-15
Monday, 11 October 2010
Seasonal and chocolate box sales are projected to increase by 12.9% between 2010 and 2015, growing to an estimated GBP4.1 billion (NZD$8.65 billion) by 2015, according to Confectionery News, citing a Mintel report.
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Global pharma sales to hit US$880 bln in 2011
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Global pharmaceutical sales may rise between 5 and 7% next year to USD$880 billion (NZD$1.16 trillion) on soaring demand in developing nations led by China as it becomes the world's third-largest drug market, according to a Bloomberg report carried in China Daily.
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No ban for Blackberry in UAE
Sunday, 10 October 2010
The United Arab Emirates said late last week it won't implement a proposed ban on Research In Motion Ltd's BlackBerry services.
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China buys European brands, business assets
Monday, 04 October 2010
In August, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co completed its takeover of Swedish carmaker Volvo Car Corporation. And late last month Shanghai-based Bright Food (Group) Co Ltd emerged as the frontrunner to acquire United Biscuits, the UK biscuit maker currently owned by private equity firms.
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Sino-African trade on track to exceed US$100 billion
Monday, 04 October 2010
More than 1,600 Chinese businesses are investing in Africa in the mining, processing, commerce, agriculture, construction and manufacturing sectors.
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Bone health food in UK still niche market
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
The UK market for functional foods on a bone health platform grew 6.8% in the year to March 2010, but at just GBP38 million, it still represents a niche part of the GBP556 million (NZD$82 million) functional foods market, according to DairyReporter.com.
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Asia container exports to West on 5-yr recovery road
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Asian container exports to the West will take up to five years to recover after last year's market plunge, but a boom in traffic between China and Southeast Asia will help offset losses.
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Japan export ship orders (Apr-Aug) rise 111% on year
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Japanese export ship orders were up 111% year on year to 5,867,651 gross tonnes in the first five months of fiscal 2010, starting April 1, showing a rise for the ninth consecutive month, according to the Shipping Gazette.
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UK pies sale up, growth depends on healthier options
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Manufacturers of pies and pasties in the UK may need to find ways to make the products healthier if sales growth is to be sustained once purse strings loosen, according to MeatProcess.com.
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Avocado export from Bay of Plenty to fall
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
The Avocado Industry Council is predicting an export crop of 1.78 millions trays this season, 300,000 less trays than predicted before the storms, according to the Bay of Plenty Times.
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China tightens watch on melamine in food
Sunday, 26 September 2010
The Chinese central government has called for stringent regulation on the production and marketing of melamine to avoid the use of melamine in the food and feed industry, according to ChinaDaily.com.
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China raises anti-dumping duties on US chicken
Sunday, 26 September 2010
China will levy anti-dumping duties of between 50.3% to 105.4% on imports of US chicken products from this week, according to ChinaDaily.com.
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Toyota plans six new green hybrid cars
Friday, 24 September 2010
The six planned models will expand Toyota's hybrid engine range of vehicles that run on petrol and electricity at a time when rivals such as Nissan are developing all-electric vehicles.
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Aussies new love for Google, Apple; move over Tim Tams
Friday, 24 September 2010
Surfing the internet rather than snacking on the couch seems to be the Aussie thing these days. Vegemite, Tim Tams and Coca-Cola have given way to technology companies Google, Apple and Sony as the nation's most loved brands, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
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