Taco Bell brings back the sales-boosting Mexican Pizza menu item
Aug 04, 2022 10:27 am UTC| Business Economy
Taco Bell is finally bringing back its Mexican Pizza to its restaurants. The menu is apparently a big favorite among the customers and it is in fact, boosted the sales of the company. Taco Bell announced that its...
Aug 04, 2022 09:45 am UTC| Business Economy
Lotte Chilsung Co. Ltd revealed on Wednesday, Aug. 3, that it has earned KRW41.9 billion or $32 million for the export of its Chum Churum Soonhari flavored soju. The amount was the total exports in the years between 2016...
TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods parent company fined for selling recalled baby products
Aug 04, 2022 08:34 am UTC| Business Economy
The TJX Companies, Inc., the parent company of TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods has been slapped with a heavy fine after it was discovered to sell some recalled baby products. It has agreed to pay the fine of $13...
Ben & Jerry's, Unilever conflict intensifies after freezing salaries of directors
Aug 04, 2022 07:56 am UTC| Business Economy
Ben Jerrys, the American company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yoghurt, and sorbet, is in conflict with its parent company, Unilever, over the sale of its business in Israel. It was reported that the dispute...
Walmart announces job cuts for corporate staff after lowering profit forecast
Aug 04, 2022 07:32 am UTC| Business Economy
Walmart Inc. is set to lay off some of its corporate employees, and this will affect around 200 people. The announcement comes not long after the company issued a profit warning by lowering its earnings...
Inflation isn't the 6.1% they say it is – for many of us, it is much lower
Aug 04, 2022 04:46 am UTC| Economy
We learnt last week inflation is officially 6.1% way above the average over the past 20 years of 2.5%. This is right in the middle of the Reserve Banks 2-3% target band. But although the rate is now 6.1%, not everybody...
SK Bioscience seeks approval for its SKY Covione COVID vaccine in Europe
Aug 03, 2022 11:23 am UTC| Health Economy Business
SK Bioscience has applied for conditional approval for the use of SKY Covione, a COVID-19 vaccine, with the European Medicines Agency (EMA). SKY Covione, developed jointly by the biotech affiliate of SK Group and the...
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