Instacart aims for IPO, secretly files for listing despite weak market
May 16, 2022 09:38 am UTC| Business Economy
Instacart retail company has filed for an initial public offering or IPO. It has submitted documents for listing, and this was reportedly done in a discrete manner. The company may have decided to file for an IPO after...
Burger King Japan replaces french fries with dried ramen due to potato shortage
May 16, 2022 09:33 am UTC| Business Economy
Burger King Japan has experienced a potato shortage several times already, and there are instances when this even happened just weeks apart. Now the shortage problem is back, and the company started looking for a way to...
Beyond Meat’s shares fell after launching plant-based jerky product
May 16, 2022 09:32 am UTC| Business Economy
Beyond Meat reported last week that it incurred losses in the first quarter and the number was wider than expected. The meat alternative food manufacturing company said that the losses came after the launch of its...
HSBC introduces lending fund for female business owners
May 16, 2022 09:13 am UTC| Business Economy
HSBC Holdings announced last week that it has invested said on a lending fund to cater to the financial needs of female business owners. The financial service company is putting in $1 billion for this new program over the...
Budweiser, Puma to use NFTs in sports sponsorships
May 13, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy Business Sports
Beer brand Budweiser and sports apparel firm Puma are combining their sponsorships with implementing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), partnering with ex-NBA player Dwyane Wade and Premier League club Manchester City...
Coca-Cola trials new smart drinks dispenser in Europe
May 13, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Business Economy
The Coca-Cola Company has introduced the New Compact Freestyle smart drinks dispenser in Europe, which allows users to personalize their drinks in their own reusable bottles, therefore reducing carbon emissions and...
Beer company Molson Coors creates plant-based milk
May 13, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Business Economy Nature
Molson Coors, the maker of Coors Light and Miller Lite, has brought a non-alcohol plant-based milk dubbed Golden Wing Barley Milk to market. Golden Wing will be available on the companys website and in Sprouts locations...
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