How best for a British based but Australian conceived brand of plantbased ice cream chunks to celebrate both the arrival of Australia Day (26th Jan) and the successful conclusion of yet another remarkable Veganuary. Australia Day is all about revelling in all that’s great about Australia and being Australian and as Over the Moo is a coconut milk ice cream that first made its mark on the Australian version of Dragon’s Den, is better placed than most to appreciate the enormity of both calendar dates. According to Over-the-Moo UK Spokesperson, Simon Goodman, ‘In the UK our ice cream chunks comes…
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Welcome back fellow investopreneurs! Efficiency and cost-effectiveness are key to maintaining a competitive edge. For investopreneurs, the challenge often lies in reducing operational costs without compromising the quality of products or services. Today we dive into innovative cost-cutting techniques that can be seamlessly integrated into your business model, ensuring sustainable growth and profitability. Embracing Technology Automation and AI: Implementing automation in routine tasks can significantly reduce labor costs and human error. AI-driven tools can streamline processes like customer service, data entry, and inventory management. Cloud Computing: Shifting to cloud-based services reduces the need for physical infrastructure, cutting down on hardware…
Energy and net zero have been talked about a lot by the Government and other political parties lately. Quite possibly the topic is being used as one of the levers to appeal to secure voters for the next election. However, Rishi Sunak recently presented a big U-turn of some of the energy policies that feed into the UK’s net zero target. As it stands now, you could be right to wonder whether there are enough policies for net zero to actually happen. TEAM’s Head of Consultancy, Timothy Holman, discusses whether this should impact UK businesses. The latest changes to the…
HRS, a European designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refueling stations, is taking part in the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) due to take place from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in Dubai. The conference will bring together signatory countries to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and key players in the fight against climate change. As a major European player in the roll-out of hydrogen infrastructure for mobility, which will ultimately significantly reduce fossil fuel emissions, HRS will present its technology at a central stand in the COP28 “Green Zone”. “COP28 is the epicenter of decision-making…
Almost half (42%) of London firms are planning to offer staff a flat rate salary increase in the next 12 months, according to new research by specialist recruitment firm Robert Half. The company’s 2024 Salary Guide – which analyses and reports on market salaries, hiring trends, and skills requirements across the UK – also revealed that 28% of businesses in the capital intend to offer pay rises in line with inflation in the next year. However, the report also indicated that there is a growing number of employers struggling to offer pay increases, with 19% stating they will not increase…
Ciphr, a leading UK provider of people management solutions for mid-market organisations, has appointed Julie Lally and Daniel Turnbull to its leadership team to support its strategic growth plans. Effective immediately, Lally joins Ciphr in the newly created role of managing director of payroll, responsible for all aspects of the payroll business, while Turnbull heads up Ciphr’s customer care, implementation, project management, and product training teams as VP of customer operations. Lally, a well-respected and influential voice in the HR and payroll sector, brings decades of commercial and leadership experience with technology companies such as MHR, ADP, Zellis, and, most…
Asian carbon emitting companies will see consistent negative margins in the next decade if they do not decarbonise, a new report from Imperial College Business School has concluded. The report, Financial Implications of Carbon Pricing in the Asian Cement and Steel Industries, has been published by the Centre for Climate Finance & Investment at Imperial College Business School, alongside the Singapore Green Finance Centre. The paper explores the financial impact of decarbonisation on Asian cement and steel companies covered by selected Asian Emission Trading Schemes, serving to quantify the effect of carbon pricing systems on leading cement and steel producers, operating…
VictoriaMetrics, the leading open source time-series data monitoring player, now offers a free trial of its Enterprise solution. Designed to help solve an organisation’s monitoring and observability set ups, no matter the scale, VictoriaMetrics Enterprise provides reliable, secure and cost-efficient monitoring. The free trial of VictoriaMetrics Enterprise is perfect for organisations with large data loads, for whom cost-efficient monitoring is mission-critical. It is ideally suited for those looking for performance, scalability and security combined with world-class technical support for peace of mind. VictoriaMetrics Enterprise combines the popular and proven open source VictoriaMetrics, already downloaded over 300 million times and trusted by…
Reviews have become an essential decision support in online shopping, as consumers like to rely on other customers’ experiences with a product or service. More and more companies encourage users to not only leave a written review and to add images to a review, as these tend to increase review helpfulness. A new study co-authored by ESSEC marketing professor Raoul Kübler finds that the impact of images on review helpfulness (and consequently on shopping behavior) is not necessarily positive. Online retailers should thus account for specific product-, review- and reviewer-characteristics, before encouraging users to add an image to a review.…
BAILEYS has been crowned as the nation’s favourite festive tipple, with 47% of Brits naming it as their Christmas drink of choice. The results form part of a survey of over 1,000 people by liquor infused ice cream company LiQ, with Baileys beating the likes of prosecco, mulled wine and seasonal coffees or hot chocolates to take the top spot. The study also found Christmas pudding to be Brits’ festive dessert of choice, garnering 31% of votes. And, not content with just enjoying the popular Irish cream brand as a drink, over a quarter of respondents stated they prefer Baileys…