Food Matters Live, as the first cross-sector event in the UK and the leading food event of the world, is back at ExCeL on 20th November for its 2018 instalment, which attracted global attention. More than 550 companies attended the exhibition with the newest food tech and innovations and more than 20,000 experts and audiences discussed current issues such as the relationship between health and nutrition during the event. The Chinese brand, PRO-KIDO®, the master formula brand of China’s largest dairy enterprise, Yili Group caught attendees’ eyes. PRO-KIDO® was the first Asian formula brand invited by FML and was a “Best…
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Sadly, there are lots of incidents of burglary and other security breaches in British commercial premises every single year. And with the world quickly changing, it’s apparent that there’s now a whole host of other threats which businesses need to face up to in order to defend themselves – including cybersecurity, and risks from a changing political and economic landscape. For some businesses, protective forward planning is something that comes naturally. Those businesses are often the same ones which take out comprehensive insurance packages and employ security experts to help them plan for worst case scenarios. But for many, it’s…
The long, long weekend running from Black Friday to Cyber Monday is perhaps the busiest shopping period in the world, especially in America. As a retailer, you need to be prepared for an influx of customers over that weekend, whether you run a physical shop or operate solely online. Here are a few ways retailers should prepare for the start of the Christmas shopping period. Create eye-catching displays The stereotypical Black Friday image is of thousands of customers cramming into stores, tearing products from the shelves. While no business really wants this level of mayhem, generating enthusiasm for your Black…
Almost everyone possesses a smart card of some kind or other; either a bank card, a loyalty card or a workplace ID card. However, not all smart cards are the same. The type of microchip they have embedded and the way a card’s data is written and read means there are significant differences between the various types of card and the kinds of things they can be used for. In this article, we’ll explain the different types of smart card currently available. Contact smart cards Contact smart cards are those which have to be inserted into a reader before data…
Smart-Sure was established in October 2011 and offers a huge range of personal line insurance policies. Smart-Sure has recently partnered with Bournemouth University on a new project aimed at developing a novel artificial intelligence technique to gather knowledge and insight from different types of insurance data in order to automatically and optimally make decisions on a variety of insurance aspects. Smart-Sure has a close research collaboration with Bournemouth University and have already fully funded a 3-year PhD research project at the University, under the supervision of Dr Prakoonwit. Dr Prakoonwit is an associate professor in the Faculty of Science and…
Whether it has been musicians taking inspiration from literature, or filmmakers looking to paintings for ideas on shot composition, the arts have frequently found ways to influence and feed into each other for centuries. This influence can manifest itself in obvious ways, like Dan Brown making Da Vinci’s work central to the plot of his novels, or more subtle ways. One of these is the concept of rhythm in non-musical art. The notion of rhythm in art can be difficult to define precisely, but it suggests a regular sense of motion within a confined visual space. As with rhythms we…
The famous saying, “Demand creates its own supply,” by the economist John Maynard Keynes will remain relevant as long as humanity exists as a species that strives to satisfy its wants. Since the inception of civilization, human instincts have not changed — what has evolved are the ways to satisfy them. The struggle for survival is the eternal engine of progress. The instinct of self-preservation drives us to protect ourselves and our loved ones. A safe and comfortable life is our natural desire, and the only way to get what we want is through mutually beneficial relationships where you can…
Francisco Reynés, CEO of Naturgy, has talked about why no one should be afraid of change and he also stressed the importance of being happy with your job. Francisco Reynés discusses it on an interview at Bloomberg. During his speech, he said that people try to avoid taking risks. That is why the most important thing that the organization should provide is the possibility of making mistakes which at the end means an opportunity for change. Asked about how a company should use it, Francisco Reynés expressed that change is part of life and every company should be prepared to…
Mission: Impossible-style ebooks which self-destruct after reading went on sale in Britain yesterday. Digital products at the Nobu.store are fitted with electronic fuses that are set to ‘detonate’ when the rental period expires. Consumers have between two and 20 days to read the book before a ‘coded bomb’ explodes and wipes “every trace of data” from their smartphone or tablet. Similar software is already in use for movie and box set rentals, but it is the first time that so-called “timestamp tech” of this kind has been applied to the publishing industry. Until now, publishers have only managed to restrict access…
THE world is about to witness the launch of the first ever sex doll with a fully moveable body. DS Doll engineers and scientists in China are well underway in creating the life-sized doll with uncanny human features – which will be controlled by an app. The firm claim that unbelievable progress has made in making a robot that can move its torso and full upper body and are now working on its lower half. Using accurate measurements of real women, the company believes that the fully autonomous dolls should be on sale within the next few years. Each handmade…
