fortune in the wholesale grocery business, while his father, Edward Fitzgerald, was the type of man that passed through multitudes of jobs in his lifetime. He started his own business that failed to take off, so he ended up getting a job with Procter & Gamble. He managed to hold that job for about a decade, but ultimately lost it and his family moved back to St. Paul, Minnesota and lived off of the wealth of money that his…
I have always wanted to learn for the sake of knowing and loved sharing that knowledge. Understanding the “why” of things was not always celebrated as I was growing up in Mississippi in the 1970s. Not all the benefits of the Civil Rights movement had made it to my small town. We were encouraged not to question but to do without drawing attention to ourselves. I wanted something different. There was some placed out there that would help me answer the “whys” and “what ifs”. I wanted to go and…
whole new business for Texas, the cattle industry. The Texas ranchers responded quckly to the demand for red meat by rounding up their cattle and heading up North. They went north because of the rapid increase of population and need for red meat (Procter…
Animal Testing; Finding Alternative Approaches Animal testing began during the Roman Era Dissection and Vivisection, which is the dissection of live animals. The idea of animal testing was gone by the Middle Ages, but returned by the Renaissance. William Harvey had relied almost completely on the knowledge that came from animal testing during the seventeenth-century. Marc R. Fellenz, the author of “Animal Experimentation,” states “In the early twenty-first century, virtually all medical…
capacity to around 5 million tonnes per annum. Moreover, about 60% of this capacity is based on natural soda ash units at Wyoming and Lake Magadi. TCL’s customer base now encompasses some of the world’s leading and recognizable companies such as Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Church & Dwight, Saint Gobain, Pilkington, Asahi, Owens Illinois, Guardian, PPG,…
Future Growth Strategy 1. Capacity Expansion :- Spirotech has recently acquired a 40,000 sq. mt. industrial plot as part of its expansions strategy Construction at the site is expected to begin at the end of July 2011. Operations at the facility are anticipated to start in 2nd quarter of 2012. An additional 200,000 sq. ft. is available for future expansion. Operating capacity to reach 1.5mn units with the commencement of operations at the Kaharani unit in mid 2012. Operating capacity…
Unilever is a multinational fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company. It is a British-Dutch company which operates in four main categories; Health and personal care (HPC), Refreshments, Food and Home Care. It is the world’s third largest FMCG company operating in several companies. Unilever is the largest producer of food spreads eg. margarine and it’s products are available in around 190 countries. It has research and development facilities in the United Kingdom (2), the Netherlands, China,…
Background Information In 1955, Ray Kroc completely reshaped the restaurant industry with his new restaurant idea, McDonalds. One day in California, Ray was visiting a restaurant who had purchased his multi-mixers, when he decided to stop by a restaurant run by the McDonald brothers. He was astonished by the efficiency of the brother’s restaurant. They provided a small menu, but focused on quick and quality service. He told the two brothers of his great idea, to copy and paste these…
Ever thought of bringing your pet to work? It might sound weird but the idea of allowing animals in the workplace is not as barking as you think. In fact, the glimpse of your furry friend around the office is not only cute, but also beneficial for your health. By reducing stress-related ailments like heart disease and diabetes, pets can actually raise your life expectancy. Very few people know that some countries even have an annual event called ‘Take Your Dog to Work Day’. The day which was…
Web 2.0 has been referred to as the “beginning of a new era in technology” (techsoup.org, 2009). Web 2.0 helps publish and disseminate information. For that fact alone businesses are able to use it for many facets of their every day operations. Web 2.0 has various blogging tools that can accommodate just about every business platform. Besides the blogging abilities, Web 2.0 has what is referred to as RSS feeds. These feeds are a very inexpensive way for businesses to get information and…