Sentences with phrase «chain development for»

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Check out the traffic patterns of logical shopping centers, says Vas Lahanas, senior vice president of business development for Salsarita's Fresh Cantina, a franchise chain based in Charlotte, N.C. Is it easy to get in and out of the parking lot?

In partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, or Sida, USAID is offering up $ 25 million in grants, ranging from $ 100,000 to $ 3 million, for big ideas that solve the water scarcity problems in the agricultural production chain.

Before the took the top job, she was product development chief for three years, and safety reported to her through GM's chain of command.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

For that reason, don't concentrate research and development facilities, production, and supply chains in any one province or region.

For years, agencies such as the Export Development Canada have been encouraging companies to insert themselves into global supply chains by investing abroad.

Former Tesla VP of supply chain Peter Carlsson has kicked off an initial fundraising effort of 100 million euros for development of a 4 billion euro battery facility in Sweden.

Rather than sitting back and leaving it to chance that qualified diverse companies would find their way into the company's supply chain, the automaker vowed to create a centralized summit — one where diverse suppliers could connect with real opportunities for business development.

Hughes» words, action and leadership issue a strong, clear and distinct call for full support of minority supplier development as an absolute business imperative for establishing and maintaining success in the global supply chain.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

At Nestlé, we have analyzed our value chain and determined that the areas of greatest potential for joint value optimization with society are Nutrition, Water and Rural Development.

Offering unrivalled access to the greatest number of development projects and sources of capital worldwide, MIPIM gathers all players from the commercial property value chain for a year's worth of business in four intensive days.

My column in Wednesday's Globe and Mail suggested that Canada implement a «Buy Canadian» strategy associated with major natural resource developments, with the goal of enhancing Canadian content in the overall value chain. Can we utilize our strong foothold in resource extraction, and try to leverage greater investment and value - added upstream in the value chain (for -LSB-...]

Currently Mr. Hendrix serves as the Director of Business Development — Domestic Production for CV Sciences, Inc. where he works with numerous universities, farmers, businesses, and organizations to help facilitate the infrastructure necessary to establish a modern domestic supply chain for hemp in the United States.

Many of the links in the chain of development followed by the resurrection symbol are lost to us for ever.

Fransmart is the global leader in franchise development known for turning emerging restaurant concepts like Five Guys Burgers & Fries and Qdoba Mexican Grill into powerhouse chains.

Rising investment in housing and construction, escalating urbanization, development of retail chains and rapid increase in healthcare and cosmetics sectors, are driving the stable economic environment for the packaging industry, and customer confidence levels will remain positive during H2 2017 (September 2017 - February 2018) as compare to H1 2017 (February 2017 - July 2017).

The Trade for Sustainable Development Forum brings together business people, researchers, standards organizations and international trade officials to discuss trends in sustainable value chains and voluntary sustainability standards.

In this role, he leads the development and delivery of SCA's proprietary technologies for supply chain cost management, category sourcing, and optimization.

While it has a full product line for customers to choose from, Star also has an engineering team dedicated to customized support for product development, especially for the restaurant and fast - food chain markets.

«Chains come to us for specialty needs,» Vice President of Business Development Christian Yungbluth says.

Research and development, the processing of ingredients, packaging design and sourcing for the supply chain are all done in - house.

However, Senior Vice President of Business Development John Kowalchik says Wornick Foods has room to grow on the commercial side, where it provides portion - controlled, single - serving products as well as packaged frozen goods for national chains.

AUSVEG deliver a range of works including export readiness training for growers both looking to commence exporting and those looking to improve exporting performance; market development activities including a combination of inbound and outbound trade missions to build growers» understanding of export market supply chains and facilitate connections with international fresh produce buyers; and work with industry, Hort Innovation and government to prioritise market access for vegetable products.

This combination of 1 % brown rice and 99 % pea protein has a great blend of branched chain amino acids, lysine and arginine for lean body tissue development and good circulation

For both established national brands and international chains entering new markets, acceleration of menu development is making it harder to stand out.

In 2011 we joined forces with the Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Nuseed (a wholly owned subsidiary of Nufarm Ltd) to further develop long chain omega - 3 canola for commercialisation.

In March the Steering Committee for the «Organic Trade and Value Chain Development» (OTEA Project) met in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the progress of the intervention and look to the future.

With a Bachelor in International Business and Masters in Development Economics, she started researching the value chain of coffee for Anacafé in Guatemala.

«We're also asked to get to the market faster, so instead of a 12 - to 18 - month R&D cycle for development, we're asked to do it in say, nine to 12 months,» said Amazon Senior Manager of Supply Chain Packaging Suzanne Fisher.

«With increasing demand from markets in China and south - east Asia for high - quality, value - added product, Australia, through companies such as Freedom Foods and Perich Group, is well placed to play an important role in the development of this supply chain,» Freedom Foods managing director Rory Macleod said.

The Gut Healing Protein will provide highly bioavailable protein and a rich source of branched chain and essential amino acids for muscle development and enzyme activity in the body.

You will benefit from the support of Scotland Food & Drink and Scottish Development International prior, during and following Showcasing Scotland to ensure you are equipped with latest market information, commercial and supply chain knowledge for each market and sector, and to help you refine your pitch.

There, he led the strategy, structure, and processes for product development and was responsible for alignment between guest satisfaction and kitchen operations for the nationwide chain.

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In 2015, IFMA and The Partnering Group led a board of foodservice manufacturers, chain restaurant operators and other industry players in the development of a new best practice for collaborative business planning.

«Supermarkets and retail chains have enormous power,» says Professor John Cole, from the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development at the University of Southern Queensland.

The SENSE tool can be used for (i) environmental impact assessment of the product, (ii) food chain hot spot identification, (iii) comparison of hypothetical or real improvement scenarios, (iv) assessment of the environmental impact development over the years, (v) benchmarking opportunity for the companies, and (vi) a business to business communication strategy.

Her work has encompassed all areas of food operations including executive management roles in manufacturing, technical, supply chain, with responsibility for production, maintenance, engineering, quality, product and process development.

Stampede Meat makes it easy and inexpensive for development chefs at restaurant chains to incorporate the sous vide style of cooking into their menus.

Our passion for Africa's valuable natural resources and respect for our partners in Africa has guided Nexira towards a sustainable development approach for the whole supply chain.

Lim is national account executive and director of product development chain accounts for Royal Cup, Inc..

«Bennigan's on the Fly» is a fast - casual, non-traditional model introduced by the chain that allows for development in airports, hotels, hospitals, cruise ships, universities and other venues.

But the last biting incident he had at school set into motion a chain of events that led us to a great child development specialist, who sent us to a kick - ass occupational therapist and also helped us find a therapeutic aide for him in the classroom.

Certain elements in breastmilk are not in artificial baby milk (formula) even though we have known of their importance to the baby for several years — for example, antibodies and cells for protection of the baby against infection, and long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for optimal development of the baby's vision and brain.

During the first few months of life, breastmilk is best because it contains everything your baby needs for healthy development, including long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) and oligosaccharides.

As you know, your baby's brain development continues for a year following birth, therefore they rely on their moms to supply DHA which is the most abundant Omega - 3 long chain fatty acid in breast milk.

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Dr. Horta said, «The likely mechanism underlying the beneficial effects of breast milk on intelligence is the presence of long - chain saturated fatty acids (DHAs) found in breast milk, which are essential for brain development.

Two of the best known additives are ARA (promoted as enhancing «visual acuity») and DHA (touted for advancing «neurological development»), which are synthetic versions of fatty acid chains found in breast milk.