«We provide tremendous contribution to
our segment of the industry with new products, on - time delivery to the most prestigious customers worldwide,» Ibrahim adds.
Not exact matches
It will be up to you as a business owner to not only understand the regulations
of your particular
segment of the
industry but also keep up
with the ever - changing regulations as your business matures.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the
industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense
segments of the aerospace
industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and
industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Beneficial effect
of lower effective tax rate in light
of pricing and benefit design assumptions associated
with the 2017 temporary suspension
of the non-deductible health insurance
industry fee; excludes Individual Commercial
segment impact
The Healthcare Reform Law, including The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and The Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010, could have a material adverse effect on Humana's results
of operations, including restricting revenue, enrollment and premium growth in certain products and market
segments, restricting the company's ability to expand into new markets, increasing the company's medical and operating costs by, among other things, requiring a minimum benefit ratio on insured products, lowering the company's Medicare payment rates and increasing the company's expenses associated
with a non-deductible health insurance
industry fee and other assessments; the company's financial position, including the company's ability to maintain the value
of its goodwill; and the company's cash flows.
This analysis, in conjunction
with an examination
of unsuccessful companies and the reasons behind their failure, should provide a good idea
of just what key assets and skills are needed to be successful within a given
industry and market
segment.
It's interesting to think about the ways he'll take his deep knowledge
of the fast food
industry, and apply it to selling «mock meat» burgers and chicken strips — presumably to a
segment of the population unfamiliar
with vegan alternatives to popular meat dishes.
Unlike most other
segments of the mHealth
industry, weight - control apps tend to be marketed directly to consumers, either at very low cost, via an ad - supported model, or through partnerships
with hardware product vendors.
For instance, if your top customers (as a factor
of engagement) are those
with 10 to 15 employees or are from a particular
industry segment, go deeper within that
segment, rather than going wide at this stage.
Fitness - savvy entrepreneurs who find ways to meet the need
of this growing
segment will stand to develop relationships
with new consumers in an
industry that requires minimal overhead.
At Sybase, Chen slashed expenses and began focusing on pursuing niche
segments of the database market rather than competing
with bigger software makers Oracle Corp and IBM across all
segments of the mammoth
industry.
With the rapid expansion
of international platforms such Lending Club, Prosper, Funding Circle, Harmoney and Lufax, there is concern that these
industry powerhouses may come into the Canadian market and dominate
segments of the financial
industry.
It's hard to see how the
industry and movement could scale and serve a large
segment of the potential market
with just small spaces.
One
of the fastest - growing
segments of the shadow banking
industry is peer - to - peer (P2P) lending,
with popular lenders such as LendingClub.com and Prosper.com.
As for other
industries, I've observed before that infrastructure projects on the scale
of those being discussed would actually have to be implemented
with foreign labor (as many
of the largest U.S. construction projects have been in recent years), since heavy construction workers represent a rather small
segment of the U.S. labor force.
His commitment to SkyWest's people, coupled
with his management
of partner carrier relationships, financial planning and internal controls have helped ensure SkyWest is best positioned in one
of the most highly competitive
segments of the
industry.
As the coworking
industry continues to expand, so do efforts on the part
of coworking spaces to differentiate themselves and target niche market
segments with specialized services.
From an investment standpoint, it's hard to argue against this moniker — the Launchers & Landers subsector ended the year
with the most investment, representing 72 %
of capital allocation, and outpaced the Satellite sector as the most - funded
segment within the Entrepreneurial Space
Industry.
«By accelerating our growth in this
segment, Canadian exempt securities market participants across the country - issuers, dealers and investors - are assured
of a committed
industry - leading partner
with the long - term vision and resources critical to providing the expertise, solutions and technology investment that will satisfy their needs today, and well into the future.»
These themes reflect a consistent focus on China's «new economy»
segments, rather than its traditional
industries, many
of which are dealing
with structural issues and overcapacity.
Mr. Chase spent 39 years
with BP plc, a large, international oil and gas company, holding positions within the upstream and downstream
segments of the
industry in Australia, Europe and North America.
The motion picture
industry fails utterly and
with almost unexceptional regularity in its stupendous efforts to reproduce
segments of the biblical story because it assumes a self - validating character in the divine disclosure and is apparently unable to deal
with the admittedly difficult, illusive, and profound factor
of interpretation.
The company has been working
with companies in various
segments of the market in Canada and the United States, and its goals include aligning
with current product and consumer trends and offering top - quality food ingredients to the food, pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical
industries.
Consolidation among both operators and suppliers, paired
with disruptive forces (such as members
of the consumer direct
segment and nontraditional players like Amazon going head - to - head
with traditional powers), will only intensify the foodservice
industry's competitive appetite.
NIZO also said that the research is targeted at meeting the needs
of different food
industry segments that deal
with cocoa - dairy, sugar and chocolate confectionery, biscuit and bakery, ice cream and desserts.
With the goal of «improving on everything that's wrong with fast food,» The Culinary Edge Ventures plans to debut Starbird — its first restaurant concept — on June 20 in Sunnyvale, Calif. «The mission of The Culinary Edge Ventures is to create modern, dynamic concepts that revolutionize tired segments of the industry,» The Culinary Edge founder Aaron Noveshen tells Food & Drink Internatio
With the goal
of «improving on everything that's wrong
with fast food,» The Culinary Edge Ventures plans to debut Starbird — its first restaurant concept — on June 20 in Sunnyvale, Calif. «The mission of The Culinary Edge Ventures is to create modern, dynamic concepts that revolutionize tired segments of the industry,» The Culinary Edge founder Aaron Noveshen tells Food & Drink Internatio
with fast food,» The Culinary Edge Ventures plans to debut Starbird — its first restaurant concept — on June 20 in Sunnyvale, Calif. «The mission
of The Culinary Edge Ventures is to create modern, dynamic concepts that revolutionize tired
segments of the
industry,» The Culinary Edge founder Aaron Noveshen tells Food & Drink International.
He said while there was much
industry jargon involved internally, it was a simple concept where various benchmarks and goals were outlined, along
with the methods
of enticing customers and revving up a particular
segment.
Our national produce program is the foodservice
industry's first comprehensive, national farm to fork program specifically designed
with two main goals: to create and commit to continuous sustainable improvements at each touch point in the produce supply chain and to ensure the availability and safety
of local produce for operators in all
segments of the foodservice and retail markets.
It stands to reason that the readers
of Beverage
Industry also might be taken
with the spirit
segment.
Foodservice Landscape Review restaurant
segment definitions along
with commonly used
industry terms to get a basic understanding
of the market.
This term has entered the lexicon and this
segment has quickly grown into a multibillion - dollar
industry of its own
with potentially significant implications for other Kona commodities as demand and awareness expand.
Foodservice market researcher Datassential focused on the breakfast
segment in one
of its Food Bytes e-newsletters («The Breakfast Club») and noted that this category «has shown impressive gains within the restaurant
industry during the past few years,
with key breakfast trends continuing to move into new and exciting territories.»
PMMI takes a look at the robust beverage
industry in the US,
with an overview
of the rise and fall within particular
segments.
«For all that, LogiMAT still brings everything close together
with its clear concentration
of various
industry segments and the newly designed admission via the West entrance to the exhibition centre.»
«Our goal
with these new pavilions it to bring business solutions to key
segments of the foodservice
industry to make finding, demoing and tasting the latest products and services from 550 + exhibitors as convenient as possible,» said Tom Loughran, Vice President for the Event.
However, this overarching consumer trend to engage more
with their foods is in part a testament to the wine
industry's success in shaping a consumer
segment, and having more products be ambassadors
of this approach could grow the
segment for all authentic and thoughtful food and beverage producers.
But things are finally looking up for the restaurant
industry's upscale - dining stalwarts —
with sales growth and unit growth in 2012 among most
of the
segment's major players.
«We are excited to work
with PicoBrew as our first step toward entering this fast growing
segment of the beer
industry.
PINTS (Partners Invested in Transformational Solutions) is based on the vision
of providing objective business planning and strategic growth solutions for the beverage
industry, primarily tailored to the craft beer
segment with an emphasis on branding and marketing strategies, growth planning and development and succession planning.
By Martin Kunz, EMEA
Segment Leader,
Industry with Xylem's Applied Water Systems business Only 2.5 percent
of the world's water is fresh water, and
of that, only one percent is accessible as much is trapped in glaciers and snowfields.
With more than 12,000 members located around the world, the SCAA membership pool comprises every
segment of the specialty coffee
industry including roasters, importers / exporters, retailers, manufacturers and more.
Operating under the core philosophies
of 80/20 business processes, customer - back innovation and a decentralized entrepreneurial culture, ITW's seven
industry - leading
segments leverage the ITW business model to generate solid growth
with best - in - class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer - focused solutions are required.
Skincare has undoubtedly become a standout
segment of the beauty
industry in recent months,
with shoppers seemingly becoming just as interested in skincare - only brands as they are in other cosmetics brands.
MBWW provides a space for fans to interact
with brands directly and support this growing
segment of the watch
industry.
Dating
industry is one
of the most rapidly developing online market
segments bursting
with innovation (look at Tinder).
According to the authors, one
of the major factors hindering the
industry's growth is trust in online dating services: «Despite online dating services being such a wide spread phenomenon, there is still a large
segment of population that still do not agree
with the idea
of online dating.
However,
with this site we have emphasized on one
segment of the online dating
industry — millionaire dating.
With $ 11.6 million
of EBITDA in 2008 and 255,000 paying members, People Media is atop the niche or targeted
segment of the online dating
industry.
While the awards and the trailers themselves were pretty awesome the rest
of show was pretty bad
with some
segments being an embarrassment to the entire gaming
industry.
The pre-primary education and childcare
industry in different geographic markets has reflected a high fragmentation
with a greater share
of unorganized
segment in the market.