Gucci expanding into makeup

Following its success in fragrance range, Gucci is now to branch out into the color cosmetics arena, according to reports.

Shiseido patents oxidation hair dye

Shiseido has patented an hair dye composition (US Patent No. 8,657,888 B2).

Coty returns to revenues growth in Q3

Coty has posted its third fiscal quarter financial results for 2014, reporting that its net revenues are growing again.

New trend: gluten-free vegan makeup

'Natural' and 'Cruelty-Free' have always been two of the most popular buzzwords in beauty, and now here comes ' gluten-free vegan'.

Brow care category on the rise?

Would 'brow care' as a subcategory within skincare be growing ? Elke Von Freudenberg seems to think so.

Marc Jacobs Beauty unveils its new e-commerce site

Marc Jacobs Beauty has launched an e-commerce website featuring more than 150 products in the Marc Jacobs Beauty collection, as well as exclusive access to limited-edition product offerings.

Successful debut for Agritech Expo in Zambia

Exhibition welcomed more than 8,000 visitors

Over 400 exhibitors at Saudi food & hospitality fair

Event aimed to fulfil the KSA’s increasing food consumption

Robotic farming

IN WESTERN countries, many farmers are passing on the back-breaking work to their intelligent and hardworking service robots. These mean machines can do just about any physical work in the farm – weed, prune, fertilise, assist in pollination, sow, feed farms, and herd animals – and they can go it alone, too.

Artisan-quality doughnut balls

IDA, the continuous fryer developed by WP Riehle, produces deep-fried doughnuts in many shapes on an industrial scale. The new equipment offers artisanal quality – the desired white ring at the circumference of doughnut balls, perfect crust and low fat pick-up. The fryer applies unique technologies for heating and turning, and utilises an automatic steam cover developed by the company during the first frying phase. All of tnese contribute to achieving the above-mentioned properties that are char

Protecting salmon and seal

IN SOME countries, seals are eliminated when they try to get into pens where salmon are bred. Whilst only natural for seals to do so for survival, they get hurt trying to enter these pens. To protect both the fish and the seals, John Rafferty of Elemental Manufacturing Pty Ltd designed and manufactured essential components and injection moulding tools for an environmentally harmonious pen for Huon Aquaculture, an Australian salmon farming business. This protection pen is a world first in aquacul

The next big market

THE MUSLIM population continues to grow and with it, the Halal food and lifestyle products sectors as various local and international companies are keen to tap this lucrative market.The growth strategy research and advisory firm, DinarStandard, provides organisations with fact-based solutions to help ensure profitable and responsible global impact.