OAK BROOK, IL – McDonald’s USA (NYSE: MCD) today announced new menu sourcing initiatives including only sourcing chicken raised without antibiotics that are important to human medicine. In addition, McDonald’s U.S. restaurants will also offer customers milk jugs of low-fat white milk and fat-free chocolate milk from cows that are not treated with rbST, an […]
Priceline.com believes that the growing volume of last-minute getaways booked via its services can be attributed to millennials’ browsing tendencies on their smartphones, as well as enhanced booking functions in apps that drive impulse purchases of vacations. A recent survey by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Priceline.com, discovered 49 percent of Americans that did not take […]
The national unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 11.2 percent – double the jobless rate for the general population, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Recognizing that disparity, Starbucks is launching an on-the-job training program for people with cognitive and physical disabilities at its Carson Valley Roasting Plant and Distribution Center. The plant […]
LONDON, — The Global Travel & Tourism Partnership (www.gttp.org) has been named one of three finalists in the People Award category of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s 2015 Tourism For Tomorrow Awards. The People Award honors initiatives dedicated to capacity building, training and education to develop a skilled tourism workforce for the future. The […]
When military friends ask Isaac Burke about his new Starbucks job, he’s quick to smile and point out he “hasn’t had to do any push-ups yet.” Then he adds, “Starbucks is giving me the responsibility and the challenge I was looking for. I recommend it.” Former Army Captain Burke, a finance officer who ran banking […]
PARIS – 27 January – Chosen repeatedly for more than 10 years by Fincantieri shipyard to equip in-board propulsion for Carnival and Costa vessels, GE’s Power Conversion business has helped the shipyard successfully deliver the Costa Diadema cruise ship to the Carnival Corporation on the 28th of October 2014. Constructed at the Marghera Shipyards near […]
NEW YORK — At the National Retail Federation’s Annual Convention & EXPO on Monday, Microsoft Corp. and CKE Restaurants Inc. (parent company of Hardee’s® and Carl’s Jr.®) will showcase a self-order kiosk solution running on Windows 8 devices that enables Hardee’s customers to customize and place their own orders. The Dell Optiplex 3030 All-in-One devices […]
STAMFORD, Conn.– Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced that it has completed the sale of the Philadelphia Airport Complex to The Lightstone Group and its affiliates. Located on Island Avenue one mile from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), the Philadelphia Airport Complex consists of three Starwood properties including the 252-room Sheraton Suites Philadelphia […]
SANTA CLARA, Calif., – Intel Corporation and Royal Caribbean International teamed up to integrate Intel-powered tablets onboard Quantum of the Seas, the world’s first “Smartship.” Signaling a new modern age of cruising, Royal Caribbean is installing 15,000 Intel-based Dell Venue* tablets at point-of-sale locations on the new ship. It is also using 40,000 Intel-powered tablets […]
DALLAS, TEXAS, and JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, – Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM), today announced the opening of its first restaurant in Africa. The introduction of Pizza Hut on the Continent reflects the Company’s expansion in emerging markets. Pizza Hut is the world’s largest pizza chain with $12 billion in global sales […]
