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New Plant Products Food Safety Software Image courtesy of Ecolab Ecolab has launched Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) Supervisor, a web-based platform designed exclusively for food and beverage manufacturing to gather and report food safety & quality (FS&Q) data. Ecolab FSQ Supervisor Platform is designed to simplify food safety and quality for food and beverage manufacturers by turning manual FS&Q data collection into proactive issue mitigation and actionable insights. The outcome-driven platform reportedly enables F&B manufacturers to use their FS&Q data to increase sellable product, reduce testing costs, mitigate recall risks and streamline regulatory compliance. "Food and beverage manufacturing has unique challenges that require industry-specific solutions," says Andre Krell, global vice president of R&D, food & beverage. "FSQ Supervisor is a first-of-its-kind technology for this market, designed specifically for those industry needs and built with industry-leading Food Safety expertise. We’re directly addressing the insights needed by various departments and stakeholders within the food and beverage space." FSQ Supervisor provides food and beverage producers with actionable decision-making insights across the entire food and beverage process in one web-based system: Environmental Monitoring: Records sampling and testing Test Point Management: Provides automated alerts for adhering to testing standards Interactive Dashboards: Shares relevant […]

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city money graph Debt funds are enjoying a “lender’s market” in a landscape where many large banks have retreated, which is creating more opportunities to do deals with higher-quality borrowers and lower risk, while still capturing enhanced returns. AllianceBernstein is one firm that has experienced tremendous growth across its U.S. commercial real estate debt platform over the past three years. The team originated $5 billion in loans between 2020-2022—half of which occurred in 2022. “Looking ahead to 2023, we expect to remain active and capture increased deal volume from banks and other less capitalized alternative lenders,” says Peter Gordon, chief investment officer and head of U.S. Commercial Real Estate Debt at AllianceBernstein. Debt funds have ample liquidity thanks to steady fundraising from investors that are continuing to gravitate to debt strategies. Investors like the risk-adjusted returns debt funds are delivering. Yields can run from low single-digits to mid-teens depending on the strategy. For example, Alliance Bernstein’s debt portfolios have consistently generated unlevered mid-to-high-single digit yields along with a strong emphasis on principal protection. “In today’s market environment, we believe returns for debt funds are expected to be higher when compared to 2019-2022,” says Gordon. Across all risk profiles, debt […]

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The Education Ministry ’s main goal is to strengthen equality of opportunity in all levels of education throughout the country in 2023, Minister Mahmut Özer has stated. Reminding that the ministry successfully completed the goals it had set in 2022 and even went beyond some of them, Özer stated that the goal was to strengthen equality of opportunity in 2023 and spread it throughout the country. “We had set out to build 3,000 new preschools by the end of 2022. We are glad that we doubled our target in a year and created a preschool capacity of 6,004,” Özer explained. Stating that the rate of schooling at the age of five has increased to 99 percent, the minister said that this rate will be completed to 100 percent in 2023. The enrolment rate at all levels of education has reached 95 percent for the first time in the history of the country, he added. His ministry focused on reducing the differences in opportunities between schools in order to strengthen equal opportunities in education, Özer pointed out. In this context, the ministry implemented the “1,000 School Projects in Vocational Education” with a budget of 1 billion Turkish Liras ($53 million) […]

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The Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its position in Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC) during the third quarter by 208.8%, as stated in the most recent 13F filing that Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. submitted with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Following the completion of the period, the company had 62,223 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock in its possession. This was accomplished by the purchase of an additional 42,074 shares of the stock throughout the month. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas had retail opportunity assets worth $860,000 at the end of the most recent fiscal quarter. Recent events have resulted in institutional investors and other hedge funds reevaluating the positions they had previously held in the company and making appropriate adjustments. During the second quarter, Meeder Asset Management INC brought its total amount invested in retail opportunity investments to a level that was 148.5% higher than before. Meeder Asset Management INC now has a total of 3,208 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, which has a current value of $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,917 shares during the period in question. The company purchased these shares. During the third quarter of […]

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Miller Value Partners , an investment management company, released its “Deep Value Strategy” fourth-quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here . In the fourth quarter, the Deep Value Strategy was up 34%, compared to a 13.49% gain for the S&P 1500 Value Index. Investment in Value and cyclical stocks favored the strategy in the quarter. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2022. Miller Value Deep Value Strategy highlighted stocks M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO ) in the Q4 2022 investor letter. Based in Columbus, Ohio, M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) is a single-family home builder. On February 3, 2023, M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) stock closed at $61.91 per share. One-month return of M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) was 23.15%, and its shares gained 24.27% of their value over the last 52 weeks. M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) has a market capitalization of $1.698 billion. Miller Value Deep Value Strategy made the following comment about M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) in its Q4 2022 investor letter: “During the quarter, we initiated a new investment in M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO), what we deem as a significantly misplaced homebuilder. M/I Homes’ […]

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China lodges representations with U.S. over shooting down of airship Editor’s note: CGTN’s First Voice provides instant commentary on breaking stories. The column clarifies emerging issues and better defines the news agenda, offering a Chinese perspective on the latest global events. The development of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) got off to a solid start with the full resumption of cross-border travel with the Chinese mainland on Monday. The city has had a tough time in the past three years – shortly after the 2019 violence, it was caught in a three-year pandemic. The long-awaited full border reopening is an opportunity for Hong Kong to revive its economy and further engage with the plan of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). As the Chinese mainland drops its restrictions on travel, Hong Kong will likely see a 7.6 percent boost to its gross domestic product, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The city, as an international financial hub, has been one of the favorite travel destinations among mainlanders. Of the 154 million outbound mainland travelers before the pandemic, 36 percent – as World Bank and Hong Kong Tourism Board statistics show – came to Hong Kong. The influx of […]

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The Yen witnessed a lower open this week on reports that the Japanese government had approached Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya about replacing current Governor, Kuroda . There was a mild reversal in the move after government spokesman said the story was not based on fact. The subsequent upside move in USDJPY has bought a trading opportunity, if the rally can be sustained into our resistance zone. I have bespoke resistance at 133.72 and 133.79. A bearish BAT formation will be completed at 133.93-134.22. It should be noted that we have a Gap open at 131.18. Gaps tend to get filled. USD/JPY 8-hour With the next medium-term support level not seen until 124.29, this offer a great risk/reward sell setup USD/JPY monthly Possible short setup: Selling USDJPY at 133.72 (bespoke resistance). Stop at 134.82 (above the swing high). Target 124.30 (medium-term support). Risk/reward ratio 8.56R. The analysis, data and visual graphic charts or pictures contained herein are provided “as is” and without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Educate2accumulate, contractors or employees, or any third-party data provider, shall not have any liability for any loss sustained by anyone who has relied on the information contained […]

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According to findings from Vestwell’s fourth annual Retirement Trends Report, advisors who serve the small plan market expect to see “significant practice growth” in 2023 as both employer and employee demand for advisor services is at all-time highs. The report, which surveyed thousands of advisors, employers, and their workforces, noted that an overwhelming majority of both small business employers and employees (90%) are interested in utilizing the support of an advisor to guide them through their plan options. The report also found that employers said the services they value most from advisors are investment recommendations and management (65%), educating employees (62%), plan design recommendations (57%), plan administration (54%), and fiduciary oversight (50%). In addition, 47% of employers said personalized investment recommendations for their employees were a value-add from advisors. Also of note, 70% of advisors reported that market volatility has not affected their retirement business in the small plan market within the last year. As part of the report, Vestwell stated, “Despite volatile financial markets, employers are considering upgrades to their plans and are interested in professional advice, while a plurality of advisors believe their practice will expand due to small plan growth. In other words, the small business […]

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Executive Summary In this episode, HBW Insight interviews Per Rehné, CEO of UK-based microbiome specialists Clasado Biosciences, about the exciting world of prebiotics. Essentially food for your gut microbiome, prebiotics have benefitted from a worldwide boom in preventative health in recent years, as well as a critical mass of clinical research showing the significant role that the gut plays in health, immunity and even stress and anxiety. In this fascinating discussion, Rehné explains the science behind prebiotic supplementation, as well as the regulatory environment in the European Union that makes marketing such supplements challenging, to say the least. We also dive into the current and future growth and innovation opportunities that prebiotics represent for the consumer health industry, which Clasado supplies, as well as marketing its own Bimuno branded product in the UK and beyond. Further Reading Further Listening These and all other podcasts are available on the Informa Pharma Intelligence channel on Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , SoundCloud and TuneIn – and also now on Spotify Podcasts – and via smart speakers if one of these platforms has been set up as your default podcast provider. Over The Counter Theme Music Copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative […]

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J. Michael Jones Generac Holdings (NYSE: GNRC ) has been one of the worst-performing stocks over the past year, declining by 73% from its high of $329 to its low of $86. But, the company’s long-term growth thesis looks intact, driven by the massive changes in the energy, utility, and automotive sectors, which cause changes to the grid. The climate-related uncertainty and damage have spotlighted unreliable power supply for homes and businesses. The company’s sky-high valuation has vanished, and any sell-off in the market may present a buying opportunity if the stock dips below $100. The stock looks fully valued based on the valuation metrics such as the GAAP PE ratios. But, a discounted cash flow model estimates a per-share value of $149, a 22% upside potential. A slowdown in revenue growth was inevitable, but long-term prospects are still bright Generac started seeing a slowdown in growth rate in the middle of 2022, during its Q2 2022 quarter . The company saw its residential product sales growth decelerate considerably in Q3 2022. Residential product sales grew by 9% y/y in Q3 2022 compared to a growth rate of 49% in Q2 2022 and 43% in Q1 2022. The company’s […]

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