Irish biotech company SeqBiome chosen for PepsiCo accelerator

Start-up provides high-quality and interactive sequencing and microbiome analysis

Britvic sees falls in annual revenue and adjusted earnings due to pandemic

Group revenue declines 8.6% over year as restrictions continue

US business leaders in Ireland give thanks to the workers

Paying tribute to those who kept the country going during the most challenging of years

Showcasing leading edge innovation

US-Ireland Research Innovation Awards ‘offer a very high profile way to demonstrate what Ireland is achieving in that space’

Mars drops Uncle Ben’s brand for promoting racial stereotype

Brand featuring elderly African-American man was adopted for rice in 1947

Irish Life secures OPW as tenant at George’s Quay office scheme

State agency to rent 42,000sq ft at 1GQ office complex at a rent of €53 per sq ft

Coca-Cola suffers biggest sales drop in at least 25 years

Drinks company to axe ‘zombie’ brands as part of efforts to protect bottom line

European shares climb on progress with possible Covid-19 vaccine

Iseq underperforms, closing 0.68% higher

Diageo creates plastic-free, paper-based spirits bottle

New receptacle will be used for Johnnie Walker brand from early next year

American Chamber sets up network to help companies adapt practices to ‘new normal’

‘We are likely to see companies allow employees alternate between working from home and the office’

Out and proud in the workplace

Men and women from public and private sector workplaces share their experiences of being LGBT in the workplace

From Golly Bars to Eskimo Mints: The Irish brands with a race problem

US firms are ditching racist branding. But Ireland has had its share of offensive products

Covid’s lesson: the improbable can very quickly become the possible

Business leaders must ensure strategy allows for unexpected events

Star-studded online concerts aim to raise over $100m to fight Covid-19

The Rolling Stones become the latest act to sign up for One World: Together at Home

Your business week: Philip Lane’s post-election insights

CSO data on Thursday rounds off year in which house prices have begun to calm

Establishing Ireland’s place in the post-Brexit landscape

American Chamber chief executive Mark Redmond reveals the organisation’s plans for the year ahead

The sustainability priority

Many US companies operating in Ireland are implementing changes to reduce their impact on the environment

Profit at Cork PepsiCo company loses fizz over higher costs

Pretax profit at Pepsi-Cola International Cork falls 14% despite revenue rise of 2%

Iseq flat as European markets staunch the sell-off

Airbus and spirits makers among stronger European performers to buck negative trend

Your business week: Irish and Euro zone unemployment

All Island Business Conference and ESRI Ageing Workford in Ireland study

Coca-Cola Ireland reaches 50% recycled plastic in ‘on-the-go’ bottles

Company says it will further increase use of sustainable materials amid pollution fears

PepsiCo profits beat estimates as higher prices boost revenue

Company has increased marketing spend as it tries to drive growth in competitive market

This Week: July 8th

Indicators, results and meetings of interest to the business community

European shares drop on weak Chinese data and trade fears

Iseq drops 1.5% as CRH pulls back in line with a broad sell-off by European and US peers

How to fund your business programme

Bursaries and scholarships can help you realise your goals but make sure you seek out information on available grants and funds

Kraft Heinz replaces CEO after $15bn writedown

Bernardo Hees departs as group faces SEC investigation and questions about strategy

Business This Week: Netflix results and Irish Government quarterly figures

Nova UCD has a briefing session focusing on 5G, which is becoming visible on the horizon

Children eating 1.2kg less sugar every year

Ibec research shows marked reduction in sugar intake between 2005 and 2017

PepsiCo forecasts surprise drop in profit as it ramps up investments

Company investing heavily in snacks business to offer new products

Big brands revisit the milkman model to cut plastic pollution

Loop will deliver grocery products in glass and metal containers and collect the empties

Provisional liquidator appointed to Dublin digital marketing company

Some 22 jobs will be lost as a result of the company being ‘hopelessly insolvent’

Daimler to sell truck that can brake, accelerate and steer on its own

Heavy-duty truck will go on sale in the US later this year

European shares fall as company earnings disappoint

Lufthansa, Reckitt Benckiser and Beiersdorf weigh on markets following choppy trading

European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics

Under proposed directive, items such as straws, swabs, plates and cutlery would be banned by 2021

Italian anti-euro comments and Brexit fears rattle European investors

Iseq slides 0.3% to just over 6,472, with Ryanair shedding 1.2% after profit warning

PepsiCo puts the fizz back in as profits exceed expectations

Shares in soft drink maker rise as US sales and investment in new products pay off

Ireland looks to Arab countries as emerging market

Your business this week: Arab-Irish Business Forum takes place in Dublin

IMI to enlighten Irish executives on ‘leadership of change’

Conference plans to give ‘fresh insights’ on requirements for future leaders

Healthy soft drink developed by Dubliner proves a hit in the UK

Vithit sees sales soar as more consumers switch away from sugary soft drinks

Coca-Cola to buy the UK chain Costa Coffee for £3.9bn

Soft-drink maker’s chief executive welcomes its foray into the hot beverage market

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