Kochava Announces Latest Enhancements to IdentityLink, Giving Marketers a Clearer View of Their User Journeys

Delivering deterministic attribution to mobile web channels, IdentityLink adds improved visibility into performance across all devices and marketing channels.

SANDPOINT, Idaho, Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kochava Inc. (www.kochava.com), the industry leader in measurement, attribution and data solutions for connected devices, announced the latest enhancements to its IdentityLink offering, extending deterministic attribution to mobile web channels. Marketers gain an even more complete view of users' true interactions with their advertising.

Kochava first released IdentityLink in 2012, enabling the platform to digest unique identifiers about audiences from customer sources (CRM, POS, or other internal user identifiers). This powered people-based attribution for comprehensive cross-device measurement for marketers.

For more information, visit https://www.kochava.com/kochava-difference/one-powerful-and-flexible-sdk/identitylink.

Mobile marketers have long faced the challenge of obtaining precision attribution for ads displayed on mobile web channels, with probabilistic methods imparting an unwanted margin of error. Now, data-driven marketers can put the guesswork behind them and benefit from deterministic attribution on all their digital marketing campaigns. Through IdentityLink, Kochava builds a unique bridge between a user's interactions with ads across in-app and mobile web environments on the same device.

In today's complex landscape of digital advertising, performance marketers require innovative, performance attribution for a detailed understanding of users' device profiles and behavior. Kochava measures signals across mobile and online ads, in-app promotions, SMS, search, social, email, wearables, ibeacon, TV, AR, VR, OTT, FireTV, home automation, connected auto, chat bots, and more. All these vectors of data are fed into the Kochava data model where, through the presentation layer, marketers are able to slice and dice their data with great granularity to visualize and improve performance, optimize in real time, and drive ROAS and business outcomes.

For some brands, a great majority of their advertising dollars may be spent through media partners on an increasing variety of platforms; the arrival of deterministic attribution in this space will have a major impact. Brands can now understand the true reach of their marketing campaigns. The outcome is improved visibility and accuracy of performance across all devices including both organic and paid channels.

"Over the past few years, we've pulled our ad spend from dozens of networks because probabilistic attribution, which is the only way anyone has been able to measure over mobile web, is inherently susceptible to fraud. Our position has been one of zero tolerance," said Scott Bauer, Head of User Acquisition, GSN Games. "The addition of deterministic attribution for mobile web from Kochava means we can revisit opportunities with traffic sources in that space. It's a game changer."

"We are pleased to announce the latest enhancements to IdentityLink, providing our marketers with the clearest view yet of their users' journey," said Jason Hicks, VP Marketing & Client Partnerships. "Our longtime offering for bridging user activity across platforms is now even more powerful with our latest deterministic matching capabilities extending to mobile web."

To learn more about IdentityLink from Kochava, visit https://www.kochava.com/kochava-difference/one-powerful-and-flexible-sdk/identitylink/ or contact info@kochava.com.

About Kochava
Kochava Inc. (www.kochava.com) offers a unique, holistic and unbiased analytics platform to plan, target, engage, measure and optimize media spend. The Kochava platform for mobile and connected devices combines potent features and global coverage with thousands of network and publisher integrations, allowing advertisers to target audiences and measure campaign performance with precision. Real-time customizable visualizations give users fluid access to a full spectrum of data points, providing robust segmentation capabilities and real-time actionability. Yielding the most powerful tools in the ecosystem, Kochava is chosen by top brands across industry verticals to measure the largest and most sophisticated ad campaigns.

Contact: 
Ben Stein 
VP of Marketing, Kochava 
press@kochava.com
1-855-562-4282

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Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East Celebrate Super Speeds with OPPO

DUBAI, UAE, February 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

This weekend the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East 2019 racing championship will kick off at the Dubai Autodrome, with OPPO - a leading global smartphone brand-bringing UAE fans even closer to the action. The Middle East racing series first debuted in 2017 and runs alongside three long-standing continental series in Europe, Asia, and North America.

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This year will be the first Lamborghini Super Trofeo season since Automobili Lamborghini and OPPO announced a global partnership covering a range of brand activities and product innovations. This included the launch of an OPPO Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition in 2018, which was the first smartphone to include OPPO's proprietary SuperVOOC flash charging technology-enabling a full recharge in just 35 minutes as the fastest smartphone charging technology in the world.

The partnership will come alive again at the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East races as OPPO invites racing fans, partners, and celebrities from the region to experience the thrill of Lamborghini Super Trofeo live from the track.

Races will begin at the Dubai Autodrome on February 15 and 16 and then move to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi from February 21 to 23. For the first time, the winners of each class will be admitted to the World Finals, Jerez de la Frontera (Spain) - October 24 - 27, the culmination of the sports season of Sant'Agata Bolognese. Racing fans can attend the two UAE events free of charge.

"Today OPPO and Lamborghini share core company values, such as the relentless pursuit of perfection in product design and user experience," says Any Shi, President of OPPO Middle East & Africa. "Visitors to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East 2019 will see those values come to life on the track, and together we are thrilled to be giving OPPO fans this unique experience."

Automobili Lamborghini has been part of the evolution of the automotive industry and has become an iconic brand across the globe. Lamborghini's choice of OPPO as an exclusive smartphone partner was announced in June 2018, with the OPPO Find X Automobili Lamborghini Edition making its way to the UAE in September 2018.

The partnership was in part inspired by OPPO's VOOC Flash Charge technology. The industry's first flash charging system implements a more efficient and powerful charging design, making it safer to use OPPO phones while charging and allowing for much faster charging speeds than ever before. The technology is now used in over 100 million smartphones worldwide.

This year OPPO will continue to adjust its product line to offer more premium series to young consumers in the region. To support that repositioning, OPPO has recently launched its second regional hub in Dubai as its new center of operations for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. 

About OPPO 

OPPO is a leading global smartphone brand, dedicated to providing products infused with art and innovative technology. Based on the brand elements of young, trend-setting and beauty, OPPO brings consumers delighted experience of digital life.

For the last 10 years, OPPO has been focusing on manufacturing camera phones, while innovating mobile photography technology breakthroughs. OPPO started the era of Selfie beautification, and was the first brand to launch smartphones with 5MP and 16MP front cameras. OPPO was also the first brand to introduce the motorized rotating camera, the Ultra HD feature and the 5x Dual Camera Zoom technology. OPPO's Selfie Expert F series launched in 2016 drove a Selfie trend in the smartphone industry.

In 2017, OPPO was ranked as the number 4 smartphone brand globally, according to IDC. Today OPPO's business covers 40 countries and regions, and has 6 research centers worldwide, providing excellent smartphone photography experience to more and more young people around the world.

About OPPO MEA 

In 2015, OPPO entered the Egyptian market. In 2016, OPPO set up its Middle East & Africa Sales Center in Cairo. The markets OPPO has entered in the Middle East and Africa include: Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kenya and Nigeria.

OPPO set up its factory in Algeria in 2017, which made OPPO the first Chinese brand setting up factory in North Africa. Now, the factory goes into production.

Based on the insights of local consumers in each country, OPPO MEA has started the progress of localization. And the localization includes all the perspectives towards each market - product localization, to further meet the core needs of users; marketing localization, to better communicate with local young customers; and team localization, to know our local consumers further and provide better service to the consumers.

Within the last year, OPPO has started to adjust its product line in the Middle East region specifically. This has included the launch of its flagship OPPO Find X smartphone and the introduction of the OPPO R Series. OPPO will continue to evolve its local product line to offer more premium series to young consumers in the region.    

 

AIM: Atiku Stands for a Better Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria, Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nigerian voters have been asked to "ensure a new dawn that will usher a better Nigeria" by voting for Atiku Abubakar as the next President of the country. Making the request at the continuation of the South East Zone Advocacy and Stakeholders meeting on "Voting Right" by the Atiku Immutable Mandate (AIM) Group in Awka, AIM Group's South-East Zonal Leader Mazi Omife I. Omife noted that the main objective of the meeting is to further enlighten voters on the need to vote for Atiku and how best to thumb print the ballot paper to ensure that their votes really count.

Omife restated his stance that the present Buhari government has made Nigeria the poverty capital of the world. He disclosed that "Studies have shown that Nigerians are worse off today than they were four years ag! o", and t hat "Nigeria's GDP per capita has contracted every year since 2015 when it peaked at $2, 693 per head. In 2016, it fell to $2, 171 and $1, 828 in 2017." Quoting the Brookings Institution, he regretted that "about 8, 000 citizens are falling into extreme poverty on a daily basis."

Alluding to data from the World Bank and Renaissance Capital, Omife noted "With 87 million Nigerians living below the $1.90 poverty baseline, almost one out every two nationals (44 percent) lives in extreme poverty. Incidentally, India, which is second in the poverty scale, has 57 million people that are extremely poor, representing just 4.4 percent of its 1.3 billion population."

He lamented that "access to capital by entrepreneurs remains a problem as only 23 percent of businesses can get needed financing," hence the nation's economy is in dire strait. He therefore urged Nigerians to ensure that electing Atiku Abubakar as the next President of Nigeria turns around the present situation that has occasioned a very precarious socio-economic situation in the country.

Omife reiterated the ten reasons advanced by Atiku why Nigerians should vote for him. The first is that Atiku will build and empower the youth. The second is that Atiku will create jobs. The third is that Atiku will not discriminate. The fourth is that he will respect the Rule of Law. The fifth reason that Nigerians should vote for Atiku is that he will revamp education at basic and higher levels. The sixth, Atiku will lift 50 million people out of extreme poverty. The seventh is that he will rapidly develop infrastructure. The eight is that he will ensure resource control. The ninth is that Atiku will make power work and the tenth reason while Nigerians should vote for Atiku is because he will protect Nigerians.

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Qingdao rises as new showbiz production base

QINGDAO, China, Feb. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- As China's sci-fi hit "The Wandering Earth" took box office by storm, its Qingdao-located production base Oriental Movie Metropolis has received another round of applause after its big launch, making the city an increasingly popular production hub.

While the film's box office intake has exceeded 3.4 billion yuan ($502 million) and is likely to become another epic hit following Wolf Warrior 2, many audience are no longer satisfied with watching the film in a cinema, but to visit the place where it was produced.

Located in west Qingdao, Oriental Movie Metropolis has rent out 8 sound stages to the production team of "The Wandering Earth". Sound Stage 20 was the shooting place of the storm scene.

"We also built a space capsule in an open shooting space of Sound Stage 2 in Oriental Movie Metropolis. There were no such attempt before," said Wang Hong, producer of "The Wandering Earth". Although it took nearly two months to finish, the space capsule's debut in the film proved worthy.

"The Wandering Earth" was only one of the films with big productions. With "Fengshen Trilogy" and many others already in pipeline, Oriental Movie Metropolis is expected to become a leading production hub.

Up to date, Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis has about 40 world's top-class sound stages, including the world's largest sound stage at around 10,000 square meters, and the world's only underwater sound stage.

With its production facilities and technologies, the 400-acre Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis has attracted over 200 production companies from domestic and abroad.

In addition to a sprawling studio complex, the site now also includes a theme park, a shopping mall, a film museum, hotels, and clubs. Construction of such a package was considered a move to not only attract producers, but also visitors with its immersive entertaining experience.

Located in an industry incubating park in west Qingdao, Oriental Movie Metropolis also received financial support and services from local government.

Qingdao government has also vowed to offer foreign film and TV studios big discount to film at the site. Together with Oriental Movie Metropolis, it offered "The Great Wall", a 2016 China-US co-production film with subsidy at roughly 16 million yuan. Subsidies to film shot in the site can reach up to 40 percent of its production cost spent in Qingdao from Oriental Movie Metropolis.

Going ahead, the city said to ramp up its efforts in bolstering art and culture related industries with a highlight in film and TV productions.

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adidas Originals Celebrates Creativity and Collaboration During London Fashion Week and Debuts New Collection With Designer Ji Won Choi

- adidas Originals debuts collaboration with New York-based designer, Ji Won Choi at London Fashion Week -

- The collaboration between adidas Originals and Ji Won Choi is the third in a series of collaborations with emerging female designers who are reimagining iconic three stripes designs -

- adidas Originals empowers the next generation and celebrates its iconic brand partners during a key cultural moment on the fashion calendar -

LONDON, Feb. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- adidas Originals debuted a highly anticipated collaboration with New York-based designer Ji Won Choi with a presentation at London Fashion Week and official listing on the British Fashion Council calendar. The capsule women's ready-to-wear collection explores the idea of movement while reimagining iconic adidas Originals three stripes designs through the lens of sport and culture.

The adidas Originals by Ji Won Choi collection celebrates the designer's Korean heritage with stylistic inspiration and cultural references. Choi adapted her personal design philosophy to the sportswear-inspired line to deliver a fresh take on the classic tracksuit.

The presentation took place in Hawley Wharf, a never before used underground location in Camden. The vast concrete space hosted a bold multi-layered structure, with each layer referencing a color from the collection. The set was inspired by the impossible staircase where models moved in a continuous loop throughout the structure, showcasing the sense of movement within the collection.

Immersed within the expansive oasis, models wore tonal looks in hues of lavender, dark blue, red, green, pink and black all prominently bearing the iconic three stripe design. Originals' adicolor tracksuit concept was reinterpreted using Ji Won's unique, signature stripe motif developed for her thesis collection while studying at Parsons School of Design. The iconic Originals three stripes take on new meaning, extending off the garments creating a sense of movement, while also functioning as tie closures at the knee of a pant or jacket front. Presenting the tracksuit silhouette in many different variations, adidas Originals by Ji Won Choi highlights contrast: voluminous wide leg pants paired with a sleek, crisp track top or a wide-sleeve take on a track top with elongated straps.

Inspired by her visit to adidas headquarters in Germany, Ji Won incorporated more athletic pieces within the collection through bodysuits and swimwear; versatile and perfect for styling. Each look was paired with adidas Originals' newest women's footwear concept, Sleek in an added nod to the collection's ease and versatility.

With the premiere offering of 17 pieces ranging from tracksuits, a jumpsuit, bodysuits, accessories and swimwear, the collection launches with a playful, saturated colour palette that provides a visual, graphic contrast to the white adidas Originals stripe detail. A later offering to come in the Spring will see the collection rendered in a black and white color palette.

"Ji has such a strong point of view. Her use of color, contrast and of course her signature design element of conceptual stripes couldn't have been more of a better fit for Originals. We saw an amazing creative opportunity to turn over our iconic three stripes and adicolor apparel to Ji to see where she would interpret them through her own lens." - Alexandra Weiland, Director of Creative Projects - adidas Originals & Style

Following its debut at London Fashion Week, the adidas Originals by Ji Won Choi collection will be available on www.adidas.com/JiWonChoi on February 23rd and will be available, globally, at adidas Originals flagship locations and select retail partners including Dover Street Market, Nordstrom, KITH and Barney's amongst others.

Just days before the adidas Originals by Ji Won Choi collection debuted, adidas Originals kicked off London Fashion Week with a celebratory party to launch a new collaboration with the iconic London-based fashion brand Fiorucci. Joined by the London new gen creative community and fashion crowd, and in partnership with Dazed at legendary Soho nightclub The Box on Valentine's Day, friends of both adidas and Fiorucci all showed their love for the newly formed creative partnership and launch collection.

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About adidas Originals:

Inspired by the rich sporting heritage of adidas â€�“ one of the world's leading sports brands and a global designer and developer of athletic footwear and apparel â€�“ adidas Originals is a lifestyle brand founded in 2001. With the adidas archive at its foundation, adidas Originals continues to evolve the brand's legacy through its commitment to product innovation and its ability to filter the creativity and courage found on courts and sporting arenas through the lens of contemporary youth culture. Marked by the iconic Trefoil logo that was first used in 1972 and championed by those that continue to shape and define creative culture, adidas Originals continues to lead the way as the pioneering sportswear brand for the street.

About Ji Won Choi

Born in Seoul, raised in the Midwest USA, educated in New York City and Paris, and have worked in Milano, JI WON CHOI's work revolves around investigating human cultures and using design to promote positive change within societies.

Her thesis collection, EXCESSIVISM, was the winner of Kering Empowering Imagination Award and several other contests as well as featured in various international publications such as Forbes, WWD and Vogue. Her work has been displayed at Bergdorf Goodman in New York and at New York Textile Month. In 2017, she was awarded the "Ones to Watch" Award by Fashion Scout and even presented her collection at London Fashion Week. In September 2018, she debuted at New York Fashion Week with the CFDA and LIFEWTR.

 

 

 

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Centrica to Unlock the Power of Millions of Homes With New Home Energy Management Offers and Investment Into Greencom Networks

 - Battery and solar technology to deliver over 4.5GW of flexible capacity

LONDON, Feb. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrica is to expand its smart home activity in a move that will unlock the power of millions of customers' homes, driving down electricity bills through the development of new propositions that will also support the flexibility of the grid.

The company is working to integrate solar, battery and heat pump technology into its customer offer and has estimated that the co-location of domestic battery storage alongside today's solar installations alone could enable over 4.5GW of flexible power capacity, one and a half times more than a new nuclear plant.  

Centrica Innovations has also made investments into two leading start-ups as part of an effort to drive forward new technologies and solutions for homes around the world.

The first investment is into one of Europe's leading home energy management solutions providers, GreenCom Networks. Established in 2011, GreenCom Networks has developed an energy Internet of Things (IoT) platform that allows customers to save money by reducing their energy consumption, or even make money by making any surplus power in the home available to the grid at periods of high demand.

The second investment is a spin-out company from the University of Oxford's Energy and Power Group, Mixergy, which has received funding to support the growth of its smart hot water tank technology. Mixergy's intelligent hot water system combines sensory and IoT technology to keep track of hot water levels, learning the usage habits of the household so it only heats just enough to meet their needs.

Sam Salisbury, Director of Centrica Innovations Labs, said: "These investments are an important step forward to a time when IoT-enabled technology in the home will operate as a single unit to ensure that energy is used in the most effective way.

"Our mission is to make people's lives easier, by providing seamless, time-saving services that are easy to use, have a positive environmental impact, and help save them money. Just as we have done for our business customers, home energy management takes this a step further by giving these customers access to new products that will enable them to generate and store their own energy as part of the ultimate 'Intelligent Home'.

"Central to this will be an offer to customers that will deliver a greater variety of choice depending on whether their priority is warmth, price or the environment."

Christian Feisst, CEO of GreenCom Networks, said: "We are delighted to have Centrica on board as an investor. Not only does Centrica have a strong customer base in Great Britain and North America, they also have a proven track record of building up customer-centric service businesses. We are looking forward to jointly bring those innovative services to the market."

The principle behind home energy management is a micro-system of energy assets that brings together energy insight and efficiency together with the latest energy solutions and optimisation techniques. The industry is expected to be worth £2bn/year in Europe and North America by 2025.

Notes to editors:

About Centrica

• Centrica plc is an international energy and services company. Our purpose is to provide energy and services to satisfy the changing needs of our customers.
• Centrica Innovations was established in 2017 with the objective of investing £100m in sustainable technology and innovations for homes and businesses.
• Through our Connected Home business, Centrica Hive, we offer a range of smart home products and have deployed over 1 million connected home hubs worldwide.

About GreenCom Networks:

• GreenCom Networks provides a white-label Energy IoT platform to utilities, energy service providers and manufacturers of EVs and energy relevant devices.
• With GreenCom's platform, customers can integrate millions of decentralised energy devices like solar PV, battery storage, electric vehicles, heat pumps or storage heaters and optimise their usage either locally or centrally.
• Through optimising usage, customers can offer residential customer-oriented services such as flat rates, maximised independence, energy communities or peer-to-peer energy.
• Centrica Innovations Investment Director, Idan Mor, will now join GreenCom Networks' Board of Directors.

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Parkopedia Launches Parking Services in A-Class in China

SHANGHAI, February 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

-  Parkopedia now provides off-street parking data in the MBUX navigation system, starting with the new Mercedes Benz A-class cars in China;
-  The parking service will be extended to more imported and locally manufactured Mercedes Benz models;
-  Parkopedia provides detailed information on 49,000 parking lots and garages across 87 cities in China, and has recently bolstered its presence in the Chinese market with the appointment of new China MD, Ding Xian.

Parkopedia, the parking services provider with the most automotive customers in China, announced today that its parking services are now launched in Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in China, starting with the A-class. The parking service is available in all locally produced and imported A-class cars as part of the Mercedes COMAND Online Navigation system.

The Parkopedia service provides detailed information on parking garages, including details on prices, opening hours, precise location, and many other relevant attributes for drivers, as well as dynamic space availability, helping take the pain out of parking.

Commenting on the announcement, Parkopedia's new China MD Ding Xian said: "We are delighted to work with Daimler to integrate directly with Mercedes Benz cars in China, providing drivers with a superior service and the best possible parking information. To be the supplier to Mercedes-Benz Cars, whose claim is 'The best or nothing', is a real honour".

This service is now available within new A-class Mercedes Benz cars equipped with the COMAND Online Navigation system.

Notes to editors: 
Parkopedia is the world's leading parking service provider used by millions of drivers and organizations such as Audi, Apple, BMW, Coyote, Ford, Garmin, GM, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Peugeot, Sygic, TomTom, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo and many others.

Parkopedia is available in 15,000 cities across 75 countries globally, covering over 60million parking spaces, helping drivers take the pain out of parking. The service allows drivers to find the closest, cheapest or available parking to their destination, pay for it in selected locations, and navigate directly to the parking space.

Parkopedia Press Enquiries:
Helen Miall
Global Marketing Director
+44-7861-294243
helen.miall@parkopedia.com 
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Agoda's film-inspired holiday ideas: 'Reel' travel locations for every movie lover's bucket list

SINGAPORE, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark the end of the film awards season next week, Agoda, one of the world's fastest growing digital travel companies, shares its list of holiday ideas inspired by the past year's blockbuster hits and award winners.

Action-packed holiday spots

If you fancy playing action hero for a day or two, head to Queenstown, New Zealand, where Mission Impossible: Fallout filmed its helicopter action sequence. Take your own helicopter ride and indulge in New Zealand's other extreme sports, from bungee jumping to heli-skiing.

Adventure travelers headed to Queenstown can choose from over 700 properties available on Agoda. 

If Sci Fi and the chance to run into dinosaurs in the modern world is more your thing, head to Oahu, Hawaii, the setting for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Not only is it an excellent backdrop for extinct creatures, but also for travelers looking for a holiday full of sea, volcanoes, outdoor sports and lush nature.

Take your pick of over 1,900 Agoda properties in Oahu.

Film-inspired city breaks

Crazy Rich Asians, the rom-com of the year, has travelers going crazy for Singapore. The film captured multiple locations across Singapore, from the famous Gardens by the Bay to the food hawker stalls at Newton Food Centre, which lends itself to a pretty full itinerary for travelers keen to explore the Lion City.

Whether you have a crazy huge budget or not, one of Agoda's 1,000 properties in Singapore will fit the bill!

Black Panther had its epic casino fight and car-chase scenes take place in Busan, Korea, a city that's arguably more beautiful at night than during the day. Though the glamourous underground casino doesn't exist in real life, you can pretend otherwise at one of Busan's swanky cocktail lounges or nightclubs. During the day, check out Busan's beaches, hot springs, temples, and shrines -- local gems that didn't make the cut for the film.

Agoda has over 1,100 properties in Busan for you to choose from.

Take note of these musical destinations

The City of Angels was the backdrop for many of the scenes in this year's remake of A Star is Born, the romantic drama about a seasoned country musician eclipsed by his rising star of a partner.  Throughout the movie, many of its noteworthy concert scenes were shot across a number of Los Angeles venues, including the 5,870-seat music venue Greek Theatre, the cozy Regent Theatre, and the Shrine Auditorium, a landmark venue where multiple film and music award events have been held.

Explore Los Angeles from any one of Agoda's 5,000 properties in the area.

If your taste in music is more classic rock than country, this award-winning biographical film about one of the greatest rock bands of all time should be on your must-watch list. Bohemian Rhapsody is framed around the band's Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium. Home to England's football, Wembley is also still one of the most popular venues for major artists to perform.

Check out London's other noteworthy landmarks from any one of Agoda's 15,800 properties.

About Agoda 

Agoda is one of the world's fastest growing online travel booking platforms. From its beginnings as an e-commerce start-up based in Singapore in 2005, Agoda has grown to offer a global network of 2 million properties in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, offering travelers easy access to a wide choice of luxury and budget hotels, apartments, homes and villas to suit all budgets and travel occasions. 

Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and employs more than 3,700 staff across 53 cities in more than 30 countries. Agoda.com and the Agoda mobile app are available in 38 languages.

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Dietary Fibers Market Value to hit $10.5 Billion by 2025: Global Market Insights, Inc.

SELBYVILLE, Delaware, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- North America dietary fibers market accounted over USD 300 million in 2018. Surging health issues such as digestive problems, diabetes, obesity, and high cholesterol due to the escalating consumption of convenience and processed food will drive the overall market growth across the region. Key features including incorporation of texture in several food items along with effective moisture management in the fat replacement such as natural antioxidant provide a strong business outlook in the region.

Global Dietary Fibers Market is expected to exceed USD 10.5 billion by 2025; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. Strong outlook with versatile applications including breakfast cereals, bakery, dairy, infant food, meat, beverages, pharmaceutical, companion animal nutrition etc. are among major factors driving the global market growth. Increasing product adoption by people suffering from diverticulitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hemorrhoids will positively influence the industry! share. B eneficial properties such as moisture retention and heat resistance will support the use of dietary fibers in dairy & confectionery industry.

Increasing consumer expenditure on healthy food habits coupled with shifting focus toward preventive health measures will be key factors influencing market dynamics. Rising awareness regarding the health benefits of dietary fibers along with growing instances of lifestyle diseases among the geriatric population will further support the industry expansion. Additionally, functional properties exhibited by the dietary fibers such as efficient water binding, stabilizing, thickening, and gelling will bolster the product adoption in baking and infant food applications.

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Recommendations laid down by regulatory bodies like CFSAN, INFOSAN, FDA etc. to increase the fiber intake consumption in food products owing to increasing instances of diseases related to nutrition deficiency will provide positive scope for product demand up to 2025. Favorable regulatory compliances and suitable economic conditions are the significant factors encouraging manufacturers to expand production capacity to cater the surging product demand. Further, stringent regulations & changing labeling norms supported by recommendations from government organizations to improve the daily fiber intake will fuel industry share.

Browse key industry insights spread across 611 pages with 829 market data tables & 18 charts & figures from the report, "Dietary Fibers Market Size By Product (Soluble [Inulin, Pectin, Polydextrose, Beta-Glucan, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Galactooligosaccharides (GOS), Corn Fiber], Insoluble [Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Chitin & Chitosan, Lignin, Fiber/Bran, Resistant Starch]), By Source (Cereals & Grains, Fruits & Vegetables), By Application (Food [Bakery, Breakfast Cereals & Snacks, Confectionery, Dairy, Meat Products, Infant Food], Beverages, Pharmaceutical, Companion Animal Nutrition) Industry Analysis Report, Regional Outlook (U.S., Canada, Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Poland, Ch ina, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, UAE, Saudi Arabia), Growth Potential, Price Trends, Competitive Market Share & Forecast, 2019 â€�“ 2025" in detail along with the table of contents:

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Insoluble dietary fibers industry will witness CAGR at over 9.5% in terms of revenue up to 2025. Increasing usage of the product in manufacturing of high fiber content in bakery goods and dairy, meat, companion animal nutrition products etc. will propel the overall segment growth. Shifting consumer preference towards food products enriched with dietary fiber, essential fatty acids, and a significant number of vitamins, dietary minerals, starch, and protein will boost the product demand. Growing trend of utilizing probiotic and high insoluble dietary fiber content beverage for promoting gut health amongst consumers will fuel product demand.

Fruits & vegetables segment accounted for over 35% of the industry share in 2018. Citrus fruits and berries are rich in soluble fibers and provide other beneficial ingredients such as low-molecular carbohydrates, aroma compounds, and fruit acids, which have augmented their usage. In addition, technological advancements enabling the utilization of fruits & vegetable waste to derive dietary fiber will increase their adoption as a source over the forecast timeline.

Food applications dominate the global dietary fibers market and was valued over USD 1.5 billion in 2018. Dietary fibers in food products can mitigate the risks of diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, colon cancer and other gastrointestinal illness. Growing health awareness among the young and geriatric population coupled with favorable initiatives by government agencies such as dietary & nutrition guidelines will positively impact the market expansion. Additionally, scientific evidence confirming the strong correlation between dietary fiber intake and cardiovascular diseases has supplemented product penetration in the segment.

Archer Daniels Midland Company, DowDuPont, Tate & Lyle, Kerry Group, Royal DSM, Cargill, Ingredion Incorporated, J. Rettenmaier & Sohne Gmbh & Co and Procter & Gamble are among major Dietary Fibers manufacturers. Global industry share is highly consolidated owing to the presence of medium & large multinational players. The manufacturers are involved in new product launches, technological innovation, production capacity expansions and mergers & acquisitions to gain competitive share. For instance, in September 2016, Ceamsa announced to invest USD 11.44 million for the expansion of three production lines in Spain to cater the growing demand for the pectin and citrus fiber in the European market.

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Stars of Gastronomy Turn Out for the World Restaurant Awards x Zacapa Rum Welcome Party in Paris

The exclusive event is ahead of the inaugural edition of The World Restaurant Awards being held in the Palais Brongniart on Monday night

PARIS, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amanda Cohen, Mauro Colagreco, Kylie Kwong and Virgilio Martinez were among the gastronomy stars in attendance last night at the official Ron Zacapa rum opening event for The World Restaurant Awards 2019.

A new entry in the world of awards for culinary excellence, The World Restaurant Awards is celebrating the excellence, integrity, diversity and rich culture of the restaurant world, rather than awarding for the pinnacle of achievement. The awards were created by IMG, in partnership with restaurant journalist Joe Warwick working alongside gastronomic writer and broadcaster Andrea Petrini.

The judging panel, with a 50/50 gender split, consists of some of the leading lights of the culinary world, including some of the most established and rising chefs, food writers and professionals. Chefs on the panel include luminaries such as Elena Arzak, Alex Atala, Massimo Bottura, David Chang, Hélène Darroze, Daniel Humm, Dan Barber, René Redzepi, Ana Roš, Yotam Ottolenghi and Clare Smyth.

Guests at the Zacapa rum welcome event in Malro, Paris savoured exquisite Zacapa Old Fashioned cocktails and small plates curated by Malro head chef, Denny Imbroisi.

Zacapa Master Blender Lorena Vasquez said: "We are so pleased to be able to welcome the very best of the industry here tonight ahead of the first edition of the awards.

"I see clear parallels between what we do when crafting Zacapa rum in Guatemala, and what the best chefs do in the greatest restaurants around the world, which is why Zacapa's partnership with The World Restaurant Awards is such a good fit. It's about having the time, patience and skill to bring the richness of the flavours to the fore. Really, whether it's food or rum, we're all focused on letting the depth and layers of flavour speak for themselves.

"A huge part of the dining experience is a wonderful aperitif or digestif â€�“ incredible food deserves an exquisite accompaniment, so we're delighted Zacapa is the spirit of choice for The World Restaurant Awards.

"I hope our guests tonight enjoyed their little taste of Guatemala, sharing Zacapa with good friends. I wish them all great success, at the awards, of course, but also in everything that they do when they return home."

Cecile Rebbot, Director of The World Restaurant Awards, IMG, said: "It was great to get everyone together tonight for cocktails, all these talented restaurant people from around the world, ahead of the awards tomorrow. We can't do this event without great partners and it's a pleasure to get the chance to work with a quality brand like Zacapa as our spirit of choice for The World Restaurant Awards."

Winners of The World Restaurant Awards' 18 categories will be unveiled at a gala ceremony on Monday night.

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Serial Digital Entrepreneur Adam Ludwin, Joins the Board of Influencer in Preparation for Global Expansion

Digital marketing expert and award winning entrepreneur Adam Ludwin, has joined SaaS influencer marketing platform Influencer as a director of the Board in preparation for the companies rapid expansion.

LONDON, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Growing by 450% YOY, and winning many leading global brands in the past year including Boohoo, Alibaba and Protein World, to name a few, Influencer is now looking to expand their offering within their platform, bringing new innovations that allow brands and creators to build deeper relationships, something that Co Founder & CEO Ben Jeffries believes will "Disrupt the whole Influencer Marketing industry," and that Co Founder, CMO and world renowned creator Caspar Lee says will "Take influencer marketing back to its roots, bringing more relevancy back to influencer marketing for brands, creators and audiences."

Adam Ludwin's most notable recent achievements include the growth and scale up of Captify, a company he co-founded in 2011, and currently one of the fastest growing adtech companies in the world, with 200+ staff across 10 cities in 7 countries, and the growth of Inflecto, a fast growth performance marketing agency he founded in 2013, which focuses on user and customer acquisition, with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.

The success of Captify's growth led Adam to be named 'Scale Up Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Great British Entrepreneur awards in November, not long after being named 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year', just a few years previously.

Adam will be working closely with both founders on the growth of the company, ensuring Influencer continues to have the best technology in the market, whilst also planning the start of their international expansion, allowing them to take their offering to new markets across the globe.

In a statement on joining the Influencer board, Adam Ludwin said:

"I've been following Influencer's rapid growth over the past 18 months and I'm incredibly excited to join the board and support Ben and Caspar on their aggressive growth plans."

"Their unique and differentiated tech platform has the ability to connect brands and creators in a way the world has never seen before, disrupting the whole landscape."

Ben Jeffries commented:

"We couldn't be more thrilled to have Adam joining Influencer as our 3rd partner. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having scaled up both Captify and his first company Inflecto so successfully. Adam will be paramount in shaping the next chapter for Influencer."

Caspar Lee added:

"We're so excited to work closely with Adam on the growth of influencer. His experience is incredibly valuable in order to achieve our goal of building more impactful relationships between creators and brands, bringing relevancy and control back to Influencer marketing."

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POS (Point of Sale) Restaurant Management Systems Market to Generate a Revenue of US$30.0 Bn by 2026, Says TMR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Competition in the global POS restaurant management systems market is likely to increase in the coming years due to the increasing number of players entering the market, observes Transparency Market Research. Key players in this market are focusing on providing customized solutions to restaurant operators and owners as per their business operations. These players are also offering innovative solutions such as staff scheduling, inventory management tools, and payroll that could further fuel the competition in the market. However, new players might challenge the growth of previous players through their innovative solutions offerings. In the report, some of the prominent players have been analyzed including Clover, TouchBistro, PAX T! echnology , Ravel Systems POS, EPOS now, and POSist Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

According to the Transparency Market Research, the global POS (point of sale) restaurant management systems market is expected to generate a revenue of US$30.0 bn by the end of the forecast period in 2026. During the forecast period between 2017 and 2026, the market is projected to exhibit a healthy CAGR of 12.4%.

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Based on type, the demand for mobile POS terminals is expected to lead the market over the projected period and might generate high revenue as compared to other types of sources. Increasing demand and the growing popularity of wireless technology is the key factor driving the demand for mobile POS terminal across the globe. Moreover, reducing prices in mobile devices further augmented the demand in this segment. In terms of regional analysis, the Asia Pacific excluding Japan is expected to hold maximum share in the POS restaurant management systems market. Increasing purchasing power in emerging economies such as India and China are expected to be the most profitable markets for the growth POS restaurant management systems.

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Multiple Benefits of Installing POS in Restaurants to Boost Market Performance

The POS (point of sale) restaurant management systems market is expected to rise at a significant rate in the coming years as it plays an essential part while registrations of payment receptions, sales operations, and discounts on the cash register. It increases the working efficiency of the restaurant owners by reducing time order generation, lowering time per transaction, and reduces errors especially during the peak service hours.  

In addition, POS installation in restaurants has gained huge popularity as it helps in saving time and cost. The applications of POS restaurant management systems are also high in restaurants offering takeaway or pre-order food services.  Considering these factors, the global POS (point of sale) restaurant management systems market is likely to grow substantially.

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Inaccessibility of Single Seamless Integrated Software to Hamper Market Performance

Despite the growing demand for POS (point of sale) restaurant management systems, there are factors that might deter the growth potential in this market. Inaccessibility of single seamless integrated software is acting as the major deterrent limiting the growth in the global POS restaurant management systems market. There are also multiple solutions offered by different vendors that are planned to streamline restaurants operations. But these solutions are not capable of providing unified interactions with other systems deployed at the restaurant. With the presence of multiple systems, they have limited connectivity with each other. However, rapid growth in the online purchase and growing preference for eating in restaurants is likely to drive the demand in the POS restaurant management systems market. 

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The information presented in this review is based on a TMR report, titled, "POS (point of sale) Restaurant Management Systems Market (Types - Mobile POS Terminal, and Fixed POS Terminal; End-User - Full-Service Restaurant, and Quick-Service Restaurant; Application - Delivery Management, Order Management, Billing, and Stock & Inventory Management; Component - Hardware, Software Platform, and Support Services) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2017 - 2026."

Global POS restaurant management systems market has been segmented into:

- Type

• Mobile POS Terminal
• Fixed POS Terminal

- Application

• Delivery Management
• Order Management
• Billing
• Stock & Inventory Management
• Others

- Component

• Hardware
• Software Platform
• Support Services

- End User

• Full-Service Restaurant
• Quick-Service Restaurant

- Geography:

• North America
  o    U.S.
  o    Canada
• Europe
  o    U.K.
  o    Italy
  o    Spain
  o    France
  o    Germany
  o    Rest Of Europe  
• Asia Pacific excluding Japan
  o    China
  o    India
  o    ASEAN
  o    Rest Of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
  o    Brazil
  o    Mexico
  o    Rest of South America
• Middle E ast & Africa (MEA)
  o    GCC
  o    South Africa
  o    Rest of MEA

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Arab Countries Agree on New Framework For Halal Certificates Mutual Recognition

DUBAI, UAE, February 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

Announcement made in UAE on the sidelines of 4th Global Halal Industry Platform 

Al Maeeni: UAE established and implemented the world's first Halal food system 

A unified Pan-Arab framework for the mutual recognition of Halal products and services certificates was announced in the United Arab Emirates on Monday. A step aiming to enhance the competitiveness of halal food in international markets.

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The announcement of the Program was made at the Arab Industrial Development and Mining Organization pavilion in the 4th Global Halal Industry Platform organized by Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology, (ESMA).

The United Arab Emirates aims at globalizing the halal Industry. Halal food and beverages market is set to reach a value of USD 2.5 trillion this year, according to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

"The Global Halal Industry Platform, being held in conjunction with Gulfood Dubai, is considered a meeting point for the most prominent global players in the halal industry. It also represents a major opportunity to exchange ideas and visions of growth, with over 1.6 billion Muslims around the world consuming halal food products," said ESMA's Director General Abdulla Al Maeeni.

He added that the UAE has for years been leading efforts in this sector and launched the 'Dubai as the Capital of Islamic Economy' initiative in 2013. It also established the 'Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center' as well as the 'International Halal Accreditation Forum' which includes 32-member states.

Al Maeeni said that UAE also strengthened its ranking in the Global Islamic Economy Indicator, as part of its post-oil production vision. In fact, the country was the first to establish and implement the world's first Halal food system with standards and practices in the fields of accreditation, certification and evaluation.

The GCC countries alone import USD 50 billion worth of Halal products. Also, Muslim consumers around the world are expected to spend USD 3 trillion by 2023, according to a report by the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Center.

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Portag3 Ventures Increases Stake in Hellas Direct

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hellas Direct, a Cyprus-based online insurance company, is pleased to announce that Portag3 Ventures ("Portag3") has increased its equity stake in the company.

Led by Paul Desmarais III (Executive Chairman) and Adam Felesky (Chief Executive Officer), Portag3 augmented its investment by buying the minority stake previously held by Third Point LLC. As part of the transaction, Felesky, along with Paris-based Portag3 partner Hélène Falchier, will join Hellas Direct's Board of Directors. Hélène has recently joined Portag3 from French insurance company CNP Assurances SA, where she led a number of the group's private equity investments.

"We are excited that Portag3 will deepen its involvement by becoming larger shareholders and increasing their participation in our operations. We aim to leverage Portag3's network of global LPs, who administer more than $1-trillion of assets in insurance, banking, and personal finance, to catapult us to new heights. Over the next few months, we will announce a number of strategic initiatives, expand our regional footprint and broaden our consumer offering," said Emilios Markou, Executive Director of Hellas Direct.

Founded by Emilios Markou and Alexis Pantazis, two former Goldman Sachs executives who saw an opportunity to disrupt the Greek insurance market as the country was entering the deepest economic recession of modern times, Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company, empowered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence.

The Cyprus-based company is backed by a roster of leading investors, including Portag3, IFC (a member of the World Bank), Endeavor Catalyst, former Goldman Sachs economist Lord O'Neill and private equity veteran Jon Moulton. Modelling itself on Amazon, Hellas Direct aims to disrupt the insurance value chain by adopting an extreme focus on operational excellence. Hellas Direct has experienced exponential growth during its first five years of operation, even as Greece saw a 25% reduction in GDP and a 40% drop in insurance premia.

Hellas Direct recently launched its home-insurance offering in Cyprus in partnership with Swiss Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers, and Revolut, Europe's fastest-growing challenger bank. The three companies introduced a wide range of innovations into the Cyprus market, such as the ability to buy insurance by the day, instant claims settlement and the payback of daily micro-payments to consumers who have not had a claim.

"Emilios, Alexis and their team have delivered impressive results. Their next phase of growth is even more promising. We are thrilled to be a part of their story as we continue to invest in up-and-coming, innovative companies around the world," said Paul Desmarais III.

Portag3 is an early-stage investor dedicated to backing the next generation of innovative, global financial services companies working to benefit all consumers. Initially formed in 2016 as part of the Power Financial Corporation ecosystem in affiliation with Great-West Lifeco Inc. and IGM Financial Inc., Portag3 has since welcomed external investors to establish a leading, interconnected fintech ecosystem that successfully scales portfolio companies, shares key market insights, and leverages collective distribution power to drive financial services innovation across the globe. Portag3 today has a presence in North America, Europe and Asia.

"We are thrilled to be strengthening our relationship with Portag3. Their support will enable us to accelerate some of our longer-term strategic goals and to pursue a more aggressive acquisitive strategy in the region," added Alexis Pantazis, Executive Director.

Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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Microwave Oven Market to be Worth US$25.0 Bn by 2022 due to Desire of Modular Kitchen, States TMR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Transparency Market Research (TMR) witnesses that the global microwave oven market has a highly competitive vendor landscape. Some of the companies operating in the global microwave oven market are LG Electronics, Inc., Guangdong Galanz Enterprises Co. Ltd., Hoover Limited, Electrolux AB, and Sharp Corporation. In order to standalone in this cutthroat competition, the key players are adopting the strategies for enlarging their business. Additionally, key players are also adopting the strategies such as merger and new product launches. The launch of the innovative products is leading to propel growth of the microwave oven market.

According to TMR, the global microwave oven market collected revenue of about US$18.9 bn in 2017 and is projected to collect revenue of US$25.0 bn by the end of 2022. The market is expected to swell with a CAGR of 5.8% over the forecast period from 2017 to 2022.

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Based on the product, the convection microwave segment is estimated to expand with a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period. Based on the end use, the household segment is expected to witness growth with fast pace. Based on the region, North America is dominating the global microwave oven market and is expected to account for the leading share of about US$6.8 bn by the end of the 2022. This growth is attributable to the growing demand for the microwave oven across the industrial and household level.

Growing Disposable Income Globally to Propel Market Growth

The microwave oven market is gaining traction due to rising disposable income of mid-earning people globally and especially from developing countries. Growing income of the mid-earning people is surging demand for advanced products and leading to upgrade the living of people. Additionally, the need for the modular house coupled with the demand for most of all a modular kitchen is growing and leading to boost the microwave oven market.

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Growing adoption of the microwave oven across developing nations globally is expected to boost the market. Additionally, growing favorable environment for the microwave oven across the developing economies owing to rising disposable income is boosting global microwave oven market.

Rising demand for the bakery products is leading to surge the adoption of the microwave oven and likely to propel growth of the global microwave oven market. Furthermore, desire of lavish lifestyle coupled with easy availability of advanced microwave oven is propelling adoption of the oven. This in turn is fuelling growth of the global microwave oven market.

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High Power Consumption to Hinder Market Growth

Despite these growth prospects, factor such as high electricity consumption is posing as a major challenge to the growth of the microwave ovens across developing region. As high electricity, bills are still a concern for mid-earning families mainly in the developing countries, which is hindering growth of the overall market. Nevertheless, numerous companies are expected to create and develop products, which require less energy to work; thus, the market is witnessing high growth opportunities for growth. Furthermore, the advancement in home and kitchen is expected to fuel growth of the global microwave oven market over the forecast period.

This information is encompassed in the report by TMR, titled "Microwave Oven Market (Product - Grill Microwave Ovens, Convection Microwave Ovens, and Solo Microwave Ovens; End Use - Commercial and Household; Structure - Countertop and Built-in) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2017 â€�“ 2022."

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Product

• Grill Microwave Oven
• Convention Microwave Oven
• Solo Microwave Oven

End-User

• Household
• Commercial
• Global Microwave Oven Market by Structure
• Counter Top Microwave Oven
• Built-in Microwave Oven

Geography

• North America
• • U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
• • U.K.
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe

• Asia Pacific
• • China
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • India
  • Rest of Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Rest of Latin America

• Middle East & Africa
• • South Africa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Rest of Middle East & Africa

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Commercial Kitchen Equipment Market to Witness Significant Growth due to Rising Concerns Regarding Food Safety, Forecasts From 2014 To 2025 | Million Insights

FELTON, California, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Kitchen Equipment Market is anticipated to reach USD 112.47 billion by 2025. Commercial cooking equipment are an important part of food processing & service industry. This equipment is commonly used in hotels, restaurants, and the other commercial kitchens for ease in food preparation, and reduction in labor & operational cost and rising concerns regarding food safety will boost the commercial kitchen equipment industry growth in the years to come. Increase in disposable income is bound to boost the market growth.

On the other hand, there are factors that may hamper the growth of the commercial kitchen appliances market such as volatile prices of raw material, and high cost of initial investment in with regards to the production plant. The market is anticipated to grow at a significant CAGR in the upcoming period as the scope, product types, and its applications are increasing across the globe.

Commercial kitchen equipment industry may be explored by type, end user, and geography. The market may be explored by type as Char Broilers/Broilers/Griddles/Grills, Braising Pans/Tilting Skillets, Cook-chill Systems, Steamers, Fryers, Ovens, Ranges, Cookers, Kettles, and Others. The "Cookers" segment dominated the commercial kitchen equipment market in 2016 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance by 2025 owing to utilization of cookers by several catering companies, end-users, hotels, and restaurants.

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Commercial kitchen appliances industry may be explored by end user as Fast Food Chain (FFC), Café & Bar, QSR, Railway Dining, Institutional Canteen, Ferry & Cruise, Resort & Hotel, Hospital, FSR, and Others. The "QSR" segment dominated the market in 2016 and is anticipated to maintain its dominance by 2025. The QSR segment is anticipated to grow at the highest CAGR of 7.5% over the forthcoming period.

North America accounted for the major share of the commercial kitchen equipment market size in 2016 and will continue to lead in the forecast period. The factors that could be attributed to the growth include surge in the number of fast food outlets due to hectic & busy lifestyle, rise in eating out expenditure, and increase in the number of working women. North America is followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Some of the key players that fuel the growth of the commercial kitchen equipment industry comprise Hamilton Beach, Hobart, Carrier Corporation, Middle by Corporation Company, True Manufacturing, The Vollrath Company, LLC, and AIHO Corporation. The leading companies are taking up partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures in order to boost the inorganic growth of the industry.

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  • • Brazil
  • Middle East & Africa
• Commercial Kitchen Appliances Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 - 2025)
• • Refrigerator
  • Cooking Appliance
  • • Cooktop & Cooking Range
    • •  ! Induction
      •  Gas & Electric
    • Oven
    • • Convection
      • Microwave
      • Combinatio
    • Rice Cooker
  • Dishwasher
  • Others
• Commercial Kitchen Equipment Product Outlook by End-Use (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 - 2025)
• • QSR
  • • Fast Food Chain (FFC)
    • Café & Bar
  • Railway Dining
  • Ferry & Cruise
  • Institutional Canteen
  • Resort & Hotel
  • Hospital
  • FSR
  • Others
• Commercial Kitchen Appliances Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million; 2014 - 2025)
• • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia Pacific
  • Rest of the World (RoW)

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Thailand Officially Confirmed as Host for 69th Miss World Final in 2019

BANGKOK, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Miss World Organisation, led by Julia Morley, CEO and Chairman, has today announced the 69^th Miss World Final will be hosted in Thailand. This is the first time in the history of Miss World that the month-long festival and final will take place in Thailand.

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During the press conference held at Phaya Thai Palace in Bangkok, Julia Morley said: "I am delighted to have been invited to hold the 2019 Miss World Final in Thailand. Given the country's rich culture and hospitality, the 'Land of Smiles' is the perfect place to welcome the 130 Miss World Nations."

Started in 1951, Miss World has inspired and empowered thousands of young women to use their talents to support the poor, sick and disadvantaged through its 'Beauty With A Purpose' charitable programme. The longest-running international pageant, Miss World is not a traditional beauty pageant, but rather a platform for women from across the globe to raise awareness and funds in aid of humanitarian causes. The organisation prides itself on its philanthropic focus with millions of dollars being raised for good causes every year.

Delegates from 130 countries are scheduled to arrive in Thailand in November with the final to be held in December. During their month in Thailand they will participate in a string of preliminary activities and visit the most spectacular tourism sites across the country as well as take part in 'Beauty With A Purpose' fundraising activities to help good causes in Thailand.

Last year's event was held in China, with the final in Sanya. This was the ninth time Miss World has been in China and has been credited with increasing global inbound tourism and boosting the local economy. China has two Miss Worlds, Zhang Zilin was crowned in 2007 and Yu Wenxia in 2012.

The highly-anticipated Miss World final show will be telecast globally to over 100 countries, where viewers will watch as the reigning Miss World, Vanessa Ponce de Leon, who was crowned in China, pass the crown to the 69th Miss World in Thailand. Local organiser TW Pageants has been appointed to be the hosting partner for Miss World 2019 Final.

Tanawat Wansom, Chief Executive Officer of TW Pageants, said: "Following China, I am honoured to receive the right to host such a major beauty pageant like Miss World in Thailand. Working closely with the brilliant team of the Miss World Organisation, I believe this opportunity will bring tremendous joy to the Thai people as they will get to see the beautiful, talented Miss World contestants in action in their home country. We also expect that hosting the programme will be a major boost to promote Thai tourism, culture and hospitality to a global audience. As the official partner of Miss World Organisation, we will work hard to make sure that this prestigious event comes out perfectly."

Attending alongside Morley at the press conference were reigning Miss World Vanessa Ponce de Leon, as well as the seven continental queens, including; Miss World Asia Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan who represented Thailand last year, Miss World Europe Maria Vasilevich from Belarus, Miss World Caribbean Kadijah Robinson from Jamaica, Miss World Oceania Jessica Tyson from New Zealand, Miss World Africa Quiin Abenakyo from Uganda, Miss World Americas Solaris Barba from Panama, and Miss United Kingdom Linzi McLelland from Scotland.

About Miss World

Created in the United Kingdom in 1951, Miss World is the oldest and biggest international pageant founded by Eric Morley. Julia Morley is the CEO and Chairman of the organisation which has representatives in 130 countries. The longest-running international pageant, Miss World is not a traditional beauty pageant, but rather a platform for women from across the globe to raise awareness and funds in aid of humanitarian causes. The organisation prides itself on its philanthropic focus with millions of dollars being raised for good causes every year through 'Beauty With A Purpose'. The competition has the largest international broadcast audience with more than a billion people watching on TV, in the media and across its social media channels. Each year contestants from 130 countries enter Miss World. There ! are curre ntly 68 crowned Miss Worlds.

About TW Pageants

TW Pageants is a highly experienced company focusing on investment in mass media and content creation business. With its commitment to developing high quality content in beauty pageant, in both local and international scale, the company brings happiness and entertainment to audience across Thailand and worldwide, as well as raise the bar of Thailand's capability in organizing world-class contest. The company currently holds 5-year sponsorship right to host Miss Thailand Pageant, one of Thailand's most prestigious beauty competitions.

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Pangkwan Kaemavichanurat, Tel. +66-84-676-3666 Email: Pangkwan.lekhyananda@ogilvy.com 

 

Castellum's Annual Report 2018 is now Available in English on www.castellum.com

G�-TEBORG, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Castellum's Annual Report 2018 (English language version) is now available on Castellum's website, Investor Relations, Download Center: https://www.castellum.se/en/investor-relations/download-center/.Castellum's digital annual report which briefly summarizes Castellum's 2018 is also available on Castellum's website as well as Tailor Made Report, a tool which enables the reader to customize the content.

This information is information that Castellum is obliged to make public pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out below, at 1.15 p.m. (CET) on February 18, 2019.

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CFO, Castellum AB
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Castellum is one of the largest listed real estate companies in Sweden. Property values amount to SEK 89.2 billion and holdings comprise office, warehousing/logistics and public sector properties, covering a total leasable area of 4.3 million square metres. The real estate portfolio is owned and managed under the Castellum brand through a decentralized organization with strong and clear local presence in 20 cities in Sweden and also in Copenhagen and Helsinki.

   In 2018, Castellum received two awards for sustainability efforts; designated Number One in the world by GRESB for the offices-and-logistics sector, as well as the Level Gold award for sustainability reporting from the EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association). In addition, Castellum is the only Nordic real estate and construction company elected to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), joining a select group of companies in the world who perform best on sustainability issues.

   The Castellum share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap.

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