Aussie home brand food matches premium labels

Supermarket “store brand” food products often match premium labels for taste and nutritional value, as well as being much cheaper, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Demand in UAE interior services seen at US$14.6 bln

The demand for interior design services in the UAE is expected to surge with an anticipated $14.6 billion (NZD$20.23 billion) in interior design contracts and fitouts to be spent in 2010, according to TradeArabia.com.

Korea’s Jinro world top whiskey brand, Indian brands popular

One more Indian whisky brand from the country has made it to the list of 10 largest selling spirit brands in the world, according to Times of India. Indian whiskies, which were unaffected by the recession, have now emerged as new power brands in the global arena. The millionaire brand list is dominated by India with six whisky brands figuring in the list of world’s top 10—Bagpiper, McDowell No.1, Officer’s Choice, Original Choice, Royal Stag and Old Tavern.

Rich Gulf states most connected, UAE tops list

The UAE is the most connected country in the Arab World, according to the Arab Advisors Group’s annually released Total Country Connectivity Measure (TCCM). Saudi Arabia and Qatar were second and third respectively.

Samsung to sell 25 mln smartphones this year

JK Shin, head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications division, was quoted as saying at the IFA trade show in Berlin that its 2010 smartphone sales would be far higher than its original target of 18 million units, due to the popularity of its Android-based Galaxy S model.

FritoLay consumers say green chip packet too loud

According to MeatProcess.com, nearly 40,000 people have signed up to a Facebook group criticising the packaging material, plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), for being too loud. It is said to biodegrade in as little as 14 weeks, while conventional chip packets typically take over 100 years.