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                    [ArticleID] => 364882
                    [Title] => Pilipinas Shell supports conference on environmental business practices
                    [Summary] => 

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. supports the groundbreaking conference on Green Productivity, Green Purchasing for a Green Philippines (GP3) at the Hotel Dusit in Makati City on Oct. 23 and 24, 2006.


Green productivity is defined as manufacturing using environment-responsive materials and processes and is increasingly being practiced by the world’s biggest manufacturers.
[DatePublished] => 2006-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 289779 [Title] => Real Wonka bars [Summary] => Did you know 1: The ice cream division of Nestle Phils. now exports ube or purple yam ice cream to Indonesia. It seems there are no such tubers grown in that country.
[DatePublished] => 2005-08-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288976 [Title] => Dramatic weight loss [Summary] => Roche Pharmaceuticals is relaunching Xenical (short for zero calories) as an over-the-counter product (read: no prescription needed).

The Philippines is the first in Southeast Asia to sell the drug OTC, in large part because the Swiss company was able to get all the legal and health papers in order here ahead of other countries.

According to marketing director Brian Forrester and marketing director for hospital and primary care division Joe Mari Sy, Xenical– at P40 per pill and taken with every meal – will bring down weight safely.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 288793 [Title] => Chowking sees 11.5% sales growth to P8.7B this year [Summary] => Chowking Foods Corp., the Oriental fastfood chain of the Jollibee Food Group of Companies, is eyeing an 11.5 percent growth in sales this year on the back of increased consumer spending.

Eduardo Paredes, assistant to the president for Chowking’s international business development, said sales are expected to hit P8.7 billion by the end of the year, from P7.8 billion in 2004.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 285712 [Title] => Where Globe and Smart meet [Summary] => Did you know 1: Chowking Foods Corp. president and chief executive officer Rufino dela Rosa is seriously thinking of putting up outlets in India, the second most populous country in the world, next year.

Nearing saturation point in the Philippines, Chowking is eyeing the global market to sustain its double-digit annual growth. (Last year, the company posted a 40 percent increase in sales).
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276142 [Title] => Boracay in 35 minutes [Summary] => Boracay is undeniably the most vibrant economy in Aklan.

There are four airlines that indirectly service the route, including Southeast Asia Airways, which flies to Caticlan 18 times (a 35-minute ride) daily during the summer months. From there, passengers can cross by banca to Boracay.

Serving the needs of the island’s 200 resorts are the branches of four banks, including the country’s largest, Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., and all the major bottled water companies.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135040 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 97065 [Title] => Jollibee posts 13% growth in 2000 net profit [Summary] => The Jollibee group of companies brushed aside a difficult business environment last year, posting a 12.8-percent growth in net income as the integration of the Chowking chain added more muscle to its operations.

Jollibee Foods Corp. chairman and CEO Tony Tan Caktiong said despite the weak economy and the generally difficult business conditions, their consolidated sales breached past the P15-billion mark to P15.366 billion or 19 percent better than the previous year. Net profit was at P907.5 million, nearly 13 percent higher than the P804.5 million in 1999.
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100774 [Title] => Jollibee to buy back P800-M shares [Summary] =>

Jollibee Foods Corp. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100753 [Title] => Jollibee profit up 8% to P932 M last year [Summary] =>

Fast food leader Jollibee Foods Corp. reportd a net profit of P932.12 million in 1999, or eight percent more than its 1998 income of P863.25 million as the company groped with weaker demand due to the lingering effects of the financial crisis.

JFC chairman and CEO Tony Tan Caktiong said 1999 was "a difficult year for the fast food industry and despite the resilience of our business, JFC was not spared."

He said the company's third quarter performance was their low point for the year but this was eventually offset by much better sales growth in the fourth quarter. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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