Defence group BAE Systems and engine supplier Rolls-Royce have signed a £700 million deal to supply products and services for 57 Hawk training jets to India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

Spain’s Telefonica has reached an initial agreement to buy Portugal Telecom’s stake in Brazil’s Vivo Participacoes after raising its bid a third time to €7.5 billion, according to reports.

African Barrick Gold has reported a half year net profit rise of 217 per cent.

Shareholders in Dana Petroleum are attempting to force the UK-based oil explorer to open takeover talks with South Korean suitor Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC), according to reports.

Commercially driven it may be, but as Alan Swaby learns while talking to the GM for North America, this French food company is equally passionate about taste, choice and quality.

Le Bleu has been a top provider of bottled water to consumers, offices, retailers, high-end restaurants and resorts for more than two decades. Now top management is helping to nurture a fast-growing dietary supplement company, Nature’s Pearl.

The first article in a three part series on retail sales and operations planning explains why retailers are increasingly exploring a model which has long been a staple of manufacturing management

The final article in a three part series on retail sales and operations planning shows the impact of retail S&OP on the retailer and the retailer's suppliers