Restaurant Brands eyes $45 mln underlying profit
Services

Restaurant Brands eyes $45 mln underlying profit

By Gavin Evans July 10 (BusinessDesk) - Fast-food operator Restaurant Brands New Zealand is expecting profit growth of at least 6 percent this year as the firm benefits from new store openings. The firm, which will open its first Taco Bell stores in Australia and New Zealan...

Gavin Evans 10 Jul 2019
Home batteries could play key role in grid management - Transpower
Infrastructure

Home batteries could play key role in grid management - Transpower

By Gavin Evans July 10 (BusinessDesk) - Household battery electricity storage could play an important role in managing the pressures increased solar and electric vehicle use may put on the country’s power system, Transpower says. While the combination of solar and batteries...

Gavin Evans 10 Jul 2019
Scott says forward orders strong, Europe variable
Primary Sector

Scott says forward orders strong, Europe variable

By Gavin Evans July 9 (BusinessDesk) - Industrial automation specialist Scott Technology says its forward order book remains strong despite restrained investment in Europe due to the ongoing uncertainty around Brexit. The firm, which now has more staff in Europe than in New...

Gavin Evans 09 Jul 2019
Car importers welcome feebate scheme, wary on emission target
Retail

Car importers welcome feebate scheme, wary on emission target

By Gavin Evans July 9 (BusinessDesk) - New car importers have welcomed government measures to reduce emissions from the transport fleet, but warn one of the initiatives - a proposed clean car standard - may not be as effective as hoped. Motor Industry Association chief exec...

Gavin Evans 08 Jul 2019