Business
KFC plans its kosher comeback
JTASep 06, 2018
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5779 SECTION B PAGE 19 JERUSALEM — KFC is planning to bring the Colonel’s secret fried chicken recipe back to Israel. Representatives of the...
Breaking poverty in sub-Saharan Africa
TPSSep 06, 2018
ROSH HASHANAH EDITION 5779 SECTION B PAGE 12 By Ilanit Chernick TEL AVIV — In a crisp suit, David Tosin Bakare eludes confidence as we sit in a McDonald’s restaurant...
Pepsico to acquire Sodastream for $3.2 billion
JTAAug 23, 2018
JERUSALEM — PepsiCo will acquire the Israeli home soda maker manufacturer SodaStream for $3.2 billion, the soft drink giant said Monday, Aug. 20. PepsiCo plans to...
Israel, Canada sign new trade accord
JNSJun 07, 2018
By Eran Bar-Tal MONTREAL — Israel and Canada on May 30 signed a modernized free trade agreement in what has been described as a historic step in the countries’...
Israel to invest $5.6 million in Arab tech
JNSApr 26, 2018
By Shlomo Cesana, Israel Hayom via JNS JERUSALEM — The Ministerial Committee on Arab Sector Affairs announced on April 24, that the government has invested 4.5...
Kurz: If you build it, they will come
Chris LeppekFeb 01, 2018
Is this phrase — “If you build it, they will come” — the ultimate sports cliché of all time? Peter Kurz doesn’t think so. “That old cliché,” says the CEO...
Israelis line up to purchase bitcoin
Andrew Tobin, JTAJan 04, 2018
TEL AVIV — Israelis lined up Dec. 19 at the newly opened bitcoin exchange in this city to purchase the coveted cryptocurrency. Amid the store’s yellow signage, the...
Why Israel seeks overseas buyers for its natural gas
JNSDec 28, 2017
By Alex Traiman By 2019, Israel’s large Leviathan natural gas field is expected to transform a once resource-poor developing economy into a major energy exporter. Yet...
Massive job cuts at pharma giant Teva
Andrew Friedman, TPSDec 21, 2017
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (NYSE & TASE: TEVA) confirmed last week that the generic drug giant would lay off 1,750 workers in Israel and close at least one local...
After 21 years, Rose CEO Ken Feiler retires
Chris LeppekDec 07, 2017
CHANUKAH 5778 SECTION B PAGE 8 Before the end of the current year, Ken Feiler will step down after 21 years as president-CEO of Rose Medical Center. At least three...
