Introduction The UK food industry is one of the most important and well established sectors in the UK. It has been growing rapidly and very competitive. Because of the competitive market the retailers have developed good deals to UK customers‚ especially during the recession when people’s life style trends changed and started to consume more products from supermarkets. PEST ANAYSIS Political Food industry in the UK provides many political and legal factors that can have affect on the food industry
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Coffee Chain in UK Costa coffee founded in 1971 in London‚ UK. Now‚ it has become the biggest top coffee shop chain in UK. However‚ Costa should be prepared for danger in times of peace. In this report‚ some suggestions will be proposed to improve Costa coffee’s marketing mix over the next three years. We begin with a brief description of the data we collected‚ then go on to analyses coffee shop market environment in UK; the next section looks at Costa coffee’s current statement of marketing mix
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CHAPTER 31 OCEAN CURRENTS TYPES AND CAUSES OF CURRENTS 3100. Definitions The movement of ocean water is one of the two principal sources of discrepancy between dead reckoned and actual positions of vessels. Water in motion is called a current; the direction toward which it moves is called set‚ and its speed is called drift. Modern shipping speeds have lessened the impact of currents on a typical voyage‚ and since electronic navigation allows continuous adjustment of course‚ there is less need to
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way of looking at it is to say that over 20% of government spending this year will be paid for by borrowing. This is not sustainable. • Alistair Darling‚ the former Chancellor of the Exchequer wanted to reduce the deficit more gradually than the current government. (Over a 3 to 4 year period) • Nevertheless the coalition government wanted to cut public spending by more than £80bn over a 4 year period in addition to raising taxes. • We can exaggerate the difference between the labour party and the
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BIS ECONOMICS PAPER NO. 17 UK trade performance across markets and sectors FEBRUARY 2012 1 BIS ECONOMICS PAPER NO. 17 UK trade performance across markets and sectors FEBRUARY 2012 The Views expressed within BIS Economics Papers are those of the authors and should not be treated as Government policy UK trade performance across markets and sectors CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ................................................................. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...
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he People Four countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -- England‚ Scotland‚ Wales and Northern Ireland. Residents of any of these countries may be called "British." Use "English‚" "Scot" or "Scotsman‚" "Welsh" and "Irish" or "Northern Irish" only when certain of a person’s heritage. While the four countries share many customs‚ each has its own set of cultural nuances. In England‚ politeness‚ reserve‚ and restraint are admired. The English are courteous‚ unassuming
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that designs and manufactures computer software such as Mac OS x‚ iTunes and electronic products such as iPhone‚ iPad and iPods for the consumer market. Apple operates a chain of retail stores‚ providing goods and services from 35 locations in the UK with 355 employees. Business Environment It is strategically important for Apple Inc. to analyse their ‘business environment’ in order to gain competitive intelligence and market superiority. “Business” refers here to the internal activities or internal
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in which people learn how to act in accordance with current social norms and values. Human behaviour is influenced by socialisation in as much as we are taught from a very early age that certain actions are acceptable in society and certain actions are not. For example young children are taught to use the potty instead of excreting faecal matter onto the floor. Socialisation is all around us‚ from our peers to our parents‚ but just how far is human behaviour actually influenced by these agents of socialisation
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1.1 Current Childminding Legislation The following is an overview of the current legislation which has an affect on childminders‚ parents and children. Equality Act 2010 The act replaced previous anti-discrimination laws with a single act to make the law simpler and to remove inconsistencies. The act covers nine protected characteristics. The characteristics applying to home-based childcare include disability‚ race‚ religion or belief and gender. Childcare Act (2006) The act lays
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Statutory provision is legal care that has to be available by law. This law states that all children between the ages of 5-16 should be educated. Children aged 3-4 also have an entitlement to education/childcare. 2 year olds can also be eligible in some cases however they will receive fewer hours. School is an example of statutory care. The local authority and government have to provide them. In statutory provisions the staffs to pupil’s ratio is 1:8 for children aged 3-5 years old. All 3-4 year
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