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...FT innovation editor John Thornhill argues that human ingenuity will save the day — and offers three potentially transformative ideas....
...One scoop to start: JAB Holdings is combining some of the world’s best-known coffee brands including Peet’s and Douwe Egberts to create a stronger challenger to Nestlé and Starbucks....
...The list includes Pret A Manger, Panera Bread, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Krispy Kreme, Einstein Bros, Caribou Coffee, Keurig Green Mountain, Dr Pepper Snapple and Espresso House....
...JAB also owns, in partnership with Mondelez International, the Jacobs Douwe Egberts coffee business....
...Adam Hankiss, Ashley Arons, and Egbert de Groot have also been hired from Morrison, while Natascha Kiernan joins from Skadden....
...“This is a win for Pandora’s cost structure as it avoided the bigger increase some investors were expecting and the company will no longer face large annual rate hikes,” said John Egbert, analyst at Stifel...
...“Zynga management appears to be reinvigorating innovation in the company, which could help it return to positive bookings growth [and] double-digit ebitda margins by the third quarter,” analyst John Egbert...
...Egbert Bakker is one of the senior engineers charged by Volvo with helping shift the marque’s image from safe and stodgy to safe but sporty....
...john.gapper@ft.com Post and read comments at John Gapper’s blog...
...Egbert complains. “Why do you call it my allowance and never let me spend it?”...
...Philips, the Dutch electronics company, co-brands its Senseo coffee machine with the Douwe Egberts coffee company....
...Earlier This month, Sara Lee, maker of Douwe Egberts coffee and Ambi-Pur shower gel in Europe, said the state of the European economy was “a concern”....
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