Panasonic Life Innovation Container took a leading role in a 6-days event ‘Jumbara 2011’ started on July 4 at the Limboto Campgrounds in Gorontalo and hosted by the Indonesian Red Cross Society. The Life Innovation Container provided by Panasonic is a demonstration of Panasonic’s innovative and comprehensive energy solutions in creating, storing and saving energy.

Yesterday Nestlé announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with the founding family of Hsu Fu Chi, a leading manufacturer and distributor of confectionery products in China, listed in Singapore. Under the proposed agreement, Nestlé intends to acquire 60% of Hsu Fu Chi whilst the Hsu family will own the remaining 40%. Hsu Fu Chi’s current CEO and Chairman, Mr. Hsu Chen, will continue to lead the company in the new partnership.

On July 12, Doritos, a PepsiCo’s snack brand, launched a 2-months storytelling campaign Doritos Uncut for their Brazilian fans on Facebook. The campaign, developed by partner agencies LiveAD in Sao Paolo and Night Agency in New York, gives the idea of social sharing and storytelling through an innovative application that allows multiple friends to tell one story. The story is hoped to be brought to digital life by Doritos.

On June 7, Google announced its new experiment for YouTube called ‘Cosmic Panda’.  Activating the Cosmic Panda with one click give users a new video-watching and playlist experience, extra page designs and editing tools to customise channels. Another feature: the ability to keep watching a video while moving between videos, playlists and channels only works in Google’s own Chrome browser.