Company and Personal News
Coface Lowers UK, Ireland, Iceland Ratings
Date: 2008-11-05 00:00:00
The Paris-based business specialist has downgraded its credit ratings on the UK and Ireland to A2. Iceland, which had been placed on negative watch in March 2007, has been downgraded...
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Chivas Regal redesign for Christmas
Date: 2008-11-04 00:00:00
Chivas Regal has unveiled a new limited edition designer tin that conveys the contemporary exuberance of its iconic 12YO blended Scotch Whisky. Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Evan Douglis, the...
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Adaptive Media Kft. sales TV2's internet and teletext surfaces
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
The tv company developed its on-line portfolio, the new sites are myvideo.hu and tenyek.hu. From 1th November Adaptive disposes TV2's on-line surfices together with kreativonline.hu, port.hu, szinhaz.hu, hirszerzo.hu and etc....
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The newest ProLogis Park to open
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
The 6th unit of the company is suitable to accomodate logistics, storage, distribution activities of logistics companies and retailers, as well as light manufacturing activities. ProLogis Park Budapest – Batta...
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Nestle sends 20 experts for melamine tests in China
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
In addition, two highly specialized machines that can detect minute traces of melamine are currently being used at the new research and development center. Nestle had mounted a "sizable effort"...
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Coop Szeged to develope its chain
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
Since 29th October a new Coop store serves its costumers in Mindszent. It is the 400th Tisza Coop Supermarket in Hungary. The construction works started at March 2008., the developing...
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New financial director at Heineken Hungária
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
Akos Magyari arrives from Unilever Magyarország, and takes the positon of Bela Csak from 1th November. The specialist gradueted at Economic University Budapest in 1995, he started his career at...
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Cherry Queen bonbons with marzipan
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
The producst is unique at the Hungarian market, instead of the traditional chocolate-covered cherries in this new bonbon the cherry is covered by marzipan liquer and of course chocolate. The...
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A Belgian won the 12. Stella Artois® World Draught Master world championship
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
The best was Tommy Goukens, the second place has a chineese lady Claire Dong, the 3th place is for Volodymyr Vavryk from Ukraine. The Stella Artois® World Draught Master is...
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SWISS expands its routes from/to Hungary
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
SWISS will be keeping its route network at its present extent in the coming 2008/09 winter schedules, and is even adding further frequencies on certain routes. SWISS's Geneva-based network sees...
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All Starbucks Coffee Will Be „Green” and Ethically Traded by 2015
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
Starbucks announced 13 goals, to be achieved by 2015, as part of its Shared Planet(TM) programme. The company stated that, by 2015, 100% of its coffee will be responsibly grown...
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TESCO cuts sales guidance in UK
Date: 2008-10-31 00:00:00
According to reports in the Financial Times retailer is cutting its sales growth guidance for the UK business for the first time in years. Tesco's former Finance Director Andrew Higginson...
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Carrefour France fined EUR1.3 million
Date: 2008-10-30 00:00:00
The retailer was fined for paying salaries below the minimum wage for France to 429 employees. Carrefour has been fined EUR1.3 million for infringement of workers' rights, a local police...
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Mirital wins the 2008 BEST OF PACKFORUM AWARD
Date: 2008-10-30 00:00:00
International chief editors of retail publications were invited to vote for the best Packforum® packaging amongst 15 innovative European retail packs. Editors are asked to evaluate each pack, giving a...
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Ambient – 2,000 DS from one hand
Date: 2008-10-29 00:00:00
Ambient signed agreements with the biggest domestic Digiatal Signage (DS) firms in Hungary, a huge digital indoor chain were instituted. Ambient Media Kft. increased its offer with Infirio Retail's 32...
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25 new stores at DM Hungary
Date: 2008-10-29 00:00:00
In the business year, ended 30. September 2008. , company increased the sales by 18.4%, from HUF 51 billion to HUF 60.4 billion. The Austrian firm started 15 years ago...
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Japenese pizza and sausage poisened by cyanid
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
Itoham Foods Inc. announced it had recalled 2.67 billion packs of goods after it came out, that the water used at the producing food containes cyanogen compound exceeding the accepted...
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Car insurance from Tesco
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
From November Tesco's costumers can choose from the offers of the Hungarian insurance companies. The new service – provided by Hyper Project Biztosítási Szolgáltató Kft. – will be avalaible in...
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Hervis to expand in Romania
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
According to reports in the local press, Austrian grocery retailer Spar (Austria) will soon open its first Hervis sport/leisure store in the Romania’s capital Bucharest. Hervis's 5th store will be...
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Rewe Group to rebuild wholesale business
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
According to a report in Lebensmittel Zeitung, Rewe is considering completely rebuilding its international wholesale business. Company plans under discussion to bundle all wholesale operations and integrate them into the...
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New brand manager at Ceres
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
Karola Albrecht joined to Ceres marketing team. The 27 years old specialist gratueted at Daniel Berzsenyi Collage, she started her carreer at Cerbona in 2002 as marketing assistant, from 2004...
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Polagra winner thanks packaging
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
AGROHURT is a well established Polish dairy processor specializing in the production, curing, packing and wholesaling of high quality smoked cheese, supplied by the best cheese plants in the region....
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Finalist at Internet Retailer of 2008
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
More than 11,000 votes from the public decided on the best 10 Hungarian internet store. Over 1,000 of stores went to the prize. The TOP 10 are: bookline.hu, cherryon.hu, depo.hu,...
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Penny Market's second Logistic Center to open
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
Discount chain's new logistic center in Karcag gives work for almost 100 people. The new 18,300 sqm basis serves company's 58 units in east Hungary, the old logistic center in...
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New liqueur from Zwack Sandor Nemes serie
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
The unique palinka was bottled in October, only 549 flasks. The Honey Kernel Essence liqueur is based on pure fruit palinka. The palinka contents apricot and plum kernels, the drink...
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Carrefour says hypermarkets improve in Q3
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
The sales for the group grew by 8% at constant exchange rates over the first 9 months of the year with organic growth of 5.8% over the year. Carrefour has...
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