Company and Personal News
MasterCard PayPass using doublead in one year
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
As of Q3 2008, there were about 44 million MasterCard PayPass cards and devices in use at nearly 135,000 merchant locations worldwide, including vending, taxis, tollbooths and transit. Contactless payment...
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Gas from Tesco
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Tesco sells gas.hu services trough its 34 units all over in Hungary until 28. February 2009. From 13th November consumers can get gas by reduced price from gas.hu. The provider...
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Heinz Reports Organic Sales Growth
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heinz benefited from 5.8% organic sales growth, led by the Company’s Top 15 brands, which posted organic sales growth of 8.5%. Net income grew 21.9% to $277 million. Heinz reported...
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Henkel's French subsidiary to close two sites
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
The French subsidiary of the German chemical products group Henkel said on Monday it would close two sites in France and cut 251 jobs to cope with the economic downturn...
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Subways plans growth in Russia
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Subway is planning to open 13 new outlets in Russia before the end of the year to take its network to 61 locations. At a conference, Subway Russia Vice President,...
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Heineken in virtual responsible drinking push
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heineken has launched an online and mobile phone responsible drinking campaign called Know The Signs – the first of its kind in the drinks market, according to the brand. The...
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Törley won silver medals at Effervescents du Monde
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Observing strict quality standards under optimal tasting conditions the international judges awarded 139 medals (43 Gold, 96 Silver). Three of them for Törley products. The 6th international competition of the...
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Szamos confectionery to open in Esztergom
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Here we can admire the marzipan makett of Chathedral Esztergom made from 58 kilos marzipan, in 250 workhour, by Tunde Izsak Kimmelne. The building was a catering place since 1841,...
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Henkel Innovation Challenge for stundents
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
After a succes game in six European country, this year Henkel expands its innovation game for 11 countries. The Henkel Innovation Challenge is an international business game on innovation and...
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Hungerit won WorldStar award
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The company got the pre-eminent international award in packaging for its Valdor poultries Darfresh packaging. Hungerit uses Darfresh technology of Sealed Air since 2007. The Hungerit Valdor poultry brand is...
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Christmas game offers at Tesco
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The retailer's newest cataloge offers products for the whole family. Tesco started to sell Christmas presents in October, the consumers have enough time to make their event shopping peacefully and...
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HUF 20 million penalty for Penny Market
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The discount chain have to pay HUF 20 million because of selling under the price of acquisition. The retailer sold milk very cheap in November, the Agricultural Administrative Authority found...
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New marketing and business manager at Ceres
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
From 14th November Marta Galacz is the marketing and business director of Ceres, the former business manager Mariann Varga Mezone left the company. Marta Galacz gradueted at the Economic University...
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InBev Completes Acquisition Of Anheuser-Busch
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Belgium's InBev completed its $52 billion acquisition of U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. . The company will change its name to Anheuser-Busch InBev and trade under the stock symbol ABI.BT on...
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Henkel Art.Award 2008
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Altough there was a Hungarian artist in the final, the winner is the Slovenian Miha Štrukelj. German household products maker Henkel organised the award for the seventh time this year,...
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Lidl apologises in Sweden
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
The German discount supermarket chain, has been forced to issue an apology following revelations that workers at one of its Swedish stores deliberately poured cleaning fluids in rubbish to stop...
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M&S hits 20 goals in environmental Plan A
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Marks & Spencer has reported that it has already hit 20 out of the 100 environmental goals set out in its green initiative called Plan A. The company pointed to...
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Pepsi Bottling Lowers Forecast, To Cut Over 3,000 Jobs
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Pepsi Bottling Group, the no.2 global soft-drink distributor, has lowered its full-year forecasts and announced that it will cut 3,150 jobs, mostly in Mexico. The company said the job cuts...
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Burger King begins limiting sodium in meals
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
The world's No. 2 hamburger chain, will limit sodium in its “Kids Meals” as it works to change its reputation for serving some of the industry's most unhealthy food. The...
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Inspite of financial crisis HP has good results
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Hewlett-Packard Co posted stronger-than-expected results and forecast full-year profit above Wall Street estimates, underscoring its resilience to an economic crisis that has dragged down other tech companies. HP shares surged...
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REWE Group developes logistics basis
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
Rewe Group in Germany is investing more than EUR660 million into the separation of its discount logistics from its full-range logistics. With the re-opening of its modernised distribution centre in...
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Tesco go green by wind
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
In the UK, Tesco is to install 10 metre high wind turbines in supermarket car parks across South Wales as part of its plan to cut its carbon footprint by...
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HUF 5 million fine for Metro Holding
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
The cash&carry specialist offered household and consumer electronics equipments via its leaflet in January 2008, but they were not available in every warehouses or only in very limited number. The...
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Ikea continouses developing in Russia
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
IKEA will accelerate an expansion in Russia, Per Kaufmann, head of Russian business, said, Dagens Industri newspaper reported Monday. IKEA wants to have stores in every city with at least...
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Tag Heuer butique on Andrassy avenue
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
TAG Heuer as brand is well known from Formula 1 racing, also the TAG Heuer luxus watches were available in Budapest, but from December the company has own butique in...
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H&M sales decreased
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
Hennes & Mauritz, a Swedish apparel retail chain, reported a decline in sales for October, with comparable units down by 2%, in spite of an increase in the number of...
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Lidl could open in Romania in 2010
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to unconfirmed reports in the Romanian press, Schwarz-owned Lidl could open its first stores in the country in 2010, following completion of the retailer’s logistics centre in Chiajna, near...
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Carrefour France reduces sales area
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to reports in French newspaper Le Figaro, Carrefour France is going to reduce the sales area of its largest hypermarket in the country by 6,000 square metres. The hypermarket...
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US$20 million for FoodTech International
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
The buyer is the Nestle and Osem consortium. Last year FoodTech has sales of US$14.6 million. For the first three quarters of 2008 the company reported sales of US$15.4 million....
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Henkel Announces Successful Public Offering of Its Shares in Ecolab
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
Henkel has held an investment in Ecolab since 1989. In 1991, Ecolab and Henkel formed a joint venture in Europe, combining each company's European commercial cleaning and sanitizing operations. Henkel...
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