Company and Personal News
Nestlé searces for the secret of healthy aging
Date: 2008-05-21 00:06:00
On 20 May the first Nestlé research department in Japan has been opened at the Tokyo University. The cooperation which is the part of the Nestlé Science and Research Network,...
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Dance and Törley together again!
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
This year the competition joined to the Grand Slam tours, so the 43. Törley International Dance Competition is more important for dancer from all corners of the world as before....
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General Electric confirms plans for appliance unit
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
General Electric is considering shedding its 101-year-old appliances business, which pioneered innovations such as washer-dryers, air conditioners and microwave ovens. The appliances division, which employs 13,000 people, is a...
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Profits At Imperial Tobacco Fall 45%
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
The world's fourth-largest cigarette posted a profit of £233m in the six months ending 31 March, compared to £421m in the same period a year earlier. Total sales were up...
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SCD Holding sold its Interfruct Kft Cash and Carry chain
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
Calslane Holdings Ltd, a financial investor bought the food and chemicals wholesale company for an undisclosed price. SCD sold Cash and Carry in order to clear its portfolio, Hungarian owners...
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Hungarians are interested in insurance for unemployment and disability
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
GfK research company asked people between 22-55 working since more than one year about the new insurance possibility. 81% of them said they like the construction, 48% are contented...
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Marks & Spencer Group Plc reported 4.3 percent increase in pretax profit
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
Sales increased 5.1 percent to 9.02 billion pounds, with UK sales up 4.2 percent and sales in the international division up 16.8 percent. Profit achieving the symbolic 1 billion pounds...
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D'Arcy Aveneu makes creative ads for Kométa 99
Date: 2008-05-21 00:00:00
The company from Kaposvár choosen the agency on an exclusive tender, D'Arcy Aveneu creates the new ads playing soon. Kométa 99 is one of the biggest Hungarian Meat industry producers,...
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One year – one billion HUF sale increase at Praktiker Hungary
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
German do-it-yourself chain Praktiker had gross revenue in Hungary of Ft 47.6 billion in 2007, up from Ft 46.3 billion in 2006. Last year Praktiker opened two new stores in...
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11 million Samsung laptop until 2011
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
An extra 11 million units must be sold worldwide by the year 2011 in order to reach 5.7 per cent market share — a massive ask, considering Samsung's worldwide market...
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Kemendy and Chapel Hill won silver medals
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
Products of Torley-Group won two silver medals on this year's Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in France. 1,778 medals awarded in the latest edition of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles,...
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Coke Zero Underground Party
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
Last Saturday 2800 people took part on Coke Zero Underground Party on Deak Square, youngs danced until 4 in the morning. The party started at 11.30 pm, when the public...
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Toffifee football on the United Way Children's Day
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
This year Storck joined to sponsor United Way's Children Day in Millenaris Park. On the event children and adults can play football on the green grass, on the table or...
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Standard & Poor's lowered Tesco to 'A' from 'A+'
Date: 2008-05-20 00:00:00
The downgrade reflects the deterioration of Tesco's financial profile below the minimum levels needed to sustain 'A+' ratings as well as the announcement that it will acquire a store portfolio...
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Auchan to spend 80 million EUR in Romania
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
French retailer plans for 2008 two hypermarkets, for the next year another 8 sites. Auchan entered to the Romanian market in 2006 and had invested 300 million euros in five...
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Barbie-Bratz Toy War
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
Mattel Inc., the world's biggest toymaker, may add as much as $500 million a year to its revenue by winning a copyright suit against MGA Entertainment Inc. over the Barbie...
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Unilever to Develop New Milkshake
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
The new weight loss drink that tastes like a milkshake significantly reduces appetite and could soon join Unilever's $400 million Slim-Fast weight-loss brand, the company's researchers said. The researchers, who...
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Carlsberg To Raise $6.3bn
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
76. 3 million new B shares will be offered to investors for 400 kroner each. Carlsberg has announced that it will sell shares worth 30.5bn kroner ($6.3bn) to current...
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New Natural Sweetener from Cargill
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
Rebiana, which will be sold under the name Truvia, will be available this year as a tabletop sweetener. Agribusiness and commodity trading group Cargill Inc said that it expects its...
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Nestle SA aims to increase growth from its central and eastern Europe (CEE) region
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
Currently, Nestle's CEE region only accounts for 5.6 billion Swiss francs of its European annual sales, but says the region has been growing underlying sales in double-digit percentages for a...
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New head of brand marketing at BAT Hungary
Date: 2008-05-19 00:00:00
Laszlo Hunyadi worked before as brand manager at several multinational companies in Hungary. The specialist graduated at College for Modern Business Studies, he started his carreer at Unilever's marketing department,...
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Dairy farmers threaten boycott against Aldi
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The discount chain cut its butter price on to ten years bottom, two weeks ago decreased the milk price – the German farmers are angry. About 1,500 farmers in...
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1,000 school bags from SIÓ
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The soft drink company helps for children from needy families to get their new school bags in August. Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools...
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Parmalat: 18% less profit
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The result is lower than that of 2007 not only due to the abovementioned reasons but also due to the negative impact in unit sales, the higher fixed production costs...
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Organic milk by Sole-MiZo
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The cows are feed only with own produced forages, it must be clean from chemicals. Cows can't get any output gradation and antibiotic. Sales and marketing director of Sole-MiZo said...
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HUF 30 Million Penalty for Auchan Hungary
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Competition Authority the hypermarket chain have to pay HUF 30 million because of misleading consumers. Auchan kept insufficient stocks of products which it promoted in its newsletters...
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Glencore plant in Fokto
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
When the plant starts to work, the whole Hungarian oilseeds stock can be process here. According to the plans the HUF 5 billion development will be ready until 2H in...
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Coca-Cola seeks more acquisitions to grow business
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
Sales of established soft drinks are declining in the United States as people opt for the likes of bottled water and tea, which they see as healthier.The soft drinks market...
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X5 Retail Group given go-ahead to buy Karusel
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service has given the green light to X5 Retail Group N.V. to acquire rights to determine the terms of business for Rusel (the Karusel retail chain trademark)....
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