Company and Personal News
Aldi starts with 17 stores in Hungary
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The discount chain opens its units midle April. The company offers firt of all privat label products, 10-20 of them weekly twice on action price. According to press information there...
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Delhaize Group'Acquires 14 Supermarkets in Romania
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The Belgian international food retailer paied 18.6 million euros for the La Fourmi chain. La Fourmi was the first supermarket chain to open in Bucharest in 1992. For 2007,...
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3th City Spar opens soon
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The company believes in downtown stores, where people don't need a car to shop, its next unit will be in centre of Szeged on Szechenyi square. Spar bought the Plus...
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Tesco puts Fresh & Easy rollout on hold
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
With almost 60 stores now open since its launch in November 2007, Tesco has taken the decision to take a three month break from opening any new Fresh & Easy...
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Pernod Ricard wins €5.63bn for Absolut Vodka
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Pernod beat off the favourite Fortune Brands, the American maker of Jim Beam, along with Bacardi and an investment group controlled by the Wallenberg family. Pernod, whose portfolio of brands...
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Also Schlecker spyes employees
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Union representatives are claiming a second large German chain, Schlecker, has been watching its employees through spyholes. Workers at the discount drugstore have reported that store detectives and security staff...
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Nestle's New Chinese Factory to Triple Ice-Cream Output
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Nestle opened a new ice-cream factory in the Chinese city of Guangdong this week as part of its bid to increase its market share in the country. The 22,000-sq-m plant...
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Stockmann To Open First Department Store In Lithuania
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Finnish retailer Stockmann said it plans to open its first department store in Lithuania after signing a preliminary lease agreement for a unit in a new shopping centre in the...
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Extra reports for Microsoft Dynamics users
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
LLP signed an agreement with the Dutch Jet Reports office to sell its business solutions in Hungary. LLP from now deliveres many Jet Reports solutions to compliment Microsoft Dynamics offering....
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At first European can taste Coca-Cola's RTD coffees
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Co. is launching three premium coffee beverages in Europe under a partnership with Trieste, Italy's illycaffè first announced in October 2007. The sale beginns in April in 10...
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Carlsberg Discussing Sale Of Turkish Unit
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Carlsberg has revealed that it is in talks to sell its 95.65% stake in Turkish unit Turk Tuborg TBORG.IS to Israel-based Central Bottling Company Group (CBC). The Danish brewer said...
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Metro's Extra Disposal Cleared
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The German cartel office has unconditionally approved retail group Metro's disposal of its Extra supermarket chain to Rewe. The 245 Extra chain stores that generate E1.6bn in revenue will be...
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InBev strategy a sucess
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
InBev, the mother company of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. achieved growth in all areas last year. Sales expanded by 4.7 per cent in terms of quantity, while revenues rose by 7.2...
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Carte d’Or Vanília
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Nothing is as original and delicious as Carte d’Or, which is made using only quality ingredients and creative and exciting recipes, with all the passion of creation. Agency: McCann Erickson...
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Kométa sponsoring vocational training
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
This year, the annual competition for schools providing vocational training for the food sector was organised by Kinizsi Pál vocational school in Kaposvár. Part of the competition was hosted by...
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Knorr Rafinéria
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
What’s for dinner this eve-ning? This is a recurring problem for many housewives. Knorr Rafi-néria is offering new recipe ideas for housewives with its three new sauces in popular flavours....
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Hot drinks after alcohol
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Zsolt Mihályffy was appointed the head of the sales organisation of the Coffee and Tea division of Sara Lee Hungary Zrt in January 2008. He had begun his FMCG career...
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Schoolbags from SIÓ-Eckes
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
SIÓ-Eckes Kft intends to help children from low income families with the „Thank You, SIÓ!” program this year, which will provide schoolbags for at least 1,000 children in the 6-14...
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Stores opening
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Spar, Gyöngyös Open: 31 January Chain: Spar Store space: 835 m2 SKU: several thousand Tesco, Albertirsa Open: 8 February Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 3–4000 Spar, Százhalombatta Open:...
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Dynamic NESPRESSO
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The NESPRESSO division of Nestlé achieved over 40 per cent growth last year, producing the most dynamic expansion within the group. NESPRESSO is the international leader in the market of...
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Animated Fanta world
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Special visual effects and new characters have been developed for the new Fanta campaign. Coca-Cola is increasingly focusing on innovative advertising tools instead of traditional ATL. No text is used...
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One weekend, two competitions, six gold medals
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The Nemes palinkas of Zwack Sándor received 6 gold medals in two competitions held at the same weekend, in the beginning of March. One was the World Spirits Award in...
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New owner for Mona Hungary
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
A change in ownership effecting four companies of the Mona group, including Mona Hungary Kft. has taken place. The new owner is NÖM AG (Niederöstereichische Molkerei Aktiengesellschaft). NÖM AG will...
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Chocolate festival with bon-bon book
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
A chocolate festival was held by Szamos Marcipán Kft. for the second time on 5. March, under the title “Wondeful Chocolate” with the aim of promoting quality and the culture...
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Winning a Hyundai with Gliss Kur
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Prizes were handed over to the winners of the Schwarzkopf&Henkel Christmas prize game in February. The main prize was a Hyundai Accent....
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Pasta Wednesday
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Gyermelyi Pasta Wednesday is a promotion for restaurant guests. Pasta fans will be able to sample Gyermelyi specialities in 300 restaurants at half the normal prices on 16. April. This...
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Promotions for Friesland officers
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Judit Sipos was appointed sales director of Friesland Hungária Zrt, while Péter Szautner became marketing and business development director on 1. March 2008....
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Heineken Hungária ending a good year
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Heineken Hungária achieved a 16 per cent increase in operating profit and 12 per cent rise in net revenues in 2007. Sales grew to 392,000 hectolitres, with net revenues reaching...
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