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Carrefour France reduces sales area

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

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

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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Meat industry needs help from the government

According to the Hungarian Meat processor's association the state should help Papai Hus Zrt. to get straight. The president of the association wrote letter about it to the agricultural minister...

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Szentkiralyi mineral water is the most popular

According to ACNielsen's research in September 2008 , the brand is the favorite both, in sales of value and volume.  Szentkiralyi Asvanyviz Ltd., which is a family business, precedes Kekkuti...

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Lidl could open in Romania in 2010

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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EU court rejects Lego trademark

The Danish toy maker Lego has lost a court battle to protect its iconic plastic bricks. The EU's Court of First Instance upheld a 2004 EU decision to cancel the...

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New Tesco unit in Gyula

The store has 5,000 sqm retail area and has a parkplace for 500 cars. Soon works here a discount gas station with 8 pumps.  180 people work at the Tesco...

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MERCATOR not to be bought back by Slovenia

According to a statement by Slovenia’s prospective economy minister, Matej Lahovnik, the government is unlikely to buy a stake in Mercator, the country's largest food retailer whose shareholders will put...

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ZERO 007

Coca-Cola ZERO is to become one of the official sponsors of the new James Bond movie, which will arrive in Hungary on 13. November. This is the first successful sponsorship...

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Spar promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables

Spar Magyarország has agreed to co-operate with FruitVeB in their „Naponta 3×3 az egészségért!” program, participating actively in an in-store promotional campaign for fruits and vegetables. The promotion will also...

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Premium quality and convenience from Kaiser Food

Kaiser Food attending InterMeat for the first time, presented its products at its own stand. As Szilvia Fésű, export director has told us, they intend to increase their sales in...

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New regional boss for Unilever

Herman Verstraeten was appointed the new regional CEO of Unilever Central Europe on 1. September. Herman Verstraeten took over the position from Tracey Rogers. He had been the CEO of...

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Champagne with crystals

Moët & Chandon champagne for Christmas will be sold in bottles decorated with Swarovski crystals. The limited edition bottles are ideal for collectors. Brut Imperial bottles come in presentation boxes,...

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Mini rolls – Marathon Foods

With its mini rolls, Marathon Foods also intends to take advantage of the boom in the German deep frozen market. According to Andrea Tuskán sales director, convenience products are increasingly...

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Momentum from Knoppers

A TV campaign was launched by Storck Hungária Kft for the Knoppers wafer in September. With its healthy ingredients, Knoppers is expected by the company to become a dominant product...

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Biomark turned 20

Biomark celebrated its 20th birthday in October. It is a family business specialising in the import and distribution of quality food products. Most of its cheese products are of Czech...

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Ripp-Ropp worth exhibiting

Processed poultry, pork and beef was presented under the Ripp-Ropp brand, at the stand of Mar-Ne-Váll Kft. In the opinion of the owner László Markovits, they need to find export...

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Dreher looking for entrepreneurs of the future again

This year, the “Young entrepreneur of the future” program is to be launched by Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. for the third time. The winners of the competition will receive initial capital...

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New financial director for Heineken

Ákos Magyari was appointed the new financial director of Heineken Hungária Zrt. on 1. November. He had graduated at the Budapest University of Economics in 1995 and has worked for...

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Things learned by Metro-in Central and Eastern Europe

The first Metro stores in our region opened in Hungary and Poland in 1994. An account of the progress made since then has been given by Frans W. H. Muller,...

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Univer celebrating by launching new projects

Apart from various events, Univer is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its foundation by launching two major projects in 2008. A new production facility is being constructed by Univer Product...

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GS1 Roadshow in five major cities

The GS1 open Day was held by GS1 Magyarország for the second time in September 2008. This is a conference for the users of GS1 systems, which offer solutions to...

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A Dutchman in Düsseldorf

Frans W. H. Muller (37) graduated at the University of Rotterdam, also obtaining an MBA. He joined the Metro subsidiary in the Netherlands in 1997. In 2002, he was elected...

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Towns sponsored by Heineken

A social responsibility project was launched by Heineken Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. in October. The project is intended to provide support for towns where the brewery industry has its roots. Citizens...

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Excellent Hungarian Food in Spar chains

SPAR Magyarország Kft. has won the tender published by the Agricultural Marketing Centre for the in-store promotion of products using the Excellent Hungarian Food trademark. The campaign was launched on...

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Third in the world

Metro is the third largest retail company in the world after Wal-Mart and Carrefour, with 2,400 units world-wide in 31 countries and 270,000 employees....

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IMIGe turning into POS Media

IMIGe changed its name to POS Media Hungary in September. POS Media Hungary is a media holding established in 2007, where the English SAS is also a partner....

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News

Cheaper products boosting sales for Sainsbury. Sales of the third largest British retail chain were up by 8,4 percent (5,3 percent without fuel) in the second quarter ending on 4....

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New managing director for Hill and Knowlton

Zsófia Lakatos joined Hill and Knowlton Hungary Kft on 15. September, as managing director. She will be responsible for strategic planning and day to day operation. Previously, she had spent...

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