Company and Personal News
Sara Lee Corp. reported 32% operating income
Date: 2007-08-17 00:00:00
The Chicago based company announced net sales for fiscal 2007, ending June 30, 2007, were $12.3 billion, an increase of 7.1 percent. Net sales grew in all six business segments,...
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Tetra Pak aims 10 per cent cut in CO2 emissions by 2010
Date: 2007-08-17 00:00:00
The company, holds 80% share of the carton market, said it had reduced its CO2 output to 373,000 tonnes in 2006 from 390,000 tonnes in 2005. The group added that...
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H.J. Heinz Co. introduced about 100 new products in the past 12 months
Date: 2007-08-17 00:00:00
The company plans to add 200 items in the year through April. The company spent 25 percent more on marketing to promote healthier products in the U.S. and U.K but...
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(HU) Szeptemberben rózsaszín Duracell nyulak bukkannak fel Budapesten
Date: 2007-08-17 00:00:00
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Mueller-Milch and Coca-Cola Israel Group made joint venture in Romania and Bulgaria
Date: 2007-08-17 00:00:00
The German family-owned dairy group's product will distribute by Coca-Cola Israel in Bulgaria and Romania. Coca-Cola Israel currently distributes brands such as Tuborg, Carlsberg, Orangina and Granini in both markets, the news...
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(HU) Jövőre elkészül a BILK legújabb, 15.000 m2-es raktárépülete
Date: 2007-08-16 00:00:00
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Despite high raw material prices, the margin on operating profit rose
Date: 2007-08-16 00:00:00
Nestle, the world's largest food company by sales said half-year net profit rose by 18% to CHF4.92 billion from CHF4.16 billion in the year-ago period, beating analyst expectations of around...
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Frappé recall is not neccessery in Hungary
Date: 2007-08-15 00:00:00
According to importer Store Ltd., there wasn't any dioxin tainted Jede product in the hungarian shops, so there will be not a recall. Jede Ab, owned by Neste Sweden said...
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Mastercard is popular in Europe
Date: 2007-08-15 00:00:00
The credit card company worldwide purchase volume rose 14.3%, on US dollar basis in the second quoter 2007. As of June 30, 2007, the company's consumers had issued 164 million...
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Pepsico may aquire Russian juice firm
Date: 2007-08-14 00:00:00
Pepsico has agreed to buy top Russian juice maker Lebedyansky for $1.5 billion to $2 billion according to reports today. It was reported the deal would take place before the...
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A new Diet Coke with vitamins on the european market
Date: 2007-08-14 00:00:00
Diet Coke has unveiled a $13.7m marketing campaign to back the launch of Diet Coke Plus ahead of the brand's launch in Europe. The campaign, the first for the Coca-Cola...
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Gap Inc. has jettisoned 1,500 workers
Date: 2007-08-13 00:00:00
It happends on the ground of a three-year sales slump. The company with more than 154,000 workers, handed out about 1,100 pink slips during its fiscal second quarter, a 13-week...
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Unique alubottle form Coca-Cola
Date: 2007-08-13 00:00:00
The Faithless & Paranoid bottle is easy to take with for parties. In the 0,25 bottle there is place for favorite short drink too. A new technique for applying UV...
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In place of chocolate wellnes nutrition at Campbell Soup
Date: 2007-08-10 00:00:00
Godiva could fetch more than $1 billion. It has annual sales of about $500 million. The premium chocolate business does no more fit with Campbell's strategic focus on simple meals....
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Friesland called back its products content apricot jam
Date: 2007-08-10 00:00:00
The producer said the dioxin level of its outputs is anyway under the healthy level. The company's decision born after getting the fact of its czech supplier, that the bought...
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Arena Plaza is sold
Date: 2007-08-10 00:00:00
Plaza Centers N.V., a leading emerging markets property developer, has announced that it has executed a binding agreement for the sale of its Arena Plaza shopping and entertainment centre in...
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The newest Euronics shop is open at Lurdy
Date: 2007-08-09 00:00:00
Soon Office Depot and Morgen Stanley will be renter of the almost 10 years old Lurdy-house. At the mall, built in 1998, last year was a chancing in management, and...
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New CEO at Metro Cash& Carry Hungary
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
José María Cervera (42) works since 16 years at Metro-chain. The original legal expert new CEO joined in Makro, the Metro AG's spain subsidiary in 1991. At first he worked...
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Green light for Heineken
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
Czech Antitrust Body said OK for Krusovice Takeover by Heineken. Heineken currently operates in the Czech market through its Austrian subsidiary Brau-Union AG. After the Krusovice takeover, Heineken's market share...
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Close 100 Hungarian Quality Products at CBA store
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
The hungarian store chain, processing 3000 stores, started with the tittle Hungarian Quality Products two years ago. With this action the company wished to help the Hungarian food industry, and...
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Amazon.com does fresh food
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
Amazon.com, the internet retailer known for its massive book sales, has begun delivering fresh foods directly to consumers' doorsteps. The experimental marketing program is initially limited to Mercer Island in...
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Wal-Mart reveals Indian wholesale plans
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
The world's largest retailer, yesterday gave a vote of confidence in the booming Indian economy with plans to introduce a network of cash-and-carry superstores across the country. The venture, with...
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Budapest will be the Unilever's region center
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
According to Kreativ, Unilever made a new central-european region's base in Budapest. In the frame of One Unilever program, the Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Sloven, Croation and Bosnian market will be...
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Unilever will cut 20,000 jobs over four years
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
The reductions will occur as up to 50 factories are closed or reorganized and most cost savings will be focused on Europe, the company's biggest market. The company also plans...
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Worldwide 1.5 million toys have been recalled by Mattel
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Big Bird, Elmo and Dora The Explorer characters' paints may contain excessive amounts of lead when they were manufactured in China. According to the company one million of the leaded...
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Second Enhancement Package for SAP® ERP available
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Customers can selectively implement software innovations from SAP and activate selected functionalities and enhancements as driven by business demand. All innovations in the second enhancement package for SAP ERP are...
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Australian wine in PET bottle at Sainsbury
Date: 2007-08-02 00:00:00
Sainsbury said if the trial suceeds, PET bottles would be rolled out across more wines. This could lead to a wider departure from traditional glass bottles by wine makers. The...
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