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Contactless payments in autumn

The Visa Europe officially reports the beginning of a contactless payments facility in the UK's capital.The wireless technology allows of  secure payment data transmit between a point–of–sale (POS) terminal and...

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Cofola – the coke-tasting soft drink

The new bohemian soft drink is first available in Cora and Metro. Cofola is a coke-tasting soft drink, what is unique because it contents third less sugar and  14 herbs,...

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Marks & Spencer – after clothes, food can come

In the next two years Marks & Spencer will enter into the hungarian market with its food-unit too. The English company, – which for the present  trades in Hungary only...

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The Leader Beear manufacture in Hungary is the Borsodi

Last year the company sailed 2.3 million hl beer, the revenue was HUF44.3 billion.   The greatest share has the Borsodi, but the sale of Beck's expanded with 48%, although...

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Campari unveils strong growth and new CEO

Campari-Milano has reported solid growth in its first quarter 2007, while at the same time unveiling the appointment of its new CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz.  Group sales totalled EUR196.6m (US$266.5m) in...

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InBev has posted a strong lift in profits for its first quarter

The global brewer said that net profit for the first three months of this year leapt by 69% year-on-year, reaching EUR280m. Revenues rose 8.9% to EUR3.05bn from EUR2.79bn.  While total...

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Starbucks's profit rises

The Seattle-based coffee shop operator reported that its fiscal second-quarter profit rose more than 18%. Starbucks realized $2.26 billion revenue. The company opened 560 stores in its second quarter; it...

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Top revenue, over HUF 10 billion by Univer

The turnover by the UNIVER Co-operative Stock Company exceeds the last year's result with 10,3 %.  Total group's revenue by Univer without taxating, according to the International Financial Reporting Standards...

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Coca-Cola Company enriches with two new products

With the until no named drinks the company will achive all generations.   The last listed product, the calorie free Coke Zero were circulated in UK and 14 other country....

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Diet Pepsi has “more cola taste”

In line with its new advertising campaign Diet Pepsi has undergone a “slightly more masculine” makeover.  The advertising campaign, meanwhile, will run on american television and radio, communicating the "more cola taste"...

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US: Nestlé targets children with fruit and veg drink

The new juice will be available US wide in three flavours – orange mango, grape and tropical.The juice provides two combined servings of fruits and vegetables – two-third serving of...

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A new leader at HPS Experience

Until this period under the events director's controll standing promotion division would be set up in business at HPS Experience.The new leader by the premium HORECA product communication events organiser...

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Oracle is the winner on the Relational Database market

IDC's vendor market share information for the worldwide relational and object-relational database management systems (RDBMS) software market in 2006 reports that Oracle is the biggest. According to IDC's last information...

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Procter & Gamble profit rises

Procter & Gamble Co. said its fiscal third-quarter profit rose nearly 14%, boosted by strength in detergents, razors and baby care products, and tightened its forecast for current year. The...

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Cheers! with Pernod in China

Pernod has recorded a lift in Q3 sales, thanks in part to a strong performance during the Chinese New Year.The France-based wine and spirits company said that consolidated sales in...

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DM to expand by some dozen of stores annually

In order to maintain its pace of development to date, over the next three years Drogerie Markt (DM) plans to open 12-14 drugstores a year in Hungary. Within the next...

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EC approves Rewe Group's takeover of Delvita

Rewe Group runs around 240 Billa supermarkets and Penny Market discount stores in the Czech Republic. The EC came to the conclusion that the merger would not affect competition in...

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Two aspirants for Gauloises maker

Private-equity houses CVC Capital and PAI Partners gave a €12.8bn (£8.6bn) preliminary offer for the Franco-Spanish cigarette maker Altadis. CVC are offering €50 a share in cash, €3 higher than...

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Ax at the Dráva-Coop

Until the year-end the company cast off hundert people. Because of the reorganization program of Dráva-Coop, witch gets a new owner last year, the firm will fire 80 workers, the...

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The index changes for the better

SMEs's index of Ecostat achieved 45 % in April, it is the highest value in the last 9 months. In the first quarter of 2007 the SMEs's short-term index of...

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A hungarian consortium run for Zalabaromfi

They would cut back the rate, but take responsibility for additional actuation.Only one bid came for Zalabaromfi Feldolgozó és Kereskedelmi Zrt.'s tender until 30 April. A hungarian consortium wants to...

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A good year's end by Zwack

Export earnings grew by 5%, within domestic sales, the turnover of self-manufactured products went up by 10 %. Zwack Unicum Co. Ltd.'s profit has reached a HUF 2,756  million during...

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Fanta and the street theatre

The Coca-Cola Hungary brings a new product Fanta World Mango on the market, which is promoted by a particular communication method.Since 2 of Mai walk several so-called „Fanta-bag" mans on...

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