Company and Personal News
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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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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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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Green light for Nestle's Gerber acquisition
Date: 2007-08-02 00:00:00
The European Commission has cleared Nestle's proposed acquisition of Novartis's Gerber business, saying it would not lead to an uncompetitive concentration in baby foods and cereals. The activities of the...
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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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(HU) Kiválasztották Henkel Awardon induló öt hazai formatervezőt
Date: 2007-08-01 00:00:00
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Profit growth and reorganisation at Danone
Date: 2007-08-01 00:00:00
Danone said net profit came to 656 million euros in the six months through June. First-half revenue rose 9.2 percent to 7.5 billion euros. Danone is selling its core biscuits...
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No timetable for selling Cadbury's american beverage unit
Date: 2007-07-31 00:00:00
Cadbury Schweppes has extended the timetable for taking bids for its U.S. beverage unit because of market volatility. The division includes 7-Up, Dr Pepper and Snapple soft drinks. Wall Street...
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Coca-Cola is still the most valuable brand
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
On the second place is the Microsoft with 3% growth, IBM is the third, with 2% increase on the top Global Brands. The annual BusinessWeek-Interbrand brand survey 'The 100 Top...
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Bunge to bring some production to Hungary
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
Bunge Limited, a leading global agribusiness and food company, has decided to close its plant in Oradea, Romania due to high costs and move some of the plant's capacity's to...
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Calculable, composed growth at Zwack
Date: 2007-07-27 00:00:00
The nett income increased with 3.6% on yr/yr, operating surplus growth with 3.8%, after tax profit with 3%. The export income increased 10%, it was a big goal for managment....
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Dollar billions for healty products at PepsiCo
Date: 2007-07-26 00:00:00
Pepsico may spend $5 million to $2 billion to buy products that would help its offerings more closely mirror the 'food pyramid' created by the US agriculture department. PepsiCo is...
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European sales make Whirpool stronger
Date: 2007-07-23 00:00:00
The income from the old continent grew with 10%. Whirlpool Corp. (WHR), a maker of household appliances, said second-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose 60% to $161 million, or $2...
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Gucci owner gets reins of Puma with $7.3b bid
Date: 2007-07-23 00:00:00
The luxury goods maker has said it aims to step up opening of new Puma stores in developing markets and increase the brand's presence in the United States. PPR SA,...
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Asda sparks Harry Potter price war
Date: 2007-07-20 00:00:00
The supermarket had earlier put a maximum £8.87 retail price on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – the same as rival chains Tesco and Sainsbury's. The supermarket was...
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