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Dioxin suspicion at Danone products in Romania

Danone Romania withdrawn from the market fruit yoghurts because of the suspicion that the products may be contaminated with a highly toxic compound, dioxin. The suspected products were immediately blocked,...

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Nestlé Hungaria won Best Practice Award

The initiatives of the biggest hungarian food industry company are good examples, which will be introduced in „CSR Best Practice 2006″ – issue of the Hungarian Public Relation Association. Nestle...

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Guargum monitoring and penalty in Hungary

Authorities bound 90 products withdrawal in the domestic retail. There is a list on the authority's website with almost 200 firm name, which use dioxin tainted guargum, but only few...

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Two weeks to 111. Budapest International Fair

Goods of all sorts, family programs, concerts are waiting the visitors between 8-16 of September.This years themes are: Giftware and fancy goods, Handicraft institutions and services, Clothing and accessories, Furnishing...

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Tesco Express in Szeged

The small Tesco, formerly with other name has a special supply. There will be 2500 products for daily shopping. Fresh products, cheese and other cold collation will be available. Besides...

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Another outbreak of swine fever in Romania

It was the third outbreak in the country in recent weeks and the second on a farm owned by Smithfield Foods Inc. The disease was found this week on a...

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No merge, but collective purchase

There is a reconciliation between Co-op and Real Hungaria retail chains about a purchase cooperation. The former new about the merge of the two companies was confuted, but the now...

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Tesco starts in November in the USA

The world's third-largest food retailer is seeking to woo U.S. shoppers with ready-to-eat meals and fresh produce in areas that are underserved by supermarket and grocery store chains. The entry...

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Magazine tests find Red Bull “lacking”

Red_Bull has taken a hammering from a consumer magazine in Germany. The energy drinks brand was found to contain too much sugar, too much caffeine, unnecessary vitamins and some questionable substances...

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Cheap norse salmon on the borders?

Norway and EU is hopping a positiv answer from the WTO.  There has been a shocked reaction to claims from the Norwegian state broadcaster, Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), that the...

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Aldi starts to build the first store in Region Baranya

German-based company Aldi, the world's tenth-largest retailer comes amid the aggressive expansion of discount retailers within the past two years in Hungary. Pécs will be one of the region centers....

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Profi stores in Romania

Die belgian Louis Delhaize Group's discount chain Profi bought 9 supermarkets in Bukarest from lithuanian Maxima Lt. Chain. The supermarkets' last year's income was 23 million euro, 30% more than...

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Russia bans Italian poultry to stop bird flu

Russia banned poultry imports from Italy starting Monday to prevent the spread of the bird flu virus after outbreaks in the EU member state.   An outbreak of low pathogenic...

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Lidl'll get share in a german bio store chain

The discount store chain wants to get 23% share in the Basic, customers and suppliers protest. Lidl would to increase the number of bio products in its own shops too....

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16% sales' increase at Lindt & Sprüngli in H1

The excellent growth in sales during the first half of 2007 has seen operating profit (EBIT) rise substantially by CHF 16.2 million to CHF 31.7 million or +104%, while the...

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Lebedyansky pays dividends for 2006

The company paid US$22.5m at $1.1 per share.  The Russian juice company hit the headlines last week, when local reports claimed it was in talks with PepsiCo over a possible takeover....

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Mood Media Makes Changes At The Top

Stepping down as Group Executive Chairman at Mood Media concentrate on strategic growth opportunities for the Group and other investments, Philippe G von Stauffenberg has named Jean-Marie Noizet, previously Group...

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Nike Inc. has won lawsuits against fakers and dealer

The Shanghai Court awarded the world's largest sports apparel company, a total of 350,000 yuan ($46,100) in damages. The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court awarded Nike, the world's largest sports...

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Nestle Waters is set to buy a water production facility in the US

The US unit of the water company is thought to be around two months away from acquiring Blu Springs Farm in Oswego County in New York.   The unit will...

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Chinese food meet the standars

More than 99 percent of China's food exports meet U.S., European Union and Japanese standards, according to a White Paper policy proposal released by the information office of China's cabinet....

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From 2009 no more Nickelodeon figures in junk food ads

Nickelodeon in pledging to limit the use of its characters on food packaging and promotional tie-ins when it targets kids under 12–unless the product meets certain healthy-living standards. Nickelodeon, which...

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Cake of Hungary at six Szamos Marcipan confectionery

The Floating Island Cake's recipe was made by Association of Hungarian Confectioners, at the suit of the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office.The birthday cake of Hungary is a fancy cake, a...

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