News and articles
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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A German brewery launched a kosher Jewish beer
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Simcha are sold primarily to kosher restaurants around Germany. The Hartmannsdorf beer's factory manufactures some 10,000 bottles a day, should "Simcha" become popular, its distributors plan to market it throughout...
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At 20 % food price increase the goverment will horn in
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Agriculture minister József Gráf said taxdecrease can come at several raw material as for example meat. The Hungarian government is ready to help the farmers with debit for buying feed...
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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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Red-yellow-green signs on german food
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
On the new labels costumer can read the nutrion information for example calorie. More than half of shoppers surveyed are likely to read the food label before buying, but it...
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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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Tap water contra mineral water
Date: 2007-08-01 00:00:00
Pepsi's Aquafina and beverage industry leader Coca-Cola's Dasani are both made by purifying water that comes from public reservoirs. PepsiCo Incorporated has decided to be transparent about the fact that...
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(HU) Középtávon nőni fog az unió sertés- és baromfihús-termelése, illetve –fogyasztása
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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(HU) Mérséklődő optimizmus jellemzik a hazai nagyvállalatokat
Date: 2007-07-31 00:00:00
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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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Weather and climate effects influence the price of agricultural products
Date: 2007-07-31 00:00:00
Finance Ministry will raise its previous forecast in September. Finance Minister János Veres said market competition, trading channels and the impact of free trade in the EU (which helps even...
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(HU) Tavaly 61 magyar riasztás történt az uniós Gyors Veszélyjelző Rendszerben
Date: 2007-07-31 00:00:00
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(HU) Leginkább a tejtermékek áraiban várható emelkedés Németországban
Date: 2007-07-31 00:00:00
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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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UK man charged with Tesco bomb threats
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
Europe's second biggest retail chain was several times blackmailed, but never payed. A 51-year-old man had been charged with making bomb threats against Tesco supermarkets which forced Britain's biggest retailer...
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Less food safety problems with hungarian products
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
After overall control in June the Hungarian Food Safety Office phased 125 products out of circulation. First of all the products bought in the summer (beer, eiscream, soft drinks) would...
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Marketplace control, the biggest problem is the date of expiry
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
The Consumer Protection Agency checked last Saturday 120 stores on hungarian market places. 89 were put in the wrong, the penalty sum is HUF 12 million. Products in value HUF...
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Politicians against unfair entrepreneurs
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
Karoly Herenyi, floor leader of MDF ask the leader of Consumer Protection Agency to publish the Agency's black list. A short time ago, MDF asks the Agency to make a...
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Plaza building fiber in Romania
Date: 2007-07-30 00:00:00
With 2 million square metres of retail space available until 2010 – four times more than the current level, the domestic market is attracting more and more European clothing and...
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