News and articles
Pepsi buys bottlers for 6 billion dollars
Date: 2009-04-21 07:10:12
PepsiCo plans to buy about the shares it does not already own in its two largest bottlers, Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas for about $6 billion, at the same time...
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G8-G5-meeting in Italy: commercial limits loosening
Date: 2009-04-21 07:08:22
Debate at the first meeting of farm ministers from G8 and G5 states has shifted towards improving food security. Food protectionism, as exercised by both rich and poor countries in...
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Hungarian Agraracademy last weekend
Date: 2009-04-21 06:59:59
Representatives of Hungarian agriculture and food industry gathered for a two-day long program last week in Pápa. According to József Gráf agricultural and rural development minister, 2010 is going to...
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Aldi UK up 11 percent in customer numbers
Date: 2009-04-21 06:52:51
German discount grocer Aldi saw an 11 percent rise in shopper numbers in the UK and Ireland in the first quarter of this year – according to fresh data by...
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Exxon Mobil overtakes Wal-Mart to top Fortune 500
Date: 2009-04-20 03:47:54
Exxon Mobil Corp. unseated Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the 2009 Fortune 500 list, shrugging off the oil price bubble and weathering what the magazine called the worst year ever for...
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Thirty-percent cutback at Pepsi in Hungary
Date: 2009-04-20 03:45:12
PepsiAmericas FÁÜ Zrt. is facing a thirty-percent cutback which is affecting nearly 200 employees – as written in the Saturday issue of Népszabadság. Bencze Madlen, HR-manager of the Hungarian Pepsi-products...
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Dr Pepper says that those who spend more on ads get out of the recession stronger
Date: 2009-04-20 03:43:35
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is risking a different approach to the recession than other major advertisers: boosting its marketing budget, saying that's what worked best in the last big...
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Nestle organic sales Ggrowth Seen at 3.7 percent
Date: 2009-04-20 03:26:19
Nestle, the world's largest food company, is expected to post a 3.7 percent rise in organic sales growth for the first quarter, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. Closely-watched underlying,...
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Producing re-started at the syrup-works in Szob
Date: 2009-04-20 03:20:57
The well-known syrup-plant in Szob is opening its gates again this week – a company owned by Tibor Sári has bought the facory – as announced in the Friday issue...
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New website by Completa opened
Date: 2009-04-20 03:07:47
The new website is supposed to function as an online coffehouse, providing visitors with plenty of information about the Completa product-family. The new site www.completa.hu offers a wide range of...
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Nearly one billion euro sales on the Romanian beer-market
Date: 2009-04-20 03:04:50
The four multinational companies of the Romanian beer-market are closing a year with a nearly one billion euro sales – as announced in the Friday issue of Ziarul Financiar. Eighty...
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Domestic FMCG market turndown in Q4 in 2008 and in the first two months of 2009
Date: 2009-04-17 03:21:13
Daily consumer-products value has rosen faster than inflation, yet in October when worldwide economic crisis had been announced, the market fell back with 3.7 percent – a survey called Commercial...
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Garantiqua raising guarantee limit to 90 percent
Date: 2009-04-17 03:18:26
Garantiqa Hitelgarancia Ltd. has raised its guarantee limit from 80% to 90% for companies whose loans do not exceed their annual payroll costs, and the EU has accepted the company's...
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Lack of poultry-products on the Hungarian market
Date: 2009-04-17 02:59:16
Deficiency may take shape in the next months when it comes to certain chicken products on the domestic market as inland demand for certain poultry meats is getting more and...
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Lidl sells more beer, shampoo and icecream than Aldi
Date: 2009-04-17 02:45:23
Hard discount chain Lidl open its first 13 stores in Switzerland on March and the German giant is expected to open 14 more stores throughout the year – new research...
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Danone continued positive volume and sales growth in Q1 2009
Date: 2009-04-17 02:44:35
In spite of the difficult circumstances, Group Danone saw a 1.0 percent sales growth, although the interest in dairy products decreased by 1.2 percent, baby-nutrition products on the other hand...
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Laurel grew by 40 percent in 2008: high-tech is a must in trade
Date: 2009-04-17 02:43:25
Székesfehérvár-based Laurel Group saw a 40 percent rise with its 3.5 billion HUF traffic in 2008 by selling high-tech commercial science information products – the company is optimistic about the...
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ADP Streamline made their services available in Hungary via NEXON
Date: 2009-04-17 02:43:12
ADP Streamline made their services available to all enterpretours. The world's biggest international outsourcing provider chose NEXON as its partner in Hungary. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP), with nearly...
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The new marketing campaign of Coca-Cola focuses on happiness
Date: 2009-04-17 02:41:46
In the new marketing campaign of Coca Cola, a 102 year-old great-grandfather talks about optimism and happiness and that these feelings are even more important to maintain during the crisis....
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The greatest consumer-promotion game of the year by Pöttyös
Date: 2009-04-17 02:34:15
Túró Rudi-consumers are about to face a new, 10-week long challenge by Pöttyös: now it is even possible to take part in their new game by uploading a code to...
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Wal-Mart CEO says that the current downturn does not necessarily mean the end of the recession
Date: 2009-04-16 04:20:55
The fact that sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly fell 1.1 percent in March and reports have dimmed hopes that the U.S. recession is close to hitting bottom does not mean...
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Prices falling in Spain, too
Date: 2009-04-16 04:17:42
Prices have been confirmed to have fallen in Spain for the first time in March, down by -0.1% in the annual IPC released by the INE, National Statistics Institute. The...
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At least eight organic farmers a month are quitting their scemes
Date: 2009-04-16 04:14:12
At least two organic farmers a week are leaving the movement as consumer demand for premium food stagnates and costs rise – according to The Guardian1s article, this tendency continues....
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Cherry Queen Marzipan available in packages of 3 from May
Date: 2009-04-16 04:10:09
Cherry Queen Marzipan is a new product introduced by Bonbonetti Ltd. in the autumn of 2008: dark chocolate-made brandycherry filled with marzipancream. Now, the candy is available in a package...
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Senior citizens and young people are not likely to change their shopping habits
Date: 2009-04-16 04:07:10
With the latest news showing that most Americans are continuing to hold back on spending, it looks as if Gen Y and senior citizens may be the exceptions, according to...
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Estrogenic chemicals in mineralwater?
Date: 2009-04-16 04:00:49
According to two ecotoxicologist, plastic mineral water bottles contaminate drinking water with estrogenic chemicals. Martin Wagner and Jörg Oehlmann from the Department of Aquatic Ecotoxicology at the Goethe University in...
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Synergon implemented the first phase of the biggest investment of Invitel Zrt. this year
Date: 2009-04-16 03:56:13
Synergon has successfully completed the development of the data centre of Invitel Zrt., the largest national alternative service provider of the wired telecommunication market. The implementation value of the project...
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Food-to-Go shoppers say quality is more important than price
Date: 2009-04-16 03:53:54
Shoppers who buy food and beverages to go are more concerned about quality and freshness than price – according to a new consumer trends report released by United Kingdom-based IGD....
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Agricultural Chamber says a good crop is to be expected
Date: 2009-04-16 03:50:25
Due to the sudden warm spring, nearly all hosts involved in agriculture have fallen behind with their work to do, including plant-protection – the Hungarian Agricultural Chamber has pointed out....
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A new competition by Coke Club for artists
Date: 2009-04-16 03:47:20
Coke Club launches a new competition for enthusiastic amateur artists who get the chance to do a show in front of thousands of people. The main purpose of Coke Club...
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