News and articles
II.Pilsner Urquell – HoReCa Regatta
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
The compatition on 26th July in Balatonlelle is sponsored by Dreher Brewery, patroned by Hotel Association of Hungary and the Hungarian Hospitality Association. It is the second season of the...
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Tip in the annual tax return
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
According the Hungarian Tax Authority employes in the domestic catering service got HUF 1 billion tip in 2007. This year almost 4,000 waiters avowed average HUF 24,000/month tip thinking...
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Record Low Shows DATAWATCH ZEW
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The ZEW index dropped to -63.9 in July from -52.4 in June, declining for the fourth month in succession and setting a new record low for the series. The...
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In May 2008, the industrial gross output increased by 4.7%
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The volume of the production was higher by 6.9% in the first five months of 2008 than in the same period of the previous year. The volume of industrial production...
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Retail ventures are stain on liquidity
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
According to Coface Hungary the number of proceeding because of insolvency grow by 13% in the first half of 2008 in Hungary. The most insolvency proceedings, starting this year, stem...
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Watermelon Protest Against Auchan
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Suppliers from Békés and Jászság region covered 21 truck of watermelon in front of warehouse, the half of the parkplaces are laced by the fruit. The growers protest against Auchan's...
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Czech Bochemie to buy EVM
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Bochemie is the market leader by producer of disinfectants, cleaning products in Czech Republik and Slovakia. With the acqusition company get the well known Hungarian brands as Bip, Ultra and...
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TriestEspresso Expo
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The event between the 13th and the 15th of November 2008 is the Number 1 biennial B2B exhibition in the theme of the espresso coffee trade industry. Trieste will...
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Levi's Profits Fall
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
US jeans maker Levi Strauss posted a 98 per cent drop in quarterly net profit. The company cited weak consumer spending in major global markets, including the United States. ...
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(HU) Nem kell termékdíjat fizetni az újratölthető palackok után
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
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New Tesco Store in Dabas
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Almost 160 people work at the 3,000 sqm big unit, laying at the high street Nr. 5. closer to Budapest. It is Tesco's 79th store in Hungary, the unit is...
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Happy Anheuser-Busch InBev
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
InBev NV agreed to buy Anheuser- Busch Cos. in a $52 billion transaction that will make the Belgian company the top brewer. The $70-a-share purchase announced today will give...
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Penta to acquire Pápai Hús
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
The Slovak firm was the only company to submit a bid for Pápai Hús, whose published asking price is Ft 5 billion. The liquidator Vectigalis has begun negotiations with Slovak...
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Fresh Potato in Chio Chips' Sachets
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Contrary to last two years shutdown because of missing raw materials, this year the Hungary's only potato chips plant works in all season. In 2006 and 2007 the Chio Hungary's...
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Henkel official partner of Expo Zaragoza
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Participation in Expo 2008 underlines commitment of the company to protecting water resources. The doors of the world exhibition in Zaragoza, northern Spain, remain open until September 14, 2008. Henkel...
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The financial crisis is confirmed in Europe and is spreading
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Coface has reduced Spain, Estonia, Latvia and placed Portugal, Denmark, South-Africa and Vietnam under negative watch. In Europe, the financial crisis is dragging Spain down, which is pulling Portugal...
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Hungrana to Process Yearly One Million Tons of Corn
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Based on the start-up of the new production capacities, Hungrana now operates as Europe's largest producer for corn starch and isoglucose. Total investments in the project amounted to approximately...
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Light enjoy by Milli
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
Friesland Hungária focuses on healt by developing new products, now here comes the light version of the popular Milli Yoghurts, the Milla Mia. Companies bring day to day bring...
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MOL-Marché Restaurant near to Budapest
Date: 2008-07-15 00:00:00
The 3th common restaurant was open at Wienne side of the M1 motorway, at 22th kilometers. At the end of August 2007, Marché International and MOL signed a Memorandum...
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Season starts with scandal
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
Auchan offered watermelon by HUF 49, what is a dumping price – said the growers, who protested with gushing a ton of watermelon in front of the an Auchan store....
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Henkel: Quality and CSR
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
For development work to be classed as “responsible”, it needs to take into account not only the economic perspective but also ecological and social aspects. From this days Henkel...
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Malaysian fish is not safe
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
EU temporarily bans Malaysian fish imports for failing to meet its standards. A Malaysian fisheries department official said the decision was made after EU veterinary and food officials conducted...
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Almost 7% inflation in the first HY
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
In June 2008 consumer prices rose by 0.1% compared to the previous month and increased by 6.7% compared to June 2007. In June 2008 compared to the previous month food...
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Starbucks to Enter Bulgarian Market by End of 2008
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
In 2007 the Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa division recently extended its joint venture agreement with the Marinopoulos Group to open stores in Bulgaria. According to the Greek newspaper...
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Record Dividend Payment by Zwack Unicum
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
The company pays a 110% dividend against the nominal value of its common and redeemable liquidation preference shares, i.e. the gross amount of the dividend for a share of with...
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German Anti-Cartel Office Fines Cosmetic Firms
Date: 2008-07-14 00:00:00
Germany's Federal Cartel Office has fined the German units of nine cosmetics companies including Chanel and L'Oréal a total of almost 10 million euros for sharing strategic information. Individual fines...
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Delhaize eyes east Europe retailers
Date: 2008-07-11 00:00:00
According to Dutch newspaper, Het Financieele Dagblad, the company is looking for aqusiton in the region. Chief executive Pierre-Olivier Beckers told the paper: "We are in no rush and...
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Simplified EU Rules for Authorising Food Additives
Date: 2008-07-11 00:00:00
The European Parliament has adopted a legislative package that will see products containing any of six artificial colours labelled with a health warning. The decision to put a warning on...
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EU Working Group of Ministers about GMO
Date: 2008-07-11 00:00:00
Paris has announced the creation of a “group of friends of the presidency” to consider the EU's GMO authorisation process, which it wants to take better account of “local specificities”...
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Carrefour's shares fell to lowest
Date: 2008-07-11 00:00:00
Europe's biggest retailer's second-quarter sales growth slowed on weaker spending at its French superstores. Sales rose only 6 percent to 23.7 billion euros. Carrefour has a 10 percent increase...
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