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MasterCard PayPass using doublead in one year
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
As of Q3 2008, there were about 44 million MasterCard PayPass cards and devices in use at nearly 135,000 merchant locations worldwide, including vending, taxis, tollbooths and transit. Contactless payment...
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Gas from Tesco
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Tesco sells gas.hu services trough its 34 units all over in Hungary until 28. February 2009. From 13th November consumers can get gas by reduced price from gas.hu. The provider...
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Heinz Reports Organic Sales Growth
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heinz benefited from 5.8% organic sales growth, led by the Company’s Top 15 brands, which posted organic sales growth of 8.5%. Net income grew 21.9% to $277 million. Heinz reported...
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Henkel's French subsidiary to close two sites
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
The French subsidiary of the German chemical products group Henkel said on Monday it would close two sites in France and cut 251 jobs to cope with the economic downturn...
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Subways plans growth in Russia
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Subway is planning to open 13 new outlets in Russia before the end of the year to take its network to 61 locations. At a conference, Subway Russia Vice President,...
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Heineken in virtual responsible drinking push
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Heineken has launched an online and mobile phone responsible drinking campaign called Know The Signs – the first of its kind in the drinks market, according to the brand. The...
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Törley won silver medals at Effervescents du Monde
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Observing strict quality standards under optimal tasting conditions the international judges awarded 139 medals (43 Gold, 96 Silver). Three of them for Törley products. The 6th international competition of the...
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Szamos confectionery to open in Esztergom
Date: 2008-11-25 00:00:00
Here we can admire the marzipan makett of Chathedral Esztergom made from 58 kilos marzipan, in 250 workhour, by Tunde Izsak Kimmelne. The building was a catering place since 1841,...
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International business get-together in Brau-Beviale 2008
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The European beverage industry celebrated its annual autumn get-together in the exhibition centre from 12-14 November in Nürnberg. This year's most important capital goods exhibition for the worldwide beverage industry...
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Henkel Innovation Challenge for stundents
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
After a succes game in six European country, this year Henkel expands its innovation game for 11 countries. The Henkel Innovation Challenge is an international business game on innovation and...
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Gösser Bock – Nowelty for Brown Beer Drinker
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
From the second half of November also in Hungary available the premium quality Gösser Bock. The Austrian Gösser brand is sold since 15 years in Hungary, this year the beer...
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Disillusioning research about Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
According to the survey of Hungarian Agriculture Chamber and the Agribusiness Research Institute the sector loss its competitiveness, the market for Hungarian agriproducts decreased, the innovation is minimum and the...
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Hungerit won WorldStar award
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The company got the pre-eminent international award in packaging for its Valdor poultries Darfresh packaging. Hungerit uses Darfresh technology of Sealed Air since 2007. The Hungerit Valdor poultry brand is...
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Paying moral in Hungary decreased drasticly
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The time to get money from submitted invoice has increased to 165 days from just 35 days five years ago, the Hungarian unit of French credit insurance company Coface told....
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Christmas game offers at Tesco
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The retailer's newest cataloge offers products for the whole family. Tesco started to sell Christmas presents in October, the consumers have enough time to make their event shopping peacefully and...
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HUF 20 million penalty for Penny Market
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The discount chain have to pay HUF 20 million because of selling under the price of acquisition. The retailer sold milk very cheap in November, the Agricultural Administrative Authority found...
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Henkel Art.Award 2008
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Altough there was a Hungarian artist in the final, the winner is the Slovenian Miha Štrukelj. German household products maker Henkel organised the award for the seventh time this year,...
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47 new Quality Food from Hungary
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
This year almost 50 products of 16 companies won the right to use the logo of excellency. With the new brands the „Quality Food from Hungary” family has 350 members,...
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Because of the crisis people change to cheaper food
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Most of the Hungarians spare on gas and electricity, some postpone the change of electronical equipments. The Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey, conducted by Nielsen Consumer Research, was conducted from...
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New marketing and business manager at Ceres
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
From 14th November Marta Galacz is the marketing and business director of Ceres, the former business manager Mariann Varga Mezone left the company. Marta Galacz gradueted at the Economic University...
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The effects of the financial crisis appears in number of insolvencíes in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
About 26% of insolvency procedures were in the trade sector and 17% were in the construction sector. The number of insolvencies was also disproportionately high in the tourism, real estate...
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10,000 visitors at theHungarian food industry exhibitions
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
According to the first datas more than 10,000 specialists were wondered about IFE Foodapest and Foodatech fairs between 18-20 November in Budapest. 10% of the visitors came from abroad. On...
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Households equipments and playconsols are Christmas favourite gifts
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
According to GfK Hungary researches the sales of articel of foods jump in December, it will be 10-11% of the yearly consumption. The total sales of articel of food was...
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InBev Completes Acquisition Of Anheuser-Busch
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Belgium's InBev completed its $52 billion acquisition of U.S. brewer Anheuser-Busch Cos. . The company will change its name to Anheuser-Busch InBev and trade under the stock symbol ABI.BT on...
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Agrarian demonstration on Friday
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
According to business daily Vilaggazdasag, the farmers have a demonstration in front of Tesco Logistic Center in Budapest, but other massive protest is to wait at Auchan and Tesco stores....
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Burger King begins limiting sodium in meals
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
The world's No. 2 hamburger chain, will limit sodium in its “Kids Meals” as it works to change its reputation for serving some of the industry's most unhealthy food. The...
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Hungarians eat less chocolate az the European average
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
According to the national association of chocolate producers Hungarians eat yearly 4 kilogram chocolate, most of the at the Christmas season. The European average is 7 kg. Every Hungarian family...
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Inspite of financial crisis HP has good results
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Hewlett-Packard Co posted stronger-than-expected results and forecast full-year profit above Wall Street estimates, underscoring its resilience to an economic crisis that has dragged down other tech companies. HP shares surged...
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Lidl apologises in Sweden
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
The German discount supermarket chain, has been forced to issue an apology following revelations that workers at one of its Swedish stores deliberately poured cleaning fluids in rubbish to stop...
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M&S hits 20 goals in environmental Plan A
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Marks & Spencer has reported that it has already hit 20 out of the 100 environmental goals set out in its green initiative called Plan A. The company pointed to...
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