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Dynamic NESPRESSO

The NESPRESSO division of Nestlé achieved over 40 per cent growth last year, producing the most dynamic expansion within the group. NESPRESSO is the international leader in the market of...

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Fruit juices doing well

Though it is too early to say that carton boxes are the sole form of packaging for fruit juices with a higher fruit content, PET bottles are preferred for cheaper...

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EuroShop 2008 „Made by Wanzl”

Wanzl presented its new shopping carts, displays and in-store design solutions developed in line with the „Made by Wanzl” philosophy at EuroShop 2008. Attention was focused on the “Future Shopping”...

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Plus turning into Spar

Tengelmann has sold 174 Plus stores to Spar Magyarország, which brings the total number of Spar stores to 378. Peter Feiner, chairman of Spar Magyarország has told us about the...

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Algida Krémkönnyû Puncs jégkrém

Krémkönnyű is now also available in punch flavouring....

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Promotions for Friesland officers

Judit Sipos was appointed sales director of Friesland Hungária Zrt, while Péter Szautner became marketing and business development director on 1. March 2008....

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One weekend, two competitions, six gold medals

The Nemes palinkas of Zwack Sándor received 6 gold medals in two competitions held at the same weekend, in the beginning of March. One was the World Spirits Award in...

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30–40 age group drinking fruit juice

According to data from the ConsumerScan of Gfk Hungária, the market expansion of fruit nectars and juices with 100 per cent fruit content came to a halt in 2007. The...

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Globetrotter store system in Köln – shopping in the 21st century

All exhibitors at Euroshop represented an approach which focuses on customers’ perspective. I had a similar experience in Köln, another German city. Globetrotter is a store specialising in sports and...

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What’s on TV?

For the sake of simplicity, try to imagine a store like a TV channel, with categories of products like different programs and the places on shelves like the times when...

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Trident Splash és Senses

Trident is targeted at a so far undiscovered market gap, where chewing gum means pampering for our senses....

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Campagne for Eating Hungarian Poultry

The Hungarian Poultry Product Broad propagate buying poultry growing up in Hungary. In part of the intagrated communications campagne a conference is organised.  The board hopes that people will protecting...

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Slowly improve of the internal and external balances of Hungary

By the end of the year the economy will be out of the slump it slipped into last year. Inflation, however, will start to decline more substantially only around the...

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Store openings, online sales boost H&M

Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB posted a 28 percent rise in first-quarter profits from strong online sales, new stores, and a beneficial exchange rate.   Europe's second-largest clothing...

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Nordic Partners' buy Hame

The Czech anti-monopoly office UOHS said it has approved Icelandic company Nordic Partners' acquisition of the largest Czech canned food producer Hame.  The price of the deal was not disclosed....

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Coop-Carrefour Deal ended in Switzerland

The former Carrefour hypermarkets will be Coop Megastores from June, so the Coop chain has now 24 big stores in the Alpen country.  The Swiss watchdog approved Coop to buy...

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Toxic mozzarella from Naples

Italy's buffalo mozzarella industry was in crisis yesterday as a third of producers faced closure amid fears that their cheese had been contaminated with cancer-causing substances.   Several batches of...

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Increasing business confidence in Germany and France

Europe economy is running, the unemployment is in 25 year low and no crisis to see at properity sector.   The euro rose against the dollar, reversing an earlier decline,...

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Fourth Hungarian among the best McDonald's employees

Agnes Horvath (33), Operations Director of McDonald’s Hungary is the youngest from the Hungarians who got this award.  The McDonald’s President’s Award, the most prestigious McDonald’s employee award across the...

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Fresh products from Lekkerland

Thanks to the new ice-romm of the company, built from 50,000 euros in Budapest, in the logistic center of the company, from 1 Marc Lekkerland can deliver 30 kind of...

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Increase at women fashion by Hugo Boss

Fashion group's sales grow 9% to EUR 1,632 million, Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 19% to EUR 220 million.   In Germany, HUGO BOSS again saw sales...

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8 new Profi stores in Romania

Profi Rom Food, operator of the Profi and Albinuta store networks in Romania, plans to invest E8.0m in 2008 to open new Profi stores in the country.  The company will...

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Heineken Makes Acquisition of Czech Drinks Union AS

The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, must be assigned by competition watch dog. Companies hope to close the deal until June. Brewer Heineken has announced the acquisition of Czech privately...

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Sainsbury's Sales Grow 4.1% rise in Fourth-Quarter

Despite the slowdown in consumer spending, Sainsbury's said it continues to see strong growth from non-food sales, thanks to its investment in developing its product ranges and infrastructure as well...

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Nespresso presented Goroka Coffee from New Guinea

Grand Cru is is perfect combination of crema, body and taste, offering distinct individual aromas and flavor notes. Senses such as sight, smell, taste, aftertaste and touch can be used...

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Lidl 'spied on staff in Germany

Surveillance teams would arrive early on Monday mornings to install between five and 10 miniature cameras in Lidl stores, according to the German news magazine Stern.   The retail chain...

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Shiny outlook for 2008 at Tiffany

Tiffany & Co posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as increased sales overseas and new stores helped offset the effect of a shaky U.S. economy that has strained consumer spending....

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Adidas -Vulcabras joint venture

The new company will sell shoes, shirts and other sports apparel from Reebok in South America.   The joint venture starts business April 1, pending regulatory approval, and will be...

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Regional tenfold difference between the yearly budget in the region

Austrian has the most money, Ukrainian the less. 42% of the cost is given for food in the now growing countries, in Hungary this share moved from 29 to 23%...

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New CEO at Biopont

From March Mark Egervari, former economic director leads Hungary's biggest bioproduct distributor.  The specialist has an economy and legal qualification, joined the company last summer. The former CEO, owner of...

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