News and articles
Hungarian to Drink Yearly 105 Liter Mineral Water
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
The seasonality disappear, for today mineral water is basic food. According to AC Nielsen Research the Hungarian mineral water market is almost 1 billion liter /year, in value HUF...
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SPAR to open supermarkets in Croatia
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
According to reports in the local press, Aspiag (Austria SPAR International AG) plans to introduce its Spar supermarket banner to the country in 2009. SPAR entered the Croatian market...
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Rewe given green light on Adeg bid
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
Following the transaction, Rewe would increase their share of Adeg from 24.9 per cent to 75 per cent and thereby have sole control of the company. Rewe notified its intention...
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The Goal is 10 New Billa Store in Romania
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
Romania is one of the best markets for Billa in Europe, being left behind only by Russia. According to Wolfgang Janisch, CEO of Billa Romania, the largest supermarket network on...
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EU farm union sees higher 2008-09 cereals harvest
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
European Union farmers should harvest 293.32 million tonnes of cereals in the 2008-09 (July-June) crop year, up from the 254.99 million tonnes seen in 2007-08, EU farm union Copa-Cogeca said....
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Replacing HUF 200 note with coin in 2009
Date: 2008-06-25 00:00:00
The coin would be more practical and safe than the notes that generally need to be replaced every two years. Hungary's Monetary Council has decided on Monday to introduce a...
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German business confidence falls in June
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
The index fell in June, dragged down by concerns over record high oil prices, the closely watched Ifo survey showed. The Munich-based Ifo institute's business climate index fell to...
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Hungarian Egg Producers Association Restricted the Competition
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
On the first stage the Judgment of Capital approved the decission of Hungarian Competition Authority that there was a kartell between the Hungarian Egg Farmers. The association of the Egg...
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Nestle stands by GM crops
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
Nestle chairman Peter Brabeck has called on European policymakers to reconsider their opposition to genetically modified crops. 'You cannot today feed the world without genetically modified organisms,' the Financial Times...
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Nordzucker to Bid for Danisco
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
France's leading sugar producer, Tereos, abandoned plans to bid for the Danisco business. The withdrawal is expected to leave Nordzucker as the sole remaining contender. Germany's second largest sugar refiner,...
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Korean Lotte Group to buy Guylian
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
The Asian conglomerate plans to market Guylian chocolates in China, Japan and other Asian markets through its distribution network in the region. Lotte Group, the South Korean major, has announced...
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UK's Beer Sales Fall To 33 Year Low
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
Thanks to the economic situation, the smoking ban in pubs, the credit crisis and loss of consumer confidence British drunk 1.7 % less. Beer sales in the UK are...
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Aldi's sales drop in Germany in 2007
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
According to a study by market research institute GfK and consultancy Accenture German discount retail chain posted a decline in sales in its German home market for the first time...
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Sales rise at Sainsbury's but less than predicted
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
Total sales rose 8.1 per cent in the 12 weeks to June 14, boosted by the sharp increase in petrol prices. Excluding fuel, the increase was 4.5 per cent. Underlying...
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Food Forgery is Worldwide a Big Business
Date: 2008-06-24 00:00:00
Yearly USD 500 billion comes form food forgery, more than from drug business. From September there is a new act in Hungary against food fakers. According to information came at...
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Soproni's Fan Flag in Győr
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
Until this time more tousand of fans signed the flag, which will accompany the Hungarian Waterpolo Team to the Benjing Olympic Games. Last Saturday sport friends signed the Soproni's 200...
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Imperial Tobacco to axe 2,440 jobs after Altadis takeover
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
Britain's Imperial Tobacco said it will cut six percent of its workforce, with France bearing the brunt of job losses, following the takeover of French-Spanish peer Altadis. The Bristol...
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Hungarian Dairy Farmers to Protest
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
In Mai the procurement price of one liter milk was HUF 80, it is the lowest price, from this farmers hardly can feed their animals, paralel with this cheap import...
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Delhaize Express Clatteres in Romania
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
The rising number of customers and an increase in the average shopping basket helped Mega Image's growth by over 20% in 2007 year-on-year. The company, owned by Belgium's Delhaize group,...
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Valio Building New Dairy Facility in Leningrad
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
According to local reports, the new plant, run by Finnish dairy products manufacturer Valio, is expected to start operating in July-August. The new plant, which is Valio’s second production facility...
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Sampling control in Campona Mall
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
The specialists of „Heatwave Commando” checked food safety and hygenic status of products and services of the shops and restaurants in the mall. The control periode of Heatwave Commando starts...
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New Leaders at Interfruct
Date: 2008-06-23 00:00:00
From June Attila Boros is the CEO of the company, Mr. Gabor Csorba is the chief executive officer of the Interfruct's owner Inter-Invest Close Company. Attila Boros works since...
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Dynamic growth at Lekkerland's food service
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
From 1th of June Lekkerland services American Restaurants Kft. (AmRest)' restaurants with fresh and cold goods. In the first fase Lekkerland attendes 23 AmRest units, but until year's end...
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Wrigley Deploys New Flavor of RFID Solution
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Company is using AeroScout's technology and a Cisco Unified Wireless Network to track the location of pallets in real time at its Poznan Plant in Poland. "The AeroScout solution...
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Häagen-Dazs to sell also in premium food stores
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
The whole taste offer, 24 kind of ice is to buy in Arena Plaza at the first Hungarian Häagen-Dazs unit. The high quality of Häagen-Dazs's ice is famous in 70...
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The Future's company develops with the assistance of the customer
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
The enterprise of the future is capable of changing quickly and successfully, according to a summary of IBM's findings. “Instead of merely responding to trends, it shapes and leads them....
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Nestlé to buy Balaton chocolate bar brand
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) the fusion doesn't take a business superiority. This year in April Nestle Hungaria and Gyõri Keksz Kft. agreed about selling the Balaton chocolate brand...
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Three days Gasro Festival in Budapest
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
Every restaurants which take part at the evening shows tastes and culinary products of a country. Beers and wines alco be tasted. On the I. Gastro Festival people can eat...
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Friesland to Develope Completta brands
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
In answer to the changed Hungarian Coffee drinking habits the company now takes on the market a new creamy coffee-milk. Until this summer Completa was sold only as Coffee creamer,...
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Europe to Ban Energy-Wasting Lightbulbs
Date: 2008-06-20 00:00:00
The EU plans to implement a phase-out of incandescent bulbs starting next year. They'll be replaced by long-lasting compact fluorescent ones. The European Commission is preparing a plan for a...
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