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Tesco Will Sell GBP 400 Mln of Local Products in 2008
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
Tesco and other supermarket chains have been criticized for sourcing cheaper products from abroad, rather than supporting the local farming industry. Since launching "Local Sourcing" just over a year ago,...
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French Consumers Eat Less Dairy Products
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
According to governmental data, French consumption of dairy products has declined by 7% between 1997 and 2006. The government explains the drop by two factors. Firstly, consumers are more and...
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Collective Hungarian Exhibition at BIOFACH Nürnberg
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
At the Hungarian stand, managed by Agrarmarketing Center, 27 producers and retailers show them self. BioFach 2008, the World Organic Trade Fair, is all geared to organic wine and...
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OTC pharma products at dm stores
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
Dm chain sell and collect drugs after expiry of the validity periode, independent of place of buying. Dm started drugs selling in September, but now in whole chain sells 150...
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11% sales growth at Sio-Eckes
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
Last year 9 tons fruit were processed, the sales enriched the HUF 16 billions. According to market informations the Hungarian fruit juice market didn't growth in volume last year, but...
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Employment in Hungary well below EU average
Date: 2008-02-19 00:00:00
Only 57 percent of Hungary's 15-64-year-olds are working, well below the European Union average of 64 percent. It noted that in 1989 5.4 million Hungarians were on the workforce compared...
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HUF 5 Million prize from Tolnatej
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The winner needs three barcode of Tolle Light and a bit of lucky to get the big prize. By end of January 10,000 competition arrived from the whole country to...
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Agrar Marketing Center will be self-sufficient
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The change affects only law sections, the way of business don't. The new institute works under flights of the ministry of Agriculture, under biggest financial and accountancy control. The government...
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New leaders at Maspex Olympos Hungary
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
New CEO and plant general director from January. The new CEO of Maspex Olympos Hungary, the Polish Marek Bucior, who works since 8 years at the group. He started...
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Last year's balance – 600 stores less
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The shrinking of retail stores chains slowed – according to Nielsen Research Company. Only small stores were closed, the number of middle size stores stagnated but hyper and supermarket increased...
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Hungarian Product Award starts end of February
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
Last ten years 142 products won the award and other 437 tender got other prizes. Since 1997 the most tenders came from food industry, but the producer in constructions industry...
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Hungarian Consumer Trust Index fall 8%
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The decrease is to thank to willingness of buyig consumer durables, but there is an increase at pessimistic. Last quater the index hit the negative record of 2006 December. The...
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GDA labels on products of CHIO Hungary
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The bags printed with GDA dates came out from the plant in Gyor on 13 February, up August every CHIO products will signed with GDA labels. Since 2007 summer 8...
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Sweet Point to wind up
Date: 2008-02-18 00:00:00
The confection industry company debits almost HUF 3 billions to its obligees. Sweet Point stands under liquidation since January, 56 firms claim HUF 2 Billions, the tax authority HUF...
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Europe's economic expansion slowed
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
Euro-zone GDP increased just 0.4% in Q4 2007, down from 0.8% in Q3 2007, according to the European Union announced. European economic expansion cooled in the fourth quarter as the...
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2009 tax facilitation
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
Monday the prime minister annuounces a 10 points tax reform. According to the index internet portal, the new tax rules come from 2009. The biggest step will the destroy of...
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The industrial output was slowly in 2007
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
Hungary's industrial output edged up by 0.9% month on month in December, according to final figures adjusted seasonally and by working days, the Central Statistics Office (KSH) has reported. ...
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Hungary's consumer prices rose by 1.0% month on month and
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
On year on year basis the growth was 7.1% . For the end of the year the analysts project CPI to be down at 4.5%. Seasonally adjusted core inflation was...
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Beer Etiquette report by SABMiller
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
The report has certainly highlighted some interesting idiosyncrasies about European culture and how, where and with whom we enjoy a beer.” The report surveyed 7,500 men and women across 15...
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Interpack 2008 Düsseldorf
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
From 24 to 30 April, the exhibition will present visitors with solutions for the various needs of homes, retail, logistical services as well as manufacturers in an interactive format and...
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Heart beat by Milka
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
On 14. February on Valentin-day thousands of people went to SYMA hall to make a heart live at the event organised by Milka. The record didn't come into existence, not...
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The Hungarian Competition Authority won legal action against Colgate-Palmolive
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
According to authority the chemical company's ads in 2006. February said untruth, so Colgate had to pay HUF 257 Millions fine. The company couldn't accept the decision, and went...
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Tesco building in Becsi street started
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
The new store opens its gates probably in July, several small shops will be rent in the hypermarket. Under the store garage with 300 places waits the costumers. The British...
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Britain's favourite fakes
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
According to a survey made for BBC Money Programme one fifth of Britains bought fakes. A Money Programme survey, conducted by Ipsos Mori, suggests that the most popular fake product...
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Warren Buffett became the largest shareholder in Kraft Foods Inc.
Date: 2008-02-15 00:00:00
The Billionaire bought Kraft's shares for USD 4.32 billiards. Buffett believes in Kraft he think "Kraft's a portfolio of iconic brands in a company that was undermanaged for quite...
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Fanta image building with Windows Live Messenger
Date: 2008-02-14 00:00:00
The youth between 13-24 using internet, spend weekly 7 hours in front of a quick messenger service.So its not strange, that Coca-Cola use ads on Windows Live Messenger to build...
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10% revenu growth at Coop Hungary
Date: 2008-02-14 00:00:00
Last year the biggest Hungarian food retail chain has HUF 440 billion sales. Altough in the second half of 2007 the sales in volume decreased with 1%, the company's revenue...
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Ethic graved into the counter
Date: 2008-02-14 00:00:00
The Hungarian competition authority extended the scope of the Code of Ethics in Retail until 2010. The Code of Ethics in Retail was signed in 2006 by representations of interest...
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Two new SPAR stores in two weeks
Date: 2008-02-14 00:00:00
On end of January SPAR supermarket was open in Gyongyos, and from today the people in Szazhalombatta can enjoy, the modern way of shopping.The supermarket in Gyongyos is 835 m2...
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