News and articles
Fake Beluga – with dangerous bacterias
Date: 2007-08-09 00:00:00
The delicacy, which had been mixed unhygienic with cheaper varieties of caviar, was being sold in Moscow supermarkets. Russian food safety authorities confiscated and destroyed 270 kilograms of contaminated Beluga...
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Dioxin poisoned Czech apricot jam transported to Hungary
Date: 2007-08-09 00:00:00
Friesland Hungaria made the first self announcement, that some of its products contain the jam, imported from the Czech Republik, which had a high dioxin level. The supervisors check 13...
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The newest Euronics shop is open at Lurdy
Date: 2007-08-09 00:00:00
Soon Office Depot and Morgen Stanley will be renter of the almost 10 years old Lurdy-house. At the mall, built in 1998, last year was a chancing in management, and...
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Already 8 companies use extended nutrition labeling
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
Eight multinational FMCG companis, Coca-Cola, Danone, Kraft Foods, Kellogg's, Mars, Nestlé, Pepsico and Unilever offers extended nutrition information on their products in Hungary too. The firms joined in will give...
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Inolens 12 extends the shelf life of chocolate products
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
The Slovenian-based company Vitiva launched its new ingredient at this year's IFT Anuual Meeting and Food Expo, held in Chicago. Inolens 12 is an alternative to synthetic antioxidants because...
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New CEO at Metro Cash& Carry Hungary
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
José María Cervera (42) works since 16 years at Metro-chain. The original legal expert new CEO joined in Makro, the Metro AG's spain subsidiary in 1991. At first he worked...
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400 million euor bid for unfinished Arena Plaza
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
Active Asset Investment Management (aAIM), backed by Manchester United soccer team manager Sir Alex Ferguson, is to buy Arena Plaza, and has agreed to buy a portfolio of German retail...
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For the first half of the year 8,2% grow is detected
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
According the Central Statistics Office Hungary's industrial output jumped by 8.7% year on year in June, according to preliminary unadjusted figures and also according to figures adjusted for working days....
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Strength Union's regulation to stop foot-and-mouth disease
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
The European Union banned imports of livestock from Britain, includes all live animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as all fresh milk and meat, which can transmit...
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Green light for Heineken
Date: 2007-08-08 00:00:00
Czech Antitrust Body said OK for Krusovice Takeover by Heineken. Heineken currently operates in the Czech market through its Austrian subsidiary Brau-Union AG. After the Krusovice takeover, Heineken's market share...
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List of the shame about staffs with flich
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
Only people with serious criminal or series foul could be on the list, and only after strangulated detection. In Hungary products in value HUF 100 billion are disappeared in the...
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Actions against fake clearances
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
The Hungarian Competition Authority gave penalty in value of million HUFs because two stores bade shoes with big price reduction alluded to fake bankruptcy proceedings. The supervising of the competition...
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China to launch nationwide food safety offensive
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
China will launch a nationwide crackdown and propaganda offensive to fight public alarm about unsafe food, the government announced. "The overall quality of our country's products has been steadily improving,...
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Close 100 Hungarian Quality Products at CBA store
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
The hungarian store chain, processing 3000 stores, started with the tittle Hungarian Quality Products two years ago. With this action the company wished to help the Hungarian food industry, and...
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Amazon.com does fresh food
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
Amazon.com, the internet retailer known for its massive book sales, has begun delivering fresh foods directly to consumers' doorsteps. The experimental marketing program is initially limited to Mercer Island in...
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Black slaughters in region Vas
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
Between December and July 17 tons poultry were processed on the illegal slaughter houses. On the slaughter houses in Csákánydoroszló and Szentgotthárd, working without any permission, were more thousand poultry...
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Wal-Mart reveals Indian wholesale plans
Date: 2007-08-07 00:00:00
The world's largest retailer, yesterday gave a vote of confidence in the booming Indian economy with plans to introduce a network of cash-and-carry superstores across the country. The venture, with...
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Swine fever outbreak hits Romania on Smithfield Foods' farms
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
The Romanian authorities have ordered the slaughter of 20,000 pigs after an outbreak of swine fever at a farm in the west of the country. The virus has already been...
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Guar gum affair keeps on twist
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
Until Friday only 30 company denoted, that they used the Indian guar gum. Two weeks ago the European Commission informed member states of fears about dioxin levels in guar gum...
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Budapest will be the Unilever's region center
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
According to Kreativ, Unilever made a new central-european region's base in Budapest. In the frame of One Unilever program, the Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Sloven, Croation and Bosnian market will be...
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Appearance of trade union will be stronger in the food industry sector
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
Trade union of the Association of Workers in food industry is protesting against Tortellino Ltd. and wrote a broadcast message.According to the declaration the company is breaking the labour standards...
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Multitudinous food-poisioning at hungarian Grand Prix
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
A thai buffet would be closed on saturdays evening, is suppliers will be checked too. According to information of Index news portal- thai chicken menu gave rise of poisoning.Fourteen adults...
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Parfums in the British pubs
Date: 2007-08-06 00:00:00
Artificial scents are set to be pumped into British pubs to mask the smell of stale beer, sweat and other odours previously camouflaged by cigarette smoke. Mitchells and Butlers, which...
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Unilever will cut 20,000 jobs over four years
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
The reductions will occur as up to 50 factories are closed or reorganized and most cost savings will be focused on Europe, the company's biggest market. The company also plans...
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Increased invoice control at stores
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
According to finance minister Janos Veres the black economy could be decreased form nowadays 20% to 8-10%. He gave an interview for economic daily Napi Gazdasag, where he said the...
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Worldwide 1.5 million toys have been recalled by Mattel
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Big Bird, Elmo and Dora The Explorer characters' paints may contain excessive amounts of lead when they were manufactured in China. According to the company one million of the leaded...
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A German brewery launched a kosher Jewish beer
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Simcha are sold primarily to kosher restaurants around Germany. The Hartmannsdorf beer's factory manufactures some 10,000 bottles a day, should "Simcha" become popular, its distributors plan to market it throughout...
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At 20 % food price increase the goverment will horn in
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Agriculture minister József Gráf said taxdecrease can come at several raw material as for example meat. The Hungarian government is ready to help the farmers with debit for buying feed...
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Second Enhancement Package for SAP® ERP available
Date: 2007-08-03 00:00:00
Customers can selectively implement software innovations from SAP and activate selected functionalities and enhancements as driven by business demand. All innovations in the second enhancement package for SAP ERP are...
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