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Energy for everybody!

Energy drinks have lost their exclusivity, but this isn’t bad news for retailers, as quantities have been boosted. – Things have changed completely – says László Boros, sales director of...

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Specialised and convenience focused innovations

Sales of household chemical and body care products can be boosted substantially by the introduction of innovative products. Specialised detergents are in high demand, for example. According to research by...

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Expensive problems for retailers

According to Mike Tallent, director of Pricewaterhouse Coopers, no company is immune to theft and fraud committed by employees. As one of their recent surveys shows, 60 per cent of...

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Cherry Queen

Cherry Queen has new packaging and communication....

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Shanghai: admission for low price

– Everybody who regard themselves as global players should be present here. This is one of the reasons why .Metro was the first of the international chains to enter the...

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Gramex expanding

Gramex 2000 Kft, one of the biggest domestic manufacturers of private label soft drinks is practically doubling the size of its Veresegyháza facility. Both a new warehouse and a new...

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Whisky brand for soberness

Mika Hakkinen, two time world chamion Formula One pilot opened an event called „Never drink, when you drive” on 31. July, in Budapest. This event is part of a world-wide...

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Variations for Bomba! back lit signs

Six companies have entered the competition organised by the magazine Sign and Büki Üdítő Kft. for designing special back lit signs for the Bomba! image....

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Recharged continuously

Buying batteries has become an everyday necessity. There has been a shift in the battery market towards rechargeable batteries, as these are much more economical to use. – The market...

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Hungarian findings

The most important findings of the survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers regarding Hungary are: • 25 per cent of the companies participating have become victims in the past two years. • Fraud,...

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Helia-D Mélytisztító Arcgél

Sunflower stem extract and ground sea snail shell, the special ingredients of Helia-D Mélytisztító Arcgél help to remove dead epidermis cells and make our skin silky and fragrant....

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CIES SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE 2007

(Tomorrow's Supply Chain: Efficient, Transparent, Sustainable) 11 & 12 October 2007 – Prague, Czech Republic, www.ciessupplychain.com The CIES Supply Chain Conference 2007 is /the/ meeting place for Supply Chain &...

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New cakes from Szamos Marcipán

Szamos Marcipán has new tortes and cakes to offer, available in its shops and confectioneries since May. Light and fruity flavours dominate among the ten new products....

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Second Bauhaus under construction in Szigetszentmiklós

Construction of a new, 20,000 square meter Bauhaus store has begun near Szigetszentmiklós. Europe’s leading “do it yourself “chain is building two stores in Hungary with an investment of HUF...

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Sales of chocolate bars rising again

After some stagnation, sales of chocolate bars again showed growth of 11 per cent in terms of value, between June 2006–May 2007. Total sales have exceeded HUF 25 billion. Average...

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Shrinking sizes, combined types

Powder or gel? Manufacturers often use combined packaging to spare us the trouble of having to choose between the two. Washing liquids also exist to tackle special challenges. Washing powder...

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London, you dear one!

Though London is no longer the centre of the world, but it is undeniably still one of the most important business and cultural centres and it is developing at an...

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Zubrowka vodka

Premium category Polish vodka speciality. There is a leaf of buffalo grass in each bottle, a special trademark which gives the vodka a pleasant flavour, fragrance and a light green...

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Continuous administration with difficulties

The Tax Office (APEH) collected Ft 73.2 billion ($384 million) from fees in the first seven months of the year; Ft 31.5 billion ($165.6 million) of the sum was channeled...

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CCHBC to invest in Russian plant

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co is planning to invest in the construction of a plant in south Russia, according to local reports.  The soft drinks company was cited in Vedomosti newspaper as...

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Baltika prepares share buyback programme

The proposed move would result in increased profitability per share and an improvement in the capital structure, Baltika said .   The Russian brewer, which is majority controlled by Carlsberg and...

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New haircare program from Procter&Gamble

Face of the Pantene Full Spectrum Shine is Monika Ullman, actriss. The Full Sprectrum collection is on the shelves since June, television ad campagne starts in the autum.Beforehand the Pantene...

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From the end of September Friesland produces in Debrecen

Because of the hungarian milk market fight the board of the company decided to concentrate the produces in two plant in Debrecen and Mateszalka. Friesland wanted to sell its plant...

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HUF 13.5 million penalties in case of guar gum

Some of the company reported lately or not, or were behind the time with the revocation or worked not together with the authorities. In the last 6 weeks there were...

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(HU) Még idén megnyílik a 200. Spar

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(HU) Lépéskényszerben a Wal-Mart

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(HU) Drágul a hal is

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Plans for a Stronger Customer Protection

The Customer Protection Directorate, to merge with regional offices into a new National Customer Protection Authority from September 1 this year, will hire more staff from January 2008, Prime Minister...

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