News and articles
Food safety fine for Lidl
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
One of Lidl's polish eiscream had to be get out of the circulation and must be annuled, because the production was not safe enough, and the eiscream could be tainted....
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Reorganization by Zalabaromfi
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The new owner, the Dale consortium bought the company for more than 50% of a start prise, HUF 2,4 billion. Dale started to reorganize and rationalized the company in Zalaegerszeg....
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Burger King will be open in Bohemia
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
AmRest, the listed restaurant operator – managing, among others, Burger King,Pizza Hut KFC – ask for working permit in Czech Republic. Until now the concret start of the first bohemian...
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European Food Safety got well
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) which shows that notifications on risks to food safety fell by 5% in 2006 compared to 2005.This is the first time since the...
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Tesco set to launch book club with UK's biggest publisher
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Tesco, the supermarket chain with more than 1200 stores in the UK, is expanding its retail empire by launching a book club in collaboration with the UK's biggest publisher, Random...
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Spain Gives Nod to Nueva Rumasa's Acquisition of Parmalat's Clesa
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
According to Spain's business media, the national competition authority has given food group Nueva Rumasa the green light to acquire Clesa, the Spanish subsidiary of Italian dairy firm Parmalat. The...
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Hard competition on softdrinks market in Ukraine
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Orangina Group, the beverage producer has acquired Rosinka, a Ukrainian soft drinks manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. Rosinka, which has a workforce of 600, saw its 2006 turnover reach 30...
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Toxic industry raw materials in chinese food
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Chinese media are reporting that authorities have shut down 180 food factories, after inspectors found industrial chemicals in products from candy to seafood. Authorities say formaldehyde, illegal dyes and industrial...
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Charles' organic carrots rejected by Sainsbury's for being 'rotten'
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
SAINSBURY'S rejected royal carrots grown at the Prince of Wales's organic farm because they were “rotten”. The supermarket giant said the quality of Duchy carrots from Highgrove had "deteriorated"...
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Nike is popular in Europe
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
With growth in the U.S. and abroad, plus surprisingly strong future orders, Nike allayed fears and buoyed hopes for some about the future of the world's largest athletic shoe and...
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Warehouses near to the downtown
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Construction work has begun for a 20,000-square-metre (4.94-acre) business park in Táblás street in Budapest's 9th district. InNove Business Park will comprise warehouses and office space. It is located at...
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Uninterrupted growth at LLP
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
LLP Group, a leading provider of ERP and CRM solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has reported 2006 total revenues of 7.7 million EUR, representing 12% growth over 2005. The...
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Deodorant tested in Africa
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
An expedition crossing Africa tested Kilimanjaro, the new version of Old Spice this autumn. The Old Spice Afrika climbed Kilimanjaro in May....
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Unbroken trust
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Reader’s Digest magazine has again prepared a survey about the brands regarded as most reliable by consumers. The survey covered 15 European countries and 24,000 interviews. Quality, price, image and...
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Drugstores: increasing intimacy
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of women’s hygiene products are increasingly concentrated in drugstores. According to data from Nielsen, their market share grew by 3 per cent last year, but hyper markets still...
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Second fastest price rise for food behind energy
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
In the first five months of 2007, prices were 8,6 per cent higher on average than a year earlier. According to KSH figures, food prices grew by 1,6 per cent...
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Miss Sixty Flower Power
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Flower Power is a composition for the summer, with vibrating colours and fragrance of flowers, which bring back the atmosphere of the hot summers of the 1970’s....
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Company card
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The wide assortment of Mona products includes practically all segments of dairy products from camembert cheese to yoghurts. Milks made using the unique ESL technology, which stay fresh longer form...
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Last Unicum concert of the season
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The Hungarian Festival Orchestra staged its last Unicum concert of the season in Bartók Béla Hall on 27 May. The next Unicum concert with compositions by Brahms and Rachmaninov will...
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Intimate relationship with strong brands
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Personal hygiene has been subject to spectacular development in the past 20 years in Hungary. Softness, smoothness and good absorption capacity are the main priorities for consumers, while skin-friendliness is...
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Less money spent by foreigners
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
7,7 million foreign visitors arrived in Hungary in the first quarter of 2007, which is 7 per cent more than a year earlier. They had spent a total of 17,5...
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A cup ahead of others
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The Hungarian subsidiary of Sara Lee has American, Dutch and Hungarian “blood” flowing in its veins. Their main strength is that they are usually one step ahead of the market....
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Tricky Pöttyös
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The TV spot made for Pöttyös last year has been enhanced using a technology, Autodesk Flame trick system which is absolutely unique and new in Hungary....
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Fruits and vegetables in the focus
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Regarding development, the production of fruits and vegetables will be treated as one of the priorities in agriculture during the next seven years. EU funding will be available for modernising...
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Prices of sun lotions going down the chute
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Average prices of sun lotions are falling in modern store types, where most sales are concentrated. Longer and warmer summers generate increased demand, inviting private labels to enter the market....
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Waiting for wine reform
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The EU Commission will publish its plans for reforms in the wine sector in the beginning of July. Critics of planned reforms say, that the EU wants to turn wine...
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Kalinka premium vodka
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The unique pureness of the new Kalinka premium vodka is due to filtering through 10 columns of active carbon. This vodka is a unique mix of specially purified and softened...
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