News and articles
EU to Tax Imports of Swiss Products with Powdered Skim Milk
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The tax is part of a price equalizing method agreed between Switzerland and the E.U. Under the deal, Switzerland has until now subsidized the export of powdered skim milk to...
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The winner 21 save water
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
UK food and drink manufacturers are working together in a new initiative, known as the Federation House Commitment, to reduce water usage and improve efficiency across their businesses. The 21...
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Investor of the year in Samokov – Billa Bulgaria
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The Austrian hypermarket chain opened its 26th store in Samokov last year in November, in the city with 30,000 inhabitants, the investment enriched the 5,3 million euros. Billa Bulgaria opening...
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Plastic milk bottles came back in UK
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Shoppers will soon be able to buy milk in plastic bags as part of a green initiative of Waitrose. The supermarket chain Waitrose is abolishing plastic milk bottles to...
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P&G to separate its coffee business
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The coffee unit had sales of about $1.6 billion and operating income of about $ 350 million in fiscal 2007. Procter&Gamble Co. is planning to split off its Folgers coffee...
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Inspection at European big supermarket chains
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
A European Parliament petition on investigating and remedying the abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the EU has received signatures from 60% of all MEPs. The increasingly dominant...
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Surpassing sales in Latin-America and Europe
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Whirlpool Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit climbed to USD 187 millions, helped by its Maytag acquisition and an improved product mix and the weak dollar. Quarterly revenue grew seven...
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International Boost Sweetens Wrigley Sales
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The Chicago-based company's fourth-quarter profit totaled $155 million, or 56 cents a share, for a dime-a-share leap vs. last year.Revenue got pushed 16.4% higher to a better-than-expected $1.42 billion, primarily...
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Collective Hungarian exhibition at Prodexpo Moskow with AMC support
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Twenty Hungarian companies show themselft on the event from 11-15 February 2008. The Hungarian Agrar Marketing Centrum this year organised present for Hungarian firms at Prodexpo in Moskow. The 15th...
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Unilever Acquires Leading Russian Ice Cream Company Inmarko
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever's position as the world's number one ice cream business. It will also strengthen Unilever's portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority...
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Hungary's economic growth will pick up and its inflation will slow down this year
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
Based on the past months' developments, the extent of the changes is likely to be smaller than previously thought, economic think tank GKI said in a forecast elaborated in co-operation...
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The labor market of retail to increase in 2008
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
According to Hungarian National Labour Service this year's end will have a positive balance, 56,000 more job will fill up as last year December.The authority said there will be a...
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Two digits growth at Coca-Cola Beverages Hungary
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The company increased its market shares and get now 20 pct, one third of the sales came from the new products. The growth is thank to the fact too,...
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Imperial Tobacco's Altadis takeover offer
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
UK's Imperial Tobacco Group pays 50 eur per Altadis share, valuing the manufacturer of Gauloise and Fortuna cigarettes at 12.8 bln eur. The board of the Franco-Spanish company Altadis...
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French Supermarket Workers Strike over Wages
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
Thousands of French supermarket workers went on strike on Friday to demand higher salaries and better job conditions. The strike by supermarket employees was the latest in a series of...
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Mihaly Hardy leaved Tesco
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The specialist was the retail chain's communications director since 2006, former he worked 20 years as television reporter, editor and news director. There is no news about his successor at...
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Burger King Keeps Rising
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
Worldwide same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, rose 4.5 percent.Americas second burger chain said its second-quarter – ended on 31 of December 2007 – profit...
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Aldi to open in February
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
According to market informations giant adcampaign starts in February, but the news is not fixed by the company, it never promotes the store openings. It is unkonwn how many stores...
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dm to start in Bulgaria 2009
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
The local dm stores will have an area of 400-450 sq m and could be housed in large-scale shopping centers. dm Drogerie Markt, the Austrian retailer of household medicinal supplies,...
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Top-100 Hungarian Companies are Less Optimistic
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
The ECOSTAT TOP-100 business confidence index was 86,6% at SME's 79,4% in January 2008. Hungarian companies are looking to the future with a degree of apprehension, according to the stats....
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A Helping Hand for SMEs for free
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
The Mentoring Business Transfer is sponsored by European Union, essential business informations are teached in 10 days. The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce & Industry takes part in the program, wich...
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Mondi to develope in Poland
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
International paper and packaging manufacturer, Mondi investes €305-million Swiecie. The company comannounced in a statement that its new lightweight recycled container-board machine would be situated at its Swiecie mill, in...
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Fake products in value of HUF 18 million were atteched at Jozsefvarosi and Rakospalotai Markt
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
The specialist of Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard opens 15 closed kiosks and containers. According to authority 3,000 fake clothes and 200 paar of fake shoes were found. At Rakospalota...
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Sodexho Alliance renamed Sodexo
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
The evolution of the brand shows the grow and progress to become the premier global outsourcing expert. France based contract caterer and facilities company Sodexho Alliance has been renamed...
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Tesco opened a new front in the ongoing supermarket price war
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
In a sign that the discounters' growing popularity is starting to concern Tesco, the retail giant will start to match Aldi and Lidl's prices on over 2,000 product lines. Aldi...
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Cheese promotion dedicated
to the number 3
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Prizes from the prize game of SOLE-MIZO ZRt. promoting cheese were handed over at the end of November. 3 participants were able to win a HUF 300,000 trip with 3...
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LLP in the elite club of Microsoft
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
LLP has become a member of President’s Club, a the circle made up of the best Microsoft partners. These companies represent the top five per cent of Microsoft partners in...
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Scented and no stains
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The market of detergents shows continuous growth and innovation. Drugstores are still the places where most consumers go when looking for innovations. Consumers have less time to spend cleaning things...
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Prettier METRO
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
METRO changed its market strategy two years ago and has remodelled half of its stores since then. The result is spectacular. METRO Cash & Carry focused on remodelling 4 existing...
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Dermatologist in the West, TV in the East
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
According to data from a survey conducted by GfK Roper, four people out of ten are satisfied with the way they look world-wide and in Hungary, as well. The survey...
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