News and articles
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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Business confidence of big Hungarian companies improve in June
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The index gauging the confidence of Hungary's largest corporations stood at 58 points in June, up 4 points from May and at a six-year high, indicating outstanding optimism, Ecostat, the...
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M.E.G.A. group is played into the hands of Ukrainian
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The ownership change was made in Februar, after the re-labeling scandals, but the Registry Court has enroled now the two new owner from Ukraine. The M.E.G.A. Group, with five firme,...
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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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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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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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CBA birthday meeting for partners
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. held a meeting for its partners in Domonyvölgy, on 1 June, to celebrate its 15th birthday....
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Dairy industry on the defensive
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The Dairy Products Council held a presentation about the position of the industry on 29 May. Domestic sales of dairy products made from Hungarian materials declined by 13 per cent...
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Flavourings in all sizes
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Slow growth is detectable in the market of liquid flavourings. However, no major innovation can be seen in the market of mayonnaise, mustards, ketchup and horse radish, as consumers seem...
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Declining sales in food stores
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Overall retail sales showed some decline in March. According to a KSH report, sales in the first quarter of 2007 show a 0,3 per cent increase over the same period...
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Bio Ice Tea: Herba, Peach, Cherry, Lemon
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Bio Ice Tea is made from real tea infusion with bio-sugar. Instead of hazardous preservatives, heat treatment is used. Flavours: cherry, lemon, peach, herbs....
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Borsodi Beer
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Borsodi and friends save you from difficult and embarrassing situations. Agency: McCann Erickson Customer: Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. Product: Borsodi Sör Apperance: RTL Klub, Film+, Sport1, Sport2, Cool Period: May–July 2007...
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Tesco sponsoring Salva Vita this year
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. has donated HUF 20 million to the Salva Vita Foundation which promotes the integration of physically challenged young people and adults into society....
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AdWords for us too
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The business site AdWords is now accessible to Hungarian users as well, announced Google on 12 June. AdWords helps the activities of companies which do not have web sites of...
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401-2500 square meter stores improving their position
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of cereal bars declined by 3 per cent both in terms of value and of volume in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The total market was estimated at...
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Beef and poultry competing
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes trends in the world markets of poultry and meat. Data from the Market and Price Information system (PÁIR) can be useful...
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Wilkinson Extra 2 Fun
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The cheerful colours of the premium quality but affordable double blade razor have been chosen specifically for the summer season....
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Up-dated image for Kaiser
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Kaiser Food Élelmiszer-ipari Kft. has a refreshed image. Kaiser products are available with new packaging from June. New design is accompanied by flow pack and modern, sliced products sealed in...
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IMIGe team expanding
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Gábor Schwarz from Penthouse Magazin became the business development director of IMIGe Hungary in April, while two former Boomerang Media employees, Erika Farkas and András Farkas András have joined the...
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Health and games from corn
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to a recent survey by Nielsen, the market of cereals grew by 2 per cent in terms of value last year. Sales of corn flakes grew by 11 per...
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