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Tesco collect back clothes hangers

Following a previous trial in five stores, Tesco is to roll-out collection bins for clothes hangers in its stores. The move aims to prevent 1,000 tonnes of plastic going to...

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Zabka to open stores on petrol stations

At present the Polish company is negotiating with several potential partners. Company has 1800 stores around the country.  The establishment of grocery stores at petrol stations is a new trend...

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New Domain Names with .hotel

The organization that oversees the Internet, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, plans to start selling the rights to an unlimited number of top-level domains next year, such...

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60,000 guest nights expected

The campaign is coordinated by the HNTO. Dedicated partners are 3-, 4- and 5-star hotels in Budapest, the Hotel Association of Hungary, Malév, Budapest Airport, Budapest Festival Center and other...

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More than 6500 pupils on the Nestlé Nutrikid Olympic Game

Because of the huge interess the company givea extra award for the most creative projekt. 25_% of the Hungarian schools use the Nutrikid teaching program. Since begininnig in 2003, this...

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New Intermec solution from November

The new CK3 includes a broad range of data collection and communication features which enables it to perform a variety of in-premise applications. The CK3 packs a breadth of capabilities...

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Q3 Profits Flat At Coca-Cola Hellenic

Greek bottling company Coca-Cola Hellenic has reported a third-quarter profit that was flat on the year at E213m, but the company reiterated its full-year forecasts. CCH said sales volume rose...

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Nesspresso Essenza Touch Arrives

The Essenza Touch blends silky-soft finishes with intriguing modern shapes in the Nesspresso Essenza design.  Both the soft-touch case and coffee ring defining the coffee nozzle are coated in a...

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Coface Lowers UK, Ireland, Iceland Ratings

The Paris-based business specialist has downgraded its credit ratings on the UK and Ireland to A2. Iceland, which had been placed on negative watch in March 2007, has been downgraded...

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Chivas Regal redesign for Christmas

Chivas Regal has unveiled a new limited edition designer tin that conveys the contemporary exuberance of its iconic 12YO blended Scotch Whisky.  Designed by internationally acclaimed architect Evan Douglis, the...

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Nestle sends 20 experts for melamine tests in China

In addition, two highly specialized machines that can detect minute traces of melamine are currently being used at the new research and development center.  Nestle had mounted a "sizable effort"...

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Adaptive Media Kft. sales TV2's internet and teletext surfaces

The tv company developed its on-line portfolio, the new sites are myvideo.hu and tenyek.hu.  From 1th November Adaptive disposes TV2's on-line surfices together with kreativonline.hu, port.hu, szinhaz.hu, hirszerzo.hu and etc....

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The newest ProLogis Park to open

The 6th unit of the company is suitable to accomodate logistics, storage, distribution activities of logistics companies and retailers, as well as light manufacturing activities.  ProLogis Park Budapest – Batta...

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Gastronomie competition with profis and celebs at Hungarian Television

With the sponsorship of the Hungarian Turism Company a new tv series starts with the titel „Az étterem” (the restaurant). The program will be broadcasted for 25 weeks. The organiser...

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Football Park & Sporthotel to build near to Budapest

In Telki, only 20 kms from the capital, the Hungarian Football Association is building a 64-room, 4-star hotel and a sport-rehabilitation and recreation training centre with 4 football courts. The...

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Coop Szeged to develope its chain

Since 29th October a new Coop store serves its costumers in Mindszent. It is the 400th Tisza Coop Supermarket in Hungary. The construction works started at March 2008., the developing...

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New financial director at Heineken Hungária

Akos Magyari arrives from Unilever Magyarország, and takes the positon of Bela Csak from 1th November. The specialist gradueted at Economic University Budapest in 1995, he started his career at...

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Cherry Queen bonbons with marzipan

The producst is unique at the Hungarian market, instead of the traditional chocolate-covered cherries in this new bonbon the cherry is covered by marzipan liquer and of course chocolate. The...

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A Belgian won the 12. Stella Artois® World Draught Master world championship

The best was Tommy Goukens, the second place has a chineese lady Claire Dong, the 3th place is for Volodymyr Vavryk from Ukraine. The Stella Artois® World Draught Master is...

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SWISS expands its routes from/to Hungary

SWISS will be keeping its route network at its present extent in the coming 2008/09 winter schedules, and is even adding further frequencies on certain routes. SWISS's Geneva-based network sees...

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All Starbucks Coffee Will Be „Green” and Ethically Traded by 2015

Starbucks announced 13 goals, to be achieved by 2015, as part of its Shared Planet(TM) programme.  The company stated that, by 2015, 100% of its coffee will be responsibly grown...

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TESCO cuts sales guidance in UK

According to reports in the Financial Times retailer is cutting its sales growth guidance for the UK business for the first time in years.  Tesco's former Finance Director Andrew Higginson...

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Carrefour France fined EUR1.3 million

The retailer was fined for paying salaries below the minimum wage for France to 429 employees.  Carrefour has been fined EUR1.3 million for infringement of workers' rights, a local police...

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Mirital wins the 2008 BEST OF PACKFORUM AWARD

International chief editors of retail publications were invited to vote for the best Packforum® packaging amongst 15 innovative European retail packs.  Editors are asked to evaluate each pack, giving a...

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Bulgari prepares to check into Knightsbridge

Four years after the opening of its flagship store on New Bond Street, Bulgari, the luxury goods group, is close to securing a site in Knightsbridge for its first London...

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Ambient – 2,000 DS from one hand

Ambient signed agreements with the biggest domestic Digiatal Signage (DS) firms in Hungary, a huge digital indoor chain were instituted. Ambient Media Kft. increased its offer with Infirio Retail's 32...

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