Company and Personal News
Unilever suspension cost a lot for Delhaize Group
Date: 2009-02-18 04:17:03
Customers are dependent on certain brands and they have carefully selected those they want. Delhaize Group in Belgium is losing market share to its competitors due to its decision to...
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Tesco supports a créche in Mátészalka
Date: 2009-02-17 12:53:18
Since a few months Tesco’s consumers in some stores have to pay HUF 5 for their plastic shopping bags. From sales income of the bags company supports local institutes and...
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In December Hungarians spent more for „bottled” happiness
Date: 2009-02-17 12:49:11
Hungarian consumers, shopping soda in December, gave out HUF 36 of every 100 for Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is a real ’Lovemark’ in Hungary. Inspite of the financial crisis Hungarians doggedly buy...
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Executives will make fewer, shorter and cheaper business trips in 2009
Date: 2009-02-17 08:35:18
According to Amedeus Hospitality Business Group's survey instead gyms and restaurants hotels should concentrate on efficient check-in and check-out and internet access. Business travellers' expectations are changing. Economic pressure means...
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Co-operative Group to use biometric data collection to record worker hours
Date: 2009-02-17 08:15:48
The system will use biometric data collection terminals enabling finger scan verification, to record the working hours of 55,000 staff members. The Co-operative Group is introducing a new workforce management...
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SPAR acquires Ipercoop hypermarkets in Croatia
Date: 2009-02-17 08:03:19
According to reports in the local press, the four stores, of which two are located in Zagreb and one each in Split and Osijek will keep the Ipercoop banner but...
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PepsiCo sees growth in snacks, dairy
Date: 2009-02-17 07:44:28
Pepsi formed a joint venture with Saudi Arabia's Almarai Co , the Gulf's largest dairy company by market value. The venture, will be called International Dairy and Juice Ltd and...
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Discount feeling disappear, assortment expands
Date: 2009-02-16 04:26:26
On 12th February 2009 opened the first rebrand Spar stores in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. Last year SPAR aquiared Plus chain and in January it started to rebrand the units....
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The newest award for Francois President Rose but champagne
Date: 2009-02-16 04:14:38
The 15th Berlin Wine Trophy was trumped up between 22-26 January 2009. The jurey tasted 3,152 wines and award 120 Premium Gold, 641 Gold and 136 Silver medals. From the...
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Birthday design award by Tchibo
Date: 2009-02-16 04:02:30
Tchibo calls for tender together with MONE and the Moholy-Nagy Art University. The participants have to contemplate a retro mug set. Students have to plan 4 mugs, which must to...
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Almost 1200 restaurants joined to Gluttonous Thursday action
Date: 2009-02-16 03:38:55
Since beginning the program in 2006, the number of restaurants more than doubled from the first year's 499. On 26th February 1194 Hungarian restaurants give 0% off the dining bill....
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Fritz Henkel Award for Innovation presented
Date: 2009-02-16 02:44:44
A convincingly innovative character and successful market performance: These two attributes must be demonstrated by product ideas if they are to have a chance of winning the Fritz Henkel Award...
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K.O on Easter egg market by Tesco
Date: 2009-02-16 02:26:30
Tesco looks set to become the UK’s largest Easter egg retailer after buying forward orders of its exclusive lines that were destined for Woolworths. The deal means Tesco’s Easter egg...
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Billa Travel to sell holidays in Bohemia
Date: 2009-02-16 02:12:53
The tourist division of Rewe group was established in 1970 and recorded a turnover of nearly EUR3 billion in 2007. The agent is active Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Rewe has...
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CBA votes for closing on Sunday, but not for all shops
Date: 2009-02-13 09:21:14
The retail chain, employing 35,000 workers, said also employees need the Sunday as holiday, because of their health and their family life. CBA would close every stores over 100 sqm...
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New members at Reál Hungária Drink Kft.
Date: 2009-02-13 09:13:56
The company started meeting with Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft. last December, and the two companies joined to the chain in February. Since its foundation Reál Hungária Drink Kft. is...
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Hungarian hoteliers protest in ads against tax growth
Date: 2009-02-13 08:57:22
According to specialist, in this hard financial situation the guests will not take the price increase, the growth has to shoulder on hotels. The ad, readable in Népszabadság, daily newspaper,...
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Metro to abandon UK?
Date: 2009-02-13 08:07:07
Metro Group-owned Makro is planning to cut 378 jobs by closing three cash and carry stores in the UK. The closures were due to "difficult trading times and a need...
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Coca-Cola To Invest $1.2bn in Russia
Date: 2009-02-13 07:54:26
The company want to increase the range of products and sell coca-cola, energy drinks and kvas to a network comprising small kiosks and hypermarkets. In Short Term Coca-Cola has announced...
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Private label share may reach 25% in food at Real
Date: 2009-02-13 07:43:38
Real overhauled its retailer brands last year, eliminating a number of smaller ones and introducing 850 items under the Real Quality brand. Real aims to increase private label’s market share...
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Pioneer Out of Flat-Screen Tvs
Date: 2009-02-13 07:24:38
Pioneer will exit the flat-panel TV business by March 2010, transforming itself into primarily a car audio company. Pioneer forecast a record annual loss of $1.44 billion, and said it...
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Praktiker offers comfortable shopping for blinds
Date: 2009-02-12 09:44:42
The DIY chain help blind people with personal escort in its 19 stores. The DIY chain helps the Association of Hungarian Blinds since last year, then it gave colours and...
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Bacardi-Martini Hungary chooses PR Agency
Date: 2009-02-12 09:28:38
Próbakő Kommunikáció won the drink retailer's tender for 2009. This year Próbakő is the strategic adviser for the firm and the company's main brands. Próbakő is a member of Carbon...
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Nature-identical fragrances from BASF laboratory
Date: 2009-02-12 09:16:43
Synthetic citral provides the fragrance of citrus. Also other fragrances can be created, such as linalool which smells of lavender and geraniol responsible for the typical smell of roses. BASF...
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Tesco exits personal loans market
Date: 2009-02-12 08:54:54
The move is an indication of how more loan defaults, caused by the difficult economic conditions, are affecting loan providers. Tesco currently has 3,600 personal loans on its books with...
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Slovakian breweries feel unwell
Date: 2009-02-12 08:43:03
Since the drastic tax increase in 2003 the Slovakian plants producing less beer. Slovakian people drink lighter beers and yearly more import beers. According to Association of Slovakian Breweries the...
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Rosemary Award for 9 Hungarian restaurants
Date: 2009-02-11 10:24:34
The Hungarian National Tourist Office (HNTO) and the Floral Hungary Comitee confern a honor yearly one restaurant from each region, which has high quality gastronomy offer and particular environment. On...
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Double digits grow at MasterCard Europe
Date: 2009-02-11 09:42:00
For the full-year 2008, the European region reported double-digit growth in company gross euro volume with 15.5 %, purchase volume with 15.7 %, purchase transactions with 13.2 % and cash...
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Metro to launch delivery service in Germany
Date: 2009-02-11 09:00:00
The company will further adjust its wholesale activities to the changed requirements of its professional clients. Metro Cash & Carry has invested between more million euros in the infrastructure of...
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Danone sees growth slowing in 2009
Date: 2009-02-11 08:50:00
The French company said net profit fell last year to €1.31 billion from €4.18 billion in 2007, when Danone earned €3.1 billion on the sale of its LU, Petit Dejeuner...
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