Company and Personal News
Vilmos… not easy for him either
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Five men in rubber boots, each with a small glass in his hand, form a circle. This is the third round. Their faces are red from the cold and the...
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Coffee advertising performance
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
An Illy Cafe located in New York uses a new version of the very popular form of indirect advertising called product placement. A 90 minute theatrical performance titled “28 seconds”...
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Competition to encourage outdoor activities
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
drogerie markt launched a competition for primary schools on 10. April. It is intended to encourage children to focus on sport and outdoor activities when the weather is good.. Creative...
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Food patriot
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
A conservative MP, David Cameron has recommended that labels should be introduced to mark food products of genuinely British origin. He believes that inaccurate labelling makes it difficult for consumers...
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Revenues up by 20 per cent for SIÓ-ECKES last year
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The net revenues of SIÓ-ECKES Kft. were up by nearly 20 per cent last year and reached HUF 17.6 billion in 2007. They continue to remain the market leaders in...
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Kalinka Premium Vodka
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Slava is a 27 year old Russian, who has been living in Hungary for 6 years. He likes to live here. He sends video messages to his friends in Russia...
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Too strong for comfort
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
It is not only European sommeliers who encourage Californian wine producers to reconsider the alcohol content of their wines. Though Californian wines with a 15-17 per cent alcohol content are...
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Refrigerator room added to Lekkerland warehouse
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
A new, 140 square meter refrigerator room has been added to the Lekkerland warehouse. This will allow Lekkerland to begin supplying 30 kinds of fresh products, like dairy products, desserts,...
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Why was it important for your company to be among the first signatories of the Declaration?
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Jack Castelein, CEO of Friesland Hungária Zrt.: – We are committed to actively participating in improving the quality of life for consumers. We launch innovative and healthy products to help...
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Whose future is it?
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The stories of the two former chairmen of Étrend association illustrate the present situation of Hungarian gastronomy well. Péter Mózes, who resigned in February had pointed out the problems which...
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Iceman coming?
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Last summer, huge blocks of ice were used for cooling some large building in New York, instead of air conditioning, Water was refrozen using energy from solar cells. Blocks of...
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Honour for Péter Feiner from Austria
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Péter Feiner, managing director of SPAR Magyarország and chairman of the board has been awarded the Grand Order of the Republic of Austria by the by the President of the...
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Profit going up in smoke
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The Smokers’ Association wants a frank dialogue with legislators, as they regard the currently proposed amendment of the law about the protection of non-smokers as unrealistic. They would only support...
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Still a long way to go!
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Per capita consumption of cheese in Hungary is still well below the EU average. The consumption of cheese had been growing in the EU till 2001, stabilising around 19 kilos....
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New Wellneshotel in Zsira
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Spanish Iberalta Group plans to built wellness hotel near to Hungarian-Ausztrian border in Zsira. The developing costs are 15-16 millios euros. On the Austrian site of the border there are...
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Hungarian Succes at Sunday Times Wine Club
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Hungarian offer stands from several white and red wine and a champagne of Torley, together with withe wine from Winery of Nagyrede and the Royal Tokaji. Hugh Johnson – author...
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Danone to Spend EUR 220 Million in R&D
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
In 2008, Danone plans to conduct 50 clinical studies, as the company shifts its strategy from biscuits and dairy products to health food products. French dairy and baby food company...
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Carlsberg's majority ownership in Estonian Beer Company
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
75% of the Shares of Saku Õlletehase AS went to the Carlsberg, the rest are freely tradable on Tallinn Stock Exchange. The previous owners of BBH AB were Scottish &...
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Hungarian Industrial Producer Sales Price Rose by 10 % in One Year
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Domestic sales prices of the whole industry grew by 0.8% in March 2008 compared to the previous month, which figure was slightly higher than the monthly increase rate measured in...
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New Milli drink yoghurts on the shelves
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
The new products are to buy in two tastes: strawberry-raspberry and peach-maracuja. The drink yoghurts have 10% fruit content. Friesland Hungaria developes several healthy foods, under the name Milli too,...
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Four new Aldi store to open in Mai
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
The German discount chain started with 5 unit in midle of April, one week later other 4 stores were opened. According to Aldi website, after the 2th of Mai...
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Environmentfriendly Tender for hotels
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
Almost every Hungarian hotel has now an environmental program, the next step is to involve the guest and the neighbours to the action. The Hotel Association of Hungary calla for...
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Metro Q1 Loss Widens, But Sales Up The Metro Group
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
Net loss for the quarter amounted to E4.0m, from E1.0m last year; while EBIT amounted to E152m. However, sales rose 7.3% to E15.6bn, helped by strong growth in Eastern Europe....
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Lidl chain with 260 units in Poland is looking for buyer
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported, citing unnamed sources, that Schwarz is seeking a buyer for its Lidl stores in Poland, which are potentially worth around 250 million euros. The Polish paper...
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Heineken's giant investment in Sopron
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The new watercleaner system costs EUR 2.2 million. The plant was built from 100 tons of steel, 800 qm beton and 1,000 meter steinless steel. The company use the same...
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Big success at Gyermelyi Paste Wednesday
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Almost 300 restaurants offered paste specialities on half price. 40,000 guests taste the dishes. According the new researches Hungarian likes pastes, people eaten yearly 6-7 kilos from it. Paste...
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Lactalis Enters Romanian Dairy Market
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The French dairy giant completed its takeover of the Romanian LaDorna group in a deal reportedly worth up to EUR 100 million. Lactalis acquires all shares of LaDorna, which is...
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