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InBev and Anheuser-Busch merger

InBev NV and Anheuser-Busch Cos., the world's first- and second-largest brewers, rose in trading after the Wall Street Journal said the rivals have discussed a merger that may happen this...

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Danone-Weight Watchers joint venture in China

Weight Watchers International, Inc. and Groupe DANONE announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a weight management business in China.   The joint venture, 51% owned by...

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Five pct. more hotels as in 2006

The gross income of public accommodation establishments increased to HUF 244 billions by 4% yr/yr at current prices.  According to KSH dates during 2007, 3.4 million international tourists (up 3%...

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The Coca-Cola Company has 40% interest in Honest Tea

Companies completed an agreement resulting in Coca-Cola holding approximately 40% interest in the fast-growing maker of certified organic beverages, including the best-selling Honest Tea®.  Honest Tea was started in 1998...

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Fondness by Friesland

The sales of the new product, Pottyos Pont2 starts in January. According to the retail dates the product has succes.  Friesland comes every time with nowelity out, last summer the...

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Aldi started with image ads

Aldi before the gates, the company promises significant price cut at food and non-food categories. According to specialists 20-25 of the planed 400 Hungarian Aldi stores open in next weeks,...

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Investor of the year in Samokov – Billa Bulgaria

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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Surpassing sales in Latin-America and Europe

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

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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Two digits growth at Coca-Cola Beverages Hungary

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

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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Mihaly Hardy leaved Tesco

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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Unilever Acquires Leading Russian Ice Cream Company Inmarko

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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Aldi to open in February

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

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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Mondi to develope in Poland

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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Sodexho Alliance renamed Sodexo

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

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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Fausto's is the best Restaurant in Hungary

The bilingual Dining Guide magazin organis competition between restaurants since 2005. The jurey, 28 international known specialists tested the restaurant personly, from the last year best 10 only three could...

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Burger King Keeps Rising

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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Opening with a wheelbarrow

The second BAUHAUS store with an assortment of 120,000 items was opened in Szigetszentmiklós on 27 December. Customers who had arrived with a wheelbarrow received a coupon for the prize...

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Zwack awards for suppliers

Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka Manufaktúra held a partner meeting for over 30 fruit producers on 14. December. Guests took a one and a half hour palinka tour....

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Match with a distinctive strategy

In recent years, Match did not show rapid expansion. In fact, the number of their stores dropped. However, as results began to improve, the owners approved of opening new stores...

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Let’s make tea!

Tea is being rediscovered by the consumers of the 21st century. The number of tea houses is rising dynamically, but tea is not yet getting the attention it deserves in...

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Restaurant on-line

We respect restaurants which take the trouble of regularly up-dating their web sites. We only discuss good web sites of good restaurants so that everybody can learn from the mistakes....

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Guilds for a common objective

An agreement on co-operation has been signed by the representatives of Pannon Bormíves Céh Egyesület and Pálinka Céh Egyesület at the St. Martin’s day celebrations held in Pannonhalma. Both NGO-s...

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If Milli, then it’s Debrecen

The new curd production plant of Friesland Hungária zRt. was opened on 22 November. The EUR 2 billion investment is part of their regional strategy to consolidate their activities in...

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Wider assortment for dm

OTC pharmaceuticals, homeopathic products and Alnatura bio-products are all recent additions to the dm assortment. The fiscal year ended on 30. September for dm Magyarország Kft. and results were excellent....

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Tea to go

Tea to go has been a problem for packaging experts up till now. A heat-proof, disposable, paper cup was not sufficient to solve the problem. Hälssen&Lyon’s has come up with...

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