Company and Personal News
Tesco collecting PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 50 stores
Date: 2009-04-08 04:08:50
In January this year, Tesco introduced the taking back of used PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 37 stores. Now, the system is available in 13 other stores as well. The main...
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A traditional, 220 year-old cake-shop has just closed in Pécs
Date: 2009-04-08 03:52:57
Caflish, previously running under the name Éva has been part of the scenery of Pécs since 1789, as a cake shop and a coffee shop, and went bankrupt this spring....
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SOS-stores selling cheap food in Belgrad
Date: 2009-04-08 03:43:30
Grocery store chains launched the so-called SOS-stores, grocery store for low-income individuals in Belgrad, Serbia. The outlet features prices 20-50% lower than regular retail rates. The freshly opened stores are...
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Chocolate-producers are selling more during the Easter-season
Date: 2009-04-08 02:14:00
Retail-chains have increased by 14 percent within February 2008 and January 2009 which means a 70 billion HUF increase. Seasonal Easter-candies are being sold in great numbers: over 967 tons,...
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Győri Keksz Ltd. moving to the industrial park of Győr
Date: 2009-04-08 00:12:12
Győri Keksz Ltd. is changing its location by moving to the industrial park of Győr, the constructions of the new building started on Tuesday. The company has brought a 10...
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Tesco, CBA and Coop are the most successful
Date: 2009-04-07 04:04:15
Tesco, CBA and Coop have ended up on the top of Nielsen's 2008 list of the greatest grocery and general merchandising retail chains. Nielsen has also pointed out that CBA...
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Tracel agency winning on court against consumer protection authority
Date: 2009-04-07 04:02:12
No consumer protection rule is being offended if travel agencies indicate extra tarifts separatedly from the participation fee on their fylers – the Supreme Court decided. A travel agency issued...
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Too many restaurants in the USA?
Date: 2009-04-07 03:47:31
In less than 20 years, the number of restaurants and bars has seen a 49 percent increase, now many of these restaurants must close due to the crisis.Since 1990, the...
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National Starch integrated by Henkel successfully
Date: 2009-04-07 03:42:01
Henkel’s acquisition of the National Starch businesses in April 2008 has brought about a substantial increase of sales. After adjusting for foreign exchange, sales rose by 11.6 percent. Organic sales...
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Borsod Brewery Plc. chose Publicis Consultants │ Budapest
Date: 2009-04-06 02:29:16
Borsod Brewery Plc. has chosen the PR agency Publicis Consultants │ Budapest within the compass of an invitational tender to perform external communication tasks. Borsod Brewery Plc. wishes to continue...
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The first five-star hotel of the Istrian peninsula has opened
Date: 2009-04-06 01:21:54
The number of luxury hotels in Croatia have increased significantly in the past few months, Croatian tourism puts the main emphasis on five-star hotels at the moment. Tourism has always...
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Nestle benefiting from recession
Date: 2009-04-06 01:14:45
While the world's top food groups battle a slowdown this year, Nestle SA has the credentials to exploit the recession. In spite of the crisis, Nestle seem to have closed...
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Positive answers
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Like their counterparts in Budapest, restaurant owners in New York and London also worry about the recession, but are coming up with different answers. For some time, restaurant guests in...
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Tesco supporting local initiatives nation-wide
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Tesco has been the first in Hungary to introduce bags made from a completely decomposing material, which are sold for HUF 5. Part of the revenues from sales are donated...
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Ronald on the way to slimming?
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
McDonald’s has ended up in 8th place on the top 10 list of fast food chains offering the healthiest food, compiled by Health magazine. Thee are several hundred fast food...
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New member in management of Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Csaba Csiszkó was appointed the new sales director of Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. on 1 February. He had spent the previous 13 years working for Philip Morris Magyarország Kft in different...
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Serving trends in catering
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
According to a survey conducted by FES magazine, the leading serving trends follow the general trends in catering: providing an experience, interactivity and small plates. In many places, chefs communicate...
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Pannonhalmi Törkölypálinka first to use palinka tax stamp
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Győri Likőrgyár Zrt. has been the first distillery in Hungary to successfully obtain a tax stamp for the Törkölypalinka manufactured by its subsidiary Pannonhalmi Pálinkárium. The first bottle of Pannonhalmi...
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Salt and pepper
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Regardless of the quality of ingredients, food will not taste good without spices. Using spices well is not simply a matter of creativity, but also of talent. Though spices have...
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Kométa web site modernised
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The web site of Kométa has been modernised, with new design and contents adapted to the new general design which is being introduced. A news service has been added to...
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Wine chillers
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
In order to choose the right wine chiller, we must have a clear idea of what requirements it should meet. Cheap solutions usually end up being more expensive in the...
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Smaller than expected drop in coffee consumption
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
A survey of the effects of the economic crisis on coffee consumption in Hungary has been prepared by Valdo Café, using interviews with 100 leading customers. The findings show that...
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Wine chiller with wine spout: new profit centre for restaurants
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Sometimes, we cannot have the wine we would like to have with our favourite dish. We often find that we have to order a whole bottle in restaurants even if...
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Flooded with flavours!
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
While half of the guests visiting confectioneries prefer vanilla and chocolate ice cream, the other half is ready to try other flavours as well. Creative confectioners constantly work on innovation,...
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Stores opening
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
CBA, Tét Open: 14 January Chain: CBA Store space: 500 m2 SKU: n. a. Coop, Polgár Open: 20 March Chain: Coop Store space: 325 m2 SKU: 5000 Lidl, Szeghalom Open:...
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Héliker acquired by Coop Szolnok
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The offer made by Coop Szolnok Zrt. for Héliker Zrt. has beaten that of Tesco. As a result of the acquisition, annual revenues of the company will rise by HUF...
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Barrel hotel in the Netherlands
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
A special method for utilising old wine barrels has been invented by a Dutch hotel owner. The 14,500 litre barrels have been converted into bedrooms and installed in De Vrouwe...
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Fragile trends
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
Many attempts have been made at defining an order of priorities among factors which determine how satisfied guests feel in restaurants. In any case, we can be sure that a...
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Customer friendly solutions in Székesfehérvár METRO store
Date: 2009-04-05 08:00:00
The new store concept of METRO has been introduced in their Székesfehérvár store first. The new concept is based on the “everything in one place, quickly and conveniently” principle and...
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