Company and Personal News
Auchan: Internet innovation on the website
Date: 2009-09-29 00:02:00
After one and a half years of successful operation, Auchan Hungary Ltd.’s company website, the www.auchan.hu got new form and content. The new website would desire to keep up with...
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The EU would tighten the rules on invoicing
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:35
The European Union plans the tightening of the rule system of invoices, that would be mandatory to all member states. The changes would standardize the rules of 27 EU Member...
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Kraft Foods prepares for hostile step
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:00
Kraft Foods is preparing to make a hostile takeover bid for British Cadbury confectionery manufacturer. According to City sources, the world's second largest food giant, the Kraft Foods offer would...
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Hungarians do not visit Slovakia
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:00
There is a lack of Hungarian tourists in the Slovak hotels. According to the datas of the Slovakian Statistical Office; the number of Hungarian tourists decreased by almost 40 percent,...
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China launches anti-dumping process due to the U.S. chicken imports
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:40
China initiate proceedings against anti-dumping and not allowed subsidies in the case of U.S. imported chicken meat – announced Chinese Ministry of Commerce. The United States is China's largest chicken...
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Triple beer taxes in Russia
Date: 2009-09-29 00:00:22
Next year, tax on beer will be the threefold of the current level. Consumption tax will increase to 9 rubles per liter (about 55 HUF) in Russia – announced Alexei...
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Energy drink consumption increased spectacularly in Hungary
Date: 2009-09-28 00:05:55
According to Nielsen market research company; retail sales of energy drink increased by 24 percent, between the 2008 September and 2009 August period, exceeding 11 billion HUF. Because of the...
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Ministry of Finance would correct the spoilt of the cafeteria-regulation
Date: 2009-09-28 00:04:25
The government has to correct its tax proposal, voted summer 2009. Under the current rules not 25, but 58 percent would afflict the fringe benefits. In the case of the...
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The companies of the region do not expect recovery
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:45
Deloitte prepared its first regional economic sentiment survey. In the summer 190 heads of large companies were asked about the prospects of the next 6-12 months. Hungary, Romania, Poland, Croatia,...
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Salient optimism at the Germans
Date: 2009-09-28 00:03:00
According to the GfK market research institute on the basis of the October survey, the GfK consumer confidence index produced the highest value of the last 16 months in Germany....
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Unilever would buy Sara Lee’s cosmetics business
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:35
The 1.275 billion euros transaction is waiting for the approval of the European trade unions and the authorities. Unilever can not be disclosed the concrete steps of the merger, until...
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This year’s grape harvest worth a little
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:00
Midway through the harvest, it can be seen, that the yield will be less than the expected 3.5 million hektoliters, because of the hot summer. But despite the fewer amount...
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The most ethical supermarkets
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:30
According to the criterias of the Association of Conscious Consumers, most ethical brands among the food chains are Reál and G'Roby, although these companies has only an average ethical and...
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Revenue increase is expected from Tesco in the second quarter
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:08
Nomura’s analyst expects a 9 percent growth, from the quarterly report of Tesco, thus the recommendation to purchase shares of Tesco has confirmed. According to the analyst; Tesco's revenues will...
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Nespresso expands in Saturn Mammut
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:51
The Nespresso continues its expansion started in June 2008, in the commercial units. It will open its first special outlet in Eastern Europe, with about a 20 square meters base...
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Raiker joins Reál Hungária Drink
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Raiker Kft., one of the biggest beverage wholesale companies in central Hungary and Budapest joined Reál Hungária Drink Kft. in September. By this, the latter’s turnover exceeds HUF 60 billion....
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Price/value ratio plays the leading role on the fondant candy market
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
This year’s fondant candy season may bring significant price increase. Both base material and energy prices increased, affecting branded products and private labels alike. Volume sales are practically guaranteed to...
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Dwindling pessimism
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to predictions by GKI, made in cooperation with Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy’s performance probably reached its nadir this summer. External balance is radically improving, while internal balance meets...
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Gianni is the new face of Lidl
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Gianni Annoni, well-known for his television cookery shows, is the leading figure in Lidl’s 2009-2010 advertising campaign, called ”Make shopping an experience: discover Lidl’s new world every week!” In its...
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It is time to wake up!
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
What does crisis mean? It means that we cannot continue doing things the way we did before, we have to find new solutions. This is true for the FMCG sector...
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Tokaj Kereskedőház expects a setback
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
István Kiss, the company’s CEO announced that for this year, Tokaj Keres-kedőház projects a HUF 3.2 billion revenue, while last year they generated HUF 3.8 billion. In the past few...
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We bought more fondant candy in 2008
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, in October 2008-January 2009, Hungarian households bought more fondant candy than a year before; the increase was 4 percent in terms of volume (meaning that...
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Supermarkets recuperate in the first six months
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
A report by GfK Hungária on retail in Hungary in the first half of the year reveals that households bought significantly less in volume. The supermarket channel expanded healthily, it...
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Lidl speaks
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
We asked the representatives of Lidl how they prepare for the new Food Act. – Lidl does its best to meet the requirements. Contrary to popular belief, Hungarian products are...
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The Wandering Magyar
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The food basket known by the name of Hungaricum is one of the most straightforward advertising messages: sausage, onion and a pitcher accompany Hungarian flavours. However, in an age of...
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The scent of home
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The right background music and scent in the Quattro Mobili store on Szent István Boulevard is the result of the contract the store signed with Mood Media. Quattro Mobili opted...
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Beautiful and hardworking
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Toyota believes that a workplace can be comfortable, what is more, it should be comfortable. Image does matter in business, therefore Dyna is not only practical but good-looking and stylish...
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Hungarians economise differently than the rest of the world
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
While in the United States and Europe consumers try hard to save money by looking for cheaper products, Hungarians buy less of the same daily consumer goods, according to a...
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Going forward, even during a recession
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Present Store based its strategy on constant development and expansion, therefore they managed to grow despite the economic crisis and a stagnating business and promotional gift market. According to Ferenc...
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Successful promotion by 60-year old Tchibo
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Gyöngyi Kovács from Csokonyavisonta was the happy winner of a Volkswagen Golf 6, the main prize of the competition celebrating Tchibo’s 60th birthday. Andrzej Jackiewicz, Tchibo Budapest Kft.’s managing director...
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