Company and Personal News
More than expected wheat yield for next year
Date: 2009-08-31 00:02:00
The International Grain Council (IGC) has changed its forecast for world wheat yield, from 654 million tonnes to 662 million for the 2009 – 2010 years. According to the organization’s...
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A new Tesco Express store opened in Budapesten
Date: 2009-08-31 00:01:30
A newTesco Express store opened on Friday in Budapest at the 16th district under Rákosi road 142-146. This is the 12th new format store of Tesco in Hungary, which is...
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Pepsi invests in Romania
Date: 2009-08-31 00:00:50
In September, PepsiAmericas will open a new factory in Romania with a 150 million USD investment. It will be Europe's largest such unit. The company started to bottle in Romania...
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Real supermarket chain will support schools after children hospitals
Date: 2009-08-31 00:00:30
Real support schools with a significant amount of money. In recent years, the chain sent donations to children hospitals, this year primary school classes can apply for a 15 million...
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The Minister would support irrigation with state involvement
Date: 2009-08-28 00:04:00
Irrigation is not possible without state involvement, stated Gráf József, Minister of Agriculture. Its lack, brings the domestic participants a disadvantage, compared to other countries in agriculture. While in the...
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Germans are optimistic, confidence in the euro area
Date: 2009-08-28 00:03:25
The GfK market research institute’s the value of the German consumer sentiment index in September increased to its 15-month peak. Conference Board's composite index for the euro area economy increased...
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Kopint-Tarki: this year, a significant decrease in agricultural production
Date: 2009-08-28 00:03:00
This year, 8-10 percent decline in agricultural production can be occured compared to last year – said Szabó Márton the lead researcher of Kopint-Tarki on a press conference. According to...
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Beekeepers closed a bad season because of weather
Date: 2009-08-28 00:02:00
This year, because of the extreme weather the producer price of honey has been increased. The beekeepers at the end of the season are less visited by the thieves, in...
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Germany has thrown back to second place due to the crisis
Date: 2009-08-28 00:01:10
In the first half of the year, China took the world's largest exporter title away from Germany. According to the datas of the World Trade Organization, China's sold 521.7 billion,...
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Törley group won two titles at the Champagne and Wine festival
Date: 2009-08-28 00:01:00
The raw Törley sparkling wine became the Champagne of the year, the St. Stephen's Crown Irsay Oliver was elected as the white wine of the year on the 20th Champagne...
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Hungarian cheese is being falsified
Date: 2009-08-28 00:00:55
It is estimated that only one third of the farmers offer their own product to customers. The others others trying to sell, unknown origin products. According to the farmers, many...
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High level recognition to the CEO of BUSZESZ
Date: 2009-08-28 00:00:30
According to the Communication of BUSZESZ Food Industrial Zrt., Dr. Zentai László the company's Chief Executive Officer awarded by the „Knight Cross the Hungarian Republic”. Dr. Zentai László has a...
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Dreher surveyed consumers of alcoholic drinks
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Nearly 5,000 adults filled-in Dreher’s on-line questionnaire at www.alkohol.info.hu, as part of the company’s Responsible Drinking Programme. 78 percent judged drunk driving the biggest problem, 70 percent marked violence and...
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Sara Lee’s new managing director
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
As of 1 August 2009, Carolina Schulten replaces president-CEO Dr. Tibor Seres in the managing director’s seat of Sara Lee’s Hungarian coffee and tea division. Carolina Schulten has worked for...
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High quality sells better
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Nielsen Retail Index reveals that lemon juice retail sales grew by 13 percent in terms of value in June 2008-May 2009, compared to the previous period a year before. The...
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Price increase slowing down
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In June consumer prices augmented by 0.1 percent, totalling at 3.7 percent higher than in the same period of 2008. According to a report by KSH (Central Statistical Office), there...
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Schoolbags from SIÓ-ECKES
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
As the result of the Thank you, SIÓ! Schoolbag Program, in August new schoolbags arrive at 126 primary schools for 1,200 pupils. – Our task was difficult, since almost 200...
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New products from Szentkirályi in the summer
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
From the second part of June Szentkirályi’s flavoured mineral waters re-appear in a mild sparkling format, with a new flavour (grapefruit-lime) added. Their calorie and fruit sugar content are significantly...
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Lemon juices are in top condition
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Trying to eat healthier opened the way for a more creative usage of lemon juices. Another significant step forward has been taken in packaging. New designer bottles gradually replace the...
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Half of the unemployed have been looking for work for more than a year
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In the second quarter of 2009, the unemployment rate was 9.6 percent, with 3,797,000 people being employed and 402,000 unemployed in the 15-64 age group. Compared to the second quarter...
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Vanish helps with money and clothes
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Vanish’s producer Reckitt Benkiser offered HUF 10 to the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service after each Vanish product sold in July. Collecting clothes all around the country is also part of...
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Electronic shelf labels in Tesco’s Budaörs store
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In the summer, Tesco replaced more than 44,000 shelf labels to electronic ones in its Buadörs store. The new labels are in wireless connection with the store’s computerised retail system,...
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Mouth care brands expand with specialties
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Sales expectations in the mouth care product category focus on keeping up the present level. Toothbrush is the leading segment of innovation, but toothpaste and mouth wash novelties are also...
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Average wage increase at 1 percent
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In the first five months of 2009, the gross average wage 1.4 percent higher than a year earlier; in the case of net wages the increase was 1 percent. KSH’s...
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New player on the energy drink market
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
A ”seductive” brand arrived at Hungary: the Playboy energy drink. It has been adapted to European taste and real ginseng, guarana, damiana and shizandra are among its ingredients, informs the...
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Top 10 trends in petrol station shops
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Petrol station shops excel in cigarette sales: sales in terms of value increased by 15 percent in June 2008-July 2009 and exceeded HUF 34 billion. Beer and carbonated soft drinks...
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100 ml tubes strengthen on an expanding market
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Retails sales of toothpaste augmented by 6 percent in July 2008-June 2009, compared to the previous period, surpassing HUF 10 billion. In terms of quantity, the market did not change....
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Foreign markets – Czech Republic
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen’s Prague affiliate, FMCG retail sales growth is slowing down in terms of value in the Czech Republic. Supermarkets’ share surpasses that of discount stores. Last March-April FMCG...
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We are No.1 in CSR in the region
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Based on the CSR 24/7 evaluation Hungarian and Polish companies did the best. Bulgarian and Romanian companies were also analysed. Magyar Telekom occupies the number one spot on the Hungarian...
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