Company and Personal News
Danone Ltd. helping children program
Date: 2009-06-25 00:05:00
The main purpose of the program initiated by Danone Ltd., running under the name „Help Children Together” is to support children living with tumour – the money gathered buy the...
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Avantgard, modern and classic syle in one
Date: 2009-06-25 00:01:00
Unique, timeless prducts, authentic British elegance, mdern style, interesting solutions: a bathroom-equipment saloon in Hervegprímás street has just opened its gates on 24th June. The idea of the saloon was...
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Preferential tax for benifits in kind
Date: 2009-06-24 00:15:52
Based on a new agreement by National Interest Reconciliation Council, benifits in kind are not being taxed according to the 32 percent general, but the 25 percent preferenitial tax key....
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The way GKI sees 2009
Date: 2009-06-24 00:10:01
For Hungary (and for every other emerging country) the period of ample liquidity finished that came to en and last year meant that missing domestic savings could be substituted with...
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Hungarian customers get information online before shopping
Date: 2009-06-24 00:09:00
Hungarian customers do obtain information online before doing the actual shopping in most of the cases – according to a survey conducted by TNS Infratest, ordered by Google. Thousand customers...
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Coop Szolnok allowed to purchase Héliker
Date: 2009-06-24 00:08:00
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) gave Coop Szolnok the permission to purchase Héliker Commercial Ltd. Coop Szolnok has entered into a contract with Héliker on 5th March 2009 to obtain...
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Danone's 123 million new shares are of great interest
Date: 2009-06-24 00:07:00
France-based Danone had sold 123.2 million new shares for 24.73 euros each, now 5.5 billion bookings have been counted at the auction in Paris. The company had raised 3.05 billion...
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GfK Hungária is a Business Superbrand yet again, for the second time
Date: 2009-06-24 00:06:00
GfK Hungária has become a Business Superbrand yet again in 2009: the market research company has been selected to be among the best brands of the business sector (B2B) for...
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Pasta-factory in Verpelét for French and Italian export
Date: 2009-06-24 00:03:00
French-owned ASIAFOOD Ltd. is planning to open a factory in order to produce frozen pasta in Heves county, in the village of Verpelét – as announced by MTI. According to...
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Wage boost at Kométa
Date: 2009-06-24 00:01:00
More than 500 employers are affected by the wage boost taking place from July at Kométa Ltd. The wage boost is of 3-4 percent, depending on the basic wage and...
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The winners of Rauch Hungária's prize game go to Croatia
Date: 2009-06-24 00:00:20
Rauch Hungária Ltd. has launched two great customer promotions and now – in co-operation with a number of retails – organizes a prize-game, offering interesting, exciting gifts. The Rauch IceT...
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VAT-war goes on: OKSZ denies its responsibility
Date: 2009-06-23 00:15:00
OKSZ (National Commercial Association) denies the assumption that they abuse producers' market strength when it comes to the VAT-rise. Hungarian food producers have made their complaints at the Commercial Competition...
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Drink makers afraid of VAT-changes
Date: 2009-06-23 00:13:00
While certain areas of the Hungarian alcoholic beverages market will hardly be affected by tax changes, other segments may suffer greatly. Csaba Horváth, secretary general of Hegyközségek Nemzeti Tanácsa said...
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Cadybury's success: chocolate getting more popular in Britain
Date: 2009-06-23 00:07:00
Britain's major chocolate producer Cadbury is very likely to fulfill its business plans for the year as Brits are buying more and more chocolate, while US traffic is about to...
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Ocado launches automatic re-order software
Date: 2009-06-23 00:06:00
Online grocery delivery firm Ocado is currently in the process of developing software that can predict when a household needs to re-order a particular product and will add it to...
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Tesco with a debt of net 10 billion pounds
Date: 2009-06-23 00:05:25
Tesco Plc’s decade of international expansion has pushed debt ratios at the U.K.’s largest retailer to record levels, endangering the company’s credit rating and sparking a backlash from fund managers...
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Carrefour entering Russian market
Date: 2009-06-23 00:04:00
Carrefour has established its first outlet in Russia. The company opened a hypermarket in a shopping centre in the capital Moscow. The grocery retailer has leased 14,300 square metres of...
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Sensation – departing client contact director
Date: 2009-06-23 00:02:00
László Farkas, former client contact director of Sensation Event Marketing is leaving his poisition starting from 19th June and starting his new position as the manager of Claybird Group. Fazekas...
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La Festa prize game is over
Date: 2009-06-23 00:01:00
La Festa cunsomers' prize game came to an end and the big Voga Hunt is over too, in which La Festa took part as a collaborative partner. Within the Compass...
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Retails aiming to increase less than expected
Date: 2009-06-22 00:22:05
Retail companies are not planning to add the 5 percent VAT-rate increase to all their prices, to be introduced on 1st July – companies interviewed by MTI pointed out. The...
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Bus-tourism may see a 15 percent increase this year
Date: 2009-06-22 00:22:00
Bus-tourism is more popular than ever all over Europe, and this tendency is already visible in the Hungarian foreign trade trends as well – an article by Világgazdaság states. A...
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New Tesco-hipermarket in Hajdúszoboszló
Date: 2009-06-22 00:21:00
The newest member of the Tesco retail-chain has opened on 19th June. The new, 5 thousand square metre building is open ever day of the week. The new store in...
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Sió Prémium brand communicated by Creative Partners
Date: 2009-06-22 00:20:00
Sió-Eckes Ltd, producer of Sió fruitjuices, has launched a creative tender to communicate the brand Sió Prémium. The winner of the tender is Creative Partners agency. The brand Sió Prémium...
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Smurf-success by Spar
Date: 2009-06-22 00:13:00
The SPAR point-collecting game and the smurf-figures have been rather successful in the past few months, they are now even available for auction on various community portals. This shows that...
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European farmers expecting EU to stabilize dairy market
Date: 2009-06-22 00:06:00
European Union leaders called on the European Commission to study how to stabilise the dairy market, and put a halt to falling prices of import dairy products in Europe. Austria,...
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Wal-Mart opens high-efficiency store in California
Date: 2009-06-22 00:01:00
Wal-Mart has opened a new store in Sacramento, California which is said to be one of their most energy efficient stores in the U.S. With the opening of this new...
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Five buyers interested in Borsodi Brewery
Date: 2009-06-19 00:47:15
There's a great interest towards ABInBev brewing industry group's Eastern European breweries offered for sale, including Borsodi Brewery. ABInBev wants to sell eleven breweries in Bulgaria, in the Czech Republic,...
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Shrinking expo markets, but it is better than expected
Date: 2009-06-19 00:41:08
The economic crisis affected the exhibitions and the events as well. Less exhibitors, renting less exhibition spaces on fairs and on exhibitions. Downturn was 10 percent so far, however, the...
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Turnover increased by six percent at Auchan
Date: 2009-06-19 00:36:05
Both Auchan Hungary Hypermarket chain and its French parent company increased its turnover in 2008. The company's own branded products can be purchased from autumn on the domestic market. Auchan...
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SPAR opens a new supermarket in Mosonmagyaróvár
Date: 2009-06-19 00:35:05
SPAR Hungary Ltd. opens a new supermarket 18 June in Mosonmagyaróvár at AD Flexum department store. Meanwhile the company continues to expand its own branded products. The SPAR supermarket is...
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