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Warehouses near to the downtown

Construction work has begun for a 20,000-square-metre (4.94-acre) business park in Táblás street in Budapest's 9th district. InNove Business Park will comprise warehouses and office space. It is located at...

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Uninterrupted growth at LLP

LLP Group, a leading provider of ERP and CRM solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has reported 2006 total revenues of 7.7 million EUR, representing 12% growth over 2005.  The...

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Tesco set to launch book club with UK's biggest publisher

Tesco, the supermarket chain with more than 1200 stores in the UK, is expanding its retail empire by launching a book club in collaboration with the UK's biggest publisher, Random...

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Spain Gives Nod to Nueva Rumasa's Acquisition of Parmalat's Clesa

According to Spain's business media, the national competition authority has given food group Nueva Rumasa the green light to acquire Clesa, the Spanish subsidiary of Italian dairy firm Parmalat. The...

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Hard competition on softdrinks market in Ukraine

Orangina Group, the beverage producer has acquired Rosinka, a Ukrainian soft drinks manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum.  Rosinka, which has a workforce of 600, saw its 2006 turnover reach 30...

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Toxic industry raw materials in chinese food

Chinese media are reporting that authorities have shut down 180 food factories, after inspectors found industrial chemicals in products from candy to seafood. Authorities say formaldehyde, illegal dyes and industrial...

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Charles' organic carrots rejected by Sainsbury's for being 'rotten'

SAINSBURY'S rejected royal carrots grown at the Prince of Wales's organic farm because they were “rotten”.   The supermarket giant said the quality of Duchy carrots from Highgrove had "deteriorated"...

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Nike is popular in Europe

With growth in the U.S. and abroad, plus surprisingly strong future orders, Nike allayed fears and buoyed hopes for some about the future of the world's largest athletic shoe and...

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Beware of the midget!

This was the title of a movie, in which Goldie Hawn saw a hit man in every short man she met. I call sales people who fail to sell –...

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Wine and wine makers at Zwack

„Get acquainted with the wine maker!” was the name of the wine tasting held by Zwack Unicum Nyrt. On 14. June, where among others, the latest products from Zwack Izabella...

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Private label pizzas – at all costs

It is not necessarily very logical to go to a discount store for a pizza, but this is what most people do. Customers can choose between a manufacturer’s brand and...

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Food miracle in Brazil

One of the guests at a conference organised by Agricultural Business Research Institute was Sotto Pacheco Costa, a former director of EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária). He spoke about...

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„Everything customers want from Match”

According to Tamás Szendrő sales director, the first one and half years of the store modernisation program of Match has been a success. Sales in the modernised stores have risen...

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Discounting

A classic cash register shows us how much we have sold. Though barely noticeably yet, amounts in cash registers at the end of the day have begun to shrink. Small,...

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Chevaliers of Champagne celebrating 20th birthday

Chevaliers of Törley Champagne celebrated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Order on 18. May in Budafok. Törley also has reason to be proud of its wines which...

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Traditional stores strong in pasta

According to the Retail index of Nielsen, retail sales of pasta exceeded HUF 20 billion in April 2006 – March 2007. Sales grew by 5 per cent in terms of...

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No more subsidies for exports of dairy products

In line with a recommendation by the EU Commission, the EU has decided to stop subsidising exports of butter and cheese. Exports subsidies would be reduced to zero, but would...

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Capitaly: think of the future!

The sales and marketing plans had just been completed by Unilever for 2007, when the restrictive economic measures of the Government were announced in September 2006. This was when a...

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Stores opening

Tesco, Pécs Open: 20 arpil 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000 Tesco, Debrecen-Józsa Open: 4 may 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000...

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Silver medal for Kõbányai beer

Brands of Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. have won five medals at the most prestigious world event devoted to quality, the Monde Selection. – In addition to the Grand Gold Medal, Dreher...

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Cheap imports? Another pasta…

The spreading of modern stores is taking its toll on regional pasta brands. As the number of small stores decline, the market of regional brands shrinks. The expansion of private...

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Declining sales in food stores

Overall retail sales showed some decline in March. According to a KSH report, sales in the first quarter of 2007 show a 0,3 per cent increase over the same period...

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Product placement in the focus

In May 2007, competent ministers of EU member countries accepted the amendment of the 1989 “Television Without Frontiers” directive, to allow product placement. The topics discussed at the Press Club...

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METRO in Pécs modernised

The most recently modernised METRO Cash & Carry Hungary store opened in Pécs, on 14. June. According to Tibor Zsombor, sales director of METRO Cash & Carry Hungary, all of...

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Beer industry adapting

Sales of Hungarian made beer increased last year. According to Imre Sívó, chairman of the Association of Breweries, the 5,6 per cent growth proves the ability of the industry to...

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Modern store types continue to get stronger

Total retail sales of liquid flavourings (mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard) exceeded HUF 10 billion in the April 2006–March 2007 period. All three categories showed expansion....

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Beef and poultry competing

Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes trends in the world markets of poultry and meat. Data from the Market and Price Information system (PÁIR) can be useful...

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Beck’s

We could have put funny things like helium into our beer, but we haven’t. Beck’s: Only 4 natural ingredients for over 125 years. Agency: Akció-Nxs Reklámügynökség Customer: Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt....

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Health and exclusivity

Spar Magyarország Kft. and Europark Shopping Centre organised an event called Health Days for the first time between 4-6 May. A new, exclusive private label brand has been added to...

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Dairy industry on the defensive

The Dairy Products Council held a presentation about the position of the industry on 29 May. Domestic sales of dairy products made from Hungarian materials declined by 13 per cent...

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