News and articles
Pernod Ricard wins €5.63bn for Absolut Vodka
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Pernod beat off the favourite Fortune Brands, the American maker of Jim Beam, along with Bacardi and an investment group controlled by the Wallenberg family. Pernod, whose portfolio of brands...
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Also Schlecker spyes employees
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Union representatives are claiming a second large German chain, Schlecker, has been watching its employees through spyholes. Workers at the discount drugstore have reported that store detectives and security staff...
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Cantaloupe from Honduras brought Salmonella outbreak in the US and Canada
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The FDA advises that U.S. grocers, food service operators and produce processors remove from their stock any cantaloupes grown packed and shipped from this country. Based on current information, the...
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Voice of Entrepreneurs association in spring time
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
It's the third event series round in Hungary about questions concerning the domestic entrepreneurs. This year tax decrising and transparency of tax system is on the table. National Association of...
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Tchibo Family presentes: Espresso Album by Varadi Roma Cafe
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Hungary's most loved expresso sponsors the Varade Roma Cafe concert on 26th April in Budapest at Laszlo Papp Sportarena. The concerts seems to be a unique, the stage has...
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Merci Petits in Heart form box for Mother's Day
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
This sweet present is worthy suvenir for moms. There are new tastes in the festive pack. Aside the classic flower bouquet merci Petits in heart form box is the right...
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Aldi starts with 17 stores in Hungary
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The discount chain opens its units midle April. The company offers firt of all privat label products, 10-20 of them weekly twice on action price. According to press information there...
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Delhaize Group'Acquires 14 Supermarkets in Romania
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The Belgian international food retailer paied 18.6 million euros for the La Fourmi chain. La Fourmi was the first supermarket chain to open in Bucharest in 1992. For 2007,...
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3th City Spar opens soon
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The company believes in downtown stores, where people don't need a car to shop, its next unit will be in centre of Szeged on Szechenyi square. Spar bought the Plus...
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Tesco puts Fresh & Easy rollout on hold
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
With almost 60 stores now open since its launch in November 2007, Tesco has taken the decision to take a three month break from opening any new Fresh & Easy...
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Extra reports for Microsoft Dynamics users
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
LLP signed an agreement with the Dutch Jet Reports office to sell its business solutions in Hungary. LLP from now deliveres many Jet Reports solutions to compliment Microsoft Dynamics offering....
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At first European can taste Coca-Cola's RTD coffees
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Co. is launching three premium coffee beverages in Europe under a partnership with Trieste, Italy's illycaffè first announced in October 2007. The sale beginns in April in 10...
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Hungarian economy will bottom out from the last year’s “growth hole”
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
According to the forecast prepared by GKI Economic Research Co. in co-operation with Erste Bank the internal and external balance of the economy will improve further considerably in 2008. The...
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Carlsberg Discussing Sale Of Turkish Unit
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Carlsberg has revealed that it is in talks to sell its 95.65% stake in Turkish unit Turk Tuborg TBORG.IS to Israel-based Central Bottling Company Group (CBC). The Danish brewer said...
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Metro's Extra Disposal Cleared
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The German cartel office has unconditionally approved retail group Metro's disposal of its Extra supermarket chain to Rewe. The 245 Extra chain stores that generate E1.6bn in revenue will be...
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Nestle's New Chinese Factory to Triple Ice-Cream Output
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Nestle opened a new ice-cream factory in the Chinese city of Guangdong this week as part of its bid to increase its market share in the country. The 22,000-sq-m plant...
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Stockmann To Open First Department Store In Lithuania
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Finnish retailer Stockmann said it plans to open its first department store in Lithuania after signing a preliminary lease agreement for a unit in a new shopping centre in the...
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Unemployment grow in Hungary
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
In the period of December 2007–February 2008, the number of employed people was 3,855 thousand and the number of unemployed people was 337 thousand, which meant an nemployment rate of...
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Ban British finance minister from pubs
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
A blogger-led internet campaign aiming to ban British finance minister Alastair Darling from U.K. pubs after he raised alcohol taxes appears to be making headway. The campaign to prevent...
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Lessen the mirelit brick
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
There is a shortage of some vegetables a result of last year’s drought. When stocks run out, we will have to wait until the season arrives. Refrigerating enterprises have only...
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Kométa sponsoring vocational training
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
This year, the annual competition for schools providing vocational training for the food sector was organised by Kinizsi Pál vocational school in Kaposvár. Part of the competition was hosted by...
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Hard time for private labels in the market of chewing gum
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Retail sales of chewing gum show dynamic expansion. Sales were up by 28 per cent last year, compared to 2006, with total sale exceeding HUF 14 billion. Adult products account...
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Fabric softeners with exotic fragrances and attractive packaging
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The market of fabric softeners is expanding dynamically in Hungary. There has been a shift in consumption towards concentrates and manufacturers are reducing the assortments of normal softeners. – Expansion...
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European champions in promotions
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Supermarkets account for half of total FMCG sales in The Netherlands, while both the market share and turnover of hard discount stores is shrinking. The food retail business is highly...
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Quantum/Rexona For Men
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Quantum is the new variant of the Rexona for men product line in 2008. It will be available in aerosol, deo stick and roll-on versions....
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Stores opening
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Spar, Gyöngyös Open: 31 January Chain: Spar Store space: 835 m2 SKU: several thousand Tesco, Albertirsa Open: 8 February Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 3–4000 Spar, Százhalombatta Open:...
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Hot drinks after alcohol
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Zsolt Mihályffy was appointed the head of the sales organisation of the Coffee and Tea division of Sara Lee Hungary Zrt in January 2008. He had begun his FMCG career...
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Chewing gum brands in zones
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Chewing gum is a category where spectacular growth is not the result of the expansion of private labels, but of innovation. Sales of chewing gum increased by over a quarter...
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Instore Audit: a review of store space
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Excellent plans are worked out for instore sales promotion and BTL communication. However, the question is: how are these implemented in everyday life? Data from Nielsen Instore Audit shows that...
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Visiting neighbours
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The Slovakian economy has certainly caught up with us. However, they are producing 8 per cent growth, while we are producing stagnation. We can see significant differences in their retail...
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