Company and Personal News

P&G to separate its coffee business

The coffee unit had sales of about $1.6 billion and operating income of about $ 350 million in fiscal 2007. Procter&Gamble Co. is planning to split off its Folgers coffee...

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Inspection at European big supermarket chains

A European Parliament petition on investigating and remedying the abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the EU has received signatures from 60% of all MEPs.  The increasingly dominant...

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Surpassing sales in Latin-America and Europe

Whirlpool Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit climbed to USD 187 millions, helped by its Maytag acquisition and an improved product mix and the weak dollar.   Quarterly revenue grew seven...

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International Boost Sweetens Wrigley Sales

The Chicago-based company's fourth-quarter profit totaled $155 million, or 56 cents a share, for a dime-a-share leap vs. last year.Revenue got pushed 16.4% higher to a better-than-expected $1.42 billion, primarily...

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Collective Hungarian exhibition at Prodexpo Moskow with AMC support

Twenty Hungarian companies show themselft on the event from 11-15 February 2008. The Hungarian Agrar Marketing Centrum this year organised present for Hungarian firms at Prodexpo in Moskow. The 15th...

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The labor market of retail to increase in 2008

According to Hungarian National Labour Service this year's end will have a positive balance, 56,000 more job will fill up as last year December.The authority said there will be a...

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Two digits growth at Coca-Cola Beverages Hungary

The company increased its market shares and get now 20 pct, one third of the sales came from the new products.   The growth is thank to the fact too,...

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Imperial Tobacco's Altadis takeover offer

UK's Imperial Tobacco Group pays 50 eur per Altadis share, valuing the manufacturer of Gauloise and Fortuna cigarettes at 12.8 bln eur.   The board of the Franco-Spanish company Altadis...

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French Supermarket Workers Strike over Wages

Thousands of French supermarket workers went on strike on Friday to demand higher salaries and better job conditions. The strike by supermarket employees was the latest in a series of...

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Mihaly Hardy leaved Tesco

The specialist was the retail chain's communications director since 2006, former he worked 20 years as television reporter, editor and news director. There is no news about his successor at...

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Unilever Acquires Leading Russian Ice Cream Company Inmarko

The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever's position as the world's number one ice cream business. It will also strengthen Unilever's portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority...

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Hungary's economic growth will pick up and its inflation will slow down this year

Based on the past months' developments, the extent of the changes is likely to be smaller than previously thought, economic think tank GKI said in a forecast elaborated in co-operation...

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Burger King Keeps Rising

Worldwide same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, rose 4.5 percent.Americas second burger chain said its second-quarter – ended on 31 of December 2007 – profit...

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Aldi to open in February

According to market informations giant adcampaign starts in February, but the news is not fixed by the company, it never promotes the store openings.  It is unkonwn how many stores...

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dm to start in Bulgaria 2009

The local dm stores will have an area of 400-450 sq m and could be housed in large-scale shopping centers. dm Drogerie Markt, the Austrian retailer of household medicinal supplies,...

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Top-100 Hungarian Companies are Less Optimistic

The ECOSTAT TOP-100 business confidence index was 86,6% at SME's 79,4% in January 2008.  Hungarian companies are looking to the future with a degree of apprehension, according to the stats....

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A Helping Hand for SMEs for free

The Mentoring Business Transfer is sponsored by European Union, essential business informations are teached in 10 days.  The Hungarian Chamber of Commerce & Industry takes part in the program, wich...

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Mondi to develope in Poland

International paper and packaging manufacturer, Mondi investes €305-million Swiecie. The company comannounced in a statement that its new lightweight recycled container-board machine would be situated at its Swiecie mill, in...

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Fake products in value of HUF 18 million were atteched at Jozsefvarosi and Rakospalotai Markt

The specialist of Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard opens 15 closed kiosks and containers.  According to authority 3,000 fake clothes and 200 paar of fake shoes were found. At Rakospalota...

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Sodexho Alliance renamed Sodexo

The evolution of the brand shows the grow and progress to become the premier global outsourcing expert.   France based contract caterer and facilities company Sodexho Alliance has been renamed...

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Tesco opened a new front in the ongoing supermarket price war

In a sign that the discounters' growing popularity is starting to concern Tesco, the retail giant will start to match Aldi and Lidl's prices on over 2,000 product lines. Aldi...

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Special Grand Marnier

Only 60 bottles of the latest, limited edition Grand Marnier are to be marketed under the name Lounge Edition 2007 by Pernod Ricard Hungary Kft. The design of the bottle...

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Billboard companies joining forces

A strategic alliance has been formed by six advertising companies at the end of November. The companies which provide outdoor advertising services intend to co-ordinate their efforts in serving clients....

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Question:

The question I would like to ask Laura Tengerdi, marketing director of Unilever Algida is: what in her opinion is the perception of ice creams in the Hungarian market, especially...

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CBA unity – beyond borders as well

It was more than 15 years ago that ten private retailers joined forces in order to be able to buy 17 stores which had originally belonged to the state owned....

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Independent profession at last

The Association of Hungarian Event Organisers was established in 1992, and has over 105 members at present. However, this activity was only issued a TEÁOR registration number of its own...

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The secret of real wiener schnitzel

Gathering information and being well informed is essential today, in our accelerated life. We must be familiar with the market we compete in and consumers are also increasingly familiar with...

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Eventful end for the year in the market of sweets

Austerity measures do not seem to have had much effect in the market of sweets, with supply showing dynamic growth. The expanded assortments of Bonbonetti Choco Kft., Nestlé Hungária Kft....

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Not enough POS accept cards

According to a survey conducted for MasterCard®, significant changes have taken place in the way we use debit cards, in the last five years. While only 31 per cent of...

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Zwack awards for suppliers

Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka Manufaktúra held a partner meeting for over 30 fruit producers on 14. December. Guests took a one and a half hour palinka tour....

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