News and articles
Orange and peach on top
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Retail sales of fruit juice has been stable in terms of quantity but increased by 10 per cent in terms of value in the February 2007- January 2008 period. According...
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First hand account of EuroShop
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
POPAI Magyarország held its second meeting one week after the exhibition on 6. March, where EuroShop was the topic. Zsuzsanna Hermann, editor in chief of Trade magazin summed up what...
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Notes to a book review
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Not even marketing, or trade marketing tools or loyalty programs can guarantee a competitive advantage in the long run. Sales personnel are still the key figures in sales. Most companies...
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NESTEA Vitao Vörös tea/NESTEA Vitao
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
NESTEA Vitao Red Tea is rich in minerals, has low acid content, and its high anti-oxidant content can help to slow down ageing and reduce the negative effects of oxidation...
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Winning a Hyundai with Gliss Kur
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Prizes were handed over to the winners of the Schwarzkopf&Henkel Christmas prize game in February. The main prize was a Hyundai Accent....
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Dynamic NESPRESSO
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
The NESPRESSO division of Nestlé achieved over 40 per cent growth last year, producing the most dynamic expansion within the group. NESPRESSO is the international leader in the market of...
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Fruit juices doing well
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Though it is too early to say that carton boxes are the sole form of packaging for fruit juices with a higher fruit content, PET bottles are preferred for cheaper...
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EuroShop 2008 „Made by Wanzl”
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Wanzl presented its new shopping carts, displays and in-store design solutions developed in line with the „Made by Wanzl” philosophy at EuroShop 2008. Attention was focused on the “Future Shopping”...
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Plus turning into Spar
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Tengelmann has sold 174 Plus stores to Spar Magyarország, which brings the total number of Spar stores to 378. Peter Feiner, chairman of Spar Magyarország has told us about the...
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Algida Krémkönnyû Puncs jégkrém
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Krémkönnyű is now also available in punch flavouring....
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Increase at women fashion by Hugo Boss
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Fashion group's sales grow 9% to EUR 1,632 million, Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) increased by 19% to EUR 220 million. In Germany, HUGO BOSS again saw sales...
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Campagne for Eating Hungarian Poultry
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
The Hungarian Poultry Product Broad propagate buying poultry growing up in Hungary. In part of the intagrated communications campagne a conference is organised. The board hopes that people will protecting...
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Slowly improve of the internal and external balances of Hungary
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
By the end of the year the economy will be out of the slump it slipped into last year. Inflation, however, will start to decline more substantially only around the...
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Store openings, online sales boost H&M
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB posted a 28 percent rise in first-quarter profits from strong online sales, new stores, and a beneficial exchange rate. Europe's second-largest clothing...
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Nordic Partners' buy Hame
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
The Czech anti-monopoly office UOHS said it has approved Icelandic company Nordic Partners' acquisition of the largest Czech canned food producer Hame. The price of the deal was not disclosed....
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Coop-Carrefour Deal ended in Switzerland
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
The former Carrefour hypermarkets will be Coop Megastores from June, so the Coop chain has now 24 big stores in the Alpen country. The Swiss watchdog approved Coop to buy...
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Toxic mozzarella from Naples
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Italy's buffalo mozzarella industry was in crisis yesterday as a third of producers faced closure amid fears that their cheese had been contaminated with cancer-causing substances. Several batches of...
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Increasing business confidence in Germany and France
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Europe economy is running, the unemployment is in 25 year low and no crisis to see at properity sector. The euro rose against the dollar, reversing an earlier decline,...
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Fourth Hungarian among the best McDonald's employees
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Agnes Horvath (33), Operations Director of McDonald’s Hungary is the youngest from the Hungarians who got this award. The McDonald’s President’s Award, the most prestigious McDonald’s employee award across the...
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Fresh products from Lekkerland
Date: 2008-03-28 00:00:00
Thanks to the new ice-romm of the company, built from 50,000 euros in Budapest, in the logistic center of the company, from 1 Marc Lekkerland can deliver 30 kind of...
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8 new Profi stores in Romania
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Profi Rom Food, operator of the Profi and Albinuta store networks in Romania, plans to invest E8.0m in 2008 to open new Profi stores in the country. The company will...
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Heineken Makes Acquisition of Czech Drinks Union AS
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, must be assigned by competition watch dog. Companies hope to close the deal until June. Brewer Heineken has announced the acquisition of Czech privately...
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Sainsbury's Sales Grow 4.1% rise in Fourth-Quarter
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Despite the slowdown in consumer spending, Sainsbury's said it continues to see strong growth from non-food sales, thanks to its investment in developing its product ranges and infrastructure as well...
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Nespresso presented Goroka Coffee from New Guinea
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Grand Cru is is perfect combination of crema, body and taste, offering distinct individual aromas and flavor notes. Senses such as sight, smell, taste, aftertaste and touch can be used...
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Lidl 'spied on staff in Germany
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Surveillance teams would arrive early on Monday mornings to install between five and 10 miniature cameras in Lidl stores, according to the German news magazine Stern. The retail chain...
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Shiny outlook for 2008 at Tiffany
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Tiffany & Co posted higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Monday as increased sales overseas and new stores helped offset the effect of a shaky U.S. economy that has strained consumer spending....
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Adidas -Vulcabras joint venture
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
The new company will sell shoes, shirts and other sports apparel from Reebok in South America. The joint venture starts business April 1, pending regulatory approval, and will be...
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Regional tenfold difference between the yearly budget in the region
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
Austrian has the most money, Ukrainian the less. 42% of the cost is given for food in the now growing countries, in Hungary this share moved from 29 to 23%...
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New CEO at Biopont
Date: 2008-03-27 00:00:00
From March Mark Egervari, former economic director leads Hungary's biggest bioproduct distributor. The specialist has an economy and legal qualification, joined the company last summer. The former CEO, owner of...
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The Russian X5 Retail To Acquire Kama Retail
Date: 2008-03-26 00:00:00
The X5 Retail Group has announced a deal buy Kama Retail Co, a Pyaterochka franchisee in the Perm region, for about US$18m including debt. The rapidly expanding russian food retailer...
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