News and articles
H&M sales decreased
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
Hennes & Mauritz, a Swedish apparel retail chain, reported a decline in sales for October, with comparable units down by 2%, in spite of an increase in the number of...
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REWE Group developes logistics basis
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
Rewe Group in Germany is investing more than EUR660 million into the separation of its discount logistics from its full-range logistics. With the re-opening of its modernised distribution centre in...
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Tesco go green by wind
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
In the UK, Tesco is to install 10 metre high wind turbines in supermarket car parks across South Wales as part of its plan to cut its carbon footprint by...
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Packaging seminar in Paris
Date: 2008-11-19 00:00:00
Hundert visitors of Packforum came to Sealed Air visitors center to take part at Packaging Automation & Integration Event on 8th to 9th October 2008. The visitors can hear about...
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Lidl could open in Romania in 2010
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to unconfirmed reports in the Romanian press, Schwarz-owned Lidl could open its first stores in the country in 2010, following completion of the retailer’s logistics centre in Chiajna, near...
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Carrefour France reduces sales area
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to reports in French newspaper Le Figaro, Carrefour France is going to reduce the sales area of its largest hypermarket in the country by 6,000 square metres. The hypermarket...
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US$20 million for FoodTech International
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
The buyer is the Nestle and Osem consortium. Last year FoodTech has sales of US$14.6 million. For the first three quarters of 2008 the company reported sales of US$15.4 million....
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Henkel Announces Successful Public Offering of Its Shares in Ecolab
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
Henkel has held an investment in Ecolab since 1989. In 1991, Ecolab and Henkel formed a joint venture in Europe, combining each company's European commercial cleaning and sanitizing operations. Henkel...
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'Investors of the Year' Awards
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
Investments of the companies awarded have totalled more than EURO 1.2 billion and created more than 5200 new jobs. The Ministry for National Development and Economy and ITD Hungary awarded...
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Meat industry needs help from the government
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Meat processor's association the state should help Papai Hus Zrt. to get straight. The president of the association wrote letter about it to the agricultural minister...
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Szentkiralyi mineral water is the most popular
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to ACNielsen's research in September 2008 , the brand is the favorite both, in sales of value and volume. Szentkiralyi Asvanyviz Ltd., which is a family business, precedes Kekkuti...
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Huge price increase for eggs
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to the Poultry Product Chamber the consumer price for eggs could reach HUF 40 in the Christmas season. Last weeks the suppliers price grow by HUF 2 to HUF...
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Employees in the retail sector aren't comitted enough to their workplace
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
Only half of the employees is able and want too, to make better achievement to help their workplaces succes – said an research in business daily Vilaggazdasag. The most comitted...
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Strong German presence at 8th China Brew and Beverage
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The eighth edition of the China Brew and Beverage in Peking, from 20-23 October, covered a display area of almost 23,000 m2. It ranks as the biggest exhibition for brewing...
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Crisis on the Hungarian milk market
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The biggest problem the low suppliers price and the retail price in the shops. Last year the supplier's price was HUF 100, nowadays it is about HUF 75. Friday...
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MERCATOR not to be bought back by Slovenia
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
According to a statement by Slovenia’s prospective economy minister, Matej Lahovnik, the government is unlikely to buy a stake in Mercator, the country's largest food retailer whose shareholders will put...
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Red label for Colourings
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The additional label information on foods containing E102 , E104, E110, E122, E124 or E129 will be obliged to state: “Consumption may have an adverse effect on activity and attention...
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Industrial gross out put increasing stoped
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
According to the Central Statistic Office in September 2008, the industrial gross output decreased by 0.7% compared to September 2007,the index adjusted by working days declined by 5.3%. The volume...
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EU court rejects Lego trademark
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The Danish toy maker Lego has lost a court battle to protect its iconic plastic bricks. The EU's Court of First Instance upheld a 2004 EU decision to cancel the...
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New Tesco unit in Gyula
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The store has 5,000 sqm retail area and has a parkplace for 500 cars. Soon works here a discount gas station with 8 pumps. 180 people work at the Tesco...
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Mio: up-dated and integrated
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Free updates for the MioMap 2008 and Mio More Desktop software have been made available by Mio for its users. Owners of Mio Moov 200, 300, and 330 can now...
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The value of reputation
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to a survey conducted by Weber Shandwick with Figyelő and Szonda Ipsos, reputation is estimated by Hungarian CEO-s to account for 50 percent of market value. This is less...
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GS1 Roadshow in five major cities
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The GS1 open Day was held by GS1 Magyarország for the second time in September 2008. This is a conference for the users of GS1 systems, which offer solutions to...
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Food industry on the agenda
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The IFE FOODAPEST 2. Food, Beverage and Catering Exhibition is to be held between 18-20. November, simultaneously with the food and packaging technology exhibition FOODATECH 1. Tickets are valid for...
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There is always money for sweets
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though consumption has not dropped, the domestic production of sweets has declined in the past two years. Multinationals like Kraft and Nestlé have relocated part of their production to other...
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Wine marketing to begin in late 2008
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The quantity of wine produced in Hungary this year will be around 3,5 million hectolitres this year, though as much as 4 million was expected. – This quantity is 20...
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HOVENTA 2008
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The HOVENTA 2008 exhibition was held in October, where nearly 200 exhibitors presented their products. A wide range of programs accompanied the event like the Barista Championship and the WACS...
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Night shift successful
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
In our July edition, we reported about the night of displays when the Hungarian section of POPAI organised the installation of three unusual displays during the night in the INTERSPAR...
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David Beckham Signature
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
New fragrances of a well-known and popular brand....
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PICK Snack kolbászok
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Practical, aroma-sealed packaging which can be opened by hand. Product can be consumed any time of the day, as a meal or as a snack as well....
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