News and articles
Nestle Nutrition to Invest USD 75 Mln in US
Date: 2008-12-31 00:00:00
As part of the investment, the baby food producer will upgrade the facility in Fremont and will add new production lines, the company will create 200 jobs over the next...
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Unilever to Hire New Workers in the UK
Date: 2008-12-31 00:00:00
The company is expected to create at least 40 new jobs at its ice cream plant in Barnwood, Gloucester, report local sources. The Gloucester ice cream factory has an annual...
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Tesco donated clothes
Date: 2008-12-31 00:00:00
The retailer donated clothes in value of HUF 60 million for aid organisations before Christmas. According to Tesco the donation came to poor families with more children or families only...
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Hungarian food export decreased
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
In October 2008, both the export and import volumes decreased by 7 and 6 percent In the first ten months of this year exports increased by 6 percent and imports...
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YUM! offers fitness
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
Yum! Brands, known in Hungary by KFC and Pizza Hut, has announced that it is launching a free online fitness programme starting January 1, 2009. As part of the company’s...
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Men experience less cons
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
According to market researcher Tarki, every 4th Hungarians must to suffer some trumpery in the last three years. Researcher said men went trough less humbug as women. Women have more...
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AUCHAN installs cardiac defibrillators
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
Auchan France and its property arm will install cardiac defibrillators in all hypermarkets and shopping centres by the end of January 2009. All of Auchan’s security staff will be trained...
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TESCO renews IT in its Czech and Slovakian operations
Date: 2008-12-30 00:00:00
Tesco has implemented its standardised ‘Operating Model’ set of software in its Czech and Slovakian operations. The software, which comprises Oracle Retail's merchandise management system and POS software from Retalix,...
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AMAZON reports record holiday season sales
Date: 2008-12-29 00:00:00
Company said more than 6.3 million items were ordered on its site worldwide for the peak shopping day of 15 December, amounting to 72.9 items ordered per second. Online retailer...
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Less Champagne sold
Date: 2008-12-29 00:00:00
The credit crunch has taken the fizz out of champagne sales which have shown their first major fall for two decades. The latest figures from France's champagne wine board, the...
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Melamine tainted biscuits from China
Date: 2008-12-29 00:00:00
More than 1,500 boxes of Chinese biscuits exported to Hong Kong and Singapore have tested positive for melamine as suspects in the protracted tainted-food scandal go on trial in China,...
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Penny has stoped switched off the self-service payment machines
Date: 2008-12-29 00:00:00
After six weeks test periode, Rewe’s discount banner in Germany has ended its trial with self-service payment machines. The three Pecuron payment terminals from IBM and Giesecke & Devrient as...
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(HU) Akciózással harcolnak a csőd ellen az angol kiskereskedők
Date: 2008-12-23 00:00:00
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Two digits increase at Coop-Group revenue
Date: 2008-12-22 00:00:00
According to managment's hopes the company will get HUF 500 billion income, dispite of last year's HUF 440 billion. Laszlo Muranyi, CEO of Co-op Hungary said at a press conference,...
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Decreasing retail sales in October
Date: 2008-12-22 00:00:00
According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.4% in October, and by 1.9% in the first ten months of 2008 compared to the same period...
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(HU) A harmadik, kevésbé vonzó alternatíva döntésre inspirálja a habozókat
Date: 2008-12-22 00:00:00
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Pevec Enters Serbian Market
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
The Croatian DIY chain invested E40m to open its first store in Serbia. It is the chain’s 18th store in the region. According to local press information company built a...
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Pernod Ricard Sells Off Some Brands
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Alcohol major Pernod Ricard has agreed to sell several of its brands in order to full conditions laid down by the European Commission, related to its acquisition of Vin &...
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U.S. Regulatory „yes” for new sweeteners
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc have long searched for a natural alternative to chemical sweeteners to help reinvigorate U.S. soft drink sales which have slipped as consumers opt for other...
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Kay Schiebur – new member in Lekkerland's Executive Committee
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Lekkerland AG & Co. KG is creating a portfolio for this purpose at the Board of Management level and vesting this responsibility with Kay Schiebur, who will serve as Chief...
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Consumers Prefer Large, Economy Sizes
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
In today's struggling economy, more than half (58 percent) of U.S. consumers are “very concerned” about rising food prices. As consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers employ options to...
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Campaign for the Hungarian Palinka
Date: 2008-12-19 00:00:00
Since autumn we can see billboards of Agricultural Marketing Center on the streets, on wich the organisation propagates the civilized palinka drinking. The Hungarian palinka is a national treasure. It...
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