News and articles
GKI lowers its forecast
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
Economic think tank GKI has lowered its projection for Hungary’s GDP growth to 2.0% from 2.7% for 2008, and to 0.5% from 3% for 2009. The Hungarian economy will likely...
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Japenese pizza and sausage poisened by cyanid
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
Itoham Foods Inc. announced it had recalled 2.67 billion packs of goods after it came out, that the water used at the producing food containes cyanogen compound exceeding the accepted...
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Car insurance from Tesco
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
From November Tesco's costumers can choose from the offers of the Hungarian insurance companies. The new service – provided by Hyper Project Biztosítási Szolgáltató Kft. – will be avalaible in...
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Hervis to expand in Romania
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
According to reports in the local press, Austrian grocery retailer Spar (Austria) will soon open its first Hervis sport/leisure store in the Romania’s capital Bucharest. Hervis's 5th store will be...
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Rewe Group to rebuild wholesale business
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
According to a report in Lebensmittel Zeitung, Rewe is considering completely rebuilding its international wholesale business. Company plans under discussion to bundle all wholesale operations and integrate them into the...
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Hungarian Bronze Medalist at Culinary Olympics
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
Balint Farkas, chef of the Spirit Hotel Thermal Spa***** won bronze medal in Erfurt. From October 17 – 20, Erfurt was the host to the greatest occasion that the cooking...
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Accor sales increased
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
Services revenue up by a strong 12.6% over the first nine months including 14.1% growth in the third quarter. Revenue from the Services business in the first nine months increased...
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Retail sales decreased
Date: 2008-10-28 00:00:00
According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.4% in August, and by 2.0% in the first eight months of 2008 compared to the same period...
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New brand manager at Ceres
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
Karola Albrecht joined to Ceres marketing team. The 27 years old specialist gratueted at Daniel Berzsenyi Collage, she started her carreer at Cerbona in 2002 as marketing assistant, from 2004...
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Polagra winner thanks packaging
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
AGROHURT is a well established Polish dairy processor specializing in the production, curing, packing and wholesaling of high quality smoked cheese, supplied by the best cheese plants in the region....
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Finalist at Internet Retailer of 2008
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
More than 11,000 votes from the public decided on the best 10 Hungarian internet store. Over 1,000 of stores went to the prize. The TOP 10 are: bookline.hu, cherryon.hu, depo.hu,...
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Hungarian consumers care more about composition of food
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
According to Nielsen's research in 51 countries, 53% of the Hungarians look more on the label of the bought food as before. 20% of the Hungarians every time look on...
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Happy Christmas market in Jozsefvaros?
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
In the next days Hungarian government decides about the new rules on the markets and fairs. The reatailers advised that every sales place on the Asian markets should be numbered,...
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Penny Market's second Logistic Center to open
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
Discount chain's new logistic center in Karcag gives work for almost 100 people. The new 18,300 sqm basis serves company's 58 units in east Hungary, the old logistic center in...
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New liqueur from Zwack Sandor Nemes serie
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
The unique palinka was bottled in October, only 549 flasks. The Honey Kernel Essence liqueur is based on pure fruit palinka. The palinka contents apricot and plum kernels, the drink...
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Carrefour says hypermarkets improve in Q3
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
The sales for the group grew by 8% at constant exchange rates over the first 9 months of the year with organic growth of 5.8% over the year. Carrefour has...
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Friesland Foods to Sell Ice Cream and Milkshake Activities
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
From 31 December 2008 Friesland Foods Professional will transfer part of its sales and marketing activities for ice cream and milkshake mixes in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany to Briceland....
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Spar developing its chain
Date: 2008-10-27 00:00:00
Untill year's end company opens 5 other supermarkets, one of them in the new mall of Debrecen. In August and September Spar opened five supermarkets in size of 700-100 sqm....
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Retail sales decreased
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.4% in August, and by 2.0% in the first eight months of 2008 compared to the same period...
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Subway forced to close outlets in Venezuela
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
Sandwich chain Subway, which has 125 outlets in Venezuela, has been ordered to close 69 restaurants in the country by the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (Seniat)....
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HUF 40 million donation by drogerie markt
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
The drogerie chain made tender for schools, they organised sport or health days, not only for children, but for their relatives and the teachers also. 340 schools sent their program...
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Next year less coffee on the market
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
In 2009 the world coffee market will swing to a deficit of up to 10 million bags in 2009, as demand outstrips production, according to The National Federation of Coffee...
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Galeries Lafayette Staff Continue Strike in Paris
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
Around 800 workers picketed the store on Friday and Saturday, in opposition of management plans to keep the store open later during the holiday season and special promotions. The staff...
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A fresh spoiling novelty from Friesland
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
After the success entering of Milli Light creamy curd, this year in the autumn a new curd dessert, – Milli Mia with coconus and almond- enchants the fried of curd....
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Billa and SPAR Romania fined by Competition Council
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
The two companies have provided inaccurate information in a district investigation concerning the food products trade. As reported by Planet Retail, Rewe-owned Billa and SPAR Romania have been fined by...
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SPAR Vital for the whole life
Date: 2008-10-22 00:00:00
Every 27 member of SPAR Vital product family were developed with help of Austrian doctors and dieteticans. Company also plans to wide the offer with Hungarian products. Soon we can...
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Common developing by ALDI and Travelodge
Date: 2008-10-21 00:00:00
In the UK, discounter Aldi is teaming up with Travelodge to launch a series of hybrid hotel-supermarket developments. The two companies are developing sites in Newquay and Middlesbrough which will...
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Delhaize confirms new discount concept in Belgium
Date: 2008-10-21 00:00:00
At the end of last week, Delhaize confirmed that it is opening a new discount store concept in Belgium. A spokesman for the retailer said that the new “concept store”...
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Dunkin Donuts opens first 'green' store
Date: 2008-10-21 00:00:00
The company has announced the opening of its first ‘green’ store. The restaurant, located in St Petersburg, Florida. The new restaurant is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified...
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SPAR Austria to enter Serbia
Date: 2008-10-21 00:00:00
As Trade Minister Slobodan Milosavljevic has reported in his presentation of Serbia’s trade strategy through to 2012, foreign retailers, namely SPAR Austria and Migros Türk-owned Ramstore, will enter the Serbian...
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