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French Restaurants Feel Economic Pinch

Nearly 3,000 restaurants and cafés have gone bust in the first half of 2008—a 30 per cent increase on the same period last year.  Alarm bells are ringing in the...

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Chinese candis were taken off the shelves in Great Britain

British supermarket chain Tesco said that it had withdrawn more brand s of Chinese candies from its shelves amid the poison milk scandal.  Tesco said in a statement it has...

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In H1 we are spending more than HUF 50,000 on clothes

According to GfK Hungária Consumer Scope datas in first half of 2008 more families bought clothes, shoes and acsessories as a year before. Between January and June the Hungarian households...

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TESCO launches home insulation service in the UK

In the UK, Tesco has launched an energy efficiency service, open to all homeowners, residential landlords and private tenants.  The retailer is offering insulation for loft or wall cavities for...

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The volume of retail decreased

According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.8% in July, and by 2.2% in the first seven months of 2008 compared to the same period...

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Conference about the Teen Hungarian customer

It is the first case, that specialist make conference about the consumption of youth under 18, in Hungary. On 1. October marketing sages go to the Magyar Telekom headquater.  Teen...

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Growing demand on instant 3 in 1 coffee

According to Nielsen research comapany, the coffee consumption grow in value by 8% between August 2007 and July 2008. The total sales was HUF 46 billion.  Coffe is one of...

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EU seeks to boost food import controls

The aim is to “protect consumers, harmonise control methods and rules and also make sure that products entering Europe respect the same norms that we put on our producers. "We...

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54,000 children sick because of tainted milk

Milk powder laced with the industrial chemical melamine has led to nearly 13,000 Chinese infants being admitted to hospital, 104 in a serious condition with kidney stones and agonizing complications....

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Celebs help Children Food Service Foundation

On frame of„ Eating well week” several Hungarian celebs – from primadonna Marika Oszvald, to DJ Tibor Dévenyi – work in 9 restaurants in the capital. The partizipant pubs and...

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Big Brother's cafe watches you eat

$4.5 million Restaurant of the Future is run by scientists of Wageningen University and Research Center, working with Sodexo, an international catering firm, and the Noldus software company, to answer...

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Coca-Cola is the most valued brand

Interbrand, a brand management company, has compiled the top 100 list showing who has performed over the past 12 months, and just as importantly, who has slipped down the list....

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British Families Nearly Ł600 A Year Worse Off

In spite of an average Ł20 weekly increase in earnings, a typical British household had 7.4% less disposable income. A study says that an essential basket of weekly goods, including...

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Kaufland promotes cycling in Berlin

Interested customers are shown by BUND how to take home larger purchases and how to cycle safely with a shopping trailer.  In co-operation with the German alliance for the protection...

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(HU) Immár 383 tagú a Spar hálózat

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HILTON launches HILTON GARDEN INN brand in Russia

Over the next 10 years, Hilton expects to open more than 70 Hilton hotels in key Russian cities and regional centres.  Hilton has opened its first hotel under the Hilton...

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France to impose a 'picnic tax' on plastic

France is to impose a “picnic tax” on plastic cutlery and plates as part of a drive to cut down on waste, but the unlikely levy has stuck in the...

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Hewlett-Packard to cut 24,600 jobs

Hewlett-Packard announced that it would eliminate 24,600 jobs, or 7.5 percent of its work force, as part of its plan for digesting Electronic Data Systems, the computer services giant that...

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