News and articles
Cafe culture center by Tchibo in MOM Park
Date: 2008-07-21 00:00:00
Tchibo opened its third Coffee shop in Budapest in MOM Park Mall, where costumers can enjoy the Tchibo Klassik range to the complete Privat Kaffee premium range. Hungarian drink...
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The on-line sales of FMCG products is in its infancy in Hungary
Date: 2008-07-21 00:00:00
According to E-Shopping Report 2008 the Hungarian net shoppers buy first of all technical equipments (38%), DVD (36%), movie, theater and airtickets (12%). Only 15% of daily net users bought...
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Praktiker won Superbrand Award
Date: 2008-07-21 00:00:00
The first Praktiker store was opened in 1978 in Luxembourg. Since that company has 427 units in 9 countries. In Hungary Praktiker started in 1998, now 17 stores belongs to...
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M-real Consumer Packaging has launched new fully wet strength label papers
Date: 2008-07-21 00:00:00
Simcastor Label WS, a supercalendered label, and Simcastor Label WSE, a linen embossed label, aimed at the expanding beer and beverage market.Both Simcastor Label WS and Simcastor Label WSE offer...
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Profit Down at Electrolux
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Europe's biggest appliance maker, reported second-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates and reduced its full-year earnings forecast after sales of refrigerators and cookers declined in the U.S. and Europe.Electrolux fell...
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McDonald's Franchisee Fined $1M for Hiring Illegal Aliens
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided 11 McDonald's restaurants in the Reno, Nevada, area in September and arrested 58 illegal immigrants. Two executives and the corporate owner of northern Nevada...
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Agreement between Auchan and the Growers
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Leaders of the hypermarketchain promissed not to buy watermelon under HUF 30. Suppliers must to show the documents of origin and the spraying register. From today the outdoor ads...
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Consumers don't Understand Contactless Credit Card Technology
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Only 3% of the population is familiar with contactless technology. After reading an explanatory paragraph about contactless payments technology, consumers were 7 times more likely to want a contactless card...
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Gillette widens reach with hair and body care ranges
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Gillette is moving beyond the razor blade and deeper into the bathroom with the launch of hair care and body wash product lines. Procter and Gamble (P&G) bought the shaving...
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The hottest place to be is below zero, enjoying the Heineken® Extra Cold Experience
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
The Heineken® Extra Cold Experience is arrived at Budapest, a redesigned truck that offers an unforgettable product and brand experience in relation to Heineken® Extra Cold beer. Heineken® Extra...
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HUF 105 Million fine because of Bonux detergent's ad in 2005
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
According to the court of appeal the competion authority rightly found Procter&Gamble Magyarország Kkt. guilty in bewildering the consumers about Bonux detergent's excellent effect. Hungary's competion authority (GVH) has...
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Tesco's first strip mall in Balatonboglár
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
The 80th Tesco unit is an unique kind of shop yet in Hungary, there are small butiques not only in front of chasiers but also outside of the building. The...
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Nordzucker to pay 750 million euros for Danisco's sugar business
Date: 2008-07-18 00:00:00
Germany's second largest sugar refiner Nordzucker has bought the sugar business of Danish food group Danisco. The takeover should be completed inside six months. Nordzucker was the sole bidder for...
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Romanian Altex revises estimated turnover down by 30m euros
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
The largest electronics and home appliances retailer on the local market, has downwardly revised its estimates for this year's turnover to 400 million euros, after, at the beginning of 2008,...
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France Ends 12-Year Ban on Red Bull
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
Energy drink Red Bull appeared in its original recipe in France's shops for the first time on Tuesday, implementing European regulations. The drink had been banned in France for twelve...
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Parmalat Shares Hit Record Low
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
Shares in Italy's Parmalat slumped to their lowest level since the dairy group's 2005 restructuring, after the company cut its 2008 outlook for sales and core profit due to a...
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GfK Hungary is a Business Superbrand
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
According to the jurey GfK Hungary represents quality and trustiness in the business life. The essential components that define a Business Superbrand – quality, reliability and distinction – help make...
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HUF 1 million Award from Tchibo
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
Costumers of Tchibo products could take part in a winner game with buying Tchibo products in Tesco hypermarkets. Products showed on a yellow wall brought lucky for many people, most...
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II.Pilsner Urquell – HoReCa Regatta
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
The compatition on 26th July in Balatonlelle is sponsored by Dreher Brewery, patroned by Hotel Association of Hungary and the Hungarian Hospitality Association. It is the second season of the...
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Tip in the annual tax return
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
According the Hungarian Tax Authority employes in the domestic catering service got HUF 1 billion tip in 2007. This year almost 4,000 waiters avowed average HUF 24,000/month tip thinking...
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Low Marketing Budget at Hungarian Firms
Date: 2008-07-17 00:00:00
Altough the role of the marketing is year to year more important in companies' life, but it isn't traceable in the companies' decision structure or in financial protection of the...
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Retail ventures are stain on liquidity
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
According to Coface Hungary the number of proceeding because of insolvency grow by 13% in the first half of 2008 in Hungary. The most insolvency proceedings, starting this year, stem...
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EasyHotel to develop 10 outlets with Eclipse
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The budget hotel chain has signed a £60m franchise agreement with Eclipse to develop 10 hotels across the UK in the next four years. The deal with Eclipse, which already...
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Watermelon Protest Against Auchan
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Suppliers from Békés and Jászság region covered 21 truck of watermelon in front of warehouse, the half of the parkplaces are laced by the fruit. The growers protest against Auchan's...
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Czech Bochemie to buy EVM
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
Bochemie is the market leader by producer of disinfectants, cleaning products in Czech Republik and Slovakia. With the acqusition company get the well known Hungarian brands as Bip, Ultra and...
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TriestEspresso Expo
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The event between the 13th and the 15th of November 2008 is the Number 1 biennial B2B exhibition in the theme of the espresso coffee trade industry. Trieste will...
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Levi's Profits Fall
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
US jeans maker Levi Strauss posted a 98 per cent drop in quarterly net profit. The company cited weak consumer spending in major global markets, including the United States. ...
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(HU) Nem kell termékdíjat fizetni az újratölthető palackok után
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
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Record Low Shows DATAWATCH ZEW
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The ZEW index dropped to -63.9 in July from -52.4 in June, declining for the fourth month in succession and setting a new record low for the series. The...
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In May 2008, the industrial gross output increased by 4.7%
Date: 2008-07-16 00:00:00
The volume of the production was higher by 6.9% in the first five months of 2008 than in the same period of the previous year. The volume of industrial production...
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