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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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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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Metro Group Introduces Hotel Private Label Lline in Ukraine

Products of H-Line are specially designed to meet the needs of the hotel sector.  Metro Group's cash & carry operation in Ukraine has launched its hotel private label line. a...

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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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Motor Trades Rose Retail Sales in Ireland

In July Retail sales volumes rose by 2.3% month-on-month (m/m) in July, according to seasonally adjusted data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).  This marked the first increase in retail...

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New leader at Unilever Central Europe

Herman Verstraeten, currently Chairman Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belorussia (RUB) will be appointed as Chairman Unilever Central Europe, with effect from 1st September 2008.  The Belgian specialist will substitute Tracey...

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CEE Poultry event in Packforum

Packforum, Sealed Air's world-class permanent customer care center located near Paris, is opening the doors for a Special Event dedicated to Central Europe and South East Europe on Poultry market...

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Bonduelle, Coopagri In JV

Food group Bonduelle has announced that it is forming a frozen vegetables joint venture with cooparative group Coopagri.  The new entity, in which Bonduelle will have a 37% stake, will...

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Hotel Palazzo Zichy to open next February

The 4-star boutique hotel will be housed in a restored 19th century building that was formerly the palace of Count Zichy.  The new 80-room proper ty, including eight junior suites,...

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Labor costs rise in Hungary

According to Eurostat the labor costs in Hungary rose 7.6% in the Q2 from the same period a year earlier, well over the 3.4% increase for the EU27, but under...

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Wal-Mart Seeking Approval To Open Bank in Canada

The retailer giant has applied for regulatory approval to establish its own bank in the country, according to a notice on a Canadian government website.  By obtaining a banking license,...

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Starbucks-Unilever ice cream deal

The British food giant will research and develop new products using Starbucks coffee flavours.  Starbucks signed a licensing agreement with Unilever to manufacture, market and distribute Starbucks ice cream products....

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SPAR Switzerland campaign with FIFA female umpire

In Switzerland, SPAR is operating an EDLP strategy for a specified range of 300 products in its EUROSPAR and SPAR outlets. It is called '”Our smallest price”.  Once a month,...

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