News and articles
Year of M&A
Date: 2007-07-02 00:00:00
According to Reuters global M&A activity is on target for a record year after a first-half surge. An increase in cross-border corporate mergers helped Europe push past the United States...
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European Food Safety got well
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) which shows that notifications on risks to food safety fell by 5% in 2006 compared to 2005.This is the first time since the...
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Business confidence of big Hungarian companies improve in June
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The index gauging the confidence of Hungary's largest corporations stood at 58 points in June, up 4 points from May and at a six-year high, indicating outstanding optimism, Ecostat, the...
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M.E.G.A. group is played into the hands of Ukrainian
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The ownership change was made in Februar, after the re-labeling scandals, but the Registry Court has enroled now the two new owner from Ukraine. The M.E.G.A. Group, with five firme,...
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Food safety fine for Lidl
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
One of Lidl's polish eiscream had to be get out of the circulation and must be annuled, because the production was not safe enough, and the eiscream could be tainted....
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Reorganization by Zalabaromfi
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The new owner, the Dale consortium bought the company for more than 50% of a start prise, HUF 2,4 billion. Dale started to reorganize and rationalized the company in Zalaegerszeg....
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Burger King will be open in Bohemia
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
AmRest, the listed restaurant operator – managing, among others, Burger King,Pizza Hut KFC – ask for working permit in Czech Republic. Until now the concret start of the first bohemian...
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Spain Gives Nod to Nueva Rumasa's Acquisition of Parmalat's Clesa
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
According to Spain's business media, the national competition authority has given food group Nueva Rumasa the green light to acquire Clesa, the Spanish subsidiary of Italian dairy firm Parmalat. The...
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Hard competition on softdrinks market in Ukraine
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Orangina Group, the beverage producer has acquired Rosinka, a Ukrainian soft drinks manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. Rosinka, which has a workforce of 600, saw its 2006 turnover reach 30...
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Toxic industry raw materials in chinese food
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Chinese media are reporting that authorities have shut down 180 food factories, after inspectors found industrial chemicals in products from candy to seafood. Authorities say formaldehyde, illegal dyes and industrial...
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Charles' organic carrots rejected by Sainsbury's for being 'rotten'
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
SAINSBURY'S rejected royal carrots grown at the Prince of Wales's organic farm because they were “rotten”. The supermarket giant said the quality of Duchy carrots from Highgrove had "deteriorated"...
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Nike is popular in Europe
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
With growth in the U.S. and abroad, plus surprisingly strong future orders, Nike allayed fears and buoyed hopes for some about the future of the world's largest athletic shoe and...
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Warehouses near to the downtown
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Construction work has begun for a 20,000-square-metre (4.94-acre) business park in Táblás street in Budapest's 9th district. InNove Business Park will comprise warehouses and office space. It is located at...
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Uninterrupted growth at LLP
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
LLP Group, a leading provider of ERP and CRM solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has reported 2006 total revenues of 7.7 million EUR, representing 12% growth over 2005. The...
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Tesco set to launch book club with UK's biggest publisher
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Tesco, the supermarket chain with more than 1200 stores in the UK, is expanding its retail empire by launching a book club in collaboration with the UK's biggest publisher, Random...
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Stores opening
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Tesco, Pécs Open: 20 arpil 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000 Tesco, Debrecen-Józsa Open: 4 may 2007 Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 10 000...
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Chevaliers of Champagne celebrating 20th birthday
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Chevaliers of Törley Champagne celebrated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Order on 18. May in Budafok. Törley also has reason to be proud of its wines which...
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Frozen pizzas concentrated in discount stores
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen research, retail sales of frozen pizzas grew by 18 per cent in terms of value in the April 2006–March 2007 period. The market share of snack-type pizzas...
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Partnerluring
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
It is not an easy task to organise a press conference or a partner meeting and it is even harder to make it somewhat different from others. First, the ideal...
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Purchasing partnerships control 95 per cent of the Italian market
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to Paul Griffin from the London-based market researchers IGD, the Italian food retail market was worth EUR 149,5 in 2005. The five biggest chains hold a combined market share...
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Strawberry-yoghurt Campino
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Strawberry-yoghurt Campino refreshed both in looks and in contents has real fruit juice and essence from fruit flowers in addition to 22% fresh, creamy yoghurt....
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METRO in Pécs modernised
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The most recently modernised METRO Cash & Carry Hungary store opened in Pécs, on 14. June. According to Tibor Zsombor, sales director of METRO Cash & Carry Hungary, all of...
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Silver medal for Kõbányai beer
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Brands of Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. have won five medals at the most prestigious world event devoted to quality, the Monde Selection. – In addition to the Grand Gold Medal, Dreher...
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Private label pizzas – at all costs
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
It is not necessarily very logical to go to a discount store for a pizza, but this is what most people do. Customers can choose between a manufacturer’s brand and...
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25 checkpoints
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The perking plant of Lavazza in Torino, the biggest in the EU, covers 7,3 hectares. As they do not have plantations of their own, they purchase coffee from 60-70 producers....
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Hyper new from Prague
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
I am prejudiced towards Prague. It is not the price of beer, the beauty of the old city or their national food which makes me envy the people, who are...
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SIÓ fresh & fruit
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
New sió fresh&fruit is a delicious, enjoyable, refreshing, pleasant and thirst quenching fruit drink with natural fruit content....
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Health and exclusivity
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Spar Magyarország Kft. and Europark Shopping Centre organised an event called Health Days for the first time between 4-6 May. A new, exclusive private label brand has been added to...
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Aperitif French style
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The first Thursday of each June is the day of French culinary culture. On this day, gastronomic programs are organised in 24 countries under the name “Apéritif à la française”....
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