News and articles
'Kaufland light'-testperiode in Bohemia
Date: 2008-02-08 00:00:00
Kaufland's existing outlets usually have an area of between 4,000 and 5,000 square metres, and the new stores would have an area of about 2,000 sq m, this would make...
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LVMH closed the 2007 with double digits growth
Date: 2008-02-08 00:00:00
World's leading luxury products group's evenue rose to 16.5 billion Euros. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the, recorded 2007 profit from recurring operations of 3 555 million Euros, an increase...
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Aldi started with image ads
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
Aldi before the gates, the company promises significant price cut at food and non-food categories. According to specialists 20-25 of the planed 400 Hungarian Aldi stores open in next weeks,...
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Five pct. more hotels as in 2006
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
The gross income of public accommodation establishments increased to HUF 244 billions by 4% yr/yr at current prices. According to KSH dates during 2007, 3.4 million international tourists (up 3%...
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(HU) Tavaly 12 százalékkal nőtt az ásványvizek kiskereskedelmi forgalma
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
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InBev and Anheuser-Busch merger
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
InBev NV and Anheuser-Busch Cos., the world's first- and second-largest brewers, rose in trading after the Wall Street Journal said the rivals have discussed a merger that may happen this...
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Danone-Weight Watchers joint venture in China
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
Weight Watchers International, Inc. and Groupe DANONE announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to establish a weight management business in China. The joint venture, 51% owned by...
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The Coca-Cola Company has 40% interest in Honest Tea
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
Companies completed an agreement resulting in Coca-Cola holding approximately 40% interest in the fast-growing maker of certified organic beverages, including the best-selling Honest Tea®. Honest Tea was started in 1998...
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Fondness by Friesland
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
The sales of the new product, Pottyos Pont2 starts in January. According to the retail dates the product has succes. Friesland comes every time with nowelity out, last summer the...
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Hungarians Internet Users read news and e-mail via Internet
Date: 2008-02-07 00:00:00
According to an international survey conducted by GfK the ‘serious’ internet services, such as e-mail and online banking are most frequently used in Austria and Slovenia. Leisure-time and entertainment-focused...
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Discount offer for exhibition outside of Hungary
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
ITD Hungary pays 70-75% of exhibition's costs in case of four international fair. ITD Hungary protects Hungarian SMEs with export possibility. The collective appearances are organised by previosly qualifide exhibitories....
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EU to Tax Imports of Swiss Products with Powdered Skim Milk
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The tax is part of a price equalizing method agreed between Switzerland and the E.U. Under the deal, Switzerland has until now subsidized the export of powdered skim milk to...
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The winner 21 save water
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
UK food and drink manufacturers are working together in a new initiative, known as the Federation House Commitment, to reduce water usage and improve efficiency across their businesses. The 21...
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Investor of the year in Samokov – Billa Bulgaria
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The Austrian hypermarket chain opened its 26th store in Samokov last year in November, in the city with 30,000 inhabitants, the investment enriched the 5,3 million euros. Billa Bulgaria opening...
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Plastic milk bottles came back in UK
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Shoppers will soon be able to buy milk in plastic bags as part of a green initiative of Waitrose. The supermarket chain Waitrose is abolishing plastic milk bottles to...
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P&G to separate its coffee business
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The coffee unit had sales of about $1.6 billion and operating income of about $ 350 million in fiscal 2007. Procter&Gamble Co. is planning to split off its Folgers coffee...
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Inspection at European big supermarket chains
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
A European Parliament petition on investigating and remedying the abuse of power by large supermarkets operating in the EU has received signatures from 60% of all MEPs. The increasingly dominant...
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Surpassing sales in Latin-America and Europe
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Whirlpool Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit climbed to USD 187 millions, helped by its Maytag acquisition and an improved product mix and the weak dollar. Quarterly revenue grew seven...
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International Boost Sweetens Wrigley Sales
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
The Chicago-based company's fourth-quarter profit totaled $155 million, or 56 cents a share, for a dime-a-share leap vs. last year.Revenue got pushed 16.4% higher to a better-than-expected $1.42 billion, primarily...
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Collective Hungarian exhibition at Prodexpo Moskow with AMC support
Date: 2008-02-06 00:00:00
Twenty Hungarian companies show themselft on the event from 11-15 February 2008. The Hungarian Agrar Marketing Centrum this year organised present for Hungarian firms at Prodexpo in Moskow. The 15th...
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Mihaly Hardy leaved Tesco
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The specialist was the retail chain's communications director since 2006, former he worked 20 years as television reporter, editor and news director. There is no news about his successor at...
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Unilever Acquires Leading Russian Ice Cream Company Inmarko
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The acquisition will further strengthen Unilever's position as the world's number one ice cream business. It will also strengthen Unilever's portfolio and competitive position in Russia, one of its priority...
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Hungary's economic growth will pick up and its inflation will slow down this year
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
Based on the past months' developments, the extent of the changes is likely to be smaller than previously thought, economic think tank GKI said in a forecast elaborated in co-operation...
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The labor market of retail to increase in 2008
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
According to Hungarian National Labour Service this year's end will have a positive balance, 56,000 more job will fill up as last year December.The authority said there will be a...
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Two digits growth at Coca-Cola Beverages Hungary
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
The company increased its market shares and get now 20 pct, one third of the sales came from the new products. The growth is thank to the fact too,...
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Imperial Tobacco's Altadis takeover offer
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
UK's Imperial Tobacco Group pays 50 eur per Altadis share, valuing the manufacturer of Gauloise and Fortuna cigarettes at 12.8 bln eur. The board of the Franco-Spanish company Altadis...
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French Supermarket Workers Strike over Wages
Date: 2008-02-05 00:00:00
Thousands of French supermarket workers went on strike on Friday to demand higher salaries and better job conditions. The strike by supermarket employees was the latest in a series of...
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Burger King Keeps Rising
Date: 2008-02-04 00:00:00
Worldwide same-store sales, or sales at locations open at least a year, rose 4.5 percent.Americas second burger chain said its second-quarter – ended on 31 of December 2007 – profit...
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