News and articles
Waitrose focus on overseas
Date: 2008-01-02 00:00:00
The company licens the Waitrose brand to Dubai-based retailer Spinneys, and is in contact with potential partners in South Africa, and in the USA. Spinneys has been selling a wide...
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ASDA's Healthy Steps at the Own Brand Food
Date: 2008-01-02 00:00:00
From January over 9,000 food and drink items are free from artificial colourings and flavours, hydrogenated vegetable oil and Aspartame. From now on where flavours or colours are used in...
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New TEAOR Numbers – more detailed
Date: 2008-01-02 00:00:00
The companies have to use the new kind of numbers from 1. January. The business which can't change the TEAOR numbers automatically, must be notified until 30 June 2008 at...
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Increased control paid off
Date: 2008-01-02 00:00:00
Sparkler maneuver – 25,000 control, HUF 950 million fines in five weeks. The action, started on 22 November, paid off the hopes of the government. The authorities found almost 3,500...
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CBA Online Service from the Center
Date: 2007-12-28 00:00:00
Next year the logistic works from the central premise. The online activity finish with CBA Internet Aruhaz Kft, in the future the owner CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. will carry on the...
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Danone and Wahaha Agree to End Lawsuits
Date: 2007-12-28 00:00:00
Both company want to return to peace talks,” the companies said in a joint statement. French dairy products producer Groupe Danone SA and China's Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. said...
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Heineken Acquires Syabar Brewing Company
Date: 2007-12-28 00:00:00
The portfolio consists of the national mainstream beer brand Bobrov, which holds the number two position in the market and the recently introduced premium brand Syabar. Heineken will acquire...
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Everybody has to give receipt
Date: 2007-12-28 00:00:00
According to new Tax law the Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration can't give absolution. The cash register isn't obligatory, but the trader must use at least printed receipts from...
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Supermarkets lift ad spend on the celebrities
Date: 2007-12-28 00:00:00
The UK's supermarket chains dramatically increased their advertising budgets in 2007, according to figures compiled by Nielsen Media Research. Morrison's increased its advertising spend by £18 million, or 61%, hiring...
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Gift swapping
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
In case of quality problems the trader has to take back the products, but if it's „only” to big, the color is not good, the fair name binds the dealer....
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2008 – Slowly Quicken in Hungarian Economy
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
Next year Hungary's internal and external balances to improve, while real wages may begin to increase. A report jointly published by economic research institute GKI and Erste Bank is projecting...
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The old-new Pullman existing again
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
Accor's ambition is to develop a worldwide chain of 300 Pullman hotels by 2015, company focus on business travelers. Located in the main regional and international cities, Pullman hotels provide...
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Alcoa sells packaging/consumer unit
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
Alcoa has agreed to sell its packaging and consumer businesses to New Zealand's Rank Group Limited for $2.7 billion. Alcoa's packaging / consumer unit generated about $3.2 billion in revenue...
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Aldi, Lidl outstrips
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
The discounter Lidl has a study that Aldi first competitor in the number of transactions in Europe obsolete. In terms of product prices had both merchants also diverge. In the...
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BAUHAUS Opened its Second Hungarian Store
Date: 2007-12-27 00:00:00
The biggest, 20,000 sqm Hungarian „do-it- yourself” store offers 120,000 products. The new store opened on 27. December in Szigetszentmiklos, near to Budapest, it made 111 new workplaces. With its customer-centric...
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Fruit growers at Zwack Palinka Manufaktura in Kecskemet
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
For invitation of Sandor Zwack more than 30 fruit grower arrived at Kecskemét. The guests could see the way of their fruits from coming into the plant trough the destillation...
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(HU) Az év utolsó hónapjában az átlagosnál csaknem kétszer több virsli fogy
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
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Minor burns because of Starbucks mugs
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
Starbucks is voluntarily recalling an estimated 167,000 of its Fusion Coffee Mugs because they may pose a minor hazard to users. According to Starbucks and the Consumer Product Safety Commission,...
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MasterCard Faces Fines
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
EU Commission accused MasterCard of applying illegal fees and threatened it with a massive fine. MasterCard uses a complex mechanism to determine a minimum price merchants must pay for...
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Agreement reached on wine reform
Date: 2007-12-20 00:00:00
Instead of spending much of budget getting rid of unwanted surpluses, now EU can concentrate on taking on competitors and winning back market share. The agreement is great success for...
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HUF 900 billion sales in December
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Trade Association costumers leave HUF 340-350 billion for food and HUF 540-550 billion for manufactures at the cashiers. Last year's December turnover was HUF 875 billions, HUF...
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Integrated Informatic Solutions for Travel Agencies
Date: 2007-12-18 00:00:00
Travel Dynamics integrate finance, customer relationship management, human resource management and portal access. LLP Group, a leader in Microsoft Dynamics solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced a final...
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