News and articles
Asda sparks Harry Potter price war
Date: 2007-07-20 00:00:00
The supermarket had earlier put a maximum £8.87 retail price on Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – the same as rival chains Tesco and Sainsbury's. The supermarket was...
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Nestle, PepsiCo considered merger
Date: 2007-07-20 00:00:00
Global consumer goods heavyweights Nestle and PepsiCo were reportedly involved in talks over a possible merger earlier in the year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. ...
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Germany's Hertie not up for sale
Date: 2007-07-19 00:00:00
British private investment group Dawnay Day, which owns German department store chain Hertie, said on Monday that Hertie was not up for sale, denying a report in a German newspaper....
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Sweden to face EU Court over alcohol tax
Date: 2007-07-19 00:00:00
Sweden should not be allowed to have higher tax on wine than on beer quoting a top EU judge. Paolo Mengozzi, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice,...
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New rules limit junk food ads aimed at children
Date: 2007-07-19 00:00:00
Eleven of the USA's biggest food and drink companies will adopt new rules to limit advertising to children under the age of 12. The companies, including Campbell Soup Co.,...
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Qatari Royal Familie will get a grip on Sainsbury
Date: 2007-07-19 00:00:00
The British supermarket group J Sainsbury said it has received a takeover approach from a Qatari investment group. "J Sainsbury plc confirms it has received a preliminary approach from Delta...
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New rules for overtime
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
The employers and employee may have extra agreement about 300 hours overtime per year. normally overtime can't be more than 200 hours per year. According to the new rules an...
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Wal-Mart tops 2007 Fortune Global 500 list
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
Huge revenues have propelled Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to the top of the 2007 Fortune Global 500 list, and pushed aside Exxon Mobil Corp. to the No. 2 spot on the...
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Stop for czekish poultry
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
Auchan stoped buying and selling poultry from Czech Republik for interim time. Altough its supplier guaranteed, that the transported products are bird flu free, the supermarket chain decided not to...
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Johnson&Jonson is doing well
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
The good second quarter's outcome dues to overseas sales Johnson & Johnson posted a 9 percent increase in second-quarter profit. The company reported net income of $3.08 billion, or $1.05...
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Cadbury fined £1m for salmonella offences
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
The confectionery giant Cadbury was fined £1m yesterday over a national salmonella outbreak which gave 42 people food poisoning and put three of them in hospital. The Birmingham-based company was...
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Britvic continues Robinsons push online
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
Britvic has partnered with Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions to launch an online marketing push for its Robinsons squash brand in the UK. The drive is built around a website which...
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Premium crisps drive growth
Date: 2007-07-18 00:00:00
Consumers are looking for healthier products, but that they don't want to compromise on taste or quality. A developing demand for premium products such as those made with alternative ingredients is keeping...
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Communication for honey
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
In the future the M&H strategic communications company does the outer and indoor communications, PR activities and lobby activity for Hungarian Apiary Association. The cooperations goal is the support the...
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Late October to see Arena Plaza open in Budapest
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
The 180,000-sqm mega-mall will boast a total of 65,000 sqm space available to nearly 200 retail store owners. In spite of concerns surrounding the viability of completion before the end...
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ADT enriched its offer
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
ADT Security Services, a part of Tyco Fire & Security, recently launched a new wide-exit detection system allowing retailers with wide or multiple exits to detect anti-theft alarms and collect...
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Nestle invests in low-fat noodle technology
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
New technology to produce noodles with lower fat and salt content will form part of Nestle's Malaysian $29.1m investment plans to upgrade some its manufacturing facilities. Part of the...
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The english children don't want to eat fruit
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
A government scheme to give free fruit to schoolchildren may not result in any long-term health benefits, say experts. The government has spent millions of pounds giving daily free...
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The best bank of the region is Raiffeisen
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) and its CEE-subsidiary Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG received the award “Best Bank in Central and Eastern Europe” during a reception of the renowned British financial...
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Accor's deputy managing director leaves the company
Date: 2007-07-17 00:00:00
From the next year Botond Usztoke will manage his own hotel. Since 1995 worked the turistic professional at several Accor Hotels as managing director and form 2006 Januar is he...
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Food safety control at the army
Date: 2007-07-16 00:00:00
The Chinese army is to take steps to ensure the safety of its food supply, due to fears unsafe products could harm combat capacity. According to a circular, food suppliers...
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Capacity enrichment at Matusz-Vad Ltd.
Date: 2007-07-16 00:00:00
After the HUF 70million investment, the company can bunker extra 460 pallet in its warehouse. Matusz-Vad Ltd. is one of the biggest supplier in the gastronome since 13 years, its...
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Alcohol is cheap in Hungary – according the Eurostat
Date: 2007-07-16 00:00:00
Last years the alcohol price level was low in Hungary, counting in 27 EU-member states. According the Eurostat informations in Hungary the price of alcohol beverages is 77% of EU...
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Poultry infected with Salmonella delivered to Romania
Date: 2007-07-16 00:00:00
Second time, in the last weeks delivered hungarian suppliers a salmonella defected poultry into Romania. The meat was found in a warehouse near to Arad. The salmonella infection is not...
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Tesco closes 14 stores after bomb hoaxes
Date: 2007-07-16 00:00:00
A number of Tesco stores around the country were closed over the weekend after a series of bomb hoaxes. Sources at the retail giant said the scare was part of...
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