News and articles
Sales in hypermarkets also decreased in November
Date: 2009-01-27 00:00:00
According to data of Hungarian Statistic Office, the volume of retail sales decreased by 2,0% in November, and by 1.9% in the first eleven months of 2008 compared to the...
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Camel milk chocolate by Manner
Date: 2009-01-27 00:00:00
World's first camel milk chocolate, called Al Nassma, is only available in Dubai. Camel milk arrives from a farm near to Dubai in form of milk powder to Manner's plant...
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54 million Visa transactions in Hungary
Date: 2009-01-27 00:00:00
Point-of-sale (POS) transactions made with Visa cards in Hungary rose 22.9% in Visa Europe's business year ended September 30, the card issuer said. The amount of money spent on POS...
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Three agrocultural exhibition simultaneously
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
260 exhibitors from 13 countries show their offer on 22,600 sqm between 28-31 January at AGRO+MASHEXPO, Hungarian Garden and Viticulture & Winery and the Hungarian Garden. According to the organizers...
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ALDI increased sales in Ireland
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
In 2008 the discounter said it would spend EUR350 million opening a further 32 stores in the country over the next three years. In the Republic of Ireland, Aldi has...
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Duffy become new face of Diet Coke
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
The singer will appear in a multi-million-pound campaign, that will be rolled out across Europe in a series of 30-second and one-minute television slots from February. Welsh singer Duffy has...
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Delhaize tests new concept store
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
The Red Market store in Gembloux, Belgium incorporates elements of various store concepts that the group has recently developed and implemented across the world. Red Market store has a store...
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Benefit for processor, retailer and consumer
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
The operetor of Quality Food from Hungary mark, the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) urge on bigger collaboration. According to a new research by AMC, the Quality Food from Hungary mark...
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Lidl to build mineral water plant in Germany
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
According to press informations, Lidl and the existing Lidl-owned supplier MEG invest around EUR100 million into the new plant. Schwarz Group-owned discounter Lidl in Germany is reportedly planning to build...
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II. Mangalica Festival in Vajdahunyad Castle
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
In frame of the program the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture shows to cultur history of the mangalica pig, which is a unique. The three days event this time is organised...
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Tesco reedems PET bottles and drink alucans
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
The new system operates in 37 Tesco stores. The retailer pays HUF 5 for five PET bottles and HUF 10 for five drink alucans. At the formal opening of the...
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Acceptance of holiday cheques increased
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
From January 2009 people can pay movie ticket, libery entrance, internet or adult education with holiday cheques. The Hungarian Foundation of Holiday started its work 10 years ago. The aim...
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HUF 2.5 billion subvention for dairy firms
Date: 2009-01-26 00:00:00
Agriculture minister József Gráf promisse central protection programs because of the low procurement prices. The subvention means partly buying the dairy products, restart the school milk program in value of...
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OMV to reduce Austrian petrol station network
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
Company wants to lower costs, raise its efficiency and concentrate on locations with higher customer frequency through its convenience brand Viva. Austrian oil company OMV has announced that it is...
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Tesco became cheaper as a year before
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
More thousands of products are avelable under their last years price in Tesco units all over in Hungary. According to Monika Hackl, spokerperson of the retailer, Tesco helps people to...
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4,000 sqm big cold storage in Székesfehérvár
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
According to business daily Napi Gazdaság, the development costs of Alföldi Tej plant in the city was HUF 900 million. The new cold storages was technicaly open in December, but...
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Map of shopping in Auchan
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
French retailer has started to test a solution that aims to speed up shopping for customers by optimising their way through the store at its unit in Vélizy, France. To...
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Contactless payment at Carrefour France
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
The new card will be rolled out in France from 11 February 2009 by Carrefour's financial services division. Company hopes to sell 2.5 million PASS MasterCard cards in 2009 in...
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From February Dare Group operates Mellow Mood's three hotels in the city
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
After two years oparation Mellow Mood pass the City Hotel Mátyás, Pilvax és Ring to Dare Group and Platinum Hotels. The Mellow Mood hotel portfolio grow dynamic in last years,...
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Extra duty for European food import
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
US wants to triple to 300 percent the import duty on world-famous Roquefort cheese, France turn to WTO. The US move was the latest volley in a larger, 13-year-old trade...
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Hungarians have more PC, DVD and CD player as the European average
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
According to Nielsen study people use more PC or laptops as watching tv. Nielsen asked 26,200 internet users in 52 countries about its home entertainment equipments. According to research 98%...
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One third of Hungarian on-line buyer are over 40 years
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
Internet is year to year more important as virtual market place – said GfK Hungária's Internet Insight Report. According to the survey the number of intensiv internet users grow by...
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KFC increased sales in Romania
Date: 2009-01-23 00:00:00
During 2008, the company opened eight restaurants, in total, KFC chain in Romania includes 32 units, but new openings will take place during 2009 starting from the capital. KFC in...
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Coca-Cola opens bottle recycling plant
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. and United Resource Recovery of Spartanburg unveiled a new $60 million “bottle-to-bottle” recycling facility. The state-of-the-art plant, said to be the largest of its kind in the...
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Auchan payed out its part-owner of its Romanian subsidiary
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Auchan increased its shareholding to 100% in MGV Distri-Hiper, founded on May 2005 to set up and operate stores under the Auchan banner in Romania. Auchan acquired a 29% stake...
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Not only the cool places can get nice menu
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Vendég & Hotel magazin awarded Hungary's best menu, TOP 3 came from Budapest, Restaurant Rickshaw won an extra prize. 36 restaurants take part in the compatition, jurey awarded menus of...
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31 Hungarian hotels won the „Green Hotel 2009-2010” title
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
The Hotel Association of Hungary called domestic and international hotel chains and independent hotels for an environmental protection tender. Applications had to make till 2008 autumn. Jurey controlled the applications...
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Environmental Ministry offers paper bags instead of plastic
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
This year the green tax has changed, retailer must to pay more after the small plastic bags. It is not necessary, that the price of fruits or bakery products must...
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Decission about Pápai Hús credit on beginning February
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Pápai Hús Kft. won the tender for Pápai Hús Zrt. „under liquadition” last year's end. The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans, HUF 5.5 billion, the buyer...
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SPAR buys stores in UK
Date: 2009-01-22 00:00:00
Retail Week has reported that SPAR has bought 11 former Somerfield stores and it will convert the stores to its Eurospar format. Eurospar stores differ to SPAR stores in that...
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