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“Challenging” UK, US but InBev still up in Q2

The Belgium-based brewer has reported a strong showing in its second quarter, despite “challenging conditions” in both the UK and US.   Sales in the period rose by 7.6% in...

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New Rogner member in Hungary

The Thermal Bad and Spa from this year, the new built four stars hotel from next year will take the name Rogner Thermal Spa Egerszalok.  The Spa and Wellness Bath...

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The biggest are the most optimist

Ecostat TOP-100 index of business-activity rose to 103.4% in August, which meant a 3% rise compared to July's results. The index of business activity measured 80.4 % last August. Calculations...

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Coca-Cola to close concentrates plant near to Dublin

The beverage giant would shut down one of its three ingredients plants in Ireland. The company will shift the production of concentrates from the 30-year-old plant in Drogheda, north of...

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EU asks food shops to act 'responsibly' on prices

Europe's farm chief called on retailers not to make European Union's (EU) consumers pay excessively for staple foods such as bread and milk despite recent surges in international grain and...

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Rotten Meat scandal in Germany

The rotten meat would be sold for Turkish doner kebab restaurants. Authorities had confiscated more than 11 tons of beef and turkey meat at a company based in the southern...

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Heineken fixed its 20-25% profit growth forecast

The Holland-based brewer said that net profit for the six months to the end of June fell markedly, by 30.4% year-on-year, to EUR302m, although net profit took a hammering from...

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Royal Unibrew buys Latvian brewery Livu Alus

The Danish brewer Royal Unibrew AS bought Latvia's third-largest brewery Livu Alus for 130 mln dkr.  The acquisition, which is subject to approval by relevant authorities, is expected to be...

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Bioethanol at Tesco from Monday

The Tesco Megapark in Pesterzsebet will be the first Hungrian and east-european gas station of Tesco where the green friendly drives can buy bioethanol. Europe second biggest hypermarket chain is...

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In contempt of restrictions sales grew in hypermarkets

According to annalist this is the year of discounters in the Hungarian retail. Nielsen datas show that the share of stores over 400 m2 grew with 2%, the 2500 m2...

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Cold, but big business – eiscream

Researcher Euromonitor figures that global ice cream sales are rising 2.5% annually and will hit $65 billion in 2010. Today, the $59 billion ice cream industry is dominated by two...

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Cadbury to buy Intergum

Cadbury's planned acquisition of the Turkey-based chewing gum manufacturer Intergum has been approved by the competition regulator. Cadbury announced the proposed 333m acquisition in June this year, claiming the move...

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Run on furniture – especially at IKEA

The Hungarian IKEA has reported HUF 38.6 billion revenues for its financial year ending 31 August, which is a 16% increase from FY2006. IKEA Lakberendezési Kft. had 4.7 million customers...

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Sticking to beauty care

Attila Ireghy has become the new sales director of Helia-D Kft. He had worked for L’Oréal Magyrország Kft for 13 years where he had participated in the complete restructuring of...

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LLP growing

Revenues of LLP group increased by 12 per cent to EUR 7,7 million last year. Infor FMS SunSystems remained the largest division within the group, accounting for 56 per cent...

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Wine producing regions reborn

There are some wine regions in Hungary having worked out their regulatory system and marketing plan at regional level. Besides Eger and Tokaj the best and most recent exapmles are...

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International perspective

According to data compiled by Nielsen for 69 countries, including Hungary, retail sales of body care products grew by 5 per cent world-wide last year. One of the reasons for...

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Order on the table

The culture of laying tables today is focused more on visual experience and decoration, than functionality. Achieving a harmony between various items of tableware is the priority. The conventional style...

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C&C premier – millions and billions

Metro established its first Chinese subsidiary with the JinJiang group, under the name Metro JinJiang Cash & Carry Ltd in Shanghai twelve years ago. Metro has 3 million registered customers,...

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Burn

Feel the energy of Burn heating up your senses – let your instincts drive you, party and dance till dawn! Agency: Starcom médiaügynökség/Ogilvy & Mather kreatívügynökség Customer: Coca-Cola Magyarország Product:...

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Stores opening

Spar, Kiskunfélegyháza Open: 28 June 2007 Chain: Spar Store space: 1211 m2 SKU: – Spar, Szántód Open: 2 August 2007 Chain: Spar Store space: 902 m2 SKU: – Tesco, Karcag...

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Farmers may become shareholders in Sio-Eckes

Sió-Eckes Kft. has sold over 40 million litres of fruit juice, nectar and fruit drink in the first six months of the year, which is 4 per cent more than...

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Spitzer wine boom in Hungary, bubbles go up again

A typical Hungarian, or in broader sense, a Central-European drink is getting in fashion again, as a refreshing drink in summer time. There is a steadily increasing consuming group tends...

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Everything the mouth needs

Ever more innovative POS solutions and promotions are used by manufacturers to expand the mouth care category. Adequate impulse is very important in this category, as Hungarian consumers buy toothpaste...

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Drama in the hotel

It can be very embarrassing when restaurant guests know more about wine than the person serving them. The increasing expertise of guests drives some people to provide in depth training...

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BURN

New packaging, which glows in UV light, new mixed fruit flavour unlike the conventional tutti-frutti flavour, red colour of energy drinks....

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PICKWICK Fruit Amour

Fruit Amour is an expression and communication of the pleasing character of 100% fruit based teas to consumers. Fruit Amour is a pleasing and healthy experience for body and soul,...

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For patriotic poultry buying

An agreement about co-operation has been signed by The Poultry Product Council (BTT) and SPAR Magyarország Kft.. This will allow the retail chain to publicise its decision to buy poultry...

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Henkel for design

This year’s Henkel Art Award is to be given in recognition for excellence in industrial design. 31 competitors had entered works, of which 5 have qualified for the international final...

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Collective attendance at the 14th Vinexpo

The Vinexpo wine and alcoholic beverage exhibition – one of the most prestigious events in the wine trade – was held for the fourteenth time by the Chamber of Commerce...

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