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HUF 5 million penalty for Rossmann

According to the Hungarian Competition Authority the drogerie chain's parfume actions in 2007 September and December fobed the consumers. It was not the first case.  In the first action Rossmann...

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Lidl pays fine for the state and its employees

According to Spigel news magazin he discount chain will pay around E0.6m-0.7m in Lower Saxony alone, through having to pay 60 to 70 fines of E10,000 each.  Spring time Germany's...

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GM soya bean – Yes for import but not for growing

The European Commission authorised the import of a genetically modified strain of soybean for use in feed and food for 10 years.  The European Union’s executive branch said the strain,...

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Ghana wants to increase its cocoa growing by 30%

Ghana's government has doubled its budgetary allocation for supplying fertliser to cocoa farmers for the 2008/09 crop starting this month, an official at the Cocobod cocoa regulator said.  The world's...

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Podravka Improved Results

Croatia's top food group Podravka expects to show better results at the end of this year after a campaign to cut costs, the company's new CEO said.  Podravka, which operates...

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Hitachi fridge emits Vitamin C to keep frozen food fresh

Hitachi sells a number of fridges on the Japanese market that lower the oxygen density via an integrated pump.  Hitachi announced in Japan they will start selling the R-Y6000, a...

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British families are hard hit by food price rises

Food inflation in the UK is nearly double the rate of most other developed nations. Prices have increased by 12.2 per cent over the last year, according to official Government...

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78% of the export goes into the EU

In July 2008, according to first estimates of Hungarian Central Statistic Office, exports amounted to HUF 1,433 billion (EUR 6,113 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,497 billion...

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More British and Romanian tourists, but less Hungarian

In January-July 2008, – compared with the same period of 2007 – the total number of international and domestic tourism nights decreased by 1% in public accommodation establishments.  The number...

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Honey replaces additives

Antioxidant-rich honey may protect against spoilage in salad dressings, and naturally sweeten the condiment, researchers from Kraft Foods report.  The researchers analysed various honey sources and investigated their potential as...

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Nespresso Special Club Jinogalpa Coffee

Named after the two main regions in the mountains of Nicaragua, Matagalpa and Jinotega, the 100% arabica coffee offers intensity and body with sweet, sandalwood aromas and a hint of...

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Cryovac® RS1500 – for cure-in-the-bag cheese

Cryovac's new development is a high performance, high sealable, multilayer, shrink material with controlled permeability ideally suited for high gassing cheese packaging.  Cryovac® RS1500 is especially designed to run on...

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Auchan To Expand Store Network in Portugal

The French hypermarket giant plans to open three new outlets in Portugal by the end of 2008, taking its store network to 22 outlets in the country.  A report in...

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In H1 supermarkets grow their marketshare

According to GfK research there is a relative decreasing in the Hungarian retail market.  The increase of FMCG products' sales (8%) was under the food inflation (12%) in the first...

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Wine Feast starts soon in the capital

17th Budapest International Wine Festival 2008 from 10. to 14. September in the Buda Castle and in Szentendre.  Some program elements: Wine Exhibition and Fair, Wine Academy, Harvest Parade, Harvest...

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VinAgora Award Gala at Millenáris Teátrum

Traditional, international wine competition between 4-6 July in Balatonalmadi. The Award Gala take was on 5. September in Budapest. Hungarian wines won 4 champion medals.  VinAgora International Wine Competition is...

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The high agriculture production grow the GDP

According to quarterly calculations gross domestic product of Hungary increased by 2.0 percent in the second quarter of 2008 (by both adjusted and non-adjusted for calendar effects), and by 1.9...

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Olympics boosted Adidas's first-half sales in China by 60%

Adidas will reach its target of “high single-digit'' sales growth and 15 percent earnings growth in 2008 said company's Chief Executive Officer Herbert Hainer.  Adidas, based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, will...

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Kraft to focus on 10 brand

Kraft Foods Inc will focus on 10 countries and 10 brands to expand internationally, the unit outside the United States should produce more than $18 billion in sales in 2008....

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MÁV Lokomotív Hotels Zrt. to sale

The domestic railway company (MÁV) sells its 100% subsidiary and subsidiary's properities.  Four 1-3 stars hotel on the Lake Balaton's beach belong to the MÁV Lokomotiv Hotels. There is no...

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OBI reposition campaign

Costumers said OBI has a market oriented offer, consumer's friendly service kit and attractive prices.  This spring OBI made an attitude research about itself and the whole DIY market in...

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Active Friesland brands

Two innovations have been launched by Friesland Zrt this summer. A coffee cream milk has been added to the Completa assortment. As growing health-consciousness has become a priority for the...

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New water proof labels from M-real

Two new paper labels have been launched by M-real Consumer Packaging: Simcastor Label WS and Simcastor Label WSE. The labels are intended for use by the beer and beverage industries,...

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Pre-portioned segment dominant among meat products

According to data from the Nielsen Retail Index, sales are increasingly concentrated and the pre-portioned segment is becoming increasingly dominant. The market showed expansion of 1 per cent in terms...

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Abundance of innovations for hair

As Anikó Csepeli, from L’Oréal Magyarország has told us, the size of the hair care market is HUF 13 billion at present and it is expanding both in terms of...

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Restaurant on-line

We only discuss good web sites of good restaurants so that everybody can learn from the mistakes. Alabárdos étterem I you are convinced that you are offering a good service...

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Parent, media, friend

According to research by GfK LHS HealthCare, parents, the media and friends have the largest influence on the dietary habits of children in primary schools. According to 34 per cent...

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Freshpack Görög, Freshpack, Cézár, Freshpack Chef

Complete, instant salad dish. The advantage of the separately packaged ingredients is that it can be prepared according to individual taste and this helps in retaining freshness....

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New generation advertising messages on TV2

The recently established TV2 Brand Care group and the spot types developed by them were the topics of a roundtable discussion held in June. In recent years, TV2 has been...

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Kinder pirate ship coming

The Kinder brand has real adventure waiting for children. The Kinder Surprise Pirate Ship is under construction. The ship will offer a wide range of entertainment for 3-10 ten year...

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