Company and Personal News
Active year for Reál
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Many Reál stores were opened in Budapest last year, including the first Prémium Reál Élelmiszer supermarket in Lurdy ház, but the number of stores outside the Budapest region also increased....
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Police station in Tesco
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
A small police station has been set up in the Szolnok Tesco hyper market. Tesco intends to develop a similar co-operation with police forces elswhere, as well. n...
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Coop-Christmas for children
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Fifteen hundred children attended the Christmas party held by Tisza-Coop Zrt. on 21. December in Tiszaliget. Tisza-Coop Zrt. is a regional purchasing centre of the Coop group which has already...
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Constantly high SPAR standards
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Private label products in the premium category, many new stores and the quality Hungarian poultry trademark are all things acquired by SPAR in 2007. – The decrease in real incomes...
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Cheese promotion dedicated
to the number 3
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
Prizes from the prize game of SOLE-MIZO ZRt. promoting cheese were handed over at the end of November. 3 participants were able to win a HUF 300,000 trip with 3...
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Dreher saving energy
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The opening ceremony for the new bio-gas and water purification plant of Dreher Sörgyárak built for HUF 0.5 billion was attended by Dr. Gábor Fodor, minister of environmental policy and...
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„Tour de Tesco” continuing
Date: 2008-02-01 08:00:00
The minimum size for Tesco stores is 1,000 square meters. They opened 22 stores in Hungary last year, making the total 122. The price sensitivity of Hungarian consumers has become...
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Cryovac launches printable top web for vacuum packaging
Date: 2008-02-01 00:00:00
The new Darfresh TP100 allows manufacturers to use high quality printing to differentiate their products.The new Darfresh TP100 top web film is printed on the surface using flexography in up...
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Ferroro to Built chocolate plant in Russia
Date: 2008-02-01 00:00:00
The 200 million euro factory will produce 25,000 tons of its Raffaello and Kinder Chocolate brands annually.The Russia's chocolate market is valued at 250 billion rubles ($10.2 billion) with a...
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OBI is Going to Extend in Romania and Slovakai
Date: 2008-02-01 00:00:00
With more than 500 stores OBI is the undisputed No 1 in the German market and one of the leading European DIY retailers, overall sales worth was EUR 5.8 billion....
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New Business Environment Rating system by Coface
Date: 2008-01-31 00:00:00
Complementary to Country@ratings, a new rating is thus available that reflects business environment quality by 150 country. On the occasion of its annual country risk conference, Coface forecasts slower world...
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From industrial place to retail center at the former Zalahus plant
Date: 2008-01-31 00:00:00
With 35-40 million euros investment a shopping center ring by green parks, playgrounds and car parks will be built by Convergence Capital Ltd. The construction works started in second half...
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Espresso and cappucino are the most popular coffees
Date: 2008-01-30 00:00:00
According a research by Valdo Café Hungarians drink coffee because of taste and its impact, most of use think coffee is unhealthy. Compatriots enjoy coffee mostly at home, daily once...
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HUF 45 million food was donated in Spar stores
Date: 2008-01-30 00:00:00
Volunteers and officers of Hungarian Order of Malta collected foods durables 11th time in Spar stores for poor families and old people living alone. Last in the Christmas action 130...
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Henkel Awards for research and technology invention
Date: 2008-01-30 00:00:00
Finally, eight interdisciplinary project teams were chosen to receive the coveted prize. The jurors of the Research/Technology Invention Award 2007 found it no easy task to pick the winners among...
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Tommy Hilfiger halts flotation
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
The move could also prompt a rethink at other high-profile fashion brands, such as Prada and Salvatore Ferragamo in Milan. Hilfiger, viewed as an all-American lifestyle brand and famous for...
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New CEO at LLP Budapest
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
Zsolt Ambrus works from 1 March, he was the former division leader of Microsoft Dynamics Hungary. The specialist worked for Oracle, than in 2003 he joined to Microsoft Hungary, first...
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Tesco to Open `Express' Convenience Stores in China
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
Since 2004, when the British Retailer started to operate with joint venture partnere, the company opened 50 hypermarkets, this year Tesco has 300 million dollars investment in China. Tesco, Britain’s...
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Carlsberg will sell words most expensive bottle of beer for $400
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
The Vintage No. 1. is an exclusive beer where there will only be 600 bottles for 2008 Danish kroner in three exclusive restaurant in Coppenhagen. Apparently the 10.5 percent proof...
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Brau Union to buy minority investors' shares
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
According to its option Brau Union AG buys out the rest 0.36% share of the company. Heinken offers only HUF 8,887 per share, paying until 15 Februar trough Raiffeisen Bank,...
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Carrefour posted the biggest year-on-year sales increase in 2007 in Romania
Date: 2008-01-29 00:00:00
The French group reported 866m-euro sales last year, up 54.5% from 2006. Carrefour turnover evolution in Romania comes as a result of the expansion of the hypermarket network in 2007...
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Sephora To Open In-Store Cosmetics Shops ít M&S in UK
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
The possible joint venture would be based on a model employed by Sephora in the US, where it has shop-in-shops with JC Penney. Marks & Spencer is in provisional talks...
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Recommended Cash Offer for Scottish & Newcastle plc
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
The boards of Scottish & Newcastle plc have reached agreement with a newly incorporated company jointly owned by Carlsberg A/S and Heineken N.V. Under the terms of the Offer,...
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Danubius Hotels to plan only operation in Marcali Hotel
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
Hungary's hotel operator Danubius Hotel Nyrt. has announced it has sold its ent56.7% stake in Marcali Hotel Kft.. Marcali Hotel Kft. is planning the building of a spa hotel in...
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Electornic nose against stinky meat
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
The SensorFresh takes 2000 readings in under a minute and so analyze the air around the meat. The mashine is avalaible by internet. The sensor's built-in fan draws in the...
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Sümegi and Sons Winery exports to China
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
Companies agreed about wine processing and jointly sales in China. According to the agreement Keller Ltd. (Sumegi and Sons Winery) started the export last Q of 2008 , yearly more...
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Coop- Franchise chain of 2007
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
The Hungarian Franchise Association' award was given at a gala evening on Friday. The 11 years old Coop got the award of Franchise chain of the year 2007. The...
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Kraft instant coffee plant to Open in March
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
American food company invested $100 million into construction in Russia. The plant in Gorelovo will produce 5,000 tons of instant coffee a year. The new plant is located in close...
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Tea pyramid from Russia
Date: 2008-01-28 00:00:00
Food giant Unilever has started the production of Lipton tea in pyramid packs at its St. Petersburg 'Tea Packing Factory'. According to company's satement to produce pyramid packs, a...
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