Company and Personal News
Nestle Agrees Settlement with Italian Tax Authorities
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
Nestle Italia negotiated a 36-million euro out-of-court settlement with Italian Tax Authorities, it was announced yesterday. But the global giant, the world's largest food and beverage company, strongly denied any accusation of...
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Hungarian industrial designer could win the Henkel Art.Award
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
Rajmund Domán is one of the nominated, who takes home the Henkel Art.Award., endowed with a monetary prize of 7,000 euros as well as an exhibition of the artist's works...
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Cadbury takes one part of producment to Poland
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is to shut its chocolate factory in Keynsham, Somerset, with the loss of 500 jobs. The proposal is part of the company's attempt to restructure its UK...
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Rynart Hungary became bankrupt
Date: 2007-10-04 00:00:00
The Dutch company asks for win up against itself. Rynart worked since 1993 in Hungary, many years had a dynamic growth, but in last years gotten a bad business politic,...
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Tchibo to open first shop in Arena Plaza
Date: 2007-10-03 00:00:00
Tchibo's changing product ranges include everything from an exciting kid's toy to a fashionable jacket or a cool MP3 player. The start will be marked by the opening of the...
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English owner at Plaza in Ozd
Date: 2007-10-03 00:00:00
Dawnay Day Carpathian PLC said it has acquired a retail portfolio of four properties from the Austria-based MID Group. The property investment company said that after the purchase costs, the...
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Nielsen's new software can decrease the assortment's loss at the stores
Date: 2007-10-03 00:00:00
The research company developed a new software communicates between the producers and the retail places and can amend the product availability at the shops. The assortment's absence makes 4 billion...
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Zagorka invests to increase production capacity
Date: 2007-10-02 00:00:00
Heineken's bulgarian brewery plans to invest EUR15m between 2008 and 2009. The company builds a new 2100 sq. m. warehouse and buy four new cyllindricconic tanks to extend its fermentation...
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Probiotic Club at Danone
Date: 2007-10-02 00:00:00
Famous yoghurt eating stars joined to the exclusive club. The club members together with specialists popularize the probiotic food in front of media workers until year's end on three events....
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Theodora, the most public Hungarian mineral water
Date: 2007-10-02 00:00:00
The Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. has 16,5 share between Januar-August 2007 on the mineral water market. Since four years Theodora is the most public mineral water in Hungary. According to ACNielsen...
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A new Fornetti sandwich comes
Date: 2007-10-02 00:00:00
With HUF 600-800 million investigation new logistic and research central to build. Soon comes the Fornetti specialty, taste like the old milk-loaf had. Last year Fornetti franchise companies had 66...
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Aldi eyes city centre locations
Date: 2007-10-02 00:00:00
The success of Aldi's first city centre store at the Arndale Centre in Manchester has prompted the retailer to seek out further city centre locations as it continues with its...
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New retail manager at Acer
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
Laszlo Berente works first of all with the bigger retail chains and other top-partners. The specialist, economist and HR manager speaks english and until the last time worked at CHS...
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Foreign companies barred from importing meat into Russia
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
Over 80 foreign companies were stripped of meat import licences into Russia this year because of deemed poor quality. "The right to export meat to Russia was stripped from...
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Burger King to Debut Branded Snacks
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
A licensing agreement with The Inventure Group will put the snacks in retail outlets this fall. Beginning this month Burger King fans can have it their way at vending...
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Judgment of first instance at Paprika-action
Date: 2007-10-01 00:00:00
The health of customers was not endangered, but they were mystifed by Szegedi Paprika Rt. . The company have to pay HUF 10 million fine. The first rate defendant, the...
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Auchan to invest in Portugal
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
The retail group will invest about 600 mln eur in Portugal over the next three years as part of an expansion plan. The group plans to expand its Pao de...
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Swiss cartel authorities back Aldi and Lidl expansion plans
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Swiss regulators back expansion plans of German discount retailers Aldi and Lidl, Handelsblatt reported, citing a statement made by the Swiss cartel office. The report said the cartel office approved...
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METRO Group dashes in Turkey
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Media Markt, brand of the METRO GROUP opens its first Turkish store in Istanbul. Following Metro Cash & Carry and Real, Media Markt is now the third sales brand of...
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New Visa card with EMV system
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
V PAY is a chip and PIN only product, with no legacy requirement to support manual imprinting, cardholder signature and magnetic stripe reading. 17 million cards will be change. The...
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The best bartender is looking by Stella Artois
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
The three week competition started 24 September in six regions of Hungary, the best in show will be on 9. October in Budapest. The first 3 from all regions can...
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Medicines at Drogerie Markt
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Until the end of 2007 the company hopes to open drug corners at the all chain, in 2003 stores. It costs HUF 500 million. This time medicament can be sold...
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Aldi defers in Poland
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
German discount retailer Aldi has postponed plans to enter the Polish market until early next year and will open fewer outlets there than planned. Aldi will open about 10 stores...
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Ferrero loses monopoly over Kinder sweets
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Ferrero has been left with a bitter taste after being banned from keeping its monopoly over the word kinder, the German word for children, on its popular Kinder Surprise eggs....
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Start at Airport City
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in Q1 2008 including 8,300 sqm of warehouse space for lease and nearly 2,000 sqm of offices. Developer Ablon has...
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Lekkerland online as well
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Lekkerland began operating its online sales system jointly with Online Eurest Étteremüzemeltető in June. 1500 food and non-food items can be ordered using the online system....
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Hungrana producing bio ethanol
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
One of the leading Hungarian manufacturers of food ingredients, Hungrana Kft., has begun production of E-85 bio ethanol. They will soon be able to process 3,000 tons of maize daily,...
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We have to get used to prices staying high
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to an analysis prepared by Zoltán Fórián, head of division in Agrár Európa Kft. for Éfosz, substantial price rises will dominate the world market of food in 2007 and...
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