Company and Personal News
Poor year start for Heineken
Date: 2010-04-23 00:00:40
The sales of world's leading brewery, the Amsterdam-based Heineken group, decreased by 3.5 percent to 2.94 billion euros in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period of...
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HUNGAROPACK Packaging Competition – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:54
The National Association of Packaging and Material Handling (CSAOSZ) as the member organization of the Global Packaging Alliance (WPO), announces HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition for the 27th time. To the...
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SME week in May
Date: 2010-04-22 00:01:00
Between the 25th of May and the 1st of June, the European Commission organizes a series of events, promoting entrepreneurship at the European SME Week, held for the second time....
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The STI Packaging RO Srl officially opened its doors
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:51
What a fantastic day! dr. Tom Giessler, finance director of STI group began with these words in the 15th of April 2010 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on the opening ceremony of...
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McDonald's over one billion
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:40
The world's largest fast-food chain surpassed the expectations of the analyst in the first quarter, due to its reasonably priced menus. McDonald's net profit was 1.09 billion USD in the...
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Tesco is planning to open 30 new stores in 2010
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:08
Despite the challenges, caused by the economic crisis Tesco was managed to retain its market leading position in Hungary over the past year. The company continued to invest throughout the...
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Weaker than expected results at Coca-Cola
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:00
The world's largest soft drinks manufacturer reported weaker than expected quarterly results, due to the weaker performance of the North American market. The Coca-Cola in the first quarter of 2010...
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Non-alcoholic beer from Gösser
Date: 2010-04-21 00:00:56
Heineken Hungária Zrt. introduces a new product to the Hungarian beer market: Gösser’s new non-alcoholic lager beer is commercially available from April. The Gösser brand, which has great traditions introduces...
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New financial manager at Metro
Date: 2010-04-21 00:00:39
Mándoki Csaba is the new financial manager of METRO Commercial Ltd. since yesterday. He was the controlling head of the central program office of Metro AG Shape 2012 formerly. The...
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Serious fines for Gastroyal
Date: 2010-04-21 00:00:32
According to the Economic Competition Authority (GVH); The Gastroyal Food Catering Ltd. between March and June 2009 made unfair commercial practices with consumers. The company made such statements over their...
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250 jobs are in danger in Győr
Date: 2010-04-21 00:00:20
The work has been suspended in the Pannon Poultry of Győr, because the firm has debts towards the workers. The company's management then decided to stop production for two weeks....
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The Bestillo won at the Pálinka competition of Gyula
Date: 2010-04-20 00:01:50
The Pálinka competition of Gyula has ended. The Raspberry pálinka of the Bestillo Pálinka house became the favourite of the audience. The young couple who founded the Bestillo pálinka mnufacturer,...
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“Net instead of fish” – a new element is added to the Élelmiszerlavina program
Date: 2010-04-20 00:01:35
The Élelmiszerlavina (Food Avalanche) program, the joint initiative of Syngenta and the Hungarian Food Bank Association launched for the third time, this year, which was broadened with a municipal tender...
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Danone's claims were not rejected
Date: 2010-04-20 00:01:24
Danone plans to reinforce that, contrary to some news, the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) has not rejected the health benefits of Danone's Actimel and Activia. According to Danone’s coomunication,...
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While in Hungary bagmilk is becoming less used it is a blockbuster elsewhere
Date: 2010-04-20 00:01:15
While in Hungary bagmilk is getting almost extinct, UK's Sainsbury's supermarket chain introduced bags packaged milk with success, over the expectations. According to Sainsbury's; 75 percent less packaging usage would...
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Fortune: The list of the 500 largest U.S. companies
Date: 2010-04-20 00:00:40
Fortune has published their annual list of the 500 largest U.S. companies. Wal-Mart recovers first place from Exxon Mobil oil company, so Wal-Mart became the largest reatail chain again, after...
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The Pálinka coctail will soon debut
Date: 2010-04-19 00:02:03
Beside the debut of the Pálinka coctail, concerts and tastings will also color the programs of the Budapest Pálinka Festival, which will be held at the Budapest City Hall Park,...
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Danone's revenues were grown
Date: 2010-04-19 00:01:42
The world's leading yoghurt manufacturer, the Paris-based Danone Group’s revenues increased by 8.3 percent to 3.98 billion euros in this year's first quarter. The most dominant reason of the increase...
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Demján’s real estate development in Croatia soon to be complete
Date: 2010-04-19 00:01:05
The works are going full steam, at Croatia's largest building site. The “Arena Centar” will be ready in time at Laniste district of Zagreb. "The Arena Centar will open its...
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Brau Beviale 2010: People will always drink – but what?
Date: 2010-04-16 00:03:01
Between 10 and 12 November approximately 1400 companies dealing with beverage raw materials, technology, logistics and marketing will represent in front of 34,000 potential customers in the Nuremberg Brau Beviale...
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Own branded products in the focus of METRO
Date: 2010-04-16 00:02:05
METRO’snew, two-week campaign of own branded products starts today. The company offers hundreds of products in the scope of discount offers and presents new own branded products as well. "This...
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Wage increases at Kométa
Date: 2010-04-16 00:01:50
The '99 Kométa Co. was the first among the meat companies, that was negotiating with the trade union and increased the wages of its workers, despite the economic crisis. The...
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Findus to close
Date: 2010-04-16 00:01:00
The company’s general meeting decided, that after eight years of operation Findus Hungária food distributor Ltd. will wind up – reports Napi Gazdaság. According to the informations of Napi Gazdaság...
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Danone withdraws health claims for Actimel and Activia
Date: 2010-04-16 00:00:50
The dairy company Danone has withdrawn requests to approve claims about the health benefits of two of its brands. Danone has promoted that Actimel yoghurt drink strengthens the body's natural...
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The new giga Tesco will open at the Kőbánya Kispest junction
Date: 2010-04-15 00:02:21
The TERMINÁL shopping center is under construction at the Kőbánya-Kispest junction and its inter-modal transport junction. According to Iglódi-Csató Judit Communications Director of Tesco; Tesco has a number of stores...
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Farmers in the parking lot of Auchan
Date: 2010-04-15 00:02:10
Between the 7th and the 13th of May Hungarian producers will debut in the the organization of the Auchan Hungary Ltd. and the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC), in the Auchan...
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The Koppány National Store network expands
Date: 2010-04-15 00:01:41
The Koppány National Store network opened its seventh store yesterday, in Budaörs. Only Hungarian products can be found in the stores of the network. Megyesi Zoltán, the owner of the...
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Developments at Nádudvari Food Ltd.
Date: 2010-04-15 00:01:30
150 million HUF investment completed at the Nádudvari Food Ltd., 25 percent of the development came from EU supports. Volosinovszki János, Executive Director, told that the company which has 170...
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Great innovations in the lives of women
Date: 2010-04-15 00:01:10
Thanks to Ariel, the Great innovations for Women open-air exhibition can be visited free of charge until the 21st of April, 24 hours a day on the stairs of ”Gödör”....
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Hungary will be the partner country in Serbia
Date: 2010-04-14 00:03:20
Hungary will be the first partner country of the 77th International Agriculture and Food Fair of Novi Sad. The Hungarian organizers are preparing for a greater comprehensive portfolio. Hungary will...
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