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Sugar cartel held Austria by the short hairs from 2004 to 2008
Südzucker, Agrana and another provider sealed off the Austrian sugar market by collusion from 2004 to 2008. The Competition Authority has filed an application for a fine. A chief witness has spilled the beans.
September 10, 2010
XXXLutz takes over Slovenia's largest furniture retailer
The furniture store XXXLutz recently took over Slovenia’s largest furniture retailer Lesnina.
September 10, 2010
Bauhaus arrives in Bulgaria via Vienna
The German do-it-yourself group Bauhaus, which controls all its CEE business from Austria, has ambitious plans for Bulgaria.
September 10, 2010
Zotter intends to conquer German cities
The Styrian chocolate maker Josef Zotter wants to open chocolate shops in the German cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. He is currently looking for experienced franchise partners.
September 9, 2010
Gambling - Awarding of Austrian concessions not in line with EU laws
After Germany, the domestic monopoly must also be abolished. According to the EU Court of Justice, the awarding of the concession to Casinos Austria is against EU laws due to the lack of a call for tenders.
September 9, 2010
Berlakovich - Agricultural subsidies must not fall
ÖVP Minister of Agriculture Berlakovich rejected the demand of EU Budget Commissioner Lewandowski. The agricultural budget is one percent of the EU budget and can not continue to shrink.
September 7, 2010
Riedel opens office in Shanghai
Georg Riedel, head of family-owned glass maker Riedel, has announced plans to put more focus on the firm’s investment in China.
September 6, 2010
CA Immo International completes first phase of DIY store OBI in Romania
Construction phase one of the retail development project in Sibiu has been concluded - DIY store OBI opens with 9,700 sqm of usable space.
September 2, 2010
Casinos Austria International in the red
The overseas subsidiary of Casinos Austria, Casinos Austria International (CAI), fell deep into the red in the first six months of 2010.
September 1, 2010
Casinos Austria Opens Casino in Glasgow
Third CAI project in 2010 – total investment of € 50 million.
September 1, 2010
Teak Holz issues convertible bond with value of EUR 10 million
The bond matures in five years and bears a coupon of 5 percent.
September 1, 2010
Hofer making 'organic' profits
Growth drivers are milk, fruit and vegetables. After a crisis based collapse in 2008 and 2009, the organic market increased significantly this year.
August 30, 2010
Schöps has interest in Stiefelkönig
Retail outlets are for sale, initial talks with entrepreneur Jamal Al-Wazzan already took place.
August 30, 2010
Red Bull taking flight
In 2008 and 2009, the energy drink maker halved the gain compared to 2007. Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz wants his energy drink to build on old booms and sparkles, and he is optimistic.
July 23, 2010
Bwin’s successful World Cup record
bwin, the world's leading online gaming operator, recorded a record sports betting turnover at the 2010 Football World Cup compared to previous major events.
July 13, 2010
REWE takes remaining 25 percent od ADEG
Rewe acquires Adeg. Two years ago, the group took over 75 percent of the retail chain in Austria. The deal does not require to be registered at the European Commission. Adeg is already completely integrated into Rewe.
July 7, 2010
Agrana Beteiligungs-AG - AGM approves unchanged dividend
The 23rd Annual General Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG today voted to pay a dividend unchanged from the prior year - of EUR 1.95 per share for the completed 2009/10 financial year.
July 2, 2010
Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG - Change of total voting rights
Bwin Interactive Entertainment AG hereby announces that at the end of the month June 2010 the number of voting rights amounts to a total of 35.956.688 voting rights.
June 30, 2010
Zielpunkt to be sold again
New Zielpunkt boss Satek wants reorganization of the chain rather than a split
June 28, 2010
Bene AG - Results for the first quarter of 2010/11
In the first quarter of 2010/11 sales and earnings of the Bene Group were still affected by the difficult economic environment in most of the markets.
June 23, 2010
Textile Industry remains attractive
The industry managed to register sales increase for the sixth consecutive year, the trend is upwards.
June 17, 2010
Dairy firms Tirol Milch and Berglandmilch to merge
Austrian dairy companies Tirol Milch and Berglandmilch are reportedly planning to merge operations and create the nation’s largest dairy company.
June 14, 2010
Bösendorfer hopes for profit from 2012
With the return to profitability Bösendorfer will again produce 300 grand piano annually in Wiener Neustadt.
June 1, 2010
Bene AG - Change in the composition of the management board
Roland Marouschek has resigned his mandate as a Member of the Management Board and Director of Sales and Human Resources.
June 1, 2010
Bene AG - Sales decline for Bene in the financial year 2009/10
In a very challenging economic environment and after an impressive development in prior years, the Bene Group had to record significant declines in sales and earnings figures in the financial year 2009/10.
May 19, 2010
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