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Hungarian poultry processor Her-Csi-Hús Kft. faced a double-edged challenge with its latest premium-line launch. In addition to implementing ambitious animal welfare and quality criteria effectively, the Bo-Csi Happy Chicken products had to achieve vital differentiation and credibility in consumers’ eyes.

Robert Orban of Chesaspeake Hungary explains why the problems of the company's largest share holder in the USA are not effecting business. The Hungarian market has slowed considerably but the company is already planning for the end of the current slow down.

EUROPEN, The European Organization for Packaging and the Environment, has welcomed the release on 8 May 2009 of a European Commission Communication on beverage packaging, deposit systems and free movement of goods.

More than two out of three people in the UK rate their own health as very good or good, higher than average across the European Union, according to the Second European Quality of Life Survey (2EQLS), carried out by Eurofound, the Dublin-based EU Agency. People also rate the quality of and access to their health care system relatively high similar to Norway, Germany and Spain. According to the survey, the British have little trust in their political institutions, rating it on a par with levels recorded in the twelve new EU Member States. The survey, to be launched under the Czech EU Presidency in Prague on 25 March, also reveals that Europeans are generally satisfied with their quality of life despite big variations between both levels of life satisfaction and happiness, especially among the 12 new EU Member States.

Many German businesses that relocated to Eastern Europe are returning to Germany. In particular, small and medium-sized companies have realised that profits were not as high as expected and are finding the German business environment more attractive. The increase in German companies staying at home is adding to the flourishing of the business environment.

Immigrants from Eastern Europe have changed Britain by looking for work across the country, not just in traditional centres such as London and the South East, a study has found.

Maspex Wadowice, Poland, chose a special promotion for their juice and nectar brand “Kubus”: more than 40 different Twist-Off closure designs are printed with all relevant characters of “Shrek” - just in time for the launch of the new movie.

The 8th Moscow International Exhibition “Pharmtech – Technologies of Pharmaceutical Industry 2006” will take place in Expocentr from the 20th to the 23rd November 2006. This is the only specialised event in Russia and CIS dedicated to pharmaceuticals production. For the first time the exhibition will be held in a new venue, modern architecture and developed infrastructure of which provide for holding events up to the highest standards.

Husky Injection Molding Systems has announced the opening of its new Vienna sales office. Sales activities, service management, project coordination and customer training are among the offerings at the new facility, which will serve as a gateway to Central and Eastern Europe, and will be headed by Christian Kapsamer, Husky’s General Manager, Central Europe.