Bosses at Lekkerland Austria the German food wholesale trade firms Austrian branch said they were happy with 2009 figures despite a decrease in turnover.Lekkerland Austria chief Andreas Jimenez said today (Mon) turnover had declined from 109 million Euros in 2008 to 108 million Euros last year.He added the firm had managed to tackle […]
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EE business lets Teekanne turnover brew
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Prospering business in Eastern Europe (EE) served up a record turnover for Austrian tea producer Teekanne in the past business year.Bernhard Zoller, who heads the Salzburg-based firm, said overall 2009/2010 turnover soared by 8.2 per cent to 96.4 million Euros.Zoller said Teekanne would continue to expand in EE after becoming market leader in the Czech […]
Businessmen in better mood
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The mood among businessmen in Austrias retail trade sector has improved, according to consulting firm KMU Forschung Austria.Georg Toifl, the head of its retail trade division, said today (Fri): “We are experiencing a trend reversal.”He said business would continue to pick up in the second quarter of 2010 but warned against “euphoria” since investment was […]
Vienna International Airports (VIA) turnover and earnings dropped in 2009 in a year overshadowed by the revelation that the cost of construction of a new terminal may double.The Austrian Audit Office (RH) is examining VIAs books after the press reported that the cost of building the new “Skylink” terminal could reach 830 million Euros instead […]
Warimpex earnings tumble
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Real estate developer Warimpex fell deeply into the red last year, company bosses announced today (Weds).Franz Jurkowitsch, head of the Vienna-based firm that focuses on hotel development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), said it had lost 71.77 million Euros in 2009 compared to losses of 3.41 million Euros in the previous year.Jurkowitsch said that […]
Snowboard, surfing equipment and clothing chain Blue Tomato will open a 1,000-square-metre flagship store in Vienna this autumn.Company officials announced today (Weds) that renovation of a former Niedermeyer store on Neubaugasse in the citys Neubau district had already begun. The plan was to open the new shop in September, they added.The Styrian firm plans to […]
Immofinanz on road to recovery
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Vienna-based real estate firm Immofinanz managed to keep its turnover stable in the first three quarters of its 2009/2010 business year (1 May to 30 April).Company officials said today (Weds) it had had turnover of 552.8 million Euros, down by just 0.47 per cent compared to its turnover during the same period of its previous […]
Andritz to buy German KMPT
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Styrian industrial plant producer Andritz-AG said today (Tues) that it would buy German machine builder KMPT AG based in Vierkirchen.Andritz added that it would soon sign a contract for the acquisition of KMPT and its subsidiaries in England, France, Italy, China and the USA.Andritz said the acquisition would strengthen its environment & process business division […]
OMV Petrom 2009 profit up
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OMVs Romanian subsidiary Petrom yesterday (Thurs) reported a net profit of 334 million Euros in 2009.That was up by 34 per cent from its net profit of 248 billion Euros in 2008.Petrom, Romanias largest oil company, had turnover of 3.13 billion Euros in 2009, down by 23 per cent from 4.08 billion Euros the previous […]
DO&CO turnover slumps but profit jumps
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Viennese catering company DO&CO said its turnover slumped in the first three quarters of the current 2009/2010 business year while profit soared.The company, headed by Attila Dogudan, announced today (Thurs) earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) rose by 7.6 per cent to 26.08 million Euros.The firm, which runs restaurants and manages the catering for several […]