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Botanicus co-founder Dana Hradecká: planting the seeds of success
The Botanicus chain of stores offering herbal soaps, extracts and
delicacies is a Czech, and growing international, success story. Most
tourists will have probably bought something from one of their outlets in
the country. The small business was founded in the early 1990’s after the
restitution of a family farm around 40 kilometres north-east of Prague.
That has become the centre for the business and a tourist attraction with
more than 50,000 visitors a year. One of the firm’s co-founders Dana
Hradecká explained the roots of the original inspiration for the business. More
Business News
The procurement market sank by 100 billion in 2011; the production of
passenger cars hits a record; farmers prepare for blockades; the Finance
Ministry forecasts nearly three percent growth for 2015; the Central bank
keeps interest rate at record low.
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Farmers announce protests over plans to slash diesel tax rebates and new wine tax
The Czech Republic will see another round of protests against the
government’s austerity measures. Agriculture industry leaders on
Wednesday announced they would block roads and slow traffic in protest of
plans to cancel tax rebates on diesel for agricultural firms, and a planned
introduction of a tax on wine. More
Radio Prague’s great radler tasting special
Czech beer is considered part of national heritage and has long been just
as popular abroad as it has been at home. But over the last several years,
beer consumption in the Czech Republic has been on a slow but steady
decline which prompted all major breweries to look for new ways of
attracting the pampered Czech beer drinker. In our beer special today, we
examine a new hit on the market – low-alcohol fruit beers, or radlers,
put out by three biggest beer producers – Pilsner Urquell, Staropramen,
and Heineken. More
Business News
The government approves the final draft of the state financial statement;
problems with EU funding could increase the state budget by nearly 33
billion; the Finance Ministry is set to issue household bonds pegged to the
inflation rate; Czech arms manufacturers can now compete for US tenders;
Czechs are drinking less beer than ever before. More
Domestic vintners outraged over planned introduction of wine tax
In its ongoing effort to find ways of lowering the state budget deficit,
the Czech government has announced that it is planning to introduce a new
tax on wine. The country’s winemakers are enraged and believe that this
step will lower the competitiveness of domestic vintners, while giving
foreign producers an edge on the Czech market. More
Prague's farmers markets: A success story
In this edition of Marketplace, we go to an actual outdoor market. We
braved the cold Easter weather this past Saturday and visited one of the
city’s popular farmers markets, on Prague’s Jiřího z Poděbrad
square. More
Business News
In Business News this week: Czech industrial production speeds up; most
Czech companies want to hire employees as contractors; Saturday shifts at
Škoda Auto end over labour dispute, the North American brewing giant
Molson Coors buys Staropramen; and Prague’s Ruzyně airport marks 75
years since the first landing.
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Ahold CEO Jan van Dam on soaring egg prices, expired foodstuffs and the (un)changing taste of Czech customers
Czech supermarket chains have taken a lot of criticism recently over a
series of issues. They are being blamed for the soaring price of eggs, and
they have found themselves under increased scrutiny from food inspectors
for selling poor-quality and even expired foodstuffs. With the hike in VAT
rates and plummeting consumer trust, it seems that 2012 is set to be a
tough time for the big retailers. Radio Prague spoke to Jan van Dam the CEO
of Ahold Czech Republic which runs one of the biggest supermarket chains in
the country, and asked him whether Ahold was cashing in on the soaring
price of eggs ahead of Easter. More
Business News
In this week’s business news: The Czech Republics foreign debt has
reached 1.873 trillion crowns, a survey finds Czech salaries are above the
international average, a shortage of white eggs is likely to hit the
country over Easter, the popularity of specialty brews is on the rise and
Prague’s Four Seasons hotel goes on sale. More
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