La Fondation de France tudie la g n rosit des entreprises

Article Abstract:

A study by the Fondation de France, which gained access to the Tax Offices books for the first time, makes it possible to calculate the donations made by companies to works or organisations of public interest. Between 1987 and 1993 the donations averaged FFr 83.539, up 8.5%. These figures do not include the material assistance which a company may offer, since that is not considered as a donation. The amount of gives appears to be well below that which is authorised by the tax office (2.25/1000 of pre-tax turnover). According to this study, the biggest companies give the least. The companies appear to favour local associations rather than institutions. The insurers and the financial organisations are the most generous with an average donation of between FFr 600,000 and FFr 1mn. The companies in the food sector are the most miserly. Although they give more often the average donation from this sector is FFr 20,000.

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France: Study by Fondation France makes it possible to calculate donations made by cos to works or orgs of public interest

Public affairs, Social Responsibility

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Ma tre Pierre: l'aubergiste devenu industriel

Article Abstract:

The Ma tre Pierre company which makes frozen savoury pies (flammekueches), and shrimp and scallop pies, and which is located at Sarrebourg in the Moselle d partement, made a 1997 turnover of FFr 43mn. Its savoury pies are sold under the Ma tre Pierre brand in supermarkets and hypermarkets and through home sales, but it produces pies for private labels. This company makes 25% of its turnover from exports, and is now targeting Eastern European and Latin American countries. Ma tre Pierre has invested FFr 25mn in two new production lines and is going to inaugurate them in September 1998. These will increase its production to 90,000 pies per day by the year 2002, with 115 employees, compared with 30 at present.

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Makers of frozen pie reports turnover of F43 mil in 1997

Sales, profits & dividends, Frozen Pies, Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing, Pies, Frozen baked products, Ma tre Pierre

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Les ordinateurs portables toujours handicap s par leur prix

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Sales of portable computers are inhibited because they are too expensive. Costing on average FFr 14,500, a portable computer is twice as expensive as a standard office computer. According to the US researchers IDC, the price of a portable in the year 2001 should not be more than FFr 12,310. IDC also predicts a 14.8% rise in sales in 1998 (1996-97 progression was 9.2%), yet in 1999 the growth in sales will weaken due to high prices. *

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France: IDC predicts 14.8% rise in sales of portable computers in 1998, but will weaken in 1999 due to high prices

Sales & consumption

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