Company and Personal News
Coca-Cola Festival Selfie with Santa Claus
Snowfall, Jingle Bells, Fireworks, Reindeer – Coca-Cola brings winter to this year’s summer festival season. Coca-Cola’s Christmas Caravan will be await the visitors at the Telekom VOLT Festival, the Balaton...
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Meat-free butcher shop with hamburger breadfruit
Sainsbury’s has opened Britain’s first meat-free butcher’s shop, where products are made from soya, steaks, and burgers made of fruit loaf – origo wrote after The Guardian. Photo by John...
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The first robot employee of Decathlon is here
Decathlon is dedicated and efficient shelf-scanning robot presents a new approach in the brick-and-mortar experience. Simbe Robotics’ Tally introduces an automated system of inventory counting as products are moved around...
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“Krakow Deluxe” with green pepper New, irresistible flavor in the range of Hungarian cold cuts
The new Krakow Deluxe enriches the Hungarian cold cuts market with its majestic, exciting taste. The product that has already been a great success in German-speaking areas, would like to...
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Children could taste nearly 1 ton of fresh vegetables in the last month
The weekend of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits has ended, bringing the consumption of vegetables and fruits closer to more than 10,000 children, tasting nearly 1 ton of fresh seasonal vegetables...
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Another offer for METRO
Another turn occured in the acquisition of the Metro cash & carry on chain store, which has been going on for a year. Two Eastern European billionaire investors want to...
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L’ORÉAL Partners with CARBIOS to Found Consortium for Bio-Recycling of Plastic on an Industrial Scale
CARBIOS, a pioneer in the field of bioplasturgy, and L’ORÉAL, a worldwide beauty industry leader, have entered into a five-year agreement to jointly found consortium for bio-recycling of plastic on...
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Piszke Papír returns with plastic-free packaging
Nord Paper Kft., the company of Ferenc Bodrogai, has revived the Piszke Papír company name and its formerly popular brands Crepto and Szilvia. As part of the programme, they are also...
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New director leads Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region
Alberto Di Leo has been named managing director of Unilever Magyarország and the Adriatic region. He will also be a member of the executive team for Eastern Europe. Mr Di Leo...
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Anniversary activities from Dreher Breweries
Beer company Dreher was established in 1854 and the brewery celebrates the 165th anniversary by giving Dreher Gold a new design and inviting people to reinterpret Dreher’s classic advertising posters...
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Winter in the summer by Coca-Cola
In the summer Coca-Cola’s Christmas caravan visits the Telekom VOLT Festival, Balaton Sound and Sziget festival. Those who go up to the caravan while the snow is falling, are welcomed...
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Three Hungarian gins from Lake Velence
Agárdi’s three new products, Agárdi Hungarian Dry Gin, Agárdi Single Malt Whisky and Agárdi Rum debuted last autumn. Sales are growing in both the HoReCa and the retail channels, especially...
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More MNKSZ members
In the first half of 2019 Norbi Update Lowcarb and BiotechUSA also became members of the Hungarian National Trade Association (MNKSZ). Gross annual sales of the two companies amount to...
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Laptops for the best pupils
Every year Levente Balogh, the owner of the Szentkirályi Magyarország group gives a laptop to those pupils of the Szentkirályi Primary School that only have the best mark (5) in...
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ÖRT gains momentum
Leaders of the Self-regulatory Advertising Board (ÖRT) regularly visit advertising agencies to give presentations about legal and ethical issues related to advertising. Prevention is an important element of self-regulation –...
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Coca-Cola HBC and Lavazza go separate ways
Coca-Cola HBC and Lavazza have announced that their partnership will officially end on 31 October 2019. Prodromos Nikolaidis, Coca-Cola HBC’s group coffee director told: coffee continues to play an important...
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New Limited Edition capsules from Nespresso
Nespresso has created two new Limited Edition coffee blends for the summer, which offer the perfect taste when served on ice. Long Black Over Ice is refreshing, fruity and flowery,...
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Brand new bottles for NaturAqua
Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország spent more than HUF 500 million on developing the new bottles for NaturAqua products. From early June, in bars and restaurants the 0.33-litre bottles replace the former...
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Children can discover the treasures of Hungary with SPAR
SPAR has joined the initiative of the Hungarian Tourism Agency (MTÜ) and started a sticker collecting promotion for children during the summer vacation: in ‘Where are you, Kajla?’ the little...
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Robot colleague at Decathlon
Decathlon has launched the Cleveron project to develop the Cleveron 402 robot, which now works in the Decathlon store on Nyugati Square. The Cleveron 402 manages orders placed in the...
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Auchan-NAK cooperation for the benefit of Hungarian farmers
Auchan and the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) have strengthened their cooperation, which seeks to develop closer ties with Hungarian farmers and give them the chance to enter the market...
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Euronics: renewal this year and record sales last year
Sales of 100-percent Hungarian-owned company Euronics were up 20 percent last year and exceeded HUF 74 billion. After-tax performance increased by even more, 25 percent. Sales by the Euronics online shops...
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Shell wins retail excellence award
The Association for Convenience and Fuel Retailing (NACS) recognised the work of Shell’s retail branch for its innovations and their growth in trading in convenience products. Shell’s retail network covers...
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Logistics at the highest level
SPAR Hungary’s high-level storage and goods transport processes have been audited by independent certification specialist Quality Austria: both the Üllő and the Bicske logistics centres were granted the High Level...
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SPAR starts comprehensive salt reduction programme
SPAR has launched a programme for manufacturing, selling and popularising products – various baked goods and breads, cold cuts and meat products – with a reduced salt content. Head of...
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MARS is one of the best international workplaces in Europe
It was announced at the Great Place To Work® award ceremony in Stockholm on 5 June 2019 that Mars is the sixth best workplace in Europe. Mars was honoured at...
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SPAR Regnum meat processing plant is certified to be excellent
Regnum Meat Processing Plant and Training Centre successfully passed the ISO 22000:2005 review audit and officially qualifies as ‘excellent’. SPAR’s own meat plant is situated in Bicske and it is...
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L’Oréal’s transformation continues
L’Oréal has published its annual sustainability report. Thanks to the ‘Sharing Beauty With All’ programme, the company’s CO2 emission decreased by 77 percent between 2005 and 2018, while the level of...
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