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Zalaco creates 150 new jobs
Baking company Zalaco Sütőipari Zrt. has received HUF 836-million non-refundable financial support for their HUF 4-billion development budget, from which they are going to triple their production capacity. The company will build...
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Biotechnology from Denmark in Pécs
Denmark-based biotechnology company Foss establishes a research and development centre in Pécs from a budget of HUF 2 billion. In the 2,000m² building 88 highly qualified people will work. Foss’ method is...
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Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers: new secretary
From 5 March Gábor Intődy has been the secretary of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers. Mr Intődy used to work for IBM, Vodafone and SABMiller in the past, as a...
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New INTERSPAR store to be built in Tata from 4.2 billion forints
SPAR has announced that they are going to build a 5,200m² new hypermarket in Tata, which will utilise green technologies. The new store – the 34th INTERSPAR in Hungary – will create...
Read moreCarbon neutral operations at ALDI in Hungary
ALDI is committed not only to its consumers but also towards sustainability, and is constantly working to reduce its emissions from its operation. One of the important goals of ALDI’s responsible...
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The Urbán és Urbán Kft. is expanding
The Urbán és Urbán Kft. is expanding its capacity with a new manufacturing plant in Rétság, Nógrád County; the current 22-tonnes capacity will be expanded with a further ten tonnes...
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Szamos Marzipan visited Cologne
At the end of January Cologne was the host of international sweets and snacks trade fair ISM. Szamos Marzipan was present with its own stand – 1,647 exhibitors presented their products...
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A new cooling hall was added to the venison processor
A new cooling hall was handed over on Wednesday in the Somogy county-based Öreglaki Vadfeldolgozó Kft., owned by the six state forestry companies. The company’s sales amounted to 1.76 billion...
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Christmas in February with dm
It was before Christmas that dm and FIAT organised a prize game and the winner, Erika Keményné Nagy from Zala County, took home the brand new FIAT 500L in February. Roland...
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Coca-Cola’s #énjövőm programme expands further
Until the end of last year 32 non-governmental organisations submitted their applications for funding to Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország, and from these 10 won the budget for organising 1-day trainings for...
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Riding with Kométa
At a press conference on 22 February 2018 Kométa announced that they have become a sponsor of professional cycling team Pannon Cycling Team. Managing director Giacomo Pedranzini informed that not only...
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Jack Daniels maker buys wind power
The company behind bourbon whiskey brand Jack Daniels has signed a 30MW power purchase agreement (PPA) in north-west Kansas. Sprits and wine producer Brown-Forman said the firm would buy power...
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Lidl’s wine export grew by 20 percent
Lidl Hungary sold 14.9 million bottles of Hungarian wine and from this quantity 7 million bottles were purchased in Lidl stores abroad. This was revealed at the Lidl Wine Expo Hungary,...
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Ultra-fast e-vehicle charging from Reál Hungária
MVM Partner Zrt. and Reál Hungária Kft. built a station with ultra-fast and fast electric vehicle chargers – a so-called HUB – at the retailer’s premises on Kondorosi Road in Budapest. Zoltán Szilágyi,...
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Health screening with support from Flora pro.activ
In the last 8 years more than 500,000 Hungarians underwent 6 million health checks at 1,500 locations. Unilever – the manufacturer of Flora margarines – has been supporting the complex nationwide...
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Danube Truck’s new managing director
As of 1 February Zoltán Zákány is the new managing director of Danube Truck Magyarország Kft. Mr Zákány, who had earned a degree in transportation engineering in 1994, left his position...
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New grill products from Wiesbauer-Dunahús
Wiesbauer-Dunahús has launched five delicious new grill products, which will also be marketed in Germany and Austria. Thanks to the carefully selected pork and the special production method used, these grill...
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Kőröstej’s successful presence at Gulfood
The 23rd Gulfood trade fair in Dubai – held between 18 and 22 February – was successful for Kőröstej. They brought Hajdú kashkaval, feta type and smoked grill cheeses – visitors...
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SPAR is battling food waste in Miskolc
SPAR Hungary and Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Kft. continue to fight food waste in Miskolc. The organisers are waiting for customers in the INTERSPAR hypermarket in Miskolc in March and April, with information...
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Kőröstej increased its sales last year by more than 10 percent
The Kőröstej increased its sales by more than 10 percent last year; the consolidated sales revenue was 31.5 billion HUF in 2017, compared to 28.4 billion HUF of the previous...
Read moreTesco is launching a new campaign with love
Tesco’s new campaign was launched on 8 March. The new campaign is focusing on quality foods available in the chain made with care and love. The “From Tesco Served with...
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SPAR and its customers against food waste
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. and the Bay Zoltán Applied Research Public Nonprofit Ltd. continue their previously successful action against food waste in Miskolc. The organizers await the customers into...
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The Mizo Coffee Selection won the Product of the Year award
The Product of the Year awards were handed over for the seventh time. The most innovative product reward system of the world is based on consumer choice. “We are truly...
Read moreJapanese beer giant Asahi present in Hungary now
Asahi Group Holdings will buy a group of eastern European beer brands from Anheuser-Busch InBev for 7.3 billion euros ($7.8 billion), boosting its presence in the region in the largest...
Read moreGrowww is A PROGRAM by MOL, awaiting 180 empolyees
Growww is a cool, one-year-long programme for guys and girls finishing their Bachelor’s or Master’s and thinking about to join a leading company in Central Eastern Europe. Or those who...
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The Lidl Magyarország sold 20 percent more Hungarian wines last year
Lidl Hungary sold 14.9 million bottles of Hungarian wine last year, about 20 percent more than in the previous year – Nepp Zoltán, Purchasing Manager of the Lidl Magyarország Kereskedelmi...
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The glassy Hajdú cream cheese won the Product of the Year Award
On the basis of consumers’ decision, “Product of the Year” recognition has been awarded to the new glassy Hajdú cream cheese. The manufacturer, the Kőröstej Group, received the prize at...
Read moreALDI establishes an international IT support center in Hungary that will create fifty new jobs
Aldi organizes its IT support center into an independent company and will continue to increase its IT support center in Pécs with a new office. The ALDI International IT Services...
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The Waberer’s International Plc. evaluated last year as a record year
Lajkó Ferenc, Chief Executive Officer of Waberer’s International Plc. said that the company’s outstanding economic performance was due to the conscious strategy and the stock market step. At the company’s...
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