Company and Personal News
The BAT Pécsi Dohánygyár Kft. builds a new plant unit
Date: 2012-08-28 10:59:34
The British American Tobacco (BAT) expands its plant in Pécs with a new, 630-square-meter unit – the company's leadership announced at Tuesday’s press conference in Pécs. Juhász Zsolt, production director...
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The sales of Aranyponty Zrt. may decrease by twenty percent
Date: 2012-08-28 10:58:47
The sales of the Rétimajor-based Aranyponty Zrt. may decrease by twenty percent from the planned 1.1 billion HUF to 900 million HUF, due to the drought – President and CEO...
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Unilever: “Poverty will return to Europe”
Date: 2012-08-27 12:00:51
“Poverty will return to Europe”- said Jan Zijderveld, European Director of Unilever group in the Monday issue of Financial Times Deutschland. The company known mostly for its Knorr, Rama and...
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Auchan Hungary opened its 13th store in Hungary
Date: 2012-08-27 11:10:52
Among the former Cora stores, the unit in Fót is the first commercial center, which awaits the customers in the colors of Auchan. The Auchan group is present in Hungary...
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Haribo doubles its production hall
Date: 2012-08-27 11:05:44
The Haribo Hungária Édességgyártó és Forgalmazó Kft. doubles its 5,000-square-meter production hall in Nemesvámos. The company will be given a non-refundable 800 million HUF worth state subsidy to carry out...
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Szintézis is 25 years old: from DOS to cloud storage
Date: 2012-08-26 21:53:30
Győr-based Szintézis Information Technology Zrt. was founded 25 years ago and its profile includes retail systems, outsourcing and system integration. 20 years ago they established Szintézis Romania – the company...
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Praktiker is testing a new store format
Date: 2012-08-26 21:50:39
Nobody could escape the effects of the continuing economic recession. The DIY channel has also been suffering: sales have dropped and the number of buyers has decreased since 2009. On...
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Coop: also a good neighbour when it comes to financial services
Date: 2012-08-26 21:37:24
Early June the COOP Group and GRÁNIT Bank signed a strategic cooperation agreement, creating the framework for providing shoppers with financial services in 3,000 COOP retail units. Dr István Rédei,...
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The art of decision making: in defence of prejudices
Date: 2012-08-26 21:23:22
Humankind has been giving the right answer to the questions and challenges posed by its environment. It made the right decisions and did the right things – as fast as...
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Four students selected their school tools with the help of celebrities in the Tesco
Date: 2012-08-24 11:41:41
Yesterday morning those who walked between the shelves of school equipments in the Tesco store , in the Váci Street could meet familiar faces. Dukai Regina and the Vastag brothers...
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The Thanks Sió! School Bag Program has started
Date: 2012-08-24 11:20:19
Sió’s Thanks Sió! School Bag Program was launched this week for the fifth time. In the scope of the program Sió supports the primary school students of the country's 130...
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Dairy Queen will not enter the Hungarian market
Date: 2012-08-24 11:10:36
The Hungarian entry of Dairy Queen has failed. The company offering typical American fast food menus was looking for franchise partners in Hungary, in January. The director of the company...
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The third biogas creating fermenter was built in the sugar factory of Kaposvár
Date: 2012-08-23 11:50:00
With this development, Hungary's only operating sugar factory can ensure 80 percent of its energy needs required for processing. Hájos László, Deputy General Manager of Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt. at...
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The British billionaire’s mobile company may appear in Hungary
Date: 2012-08-23 10:59:28
The Virgin Mobile Central and Eastern Europe company began its operation in Poland – MTI wrote on Wednesday. The company would start its service in Hungary later as well. British...
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The CEO of the Budavidék Zrt. was honored with Hungarian Cross of Merit
Date: 2012-08-23 10:58:19
On the occasion of August 20, Schäffer Árpád was awarded with the Hungarian Knight's Cross of Merit recognition. The Chief Executive of the Budavidék Zrt. was designated to the prestigious...
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The government decides on the support of the Gyulai Húskombinát until next Wednesday
Date: 2012-08-22 12:40:34
In order to preserve rural jobs, the support of the meat industry, including the Gyulai Húskombinát is necessary. The government will decide about the support until 29 August, on the...
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Nike puts an end to the sale of new products at night
Date: 2012-08-22 11:01:28
Nike asks to stop night sales from its largest trading partners, due to complications. According to a company memo reviewed by the paper, the world's largest sportswear maker told sporting-good...
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IKEA would build apartments and shops
Date: 2012-08-22 11:00:50
The Swedish furniture group would aquire a 50 thousand square meter area in Hamburg, where the company would build residential and retail properties. Ikea plans real estate investments outside Germany...
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Laurel closed the most successful half year of its history
Date: 2012-08-22 09:17:27
Market-leading HUngarian science information company Laurel has closed the most successful six months of its 20 year-long history. The Székesfehérvár-based company's volume was nearly 1.5 billion HUF....
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The FuturAqua acquired the majority stake in a beverage distribution company
Date: 2012-08-21 11:27:44
The FuturAqua Ásványvíztermelő Nyrt. acquired a 60 percent stake in Human Goods Kft. which is the distributor of the Austrian Almdudler soft drinks in Hungary – FuturAqua announced on Tuesday...
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Green Brand Germany award given to dm's private label
Date: 2012-08-21 10:44:59
Dm-drogerie markt's private label Alverde has received the prestigious „Green Brand Germany 2012/13” award, ackknowledging the brand's success to aim for sustainabuility and high quality. The award was given by...
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Emergency Scenario is being made for the Gyulai Húskombinát
Date: 2012-08-17 12:08:29
The owner, the HAGE-NAGISZ Nádudvari Mezőgazdasági Vállalkozói Csoport is seeking for sources that can be rearranged from other companies of the HAGE-NAGISZ group to maintain the continuous production of the...
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Increased revenue and after tax profit at the world's largest commercial chain
Date: 2012-08-17 11:58:24
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a profit growth of 5.7 percent for the first quarter closed at end of July, while the company improved this year's profit forecast. Wal-Mart's after tax...
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The Biopackpro Kft. has developed a compostable packaging
Date: 2012-08-16 11:00:03
The Biopackpro Csomagolástechnikai Projekt Kft. developed compostable organic packaging material from polylactic acid (PLA) in the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan (ÚSZT). For project implementation, the company won 421.25...
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Coop T-Systems' 1100 points security
Date: 2012-08-16 10:49:14
The Co-op Hungary Zrt., which has the largest coverage among the domestic food chains in Hungary, renewed and at the same time also broadened its previous contract with T-Systems Magyarország...
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New Head of Department of the Customer Management, at METRO Kereskedelmi Kft.
Date: 2012-08-16 10:45:18
In August 2012 Malika Mansouri joined the Metro team as the Head of Customer Management. Malika has started her Metro career in Italy in 2004 as category manager, later as...
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Lidl opened its 153rd store in Hungary
Date: 2012-08-16 10:44:37
Lidl opened its 153rd store in Hungary on August 16, Monday in Gödölő Hungary, under Ottó Ferenc street 2-4. The store awaits its customers on 1,286 square meters with a...
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Nestlé’s former CEO expects a further rise in global food prices
Date: 2012-08-15 13:00:49
Food prices are expected to increase further all over the world – told Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestle chairman of the supervisory board, to an Austrian newspaper. After the food crisis of...
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POPAI POP competition is on again!
Date: 2012-08-15 10:54:43
It is the third time that the POPAI Awards POP competition takes place, juried within the compass Business Days 3 days conference: any POP-dice creator can compete for the prize....
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Tesco launches a café chain in the UK
Date: 2012-08-14 11:25:22
Tesco has teamed up with an upmarket London-based coffee shop to launch an ‘artisan’ café chain in the UK. The new chain, Harris and Hoole, is majority owned by a...
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