Company and Personal News
The number of Visa cards increased in Europe and decreased in Hungary
Date: 2012-01-25 12:06:50
While in Europe the number of Visa cards and their marketing has greatly increased, in Hungary the number of plastics substantially reduced. Mark Antipof the regional director of Visa Europe,...
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Johnson & Johnson's revenue has increased
Date: 2012-01-25 12:01:11
The per share after-tax profit without one-off items of Johnson & Johnson increased to 1.13 USD in last year's fourth quarter, compared to the 1.03 USD result of a year...
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Az invitation to FOODAPEST by Szintézis
Date: 2012-01-25 11:55:05
Szintézis Informatikai Co. would like to invite you and workmates to the international beverage, food, food-technology and horeca tradeshow Foodapest, located at HUNGEXPO, at pavilon A. You can sign up...
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New website for cosmetics company
Date: 2012-01-25 11:00:44
Romanian cosmetics brand Farmec launched its new website, www.farmec.ro. The new website has a friendly interface, useful information regarding the company and its products range, also offering the consumers the...
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Praktiker needs an urgent loan
Date: 2012-01-24 12:05:44
Praktiker has an urgent need for several ten millions of euros loan, to recharge its stores with goods for the spring – wrote the Financial Times Deutschland (FTD) on Tuesday....
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The Bicskei Mezőgazdasági Zrt. trusts in direct sales
Date: 2012-01-24 12:04:14
The Bicskei Mezőgazdasági Zrt. sells 25 percent of its Milk production directly, resulting in an additional revenue of about 25 million HUF – told the director of the company to...
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Abda's meat plant to be closed
Date: 2012-01-23 12:15:46
Debreceni Csoport Kft. closes its meat plant in Abda and lay off 86 employees in March – writes the Kisalföld. The main reason for the decision is the decrease of...
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Douwe Egberts Omnia chose the poem of the country
Date: 2012-01-23 08:40:02
Douwe Egberts Omnia has launched a special campaign last year within the compass of which the POem of the Country was chosen by enthusiastic voters. The three most popular poems...
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Mothers pay attention to quality when purchasing dairy products
Date: 2012-01-20 12:26:11
Mona Hungary Ltd., the company behind the brand Montice has carried out a research project about the attitude of Hungarian families with primary school children towards dairy products. The mothers...
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Bankruptcy at Schlecker?
Date: 2012-01-20 12:09:49
The German dpa news agency confirmed the informations of the “Lebensmittel Zeitung” over the German cosmetics distributor the market leader Schlecker’s bankruptcy. The Schlecker produces loss for years, due to...
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IKEA doubles its investments
Date: 2012-01-20 12:05:01
The net profit of the world's largest furniture chain rose by 10.4 percent last year in the fiscal year closing with August. The company in the current fiscal year doubles...
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Magazine: This year’s BrandFestival was an intellectual assembly
Date: 2012-01-20 11:54:02
BrandFestival, the marketing profession’s flagship event was organised for the 11th time this year. This time r-time also joined the programme, organising a mini-conference on television content. More than 600...
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Zimbo launches a new ham product family
Date: 2012-01-19 12:45:45
A wide selection of Abraham hams is available by ZIMBO, including traditional Abraham hams and international specialities. From Jnuary 2012, the Hungarian manufacturer of Abraham hams is Perbál-based ZIMBO. The...
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eBay closed last year with a strong Christmas
Date: 2012-01-19 12:30:20
eBay has reported a double-digit growth for the fourth quarter of 2011 both in revenues and profits, thanks to the strong Christmas season. The company's revenues grew by 35 prcent...
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The Trigánit started the construction of the shopping center in Poznan
Date: 2012-01-18 12:05:03
TriGranit has started the construction of the shopping center with the ceremonial cornerstore foundation. The handing over is planned for the end of 2013. A majority-owned Hungarian company’s representatives stressed...
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Az invitation to FOODAPEST by Szintézis
Date: 2012-01-18 11:00:32
Szintézis Informatikai Co. would like to invite you and workmates to the international beverage, food, food-technology and horeca tradeshow Foodapest, located at HUNGEXPO, at pavilon A. You can sign up...
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Coface Country Risk: Companies’ solidity already impacted by the systemic crisis in Europe and political risks in emerging countries
Date: 2012-01-17 12:57:33
On the occasion of its 16th Country Risk Conference, Coface is principally issuing a warning about the systemic nature of the current crisis, of which the Euro zone is the...
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Lego starts the construction of its new factory in Nyíregyháza this summer
Date: 2012-01-17 12:20:43
The Danish Lego Group begins the construction of its new factory in Nyíregyháza this summer – announced Jens Peter Clausen, managing director of the Lego Manufacturing Ltd. on Tuesday in...
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DM shopping carts with magnifying glass
Date: 2012-01-17 12:18:49
dm drogerie markt has launched a range of unique sevices: shopping carts with magnifying glass. The new product is available in 251 stores, where every shopping cart is available with...
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Metro expects a smaller profit
Date: 2012-01-17 12:17:56
Metro AG's management confirmed that the overall last year result will be probably somewhat lower than the 2.4 billion euros of 2010. Metro's shares since November, shows the biggest intraday...
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Lidl to sell mobile subscriptions
Date: 2012-01-17 12:10:31
Discount hypermarket chain Lidl will start selling mobile-phone subscriptions in the first quarter, news website hwsw.hu reports. Industry sources speaking on condition of anonymity said Lidl will not become a...
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New marketing leader at Sága Foods
Date: 2012-01-17 12:07:38
Starting from May 2012, the new marketing leader of Sága Foods is Boglárka Grabant, who has joined Sága Foods in January 2011 as a brand manager. Sincee May, she has...
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Pannonmill plans a 10 percent price increase from February
Date: 2012-01-17 12:00:52
The price of the products of the PannonMill Malomipari Zrt. Will increase by 10 percent from the 1st of February – told the company to MTI on Tuesday. According to...
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Magazine: Heroes and survivors (part 2)
Date: 2012-01-16 13:24:32
On the second day of the 5th Business Days conference in Tapolca (held on 21-23 September) László Benedek, Heineken Hungária’s sales director was the moderator of the second section, which...
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Tesco Hungary wins Sponsor of the Year Award
Date: 2012-01-16 12:33:52
As an award for decade long support given to Robert Burns International Foundation, Tesco Hungary has won the prestigeous Puskás-Ferguson Sponsor of the Year award. Commercial Director of Tesco David...
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HARIBO doubles its capacity in Hungary
Date: 2012-01-16 12:31:49
The company HARIBO company owned by the German Riegel family has decided for a rapid expansion of the capacity of their plants in Hungary in December 2011. The market-leading European...
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Volunteer of the Year: Balázs Cseh, leader of the Hungarian Food Bank Association
Date: 2012-01-16 11:28:57
’The Volunteer Of The Year’ was Balázs Cseh, the leader of the Hungarian Food Bank Association, ‘The Year Volunteer Program’ award for NGOs was given to the KÖZ-Pont Youth Association...
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The Rétimajor-based Aranyponty Zrt. doubled its profits
Date: 2012-01-13 12:40:55
After the 860 million HUF revenue, the Rétimajor-based Aranyponty Zrt. reached over 1 billion in revenue last year, and doubled its profits increasing it to 100 million HUF – told...
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Changes among the leaders of MIRELIT MIRSA Co.
Date: 2012-01-12 13:00:52
Dr. József Losó József, president-CEO of MIRELITE MIRSA Co. is not going to deal with operative cases, but will move on to be the president of the leaders. Operative issues...
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Tesco’s turnover decreased in the UK
Date: 2012-01-12 11:21:31
Despite the Christmas shopping season, Tesco reported disappointing sales figures in the United Kingdom: the turnover of stores open for at least a year, fell more than expected, during the...
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