Company and Personal News
From grilling equipment to cutlery
Date: 2012-06-07 00:52:07
METRO has been selling grilling equipment and accessories for years. METRO stores offer complex services so customers don’t have to go elsewhere to buy charcoal, plastic cutlery, garden furniture, and...
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DMK opted for Bosch’s sterilising line
Date: 2012-06-07 00:27:22
DMK, Deutsches Milchkontor expanded its baby food production capacity by installing Bosch’s thermoforming unit: TFM 8030 PS is an aseptic forming, filling and sealing machine that delivers products with a...
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The Coop Gazdasági Csoport and the Gránit Bank signed a strategic agreement
Date: 2012-06-06 13:20:40
The Coop Gazdasági Csoport and the Gránit Bank signed a strategic agreement. To strengthen the cooperation, the two companies acquire ownership at each other’s companies in a value of 100...
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BMW overtook Google
Date: 2012-06-06 13:10:39
According to the global survey of Reputation Institute corporate advisory firm, involving 50 thousand consumers, BMW overtook Google among the most popular brands. This year’s datas show that, BMW's reputation...
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The latest Corporate Responsibility Report of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. has been released
Date: 2012-06-06 12:40:15
Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of the business policy of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. since its existence. The company recently issued its latest, third Corporate Responsibility (CSR) Report, which...
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Another Hungarian product received a worldwide recognition
Date: 2012-06-06 12:20:19
A Debrecen-based dietary supplement manufacturer and distributor received a Grand Gold Award at the Monde Selection, the world's number one quality control contest. At this year’s competition, the Flavon max...
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Starbucks would colorize the range of U.S. coffee shops with sandwiches and bakery products
Date: 2012-06-06 11:55:10
According to Starbucks’ statement, the company will purchase the La Boulange bakery company for 100 million dollars. La Boulange has 19 stores in San Francisco. Starbucks plans to sell French...
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Szentkirályi: three gold medals in Athens
Date: 2012-06-05 13:00:27
All three Szentkirályi mineral waters were awarded at the Monde Selection held between June 3-4 in Athens. More than 3,000 products competed from 80 countries. Szentkirályi’s mineral water and mild...
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The Tesco Mobile will not pass the telecommunication tax onto its customers
Date: 2012-06-05 12:00:34
Tesco Mobile will not raise its minute based rates until at least the 1st of October 2012, despite the introduction of the new telecommunication tax, that will enter into force...
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Unprecedented Unicum prize at the airport: one day with Zwack Sándor
Date: 2012-06-04 12:40:48
Unicum will be visible accessible, and can be tasted by everyone in July at the airport. Price cuts, eye-catching digital city lights, tastings from 7 am to 7 pm will...
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The Magyar Cukor Zrt. produced the total sugar quota
Date: 2012-06-04 11:50:53
The raw material need of the Magyar Cukor Zrt. was provided with 821 thousand tons of sugar beet, which was processed in the scope of the longest, 117-day campaign of...
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The rabbit breeder Olívia Kft. expands its farm in Ócsa with a 550 million HUF development
Date: 2012-06-04 11:48:17
The rabbit breeder Olívia Kft. expands its farm in Ócsa with two buildings in the scope of a 550 million HUF development – announced the National Foreign Trade Office (HITA)...
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SIA Central Europe Focuses on Innovation in Payment Services
Date: 2012-06-04 11:40:25
SIA Central Europe is focusing on innovation in payment services, and more specifically on the development of electronic payments (e-payments), mobile payments (m-payments), near field communication (NFC) technology and convenient,...
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German Schlecker drugstore chain to be liquidated
Date: 2012-06-04 10:30:08
The German Schlecker drugstore chain will be liquidated. More than 13 thousand employees will be dismissed in in June. Only the IhrPlatz and Schlecker XL networks will continue to operate...
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Retails chains agains the crisis of the dairy market
Date: 2012-06-01 15:50:22
The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) met the representatives of six major chains – Auchan, CBA, Coop, Lidl, Spar, Tesco on Friday in Budapest, and...
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Magazine: Rossmann has profited from Schlecker’s bankruptcy
Date: 2012-06-01 12:54:48
Schlecker’s bankruptcy made the Rossmann drugstore chain Germany’s second biggest, with a turnover above EUR 5 billion for the first time in company history. In Hungary the first Rossmann store...
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Commercial director Péter Boros is leaving Co-op Hungary Ltd.
Date: 2012-06-01 12:21:04
From 1st June 2012, Péter Boros, commercial director of Co-op Hungary Ltd. says goodbye to one of HUngaries oldest chain, after 13 years of hard work. The expert is looking...
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More cartonboard capacity at Metsä Board
Date: 2012-06-01 11:35:05
Metsä Board, Europe’s leading producer high quality folding boxboard, has completed the rebuild of the board machine at the Ӓänekoski mill in Finland, increasing its folding boxboard capacity by 30,000...
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The Sió advertisements are the coolest
Date: 2012-06-01 11:20:36
The 13th Golden Blade Festival (13. Arany Penge Fesztivál) is the most important contest of the domestic communications industry. At the competition the advertisement campaigns and most creative ideas of...
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Novelties at the Békési Pálinka house: pálinka safe and a new product line
Date: 2012-06-01 10:30:21
The unique pálinka safe of the Békési Pálinka Centrum was ceremoniously handed over. A special fingerprinted access control system leads to the safe. The safe is so safe that it...
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Pasta bridges with Loctite adhesive
Date: 2012-06-01 10:25:28
The competition of pasta bridges has several decades of past in the domestic and international engineering training institutions. The Pasta Bridge Building World Championship was held on May 25 at...
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METRO is in for the semi-finals of the 2012/13 European Business Award
Date: 2012-06-01 10:24:44
METRO Stores have eon a special price at the European Business Awards for their excellent customer focus. The award is called the “The Award for Costumer Focus”, and METRO is...
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New leader at the Borsodi Brewery
Date: 2012-05-31 13:12:23
From the 1st of July 2012, Petr Kovarik will take over the managing director duties of the Borsodi Sörgyár (Borsodi Brewery). Tőtös Zsolt, former manager decided to leave the company...
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Coop: a single image and the prioritization of local products
Date: 2012-05-31 13:10:15
The Coop stores are developing a uniform image all across the country. The change affects the appearance and attributions as well. The Kop-Ka Zrt. opened the first Coop model shop...
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METRO awaits its customers with various monthly fish tastings all across the country
Date: 2012-05-31 12:01:04
The regular consumption of fish has several positive physiological effects. The METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. is willing to draw attention to this fact with fish tastings and presentations. Although the fish...
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Red Bull: A creative conceptiob with plenty of energy drinks
Date: 2012-05-31 11:52:18
The Human Telex Advertising Agency was awarded with a Golden Blade for organizing the Red Bull Pilvaker event in the Event Solutions category. The coolest revolutionary poetry competition took place...
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The new CEO of Kraft Foods' Polish subsidiary is from Hungary
Date: 2012-05-30 12:15:10
The Polish subsidiary of Kraft Foods has a Hungarian CEO now. 43 year-old expert Zoltán Novák moves on to the CEO-chair of Kraft Foods Polska from 1st July 2012. The...
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Tesco has announced a PET bottle and can recollecting campaign
Date: 2012-05-30 12:00:47
Between May 11 and October 31 Tesco will reward the collectors of recyclable waste with extra prizes again. During the previous campaign, 18 million PET bottles and 57 million aluminum...
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Auchan plans to build a new store in Győr
Date: 2012-05-29 11:56:44
Auchan plans that if they will receive the exemption under the mall stop the company will build a store in Győr next year. If the Auchan Hungary will receive the...
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