Company and Personal News
New Operations Director at METRO Kereskedelmi Ltd.
Date: 2011-09-01 12:32:44
Will take over the position as Operations Director at METRO Cash & Carry Hungary Olivier Sainson joined Metro Cash & Carry in October 2007 and changed to Metro Cash &...
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New President for the Hungarian Beer-Producers' Association
Date: 2011-09-01 12:29:22
The new president of the Hungarian Beer-Producers' Association is Dr Klára Csíkné Kovács from 1st September. The previous president Dr László Mádi had been the president of the association since...
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dm's Children of the Sun CSR campaign is over
Date: 2011-09-01 12:28:11
This year, the Hungarian dm joined international initiative of the Day “Children of the Sun” CSR campaign. With the campaign, the company aims to protect young children against the harmful...
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IKEA's catalog released in two hundred million copies
Date: 2011-09-01 12:21:18
The distribution of IKEA's 2012 catalog began in Hungary on the 15th of August in 1.2 million copies. The catalog released in 42 countries, on 30 languages, and in 208...
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Tesco leaves the Japanese market
Date: 2011-08-31 12:45:28
Referring on improper business movements, the British Tesco stopped its activity in Japan: the world's third largest retail chain on Wednesday announced that it would sell 129 stores in the...
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Magazine – Starbucks: promising results
Date: 2011-08-31 12:23:25
Starbucks plans to open 600 new units in 2011 and another 800 in 2012 all over the world. In Hungary their fourth coffee house opened in August – we spoke...
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The Prima Pék Kft. expands in Budapest
Date: 2011-08-31 12:12:56
The Hungarian owned Prima Pék Kft. is planning to open newer stores – told a company leader to [origo]. A few weeks ago the Príma Pék Kft. announced the creation...
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Hungarian wine at Tesco
Date: 2011-08-31 12:12:40
Tesco initiated a press discussion about the export-facilities of Hungarian wine at the British Embassy on 31st August. In the focus of the discussion, Tesco talked about their future plans...
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Deficit at Carrefour's
Date: 2011-08-31 12:10:10
Despite Carrefour's revenue increased 2.3 percent in the first half of this year, the company recorded a loss of 249 million euros. In 2010, profit rate was 97 million euros....
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Tescobaba.hu for the whole family
Date: 2011-08-30 21:19:06
In July Tesco launched Tescobaba.hu, a new online magazine targeting pregnant women and mothers. Tesco did not forget about fathers either: future and practising parents can read about the latest...
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POPAI-news from Hungary
Date: 2011-08-30 20:53:32
On 16 June POPAI Hungary Association held its annual meeting in the Origo headquarters. The annual report was approved and a couple of topical issues were discussed. POPAI Awards POP...
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Tescomobile: the chain may appear as a virtual service provider
Date: 2011-08-30 12:14:37
Although its not yet confirmed by Tesco, but one can hear more and more of the domestic introduction of Tescomobile. The store chain will appear as a virtual operator on...
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Auchan has launched an InfoCenter
Date: 2011-08-29 12:22:10
Auchan has introduced a unique initiative on the market of Hungary hypermarkets. On 15th of August 2011 the chain launched a telephone information service to manage the feedbacks and comments...
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Electro World may survive on a smaller base area
Date: 2011-08-29 12:11:51
Currently the group is negotiating with a foreign investor. Electro World may survive transformed and in stores that have smaller base area – said Nagy Károly András chief executive officer...
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Gallicoop-kids get back-to-school support
Date: 2011-08-29 09:04:41
By the end of October this year, Gallicoop Turkey Producer Ltd. is supporting their employees with a total of 8 million HUF back-to-school support. With this gesture, the company is...
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New product by Henkel
Date: 2011-08-29 07:25:01
Pattex Fix is the most powerful adhesive range with an easy & convenient application for all domestic bonding, assembling & repairing jobs through professional quality....
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The Árukereső.hu will give hands to the Turkish e-commerce
Date: 2011-08-26 12:15:26
Hungary's leading price comparison site, the Árukereső.hu's team built its similar site also in Turkey, called the Ucuzu.com, which became the fastest growing local e-commerce site, tripling the number of...
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We can mix our own Coke on Facebook
Date: 2011-08-26 12:13:26
Coke has an application on Facebook where the users can set up their own soft drink recipes. We can choose among 125 Coke beverages, that we can prepare our own...
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New superglue: Locite Power Easy
Date: 2011-08-26 08:29:19
Loctite® Super Glue Power Easy Gel Control™ is a user-friendly formulation that allows more time to align and reposition pieces to ensure precision bonding with no accidental bonding of pieces...
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The Spanish-owned company builds a new canning factory in Tatabánya
Date: 2011-08-25 12:11:57
The Spanish-owned Mivisa Hungary Kft. willé build build its new plant in the Tatabánya-Környei Industrial Park, where the cans will be produced. The project will give jobs to forty people....
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Food safety in extreme heat
Date: 2011-08-25 11:31:45
Health inspectors want to be certain hood and ventilation systems are working properly and ensuring coolers and freezers are maintaining proper temperatures. Equipment not working properly can be cited and...
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New leader at Danone
Date: 2011-08-25 11:23:52
From August 2011, the new procurement director of Danone Dairy Producer Ltd. is Zsuzsanna Kasza. The economist started her carreer in the consumer electronics industry, and in 1999 moved on...
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Praktiker builds a community
Date: 2011-08-25 10:36:35
Praktiker has a new, imroved home on Facebook, where 3.4 million Hungarian users are present. In the focus of their online activity, users can find a good number of tips...
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Actimel has a new member now
Date: 2011-08-25 08:08:57
Actimel product family has a new member now, called Actimel Powerfruit, containing L. casei Defensis, natural vitamin C deriving from Acerola, additional vitamins B6 and D, helping our immune-system work...
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Dance camp for kids with Camping cheese
Date: 2011-08-25 07:46:24
Camping cheese is an integral part of summer camps, so no wonder that the company behind the product has sponsored a summer dance camp for kids, where the celebrity instructor...
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Europe's earliest new wine is already bottled in Badacsony
Date: 2011-08-24 12:47:33
The bottling of Europe's earliest new wine, the Csabagyöngye started in Badacsony. The harvest ended in early August and two hundred thousand bottles are available – said Varga Péter, managing...
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Hungarian Weeks at Tesco
Date: 2011-08-24 12:21:54
Following the anniversary of the state-foundation, Tesco opens a special offer of Hungarian products: customers get to purchase several domestic products with a 40 percent discount. These Hungarian products wiill...
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Tesco can appear with an own mobile brand
Date: 2011-08-24 12:02:18
A new mobile brand will soon appear in Hungary, as the Tesco supermarket chain is in advanced talks with one of the domestic mobile operator in connection with own branded...
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Nestle expands its Russian pet food factory
Date: 2011-08-24 12:02:16
The Nestle group spends more than 38 million Swiss francs for the further expansion of its Russian pet food factory, in order to double its local production capacity within three...
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Increase in the sales of the Swiss chocolate manufacturer
Date: 2011-08-24 12:01:00
The premium chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli Group's revenues in Swiss francs weakened to close to a billion by 4.7 percent in this year's first half, but calculated in local...
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