Company and Personal News
An additional two million cardholders can buy on the net
Date: 2011-02-11 12:08:10
According to the datas of the central bank; currently 2.9 million Maestro credit cards are under usage in Hungary, it is the 32 percent of the whole cards, and 40...
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Zwack’s revenues decreased by fifteen percent
Date: 2011-02-11 12:00:12
The gross revenue of Zwack Unicum Nyrt. was 17.541 billion HUF in its first three quarterly activity in the 2010-2011 fiscal year. This is a 14.9 percent lower value, compared...
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Kraft Foods to raise prices
Date: 2011-02-11 11:56:12
According to the communication of Kraft Foods; in the fourth quarter, the raw materials purchased by the company increased by 500 million dollars. Kraft has already raised the price of...
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Grocery store robbed in Budapest
Date: 2011-02-11 07:27:06
It is very likely that the man who robbed a Budapest grocery store on Thursday early in the evening used a gun to scare to cashier – spokesperson of the...
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Lindt's tips for Valentine's Day
Date: 2011-02-11 07:13:48
Create a Valentine’s Day or romantic weekend that your loved one will never forget with our 14 romantic ideas. Your sweetheart is sure to be swept off their feet by...
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PICK is not working with the mediastar who stole their product
Date: 2011-02-10 12:30:05
Leading gossip topic of the week was the sad case of journalist-mediastar Tibor Bakács who stole a piece of PICK salami worth 2000 HUF from a Tesco, saying he was...
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PepsiCo’s profit decreased by five percent
Date: 2011-02-10 11:59:34
PepsiCo’s profit fell by 5 percent, in the final three months of the last year, compared to the previous year, due to rising costs, but it was also higher tahn...
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Lidl grows in The Netherlands
Date: 2011-02-10 06:44:15
Lidl is growing more popular in The Netherlands, Distrifood reports, and intends to compete directly against supermarkets in the country. This year Lidl will not only expand to operate more...
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Coca-Cola revenues exceeded the expectations
Date: 2011-02-09 12:14:13
The analysts expected revenue of 9.75 billion USD, while 10.5 billion USD revenue occurred in the fourth quarter – shows the flash report of Coca-Cola. The soft drink manufacturer's dollar...
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The one billion dollar worth partner of McDonald's goes to the stock exchange
Date: 2011-02-09 12:10:54
McDonald's largest global franchise partner prepares for one of the year’s biggest stock market introduction in a few days. The South American company operates about 1,800 fast food restaurants, with...
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The Marks & Spencer targets IKEA’s throne
Date: 2011-02-09 12:01:17
It looks like IKEA’s furniture technology will have a potential competitor. The folding furnitures have arrived to the market. According to the British Daily Telegraph newspaper; Marks & Spencer came...
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Nagyatád canning factory: no orders from East
Date: 2011-02-09 12:00:40
In June, the production lines will be transpoted to the canning factory of Szigetvár from Nagyatád. The orders of the canning factory have declined, so only storage and packaging work...
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New corporate design for Henkel
Date: 2011-02-09 11:33:03
Henkel is introducing a new corporate design across the company in combination with the launch of its new claim “Henkel – Excellence is our Passion”. “Our new claim summarizes what...
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New IT system for Polus Coop Co.
Date: 2011-02-09 07:09:45
Polus Coop Co. has launched a new IT development to renew its retail and wholesale system, with 50 stores and 127 cashiers involved. The investment cost several hundred millions of...
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For TESCO music matters too!
Date: 2011-02-08 23:34:54
From October 2010 TESCO in-store radio broadcasts new content in every hypermarket. Music has been broadcast in TESCO stores since 2009 by a music channel tailored to the retail chain’s...
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The evolution of shopping
Date: 2011-02-08 23:30:32
An increasing number of products available is the way forward – states Tracy Bagshow, the marketing director of Service Innovation Group. Shoppers in the 21st century buy ‘every possible item...
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Gillette wins in marketing at retail
Date: 2011-02-08 23:29:04
At the 2011 Night of Honors Gilette will receive the ‘2010 Chief Award for Merchandising Excellence’. POPAI president Richard Winter told that Gilette’s forward thinking approach was proven by their...
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Employee training combined with job preservation at Cora
Date: 2011-02-08 18:33:46
In September 2010 Magyar Hipermarket Kft., the owner of Cora stores, started training programmes for employees in their Budakalász, Fót and Szeged stores. The programme is supported by the EU’s...
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Controlled quality in cooperation between SGS and Corvinus University
Date: 2011-02-08 18:06:05
Quality requirements that our partners have to meet are becoming more complex from day to day. To serve this demand, SGS Hungária Kft.’s consumer testing line offers a wide range...
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With passion for quality meals
Date: 2011-02-08 18:04:29
Market leading Pick Szeged Zrt. offers products made from quality base material to the lovers of Winter Salami and treats those who like salami, cold cut, ham, sausage, wiener, liver...
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Budapest Wholesale Market plans to offer more services
Date: 2011-02-08 18:01:23
CEO Zoltán Házi answered our questions. T. M: – What was 2010 like for Budapest Wholesale Market Zrt.? H. Z.: – We had a good year. We registered 645,000 entries...
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METRO Customer Academy was launched amid great interest
Date: 2011-02-08 17:59:04
2010 was a milestone in the life of METRO Hungary, as by opening their Customer Academy the retail chain now offers also professional knowledge and an opportunity for development to...
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Coop Group firmly walks on the designated path
Date: 2011-02-08 17:57:11
We evaluated the Coop Group’s successful year of 2010 with Co-op Hungary Zrt. CEO László Murányi and commercial director Péter Boros. • T.M.: – How do you evaluate 2010 from...
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Fornetti Pannon continues under the name Pek-Snack
Date: 2011-02-08 12:49:03
Galántai János, Chief Executive Officer of Fornetti Pannon Ltd. told that the Igal-based company from Somogy County changes its name to Pek-Snack and will further operate and develop its network...
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Wound up against the Traubi Zrt.
Date: 2011-02-08 12:15:03
The dispute, which lasts for more than one and a half decade may end after the court initiated liquidation proceeding against one of the companies using the name. The Traubisoda...
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Lidl catalogs on the net
Date: 2011-02-08 12:11:57
Lidl has introduced a novelty in Hungary: from this year, the catalogs of the discount chain are acvailable in online paged form. The current publications can be read on the...
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New member of the Dove product family
Date: 2011-02-08 06:02:36
The new Dove Men + Care product line targets men who have reached a point in their lives where they are comfortable with themselves, but not in their skin. Dove...
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New portal to monitor companies
Date: 2011-02-07 14:40:43
A new site was launched these days and it appears to be really exciting so far. It is focused on monitoring companies – no portal has completed this task before....
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New label by Borsodi
Date: 2011-02-07 12:41:43
This year started with a significant change for Borsodi Brewery, since the beer launched a new label for its cans at bottles. The new label covers metal and gold colours...
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Kraft Foods calls for state intervention
Date: 2011-02-07 12:15:14
Because of the sharp increasing price of raw coffee Kraft Foods, the world's leading food producer calls for state intervention to curb food prices caused by speculation. According to Hubert...
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