Company and Personal News
The leader of Ferrero died unexpectedly
Date: 2011-04-20 13:00:21
Pietro Ferrero, one of the Chief Executive of the Italian Ferrero company probably died of a heart attack. 47 year old Pietro Ferrero died unexpectedly from a heart attack on...
Read more
Heineken's profits rose by one fifth in the first quarter
Date: 2011-04-20 12:58:06
Dutch Heineken has increased the group's turnover and profits in the first quarter, thanks to the strengthening of the African, Asian and European markets – the company said on Wednesday....
Read more
BASF releases two films on wind energy
Date: 2011-04-20 12:56:00
Fascinating close-up views and animated graphics, extraordinary perspectives, and interesting information – these features distinguish two new BASF films on wind energy. They highlight the opportunities, benefits and challenges of...
Read more
Henkel held its Annual General Meeting: dividend increases significantly
Date: 2011-04-20 12:40:28
All agenda items were approved at the Annual General Meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, that was held on the 11th of April 2011 in Düsseldorf. Two thousand shareholders...
Read more
Tetrapak: fast growing markets underpin strong performance
Date: 2011-04-20 12:35:42
Tetra Pak today announced net sales of €9.98 billion in 2010, up 5.2 per cent from 2009 at comparable rates. Packaging Solutions reached €9.01 billion in net sales in 2010,...
Read more
Henkel launches a social marketing program
Date: 2011-04-20 12:33:55
Henkel Magyarország Kft. in cooperation with the Airship Program launches a nationwide series of events. The social marketing program, which amounted to 2 million HUF, gives the oppurtinity to the...
Read more
György-Villa success in France
Date: 2011-04-20 11:37:54
György-Villa Winery has won a bronze medal at 35. Challenge International du Vin wine-competition....
Read more
Nine out of ten households are still yoghurt buyers
Date: 2011-04-19 15:11:59
In 2010 nine out of ten households bought yoghurt; nearly all buyers picked some kind of fruit yoghurt, but only 60 percent of the category’s buyers bought plain yoghurt. GfK...
Read more
20-year-old Profi rewarded loyalty
Date: 2011-04-19 14:52:34
The Profi chain operates 73 stores in Hungary and their most important objective for 2010 was increasing the basket value. To achieve this goal, Profi organised a loyalty promotion campaign,...
Read more
Rossmann set up its new headquarters in Üllő
Date: 2011-04-19 14:51:30
Rossmann Magyarország Kft. opened its first drugstore in Debrecen in 1993. Since then they established 200 units all over the country. The average floor space of Rossmann stores is 250m²...
Read more
Comfort and freshness are the two cornerstones of the Match
Date: 2011-04-19 14:50:16
Csemege-Match Kereskedelmi Zrt. is member of the Louis Delhaize Group. The Csemege-Match chain consists of 121 units with a floor space of 300-2,500m². Consumer satisfaction is in the centre of...
Read more
ALDI increased the number of their stores by 25 percent last year
Date: 2011-04-19 14:48:35
ALDI Hungary is the member of the ALDI South Group, which has been present on the Hungarian market since 2008. Last year ALDI increased the number of their stores by...
Read more
drogerie markt opened a new logistics base in Érd
Date: 2011-04-19 14:47:25
The first Hungarian dm store opened in Budapest on 8 July 1993. Now they have 255 modern units all over Hungary, which meet even the highest standards and employ 2,230...
Read more
Cora started workplace training programmes
Date: 2011-04-19 14:44:45
Hungarian Cora hypermarkets (of which there are seven) belong to the Louis Delhaize Group. The chain opened its first Hungarian unit in May 1997. Cora hypermarkets have an average floor...
Read more
Two thirds of Penny’s products are Hungarian made
Date: 2011-04-19 14:43:22
Penny Market Kft., a member of Rewe Group, opened their first food discount store in Szentes in 1996. Presently they have 189 units in Hungary and according to data from...
Read more
Auchan opened new logistics centres
Date: 2011-04-19 14:42:00
Auchan Hungary maintained their 2009 level of gross sales revenue on a contracting market. In the past 12 months the company opened 12 new stores. Last year the company opened...
Read more
METRO is looking forward with investments
Date: 2011-04-19 14:40:04
METRO Hungary considers the current difficult economic situation a challenge and intends to use innovative solutions to turn the negative trend around. An indicator of this new approach is METRO’s...
Read more
Lidl already has 130 stores
Date: 2011-04-19 14:37:20
Lidl is one of Germany’s ten biggest food retailers and owns one of Europe’s biggest food discount store chains, with more than 2,700 stores in 23 countries. Lidl’s sales declined...
Read more
Reál deals with its most prestigious stores highlightedly
Date: 2011-04-19 14:35:59
Last year brought serious challenges for food retailers but Reál managed to keep its customers and to maintain sales. Reál opened several large floor space stores last year and modernised...
Read more
SPAR Hungary is 20 years old
Date: 2011-04-19 14:34:43
SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. celebrates its 20th birthday this year. The group opened the first store in Tata in 1991. SPAR Hungary’s annual consolidated turnover was HUF 381.32 billion in...
Read more
CBA concentrates on developing Príma and Cent stores
Date: 2011-04-19 14:29:58
Despite the difficult economic environment CBA managed to increase sales in 2010, by HUF 7.5 billion to HUF 555 billion. The chain has the highest number of units in domestic...
Read more
Last year was a successful one for Tesco
Date: 2011-04-19 14:27:47
29 new stores, the launch of the Clubcard and innovation serving the demand of customers – these were the milestones of Tesco’s successful 2010 year. With the new stores Tesco...
Read more
Hungarian wine-success in France
Date: 2011-04-19 13:48:09
Tokaj Kereskedőház has been awarded with a number of oustanding prizes at this year's Challenge International du Vin wine-contest in France. HUngary has managed to collect 37 awards as a...
Read more
New strategic leaders at Laurel
Date: 2011-04-19 13:36:37
Fro the beginning of April, Laurel Group has two new strategic leaders. Attila Juhász (42) is a business development director who has previouséy worked for Hervis and Móta Ltd, and...
Read more
Zubrowka in a new bottle
Date: 2011-04-19 13:17:59
Starting from this April, the Polish vodka popular in Hungary, Zubrowka is available with an entirely new design. The externalities may be modern and crystal clear, but the content is...
Read more
Nestle expands in China
Date: 2011-04-19 12:16:02
The Swiss Nestle SA bought 60 percent stake of the the Yinlu Foods Group Chinese food company, in order to emerge market expansion of its instant food business. The family-owned...
Read more
The luxury product manufacturer focuses on the Far East and Latin America
Date: 2011-04-19 12:10:19
British Burberry is planning further expansion in the Far East – particularly in China and in Latin America. According to the company; in these regions, nearly a one-third increase occured...
Read more
New coffeee machines at Aldi
Date: 2011-04-19 11:55:43
After having opened the 75th ALDI store in Hungary, the company is expanding their stores with a capsule coffee machine – Tibor Székács, CEO of Aldi Hungary announced on 19th...
Read more
Coop is prepared for new challenges
Date: 2011-04-19 11:31:26
CO-OP Hungary CEO László Murányi summarises the state of play at Coop: ‘Despite economic recession Coop managed to hold on to its market position. In 2010 Coop Group celebrated the...
Read more
Ultra’s new look
Date: 2011-04-19 10:19:54
Traditional brand Ultra, which is well known for its Ultra Detergent Powder, Ultra Derm and Ultra Szavo products, returns with a new logo. Thanks to the new look, all products...
Read more