Company and Personal News
HELL energy drinks are now available in 18 countries
Date: 2010-11-04 13:01:44
The Hell Energy Drink – four years after its entry into the market – now available in 18 countries, and acquired a dominant role in many countries with its performance....
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Special offer from Unilever to red mud victims
Date: 2010-11-04 12:57:23
Unilever has donated two vans of cleaning- and hygenic products to the victims of the red mud catastrophe. Since red mud cannot be cleaned with regular domestic cleaning products, the...
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The world's largest brewery did not cause a surprise
Date: 2010-11-03 15:52:44
Anheuser-Busch Inbev reported about profits as expected, in its third quarter flash report, published this morning. On the level of EBITDA, the Anheuser-Busch Inbev has reached a 3.53 billion USD...
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Hell Energy: large success of a young brand
Date: 2010-11-03 15:51:40
The Hell Energy Drink – four years after its entry into the market – now available in 18 countries, and acquired a dominant role in many countries with its performance....
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French Weeks organized by Sopexa in Cora hypermarkets
Date: 2010-11-03 12:05:44
The Hungarian office of Sopexa organizes a special event called French Weeks a local Cora hypermarkets, from 3rd to 14th November 2010. The main goal of the event is to...
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McDonald's Happy Meal is banned!
Date: 2010-11-03 09:01:20
San Francisco became the first major city in the USA to ban restaurants from giving out toys with meals that have more than a set amount of calories, fat and...
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The OTP may acquire share in the largest Croatian food company
Date: 2010-11-02 20:06:56
Podravka announced, that the company will not purchase the 10.65 percent of shares of the company, so OTP can gain share in Croatia's largest food producer and distributor company. Previously,...
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Nearly 19 million HUF donations gathered in the scope of the Tesco promotions
Date: 2010-11-02 20:05:52
Tesco costumers collected 19 million HUF with the purchasing of 200 HUF nominal value fundraiser coupons, between the 13th of October and the 1st of November for the victims of...
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All in one
Date: 2010-11-02 19:22:08
How did Raiffeisen Bank change its former lending policy? We talked to György Dercsényi, the head of the bank’s small enterprise sector. T. M.: – The last 12 months were...
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New loans in the Széchenyi Card Programme
Date: 2010-11-02 19:17:44
The economic crisis changed the Hungarian financing market; increasing risks forced financial institutions to survey the financial conditions of debtors more thoroughly. Enterprises with a weaker creditworthiness were steered to...
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Expansion during the recession
Date: 2010-11-02 19:15:40
The factoring market did not escape the crisis either, but despite this negative environment Erste Faktor Zrt. became the most dynamically developing actor on the market. We asked CEO István...
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Innovative products
Date: 2010-11-02 19:11:35
Erste Bank traditionally pays great attention to developing financial services for the SME sector. We asked Krisztián Vitéz, Erste Bank Hungary Nyrt.’s small enterprise sales director • – Erste Bank...
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Companies are still waiting
Date: 2010-11-02 19:06:28
According to a survey by Coface Hungary, from the companies asked nearly 40 percent saw their sales revenues decline by more than 10 percent in 2009. Another 10 percent of...
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A complex approach
Date: 2010-11-02 18:59:46
The last 12 months were characterised by contracting business lending and less active commercial banks. We asked Zoltán Boldis, the product and process development director of Budapest Bank’s corporate sector...
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Vatera and TeszVesz officially merged
Date: 2010-11-02 17:55:53
Acccording to the statement of the company; The two companies will continue their activities under the name: allegroup.hu Ltd. and also issues invoices under this name. We did not have...
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The Dutch babies love the Univer
Date: 2010-11-02 16:34:49
The Univer Product Zrt. tripled its baby food exports with exports to the Netherlands – reports Világgazdaság. The Hungarian company transports five million pieces of baby food to the Netherlands...
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Better than expected results from Metro
Date: 2010-11-02 16:32:15
The operating profit of the food chain can reach 2.3 billion euros this year. The third quarterly report shows, that net earnings increased to 149 million euros with the 67...
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New Managing Director at METRO Kereskedelmi Ltd.
Date: 2010-11-02 15:39:26
New Managing Director at METRO Kereskedelmi Ltd. will take over the position as Managing Director at Metro Cash & Carry Hungary. Roland Ruffing joined Metro Cash & Carry as Finance...
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Compensation for free lunch
Date: 2010-11-02 13:46:28
McDonald's has to pay 3.7 million HUF to a former employee. The case occurred in Brazil. A former employee sued the company because he fattened 30 kilograms, while working for...
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Twining mobile teahouses are on their way again
Date: 2010-11-02 12:32:24
Two well-known and highly appreciated personalities – Katalin Kovács kayak champion and actor Iván Fenyő – will do their best at three venues to make Twining tea even more popular...
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SPAR is a disability-friendly workplace
Date: 2010-11-02 09:19:12
Over the past two decades, increasing attention is paid to people with disabilities. Beside accessibility, the most important tasks are; education and the workplace – stressed Soltész Miklós, State Secretary...
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Hangya Cooperative is reborn
Date: 2010-11-01 11:59:38
On 6 October 2010 the New Hangya Association was formed by NGOs. The association initiated establishing the New Hangya Cooperative – announced Gyula Balogh, the president of both organisations. The...
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Sales executive joins the Focus Hungary team
Date: 2010-11-01 11:53:39
Focus Magyarország Kft.’s new sales executive came from SPAR Hungary: Tamás Baráthy’s task will be promoting, developing and selling the company’s products. He earned an economist degree specialising in marketing....
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Record volume of sugar is about to be produced in Kaposvár
Date: 2010-11-01 11:52:09
The Kaposvár sugar factory started the processing of sugar beet in September. According to their plans, 120,000 tons of sugar will be made in the last operating sugar production plant...
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New managing director for Coface Hungary
Date: 2010-11-01 11:47:03
The Coface Group appointed Gábor Kárpáti as managing director of Coface Hungary. Former head of the company Zoltán Dercze parted with the company from his own accord. The new managing...
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Tesco shoppers collected 25 million PET bottles and aluminium cans
Date: 2010-11-01 11:45:06
Tesco Hungary’s joint campaign with ÖKO-Pannon Nonprofit Kft. lasted from 11 June until 29 August. Shoppers collected 6 million reusable PET bottles and 19 million aluminium cans, 64 and 57...
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New type of promotion at METRO
Date: 2010-11-01 11:43:26
METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. implemented its first prize game in which both customers and employees could take part. The 2-week campaign focused on the company’s Fine Food range: those who bought...
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New project added to Alimentaria exhibitions
Date: 2010-11-01 11:41:46
Alimentaria & Horexpo Lisboa retail show is the latest addition to Alimentaria exhibitions. Alimentaria Lisboa, Horexpo and Tecnoalimentaria will be organised jointly, but each exhibition will preserve its own profile....
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Zsolt Simon was appointed TV2’s new CEO
Date: 2010-11-01 11:29:56
From 25 October 2010 Zsolt Simon is the new CEO of TV2. Mr Simon left the managing director’s seat at MEC media agency to fill the new position. He is...
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Kométa debuted with new television advertisement
Date: 2010-11-01 11:27:58
Kométa ’99 Zrt. and its new advertising agency Creative Partners shot a new television ad, which appeared from 20 September until 17 October in the programme of the biggest television...
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