Company and Personal News
New CEO at Heineken Hungaria
Date: 2010-09-02 00:00:08
The new CEO of Heineken Hungaria arrived from Nigeria. Oladele Ajayi was the sales director of the company’s Nigerian subsidiary, and he is the first African Manager at the Heineken...
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The METRO-GYEA collecting action ends in Szeged
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:58
The most difficult period for the starving children is the summer break. Nearly twenty thousand children's physical existence depends on free food. Because of the crisis, the donating spirit declined....
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Lake Balaton turned to NIVEA-blue at Tihany in August
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:55
The 1st NIVEA Optimist Meeting was held on the 18th of August, on the beach of the Tihany Sailing Club, where the sailing school students of the domestic lakes boarded...
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McDonald’s appoints new Marketing Director
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:25
From the first of August, Austrian-born Jörg Pizzera joined the biggest fast-food restaurant chain in Hungary, McDonald’s as Marketing Director. He is responsible for developing the marketing strategy for 100...
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EVM Zrt. expands its offering range
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:20
The EVM Ltd, manufacturer of the traditional Ultra, WU2, Caola, and Komfort brands expanding its product range again. During the past year, the market accepted the new Ultra Szavo anti-mildew...
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Gift voucher due to data disclosure
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:05
The leading German Schlecker drugstore network apologized to customers, due to information disclosure and gave a five euro gift voucher to them. Last week, more than 7 million e-mail addresses...
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Business Superbrands and Superbrands award for the Magyar Cukor Zrt.
Date: 2010-08-31 00:05:21
The high professional acknowledgment awards were also handed over this year, in the scope of the Superbrands program. The Koronás Cukor which is the favorite of the consumers, received the...
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Cseke Gábor became the best Hungarian sommelier
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:55
Cseke Gábor who works in a hotel in London won the sommelier tournament in Sopron. The winner will represent Hungary at the Sommelier European Championship in November in Strasbourg. Cseke...
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Nescafé Plan: 500 million Swiss franc investment for Nestlé coffee related developments
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:28
Nestlé Nescafe launched its Nescafé Plan program in Mexico City. The project measures show Nestlé’s commitment, in connection with coffee cultivation, production and consumption. The Nescafé Plan is made up...
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Designed containers countrywide
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:05
The designed selective waste collecting containers of Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. will soon appear. In the scope of the new feature of the coordinating body, the recovery of the various...
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Coop – Cipó House in Szolnok
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:58
The Coop Szolnok Trade Zrt. and the Cipó-Ház Kft. (Loaf House Ltd.) held its ceremonial opening on the 18th of August in Zagyvarékas. The Coop Zrt. Szolnok had already planned...
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“Our school should win!” again
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:22
The Univer Product Zrt. from September advertise its school supporter ”Our school should win” program again, for Hungarian primary and secondary schools. This year, the dream of five-schools will come...
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Sale out at Praktiker
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:09
Praktiker sells one part of its products through Vatera and TeszVesz online auction sites in Hungary. Praktiker puts a strong emphasis this year for the end of summer sale out....
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Monthly 40 tons of plum dumplings and stuffed pasta
Date: 2010-08-30 00:01:09
Pasta production restarts in the first week of September in the Goldsun plant of Zalaegerszeg – informed Kiss Viktor, one of the executive of the owner, the Zala-Cool Ltd. The...
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Spar: expansion after rebuilding
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:59
This year, the renovation of the Plus network was in the main focus of Spar. The group expects to increase its market share. – It is expected, that Spar Hungary...
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Tchibo tripled
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:09
Tchibo tripled its profit in the first half of this year, compared to a year earlier, due to the cost-saving program, carried out last year. In the sores of Tchibo...
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Tesco opened in Abony
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:01
The newest member of the Tesco hypermarket chain, has been opened in Abony at Szolnoki road. The new, 3,000 square-meter store is open seven days a week, from 6 am...
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Danone Kft. helps children with cancer
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
More than HUF 6 million has been collected so far in the ‘Let us do something for children together’ programme, which supports the building of an Education Centre in Bakonybél...
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József Bock is Royal Winemaker of the Year
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
József Bock won in the Royal Winemaker category of the Followers of Royal Cooks event in Nagyszakácsi. This is a special competition, where each of the six courses of last...
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Gyulai and Csabai sausage have become protected
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
As of 18 June 2010, the European Commission authorised the use of PGI (protected geographical indication) marking to both Gyulai and Csabai sausages. The two products have entered the exclusive...
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Mobile phones instead of loyalty cards
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coca-Cola and Rogers Wireless, a Toronto mobile phone service provider started a revolutionary cooperation. Codes printed on the inside of caps can be sent to the mobile company via SMS...
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Chio fries products in healthier oil
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
From 1 July 2010, Chio Magyarország Kft. started using new frying oil blends in both of its plants. The new oil contains 30 percent less saturated fatty acid, so Chio...
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Gold medal: Coty – Rafinanz • Adidas – Wii promotion
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coty Hungary Kft. commissioned Rafinanz Service with a 10-week promotion campaign to boost sales of adidas women’s cosmetics and to support the range’s new Free Emotion product line. One of...
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Theodora: the streets are buzzing with their advertisements
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In June 120 citylight posters in Budapest and 130 in the country advertised the mineral water company with the slogan ‘What makes you special is the distance that you have...
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Gold medal: SPAR Hungary • Smurf mania
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Between 23 April and 1 June 2009, 15 inhabitants of Smurf village moved to SPAR, KAISER’S, INTERSPAR and PLUS stores. The objectives of the promotion were increasing the number of...
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Road show popularising selective waste collection
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Tesco and ÖKO-Pannon organised a road show to raise awareness of selective waste collection. Games, craft workshops and other fun events awaited children and adults in 5 towns. The events...
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Gold medal: Pöttyös • Pöttyös collection
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Pöttyös managed to set in motion those consumers who live for the day between 23 March and 31 May 2009. Iconic spotted presents and the latest promotion and communication tools...
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With the help of British Telecom, Unilever becomes part of the everyday life of two billion people
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
BT and Unilever expanded their already existing outsourcing contract by EUR 173 million. In the following four years BT will speed up technological innovation in more than 100 countries, in...
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Gold medal: Tchibo • Together for kindergartens!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In 2009 Tchibo celebrated its 60th birthday by a year-long marketing campaign. ‘Celebrate with us’ was accompanied with packaging retro mugs and metal coffee boxes with products, and a prize...
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Henkel’s turnover grew considerably in the second quarter
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In the second quarter of 2010 Henkel’s sales revenue totalled at EUR 3,890 billion, rising by 11.6 percent from the second quarter in 2009. Adhesive Technologies and Cosmetics branches contributed...
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