Company and Personal News
Coca-Cola focusing on a new market for non-carbonated brands
Date: 2010-12-27 11:29:01
With the aim to strengthen its non-carbonated health drinks range, Coca-Cola India rolled out its ready-to-drink iced-tea brand Nestea in the Mumbai market. The newly launched drink will be made...
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A 60s sytle retro hypermarket was built
Date: 2010-12-27 11:03:13
Off-site construction specialist and Portakabin subsidiary, Yorkon, has completed one of its most challenging and unusual projects for Tesco – a specially-designed 1960s-style supermarket for this year’s Goodwood Revival, the...
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Outrageous cigarette-advertisement banned
Date: 2010-12-27 06:54:20
Cigirex, the electronic cigarette company, have had their national press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after breaching CAP Codes 3.1 (substantiation) and 7.1 (truthfulness). In the advert,...
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Magazine: Future embedded in the present
Date: 2010-12-26 23:59:02
David B. Wood has been the commercial director of Tesco Global Áruházak Zrt. for 3 months. He started his career at Unilever, later worked for Kraft Foods and joined the...
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The respondents are satisfied with Tesco’s self-service cashier
Date: 2010-12-23 12:51:52
Tesco’s self-service cashier is popular – shows origo’s impromptu “poll”. Hunagry’s first self-service cashier can be found in the Tesco, located between Fót the Dunakeszi. On the first weekend, more...
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Tesco’s recycling automaton recognizes the PET bottles even if they are squashed
Date: 2010-12-23 12:01:06
Tesco has opened a returning center and a recycling point in the hypermarket of Budaörs at the end of November. The new service is operating with a Hungarian developed automat,...
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The first seven Hngya-outlets are open now
Date: 2010-12-22 15:29:38
On 17th December 2010 at 3 pm in BUdapest 9 at Márton Str 18., the first HANGYA outlet opened its gates, and soon six other stores followed. Kincsem Hungária Szövetkezet...
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Tesco is expanding in spite of the special tax
Date: 2010-12-22 14:58:24
The commercial special tax, did not change Tesco’s long-term development strategy – told Per Bank CEO to Figyelő, who considers the burden unfair. This tax is not fair and non-proportional...
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The new Econet subsidiary will provide loyalty card services
Date: 2010-12-22 13:00:53
With the 51 percent share of the EST Media Group, that belongs to econet.hu Nyrt., the EMG Card Kft. has been established on Wednesday. The new company will create and...
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Tesco’s customers donated more than six million HUF
Date: 2010-12-22 12:11:50
Up to date, more than six million forints were donated to the Advent fundraising campaign of the Magyar Ökumenikus Segélyszervezet by Tesco customers. This amount was collected with the gathering...
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METRO launched a charity program for kids
Date: 2010-12-22 06:05:50
METRO Commercial Ltd. has launched a special charity show for young inhabitants of Velence-based Children's Home and Hűvösvölgyi hildren1s Home. The children got the chance to take part in creative...
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Frozen meat producer Matusz-Vad launches Romanian subsidiary
Date: 2010-12-21 11:32:23
Győr-based frozen meat company Matusz-Vad Kft has set up a subsidiary in Romania with a Nagyvárad-based office as part of its new regional expansion program. Matusz-Vad had revenue of HUF...
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Snowfall and icy roads are threatening the retail of the UK
Date: 2010-12-21 11:22:07
It might be, that the extraordinary snow will make the Christmas shopping in Western Europe impossible. In Britain for example, severe disruptions occurred in the transportation of goods, so the...
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DunaChem and EVM will keep working together
Date: 2010-12-21 10:52:42
DunaChem and EVM Ltd. decided to continue their co-operation in terms of distribution, and they hope that their company will be able to produce a successful revenue in 2011. Here...
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Kométa supports children in need with special aid
Date: 2010-12-21 09:31:52
The good old Santa Claus, on behalf of Kométa, personified by Tibor Hollósy, visited the Kaposvár-based education institute of Bárczi Gusztáv School, so that the company could offer a special...
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Two towns received direct support from Heineken Hungária
Date: 2010-12-21 09:26:10
Heineken Hungária Ltd. has launched its charity program for the third time this year. The company running a brewery in Sopron and Martfű supported the inhabitants of the two towns:...
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Distributor-restructuring at the entire product-portfolio of Perfetti Van Melle
Date: 2010-12-20 05:39:20
As a part of the optimatisation strategy of Perfetti Van Melle distribution, the entire PVM portfolio (Mentos, Mentos chewing gums, Chupa Chups, Center Shock) are going to be distributed by...
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McDonald's and Ikea is expanding in China
Date: 2010-12-17 12:18:04
McDonald's and the Ikea Swedish furniture chain announced that in the next few years they will increase the number of their stores in the Asian country. McDonald's plans the opening...
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The Mars Hungary is “Really a Responsible Company”
Date: 2010-12-17 12:13:53
MARS Magyarország was the only major company that received the Hungarian Public Relations Association’s “Really Responsible Company” prize. The diploma was handed over on the 16th of December 2010 at...
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Porsche Hungária expects sales of new cars to rise in Hungary 2011
Date: 2010-12-17 10:26:42
Porsche Hungária expects the number of new cars sold in Hungary to rise from 53,000 in 2010 to 55-60,000 in 2011, PH managing director János Eppel informed MTI. Eppel said...
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Tisza, Senior and Méta will co-operate
Date: 2010-12-17 08:28:33
Ater their relaunch in November, iconic traning-clothing brands of the eighties, Senior® and Méta® and the company behind them SeMe Original Ltd. decided to co-operate with Clash Ltd, the company...
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Goodman wins tender to develop a 500.000 sqm industrial and logistics centre
Date: 2010-12-17 07:12:46
Goodman Group (Goodman) has been awarded the tender for the exclusive investment in, and development of, the 500.000 sqm Pomeranian Logistics Centre adjacent to the newly built Deepwater Container Terminal...
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New world brand in Hungary: Hard Rock Cafe arrives next autumn
Date: 2010-12-16 15:12:47
The first Hard Rock Café in Hungary will be opened in the VÁCI1 business center next autumn, at the Ferenciek square – was announced on Thursday. The American restaurant chain...
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Tesco helps with the Christmas preparations
Date: 2010-12-16 15:00:54
The Christmas preparations soon to be started in the kitchens. In recent weeks, more than twenty tons of poppy, nearly five tons of nuts and over 350 thousand walnut had...
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A pleasure to give: charity action by SPAR and Maltese Charity Service is on
Date: 2010-12-16 09:18:19
The charity action “It's a pleasure to give” is on now: it basically means that volunteers of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service are going to gather perishable food for those...
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Food Avalanche: 10 thousand food packages to those in need
Date: 2010-12-16 07:20:25
Perishable food of more than 25 million HUF has been gathered within the compass of three-year-old Food Avalance charity action. The program was organized by Hungarian Food Bank Association and...
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New leadership for Henkel's Adhesives Business
Date: 2010-12-15 15:32:42
Thomas Geitner (55), Executive Vice President Adhesive Technologies and member of the Management Board, will resign from office effective December 31, 2010 for personal reasons. Jan-Dirk Auris (42), currently Senior...
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UPS: Christmas peak in delivery
Date: 2010-12-15 12:50:30
The staff of UPS are ready to deliver 430 million packages in December. The 22nd of December is expected to be the busiest day of UPS. According to the expectations...
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Rézangyal selected a PR-agency
Date: 2010-12-15 11:51:09
Starting from December 2010, all pr-tasks linked to one of Hungary's greatest premium spiririts distributor Rézangyal will be carried out by Red Lemon Media PR Agency. The two companies have...
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Market-leader domestic mineralwater brands sponsors Hungarian movie
Date: 2010-12-15 11:27:14
The Hungarian movie Üvegtigris 3 has been supported by Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd.: the movie is going to be in the cinemas in December 2010. Levente Balogh, owner and CEO...
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