Company and Personal News
METRO helps children who suffer from hunger in the summer
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Children’s Catering Foundation and METRO Hungary organised an awareness raising and donation collecting campaign in 4 cities and in the capital from 11 until 31 August, to help children in...
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Péter Feiner ask Ákos Kozák
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Question: Retail turnover fell in the first half of 2010. What do you think the perspectives are for the second half of the year? What can retailers and manufacturers expect...
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POS Média acquired majority ownership of Célcsoport Média
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Europe’s leading in-store media company, POS Media Europe bought a majority share in Célcsoport Média Kft. Célcsoport Média and POS Media Hungary have been operating in the same field in...
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Autumn foot marketing from Scholl
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Scholl will try to cheer up cloudy autumn days with launching a fashion advice website. The Internet site will help in finding the right shoes for different outfits, with guidance...
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Desgner waste containers all over the country
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
In September Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. started planting its designer selective waste containers in food stores. Thanks to the new containers, people will be able to get rid of plastic...
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Coop – Cipó-Ház in Szolnok
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Coop Szolnok Kereskedelmi Zrt. and Cipó-Ház Kft. ceremonially opened their bakery in Zagyvarékas on 18 August. They make 45-50 products in the bakery, where 34 people will be employed –...
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Online sale at Praktiker
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Praktiker Hungary will use online auction sites Vatera and TeszVesz to sell some of its products in promotion. Several hundred seasonal products have been available since the last day of...
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New CEO at Tetra Pak Duna
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
At the end of August Tetra Pak appointed a new CEO for its Duna Region (Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia). Eric Schmid will fill the position at the market...
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Another festival for Zsindelyes
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery organised their Zsindelyes Festival in Érpatak for the fourth time on the first weekend of September. Two stages waited for visitors and twice as many programmes as...
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Superbrands qualification to Magyar Cukor Zrt.
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
As part of the Supebrands programme, Koronás Cukor received the Superbrands qualification and Magyar Cukor became one of the Business Superbrands. The independent jury honoured the hard work the company...
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The main prize of Olympos’ consumer promotion was drawn
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Olympos organised a Mediterranean-style prize game between 10 May and 25 July. Every week 50 cool boxes and every month 1 Piaggio scooters found their new owners. The main prize...
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New cleaning products from EVM
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
EVM Zrt., the manufacturer of traditional brands such as Ultra, WU2, Caola and Komfort expanded its product portfolio. Last year the market welcomed their anti-mould product Ultra Szavo. Under the...
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Tesco's strategy: web stores all over the world
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:10
Tesco’s CEO candidate has announced that online retail sales will start next year in Poland, in the Czech Republic and then in Shanghai. Philip Clarke – who will take over...
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The 25th Jubilee SPAR Budapest International Marathon is ready to start
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:08
The greatest domestic running event, the 25th Jubilee SPAR Budapest International Marathon will be held on the 26th of September 2010. The SPAR is the main sponsor of the event...
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Tesco sells Viagra in the UK
Date: 2010-09-22 00:00:01
The chain estimates that millions of men can live full sexual life with the nonprescription medicine, that will be available in the drugstores of the chain. According to the communication...
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Manpower expansion with higher payments and fringe benefits
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:55
According to the survey of K&H; In the next year, one-fourth of the the domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises plans to increase staffing levels. The research shows that 24%...
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Fider György leaves Szamos Marcipán Kft.
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:05
Fider György, the former Trading Manager of Szamos Marcipán Kft. continues his career as the Operational Director of BAKO Hungaria Kft. from mid-September 2010. The Szamos Marcipán Kft. will not...
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The original Cuba Libre is 110 years old
Date: 2010-09-21 00:00:01
One of the world's most popular cocktail, the Cuba Libre was born in a bar in Cuba, in the summer of 1900. The Bacardi Rum and the classic combination of...
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One hundred new jobs in the new factory op PEZ and Ed.Haas in Jánossomorja
Date: 2010-09-20 00:04:55
Dr. Czomba Sándor, State Secretary of the National Economy Ministry, responsible for Employment Policy, inaugurated trhe 6000 m2 factory in Jánossomorja. In the scope of the 1 billion HUF investment,...
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Unilever is unbeaten for 12 years at the lead of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
Date: 2010-09-20 00:03:00
Unilever is standing in the lead of the Food and Beverage category of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for 12 consecutive years. Due to the steps for sustainable development,...
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Theodora helps charity kilometers
Date: 2010-09-20 00:00:58
Anyone who buys in a hurry, can now serve a good purpose. With a half kilometer running one can contribute to the charity fund of the Kékkúti Mineral Co., bottler...
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New product packages in the range of Hell
Date: 2010-09-20 00:00:20
The Hell Energy Hungary marketed its new packaged product, due to the increased consumer demands. The 500-ml PET bottles of energy is gaining with the advantage of resealing consumers, among...
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OTP may acquire a part of Podravka
Date: 2010-09-20 00:00:01
OTP Bank Nyrt. may acquire a 10 percent share in Croatia's largest internationally recognized food producer and distributor firm, the Podravka. Previously OTP had lent 38 million euros to Podravka,...
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Hungarian Tastes (Magyar Ízek) in Budapest
Date: 2010-09-17 00:04:15
The Hungarian Tastes (Magyar Ízek) shop network opened a store in Budapest. The network offers additive-free products from small producers. The owners of the network expect government assistance to expand...
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Coca-Cola is the most valuable brand
Date: 2010-09-17 00:02:08
The Interbrand consulting firm ranked the world's strongest brands for the 11th time. On the top of the list – as always – Coca-Cola can be found. The giant soft...
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Accessories for the evolution of coffee rituals
Date: 2010-09-17 00:01:08
The Ritual Collection, is the mix of timeless design, elegance, and cleareness and the expertise of Nespresso experts. A look is enough, and you're stuck with the sophistication of the...
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Tchibo Exclusive – for coffee gourmets
Date: 2010-09-17 00:00:29
Coffee lovers know exactly what is the difference between coffee and coffee. The quality of the coffee beans begins with the selection of the coffee beans, because their type and...
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Coop stores to be renewed
Date: 2010-09-16 00:01:01
This year, the turnover of food retailing decreased by about 3 percent. This also typical at the stores of Co-op Hungary Ltd. is – said Murányi László, Chief Executive on...
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Clusco carries the campaign of Herz
Date: 2010-09-16 00:00:59
Pick Szeged choose agency on a tender, for the re-introduction campaign of Herz. Three agencies took part in the tender. The winner finally became Cluso, the names of the other...
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TV advertising against McDonald's
Date: 2010-09-16 00:00:12
McDonald's has been attacked in an advertising campaign warning of the dangers of hamburgers in the United States. A nonprofit organization launched a TV campaign in the United States against...
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