Company and Personal News
New managing director for METRO
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, Peter Schweighofer is the new managing director of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. He joined the METRO team in 1982 at METRO Cash & Carry Austria, where he...
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Agreement between BKIK and Superbrands
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last December András Wiszkidenszky, director of Superbrands Magyarország and Kristóf Szatmáry, president of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) signed an agreement, stating that the chamber will provide...
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Back to the future – Future store solutions at Praktiker
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The masters course of POPAI Magyarország Association involved learning about the future store solutions at the Praktiker store in Vecsés, last autumn. Marketing director Péter Dömötör analyses the elements of...
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Coca-Cola Magyarország won a prize at CSR Best Practice competition
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The competition was organised by the Hungarian Public Relations Association (MPRSZ) and there were 17 entries. Coca-Cola entered with a rehabilitation programme of the Szabadság island near Mohács, as the...
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Tesco and POS Media reach an agreement
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
POS Media Hungary preserves the exclusive right to sell or rent out three in-store communication tools (Digital Shelf Stopper, 3D Shelf Stopper and Giant Shopping Trolley Handle) in Tesco hypermarkets...
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‘Many products are missing that Hungarians would appreciate’
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Bartolomeo La Cava founded his food product import company a year ago. Delifood International Kft.’s most popular products in Hungary are Parma ham and Parmigiano Reggiano. Their main distribution channels...
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Caravan to Egypt
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Pannontej Zrt. organised another successful promotion for its Karaván brand. Between 5 October 2009 and 8 November 2009 customers could send in stickers found in the packaging. Every week 100...
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Good start for NeoNoir
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
NeoNoir communication agency started its career last October. Based on the founders’ earlier performance it is now wonder that NeoNoir was up for a head start. They also work outside...
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Online chat customer service on METRO’s website
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From the middle of January, METRO’s website returns at http://www.metro.hu with a new look and new services, for instance online promotion leaflets, catalogues and a customer service via live chat....
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(HU) Hírmorzsák
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
German Aldi and Lidl face decrease of consumers. According to the survey of GfK market research institute; in the first ten months of the year, the turnover of Aldi and...
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Happy Day gyümölcslevek
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Two delicious flavours from Happy Day! Happy Day Kajszibarack’s unique taste and silky thickness are the result the 40%-fruit content, which is the most perfect in the case of apricot....
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‘Love card’ from SPAR
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
SPAR Magyarország Kft. and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service started its ‘Love card’ campaign: HUF 200 and HUF 500 cards with barcodes were placed at the cash desks of SPAR,...
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Personnel changes at Mona Hungary Kft.
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Mona Hungary Kft. is happy to welcome János Kiss, senior key account manager since July 2009. In July 2009, Edina Balog decided to resign from the post of marketing and...
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Stores opening
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Tesco Express, Bp. (Pestszentimre) Open: 27 November Chain: Tesco Store space: 290 m2 SKU: 2500–3000 dm, Tapolca Open: 5 December Chain: dm Store space: 274 m2 SKU: 11 000 dm,...
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SGS against climate change
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
SGS, the world’s leading quality controlling, testing and certifying company is devoted to the protection of the environment, supporting several awareness raising campaigns. One of these is the ‘100 PHOTOS...
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TESCO negotiates with partners on the spot
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
For the first time, TESCO Global Zrt. will be present at Foodapest as a cooperating partner. Judit Molnár, Hungexpo’s revenue development manager told us that TESCO would not be present...
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Danone closed a good year
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:10
French Danone, which is the world leader in the sale of dairy products, increased its profit to 1.41 billion euros last year. The price decrease of the raw materials, as...
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McDonald's focuses on women and vegetarians
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:35
McDonald's German subsidiary will increasingly focus on women and vegetarians in the future, in order to increase turnover. The cause of the strategy change is that food sales decreased last...
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Auchan became more expensive, but still leading the price competition
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:12
The January price increase continued: the basket price of Privátbankár rose by an average of 1 percent in all three tested hypermarkets (Tesco, Auchan, Cora) – but must pay at...
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A new Tesco will be built in Miskolc
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:05
According to Hackl Mónika, Tesco spokeswoman; Tesco plans to build a new Tesco in Miskolc, near the DVTK-stadion. Hackl Mónika said that work will not begun this year. The new...
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The paper’s time has expired, the future belongs to electronic devices (x)
Date: 2010-02-11 00:06:01
Those who interested, can become acquainted with Szintézis ZRt.’s two innovative solutions – the Electronic Shelf labels, and E-Rail at the Foodapest. Both solutions are practical and useful too. These...
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RAUCH works with a new creative agency
Date: 2010-02-11 00:00:06
Rauch Hungária Ltd. has chosen a new creative agency. The Grey Advertising company won the thender among six competitors. According to the order; Grey Budapest will prepare and manage the...
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Kraft will close a Cadbury factory
Date: 2010-02-11 00:00:00
The new owner, Kraft announced that contrary to their earlier statements, Kraft will continue the closure of the British Cadbury’s Sommerdale plant, in accordance with the plans. Cadbury decided the...
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Coop credit card to come
Date: 2010-02-10 00:01:59
This year, Coop Credit Zrt. will start to operate. The Zrt. was created with the aim, that network’s loyalty card could serve as a credit card – told Murányi László,...
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Thanks to Asia Coca-Cola’s profits were equal to the expectations
Date: 2010-02-10 00:01:02
According to Coca-Cola's fourth quarterly report; the company achieved profits equal to the expectations of analysts, because sales in other parts of the world, could offset the decline in North...
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SNICKERS Team became fourth on the Budapest-Bamako 2010 rally
Date: 2010-02-10 00:00:05
After a sharp fight, SNICKERS Team came home fourth, from the 2010 edition of the Budapest-Bamako race. The team members Lukács Tóth Kálmán and Lehotzky Norbert always fought with fair...
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There is no demand for cereals
Date: 2010-02-09 00:01:02
According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture; The demand for cereals declined, despite the cheaper corn and wheat. That can be a great loss for farmers. Until the harvest may...
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