Company and Personal News
                    Camping cheese was awarded the Superbrands prize
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                The independent jury of 16 expert members awarded quality for the sixth time. They decided that the Camping brand, with its decades-long traditions, can bear the Superbrands 2010 marking for...
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                    Beer fountain on the main square of Bőcs
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                On 12 August a fountain was inaugurated on the mains square of Bőcs (the birthplace of Borsodi beer) from which beer can also be drawn. The idea came from the...
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                    Sandwiches from Kométa salami for first-graders in Kaposvár
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                In the first days of the 2010/2011 school year Kométa ’99 Zrt. handed out delicious salami sandwiches to 700 first-graders in 17 primary schools. The company’s managing director Giacomo Pedranzini...
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                    A ‘thank you’ to customers
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                On 25 August the Tesco Clubcard loyalty programme commenced: after buying something in a Tesco store shoppers receive a point on their personal accounts after every HUF 200 spent. When...
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                    Nestlé radically reduced its offices’ energy usage
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Nestlé Hungária Kft. uses 1,000 litres less water per day in its Budapest headquarters. 300 employees work in the 3,700 m² complex and the company reduced the building’s energy usage...
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                    New marketing director at McDonald’s
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                From 1 August Jörg Pizzera fills the position of marketing director of McDonald’s in Hungary. The Austrian executive started his career at Unilever and joined the McDonald’s team in 2006....
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                    Gallicoop’s five liver patés got top marking from consumers
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Gallicoop’s liver patés performed the best at the 10th Meat Hygiene and Meat Examination World Congress. The company entered the competition with five turkey liver patés: Grandmother’s, Natura, Premium, Crackling...
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                    Herz products resurface on the shelves
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Thanks to Bonafarm Group, Herz products find their way back to shops, less than six months after Bonafarm Zrt. brought the brand name. Nine products of the traditional high quality...
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                    Heineken Hungária’s new CEO
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                From SeptembervOladele Ajayi is the new CEO of Heineken Hungária. The first African manager in the Heineken Group to lead a Central European member company came from Nigeria. He studied...
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                    Nagel is the main sponsor
                    
                        
																								Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
												                    
				
                Nagel Hungária Kft. is the main sponsor of POPAI Awards Hungary POP competition. The prestigious logistics company is connected to the field of ‘marketing at retail’ on many levels. They...
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                    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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                    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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