Company and Personal News
International recognition for Henkel
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Henkel has been present on the World’s Most Ethical Companies list for three years now. The list of 100 companies is published by the US Ethisphere Institute and it ranks...
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New owner at Lekkerland
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From February 2010, HU Management Kft. is the 100-percent owner of the Hungarian affiliate of German company Lekkerland AG & Co. KG. The company’s name, logo, strategy and commitment to...
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New Hungarian products in Tesco stores
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From the middle of March, 49 new Hungarian products are available in Tesco stores in Debrecen, Kazincbarcika, Mátészalka, Miskolc, Nyíregyháza, Ózd and Hajdúszoboszló. These products (including specialties like organic milk...
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Hungarian innovations director at Eckes-Granini Group
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
As of 1 May 2010, Katalin Zarándy will be filling the position of innovations director at Eckes-Granini Group’s headquarters in Nieder-Olm in Germany. She has worked for the company since...
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Gold and silver medals won in Paris!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
At the 16th Vinalies Internationales, a prestigious international wine competition held in France on 26 February-3 March, Törley’s Chardonnay Brut 2006 sparkling wine won a gold medal, while Chapel Hill...
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Earth Hour 2010
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
METRO, Unilever and the STI Group all joined WWF’s Earth Hour project and turned the lights off for an hour on 27 March 2010. METRO turned off its column lighting...
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New corporate affairs director at BAT Hungary and Austria
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
As of 16 March 2010, Gergely Mikola replaced Bas Tonnaer in the corporate affairs director’s seat at British American Tobacco Magyarország. In the last 6 years the 33-year old new...
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Gusta Group opened its 9th store, which is equipped with state of the art IT devices
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
On 12 March 2010, Gusta Group opened its 9th food store in downtown Debrecen. The exclusive store is equipped with Szintézis Zrt.’s newest systems, a touchscreen cash register system, a...
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Pöttyös Túró Rudi is Hungary’s strongest brand
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
B&P Braun & Partners Hungary and GfK Hungária Market Research Institute conducted a survey on the strength of brands: Pöttyös Túró Rudi is on top of the list, followed by...
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SPAR modernises its old stores too
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From 25 March 2010, SPAR’s Sas Street supermarket in Eger, which opened its gates back in 1996, welcomes customers completely refurbished. The 1,375 m² unit is one of the most...
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Stylish Hungaria sparkling wine prizes found their new owners
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The winners of Hungaria Sparkling Wine Cellar’s prize game (launched in December 2009) were drawn; 16,500 players had registered at www.hungaria.cc and answered a question to win valuable prizes....
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Success, dynamism and development: InformatiX’s conquest continues
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From January, InformatiX Kft. started a partnership with DJE Kft., a terminal and call centre service provider. InformatiX offers mobile IT solutions and project management software to companies, and now...
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Premium Italian mineral waters at Kékkúti
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Market leader Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. expanded its product portfolio in January 2010, starting the distribution of S.Pellegrino (carbonated) and Acqua Panna (still) natural mineral waters. Italian waters are served in...
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Tetra Pak closed a successful financial year
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
2009 was a successful financial year for Tetra Pak. Despite the crisis, the company managed to improve its sales revenue by 1.2 percent to EUR 8.95 billion in 2009, compared...
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Mood Media and Lapker signs agreement
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
After several years of negotiations, Mood Media and Lapker agreed to use all elements of scent marketing in Lapker Zrt.’s latest concept, a prototype convenience store that serves the needs...
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Efficient and modern waste management at SPAR
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
SPAR Hungary was the first food retail chain to start the utilisation of food waste in a biogas plant. In its 400 stores, two logistics centres and meat processing plant...
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New managing director at Danone Kft.
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From 16 March 2010, Paolo Maria Tafuri (49) is the new managing diector of Danone Kft. He joined Italaquae – Danone’s mineral water manufacturer in Italy – in 1989 and...
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Miskolci Árucsarnok was modernised
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Coop’s most profitable store is Miskolci Árucsarnok, which had been completely modernised after 15 years before it reopened on 29 March. Gates had to be opened 30 minutes earlier than...
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Housing program from Tesco
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:45
The Tesco, beside food and other retailing, banking insurance and travel services, would start retail property development with the construction of four estates. Tesco plans to create four estates in...
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Heineken Hungary: fire equipment for Sopron, screening tests for Martfű
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:40
Heineken Hungary gave fire equipment for the firefighters of Sopron and screening for the dwellers of Martfű from the sources of the „Heineken Hungária Sopronért / Martfűért” charity program. The...
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Forest-Paper Ltd.: Game for the protection of birds
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:25
The Forest-Paper Ltd. and the Bird Hospital of Hortobágy invite the families for an interesting game. The Forest-Paper Ltd. is committed to sustainable development, in order to protect the next...
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Sustainable web site from Auchan
Date: 2010-04-26 00:00:20
The third web site of the hypermarket chain focuses on sustainable development, with practical advices. Beside the hiperárak.hu and its own corporate web site, Auchan has launched a new site....
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In October, the new gigamall of Pest will be handed over.
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:20
The construction of the KÖKI TERMINÁL mall is scheduled to proceed. According to the preliminary schedule, the building will be handed over, until October 2010. Currently, nearly 1,000 people working...
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Nestlé's revenue has increased in the first quarter
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:14
The world's leading food producer, the Swiss-based Nestle, increased its sales by 4.4 percent in this year's first quarter. Its revenues increased to 26.28 billion Swiss francs (18.34 billion euros)...
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Henkel is optimistic
Date: 2010-04-23 00:01:00
On the annual general meeting of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Kasper Rorsted, Chairman of the Board, confirmed the company's long-term goals and presented the details of the progress, that...
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Poor year start for Heineken
Date: 2010-04-23 00:00:40
The sales of world's leading brewery, the Amsterdam-based Heineken group, decreased by 3.5 percent to 2.94 billion euros in the first quarter of 2010, compared to the same period of...
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The STI Packaging RO Srl officially opened its doors
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:51
What a fantastic day! dr. Tom Giessler, finance director of STI group began with these words in the 15th of April 2010 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on the opening ceremony of...
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McDonald's over one billion
Date: 2010-04-22 00:00:40
The world's largest fast-food chain surpassed the expectations of the analyst in the first quarter, due to its reasonably priced menus. McDonald's net profit was 1.09 billion USD in the...
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Tesco is planning to open 30 new stores in 2010
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:08
Despite the challenges, caused by the economic crisis Tesco was managed to retain its market leading position in Hungary over the past year. The company continued to invest throughout the...
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Weaker than expected results at Coca-Cola
Date: 2010-04-21 00:01:00
The world's largest soft drinks manufacturer reported weaker than expected quarterly results, due to the weaker performance of the North American market. The Coca-Cola in the first quarter of 2010...
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