Company and Personal News
OFFICE DEPOT to close 112 retail stores in North America
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
New store openings for 2009 now have been reduced to approximately 20, down from the previous estimate of 40 stores. Office Depot plans to close 112 underperforming retail stores in...
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Magyar Cukor Zrt. is optimistic
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The company could stabilized its processing, and it will be enriched in 2009. The plant in Kaposvar works with biogas, the next years sugar will be soon ready. Magyar Cukor...
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HUF 25 million penalty for Hervis
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority in the company's ads written „old price” was higher, than it was used in the shops, before the actions, so Hervis absuded its consumers....
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SPAR opened supermarket in Ajka
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The new store is Ajka's first SPAR, but the 391th unit of the chain. SPAR Hungary operates 165 SPAR supermarkets, 29 INTERSPAR hypermarkets, 20 Kaiser's supermarket and 177 Plus store...
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Grand Marnier packed into sensuality
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
French liqueur brand Grand Marnier started to bring out yearly editions of its iconic bottle in 2003. The limited editions are usually launched at the end of the year, perfectly...
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Reopening Heineken Experience
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Amsterdam most popular turist atraction celebrated its official Grand Opening on 9th December. The journey through the New Heineken Experience pulls back the curtain and immerses visitors in every aspect...
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Wine Marketing of 2008 Award
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
This year Monarchia Winery from Eger won the award, in common wine marketing cathegory the best was the Foundation for Eger Wine Region. The ceremony came to in Urania Filmtheater...
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Zwack Specialities for Christmas
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The drink company offers two new Seedessence Liqueor with Honey for the feast, one with plum corn and one with sour cherry kernel. The Zwack Sandor palinkas and the other...
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New taste from Danone Activia
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The new probiotic product of Danone Activia is sweet and white, it is without any fruits. Danone Activia White and Sweet helps keep digestive system ticking away nicely by helping...
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SPAR sales only Hungarian pork
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The retailer undertakes a guarantee, that the fresh meats and every meat produces sold in its stores, are made from excellent quality Hungarian pork. SPAR is the only retailer in...
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Food Lion format in Test Periode in Greece
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Delhaize Group in Greece will evaluate the efficiency of its new discount format Food Lion in the next six months. By the end of 2009, the retailer will take a...
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Durex campaign against AIDS with a Huge Condom
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
On 1th December, the day of AIDS, a condom, as tall as a man was walking through Budapest's streets, to call people attention to the danger of HIV virus. Durex,...
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Loulis Mills gives up Stakes in Romania and Bulgaria
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The Greek bakery group sold its 29.5% stake in Titan of Romania for 16.7 million euro for Austrian food industry investment company Leipnik Lundenburger Invest (LLI). Loulis Mills has also...
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Real close hypermarkets in Germany
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, Metro-owned Real has chosen six hypermarkets which are due to be discontinued. The outlet in the north of Munich will be closed whereas the remaining stores...
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Tesco opens 100th store in Turkey
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Tesco has 750 stores in Central and Eastern Europe. Tesco entered into the Turkish market five years ago. The now opened Kipa store is located in the coastal town of...
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Presents from Nutrikid-Santa
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
New station at Nestle Nutrikid program against children obesity. The winner of October were benamed. In October the group of pupils had to make tenders in theme Grains and potato....
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Janos Konyari – Wein-grower of the year
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Last Friday the Hungarian Wein Academy awarded the best wein-grover in Hungary in 2008. It was the 18th time that the Wein Academy choose the best grover of the year....
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French partner at Sole-MiZo?
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
According to the information of Vilaggazdasag, business daily in Hungary, the milk producer from Szeged had several meetings with possible investors last weeks. The French Lactalis-group seems to be so...
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TESCO reduces water consumption in UK
Date: 2008-12-05 00:00:00
According to The Grocer, Tesco has reduced its water consumption by 40% in 28 UK stores through the use of rainwater capturing technologies. Engineers have installed tanks underneath new stores...
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(HU) Reál Hungária együtt a vásárlókkal a beteg gyermekekért
Date: 2008-12-05 00:00:00
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New communication director at BAT Hungary
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
Zsofia Balatoni follows Agnes Tulik, who left the firm after 5 month work. The specialist worked before as the company's CSR director. Zsofia Balatoni (32) graduaeted at the common course...
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Stella Artois's Museum+ program won Summa Artium Projekt Award
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
The jurey awarded Stella Artois and Museum of Fine Arts's common palmary program. In frame of the Museum+ Program Museum of Fine Arts invites visitors on Thursday evenings, with longer...
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Szentkiralyi Mineral Water on new wawes
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
From December the mineral water brand steped into cosmetic industry with two new crem. Szentkiralyi – who belongs the licence- developed the „Vizek kremje” (Top of the cremes) hand and...
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Delhaize Mega-Image developing in Romania
Date: 2008-12-04 00:00:00
According to reports in the Romanian press, Delhaize-owned Mega-Image is to focus its 2009 expansion strategy on Bucharest where the retailer plans to open eight stores next year. By the...
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New Cafeteria Card by OTP
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
The multifunction card can be used by several fringe benefits. The OTP group started with OTP cafeteria Card on 1th December 2008. This special card can be used trough POS...
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Tesco Sales slowling
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
Tesco PLC reported its worst U.K. sales performance since the 1990s and slashed its capital-expenditure plans in an effort to preserve cash, as the economic downturn continued to hit retailers...
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INKU is bankrupt
Date: 2008-12-03 00:00:00
According to report in Hungarian daily Nepszabadsag, on an Austrian provincial court on Tuesday officially started the bankruptcy proceeding against INKU – also in the Hungary interested furnishings store chain....
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Costa Coffee presedes Starbucks in Budapest
Date: 2008-12-02 00:00:00
The Italian-started, UK-based coffee chain is to open its first two cafés in December. The company, via Lapker Zrt. that sealed a franchise deal with Costa Coffee, will in the...
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