Company and Personal News
Starbucks has to pay USD 100 million to its barits
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
Starbucks has been ordered to pay its Californian baristas back tips that were instead paid to shift supervisors. Starbucks planned to appeal immediately. The shift supervisors at the coffee chain...
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Gocsej pear palinka has origin protection
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
It is the seventh Hungarian palinka which has origin protection, after Szatmari Plump Palinka, Szabolcsi Apple Palinka, Kecskemeti Apricot Palinka, Békési Plump Palinka, Gönci Apricot Palinka, Újfehértói Cherry Palinka. ...
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350% increase at Real Romania
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
The company opens six new stores and the sales of each hypers almost doubled. German group Metro, the largest player in the Romanian trade sector, has posted sales worth 1.95...
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M&S Expands In Central And Eastern Europe
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
Marks & Spencer has entered into joint venture with franchise partner COMS to expand in Central and Eastern Europe. COMS, a.s. operates 13 Marks & Spencer stores in the Czech...
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Pottyos has the key to Cabrio
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
Until the 11 weeks action winners can licit on retro or modern style products, from toys to Audi A3 cabrio. The special promotion started on 17 March, the products...
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HUF 1.2 billion penalty by Kikelet
Date: 2008-03-25 00:00:00
During the half time of the consumer protection action series called “Kikelet” the authorities have conducted 22,000 revisions and issued fines of a combined Ft 1.2 billion in 6,650 cases....
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Green Tesco opens in Bonyhad
Date: 2008-03-21 00:00:00
It's the 5th store building so, that environmental protection and energy saving goals were keep in view. The thermal water comes from 100 meter deep, it heats the whole building,...
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Pepsi Buys Control of Russian Juicemaker for $1.4 billion
Date: 2008-03-21 00:00:00
That price tag for juice maker JSC Lebedyansky makes it PepsiCo Inc.'s biggest foreign acquisition ever. Deal fits two criteria important to the company: building its portfolio of healthier...
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Pannon Baromfi to buy
Date: 2008-03-21 00:00:00
Since last September the company works again, the liquidator want to sell it. The liquidator company Crac-Org Zrt. waits offers until 28 April, the limit is minimum HUF 2,1 billion...
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Overseas Sales Help Nike Earnings Rise
Date: 2008-03-21 00:00:00
Nike Inc.'s third-quarter profit jumped 32 percent because of strong sales overseas and a weak dollar, the athletic shoe and apparel company said. Nike said revenue for the quarter, which...
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New awards for Torley from France
Date: 2008-03-21 00:00:00
A wine and a champagne of Torley-group won silver medal at Chardonnay du Monde wine competition in France. The 15th annual Chardonnay du Monde® competition was held on 12...
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Rise at Tesco Polska
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
Tesco, the UK retail giant, has signed a new pay deal with its workers in Poland. According to agreement with NSZZ Solidarnosc, representing 80% of the staff, workers get 30%...
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New clothes brand at Tesco
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
Since March the retail giant offers F&F, a new elegant man-woman dress for working in office or for parties. F&F is a leader clothing brand in the UK and has...
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Casino increased its share in Super de Boer
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
French retailer Casino Guichard said it had raised its stake in Dutch retailer Super de Boer SDB.AA to 57 percent. Company said it had acquired a 6 percent holding from...
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NÖM-AG acquires Mona dairy
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
NÖM-AG has announced that it has acquired three subsidiaries of the Mona dairy group based in Oberwart in Burgenland retroactively effective to January 1 of this year. The Hungarian company...
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Trident – enjoying bubble gum
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
The new Trident brands were introduce to the retail specialist by an exclusive show in Etyekwood. Jose Bonito introduce the new Trident Splash, what is a flavorful snack alternative that...
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Auchan Hungary plans 6% sales increase in 2008
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
Last year income was over HUF 200 billion. Because of the developing the chain Auchan's balance was negative last year, company thinks the result will be positive in 3-6...
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Nestle decreased its CO2 footprint
Date: 2008-03-20 00:00:00
The company invests HUF 100 million for environment protection in Hungary. According to Nestle's Creating Shared Value 2007 report the company claims to have reduced emissions by 17.3 per...
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(HU) 20 százalékkal növelte adózott nyereségét a Lindt& Sprüngli
Date: 2008-03-19 00:00:00
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(HU) A vezérigazgató után az elnök is távozik az Hugo Bosstól
Date: 2008-03-19 00:00:00
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Award from Hungarian State for Lajos Csepeli
Date: 2008-03-18 00:00:00
The president of Co-op Hungary was awarded with one of the highest Hungarian civil award, the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic. The award came...
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(HU) Három fiatal valósíthatja meg álmait a Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. segítségével
Date: 2008-03-18 00:00:00
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From today two new Tesco stores wait customers
Date: 2008-03-17 00:00:00
The retail chain opens a hypermarket and gas station in Oroszlany and a supermarket in Rackeve. The Oroszlany store is the 77th Hungarian Tesco hypermarket, it is nettó 3,000 sqm...
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Unilever build on-line site for young women
Date: 2008-03-17 00:00:00
The www.sutigyar.hu „cookie plant” wants to make mood to bake at home for women between 25-40. Unilever started with Sutigyar action last year, earlier it was a promotion event for...
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Pastry Wednesday presented by Gyermelyi
Date: 2008-03-14 00:00:00
Almost in 300 restaurant in whole Hungary can friends of pastry taste the specialities of Gyermelyi, on half price. On 16th April restaurants offer Hungarian and international pastry specialities, with...
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Cappy fruit juices in plastic bottle
Date: 2008-03-14 00:00:00
At first four tastes are available in stores in 1 liter bottle: peach and apricot nectors, 100% orange juice and multivitamin juice. The Cappy premium juices are produced without...
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