Company and Personal News
Kubu for health competition ending
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Kubu for health competition organised by Maspex Olympos Kft. for primary schools has ended successfully. The objective has been to promote the consumption of fruits, fruit juice and vegetables....
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A rain of awards for Soproni
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Soproni, Soproni Szűz, Soproni Fekete Démon and Soproni Kinizsi received gold medals while Soproni 1895 received a grand gold medal at the Monde Selection competition on 1. June. Soproni Szűz...
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New Nespresso production facility in Avenches
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The second NESPRESSO Production and Logistic Centre has been opened by Nestlé in Avenches. The new, 400,000 square meter facility will have an initial annual capacity of 4.8 billion NESPRESSO...
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Jászszentlászló team winning Nutrikid Olimpics
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The team of the Szent László primary school from Jásszentlászló has won the Nestlé Nutrikid Olimpia competition. One out of seven Hungarian primary schools participated in the competition held in...
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Captain Pöttyös waiting for kids again
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Pöttyös Boat on Hajógyári Sziget will once again offer a number of exciting programs and games for kids for a period of five weeks from 6. July. Pöttyös Farm will...
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Over HUF 50 billion of revenues for local MARS subsidiaries
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Combined revenues generated by the two Hungarian MARS subsidiaries totalled over HUF 50 billion in 2008. MARS Magyarország Értékesítő Bt. is the distributor of Snickers®, Twix®, and Uncle Ben’s®, while...
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SIÓ-Eckes and Bomba! breaking up
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
SIÓ-ECKES Kft will no longer distribute Bomba! products following the termination of the agreement with Büki Üdítő Kft. on 1. July. SIÓ-ECKES Kft. has been the exclusive distributor of Bomba!...
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New handlebar advertisements in Interspar stores
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
A new tool has been added to the range offered by the In-store division of Célcsoport Média in the form of Bevkocsi Banners on the handlebars of shopping carts in...
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Hellish pace
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Hell Energy Magyarország Kft has achieved spectacular progress in the distribution of HELL energy drinks in the past three years. HELL has become the market leader in Hungary and Romania...
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Summer innovations by Gösser
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
A beer sampling was held by Heineken Hungária on 20. May to present the latest innovations by Gösser including Gösser NaturZitrone. The event was held in Columbus Pub, one of...
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New co-chairperson for ECR Magyarország
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Katalin Ránky, managing director of L’Oréal Magyarország Kft. was elected the new co-chairperson of ECR Magyarország at the members meeting held on 15. May....
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Growth by SPAR group
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Revenues of the Spar group were up by 6.3 percent in 2008, reaching EUR 27 billion. Consolidated revenues of the Hungarian SPAR chain were up by 31.5 percent in 2008,...
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Tesco – Irish suppliers to worry
Date: 2009-07-01 00:04:00
Tesco lost a small bit of its market share in the last 12 weeks ending on June 14 compared to its 30.9 percent market share of last year. According to...
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Tortellini Ltd. blocked due to contamination
Date: 2009-07-01 00:03:00
Tortellini Ltd. blocked its tortellini, ravioli and lasagne products, which are eatable until September 2009, in order to protect the health of the consumers, due to the toxin contamination of...
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Tesco and Fortis UK to form new partnership
Date: 2009-07-01 00:01:00
Tesco Personal Finance (TPF) and Fortis UK have announced that they are in exclusive discussions to form a new partnership to provide motor and household insurance. Jointly the companies will...
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The McCafé chain remains the market leader in Hungary
Date: 2009-06-30 00:21:40
The McCafé chain increased its turnover by 24.5 per cent in 2008, and maintained its market-leading position on the a domestic café market. 2.6 million guests were served in the...
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Seven-hour technical break at Tesco stores
Date: 2009-06-30 00:17:59
Because of the VAT change a technical transition will be required in the 24 hours open hypermarkets of Tesco. The stores will be closed between 23 pm on the 30th...
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Carrefour eliminates plastic bags in Spain
Date: 2009-06-30 00:05:00
French owned hypermarket chain Carrefour has decided to eliminate all plastic bags from their Spanish stores, and becomes the first large company to do so in this country. The use...
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Szentkirályi helps the storm victims of Szabolcs County
Date: 2009-06-30 00:02:00
Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. joined the International Children's Safe Drinking Water program of Procter & Gamble and the to part of the donation, which aims to ensure the supply of...
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Woolworths' rebirth
Date: 2009-06-30 00:01:00
Woolworths was the largest retailer victim of the crisis in Great Britain, but now it will reborn as an online store. The company closed 807 retail stores in January and...
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The display resolution of STI won POPA prize in Poland
Date: 2009-06-29 00:22:00
The STI Group's Island-shaped solution for placement and suitcase of Lübbe won the POPA award which is the Oscar of the sales promotion sector. The STI – which has a...
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STI Petőfi Printing House Ltd. won two awards in this year's Pro Typographia competition
Date: 2009-06-29 00:18:00
STI Petőfi Printing House Ltd. enriched by two prizes on the tournament of high-quality printing products, the Pro Typographia professional competition. The packaging Szamos marzipan and Philips' static adhesive were...
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Budvar brewery – Increasing sales, decreasing profits
Date: 2009-06-29 00:03:00
Last year was the second best year ever, in the history for Czech Budvar brewery in terms of sales. Its profit however decreased due to the increasing production prices. Revenue...
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Record turnover of the Tesco clothing brands
Date: 2009-06-29 00:01:00
According to the datas of GfK Hungária,Tesco had the largest turnover on the clothing market in the first quarter of 2009. While the overall market showed a 13 percent decline,...
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Theodora Cosmetic Tour in the Káli Basin
Date: 2009-06-29 00:00:30
Enthusiastic tourists arrived to Salföld on 26 June to enter the Theodora Cosmetic Tour. The volunteers painted tourist signs from Salföld to Kékkút to switch back the tourist route into...
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Meat-products under the brandname Globus are still available
Date: 2009-06-26 00:15:00
The greatest Czech food group, Hamé is entitled to produce and distribute Globus-branded, meat-based tinned food – Globus announced. After Globus has decided to stop the production of meat-based tinned...
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City SPAR – new comfortable outlet in Szeged
Date: 2009-06-26 00:09:00
A new, previously unknown outlet-form has been introduced to the Hungarian customers in 2006 by SPAR Hungary Ltd: City SPAR supermarkets. The company has now opened a new City SPAR...
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Hungarian Wine House Ltd under liquidation process
Date: 2009-06-26 00:04:00
The liquidation process of Hungarian Wine House has started on 2nd June. The company has kept a busy business in the touristically signuificant Buda Castle. The interest in the wine...
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Herz trying to reach an agreement with creditors
Date: 2009-06-25 00:08:00
The owners of Herz Salami Factory are trying to reach an agreement with creditors prior to the liquidation process. If the agreement is made, the company may survive – Világgazdaság...
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