Company and Personal News

Fruit Logistica focusing on innovations

Innovations in the fruit and vegetable category will be presented at the Fruit Logistica exhibition to be held in Berlin between 4-6. February. Special attention will be devoted to innovations...

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Marché turning 25

The first Marché unit was opened in Stuttgart in 1983, which means that the chain presently composed of 79 units, is 25 years old this year. The strategy of freshness...

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Belgian winner in beer tapping competition

Tommy Goukens has won the 12th Stella Artois Beer Tapping Championship held in Leuven. Competitors from 30 countries attended the event, where Hungary was represented by Tamás Dömötör (32) from...

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New CEO for BAT Hungary

A new CEO has been appointed to lead British American Tobacco Hungary. Emil Moskofian (43) will take over the position from David Waterfield. He has been working for BAT for...

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Experience as a gift

Feldobox gift vouchers can become a practical gift idea for Christmas. These are available from HUF 4,950 Ft, the tax free limit. People receiving Fantázia, Harmónia, or Energia gifts can...

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Brazilian CEO for Borsodi

Mário Medeiros Nettó from Brazil has been appointed the new CEO of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. He graduated at Berkeley University in 1990. His previous position has been sales director of...

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Use of MasterCard PayPass doubling. By the end of the third quarter of 2008, the PayPass™ service offered by MasterCard was used with a total of 44 million cards in...

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Jamie Oliver assortment in Spar stores

Products by Jamie Oliver will appear exclusively in stores of the Spar Hungary chain. This assortment includes food and non-food items, like “Jamie at home” kitchen equipment. The latter will...

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Question:

How could the Hungarian food industry be competitive in the EU if the price of electricity is substantially higher than in Germany? Why is this and what can you do...

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Gas from Tesco

A joint sales campaign has been launched by gas.hu and Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. During the campaign ending on 28. February 2009, gas contracts can be signed with preferential conditions at...

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Answer:

We are proud to be able to answer this question as one of the leading companies in the category of cereals. Functional food is one of the driving forces behind...

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Bonduelle producing growth

In spite of the unfavourable economic environment, the Bonduelle Group has boosted revenues by 19 percent this fiscal year. With revenues amounting to HUF 1,490 million, operating profit has increased...

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Norbi baking something new for us!

Following the Update system, Norbert Schobert has come up with another project: bakery products which don’t make us fat. His objective for 2009 is to open at least 300 Norbi...

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Straws for health

An agreement on co-operation has been signed by Tetra Pak and Unistraw, an Australian manufacturer of special straws which allow pro-biotic to be infused into UHT milk, dairy products and...

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V.U.K.K. – Circle of Unilever ex-employees

For quite some time, I have had the idea of sustaining and developing further a system of existing relations. Finally, the first VUKK meeting was held on 20. November. In...

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Electrolux cut jobs

The company will fire 5% of the total employees, till now there is no information about from which region.  Electrolux, the world's second-biggest home appliances maker, warned its 2008 results...

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INTERMARCHÉ accelerates contactless payment

Intermarché and Ecomarché stores will use contactless payment technology in France in early 2009. One third of its tills currently use the system.  For payments under EUR20 users will only...

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Pápai Hús in local hands

The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans the buyer would take out from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The buyer was a project company that was brought...

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New CEO at SáGa

The Holland-born Henk Slagt leads since November the SáGa Foods company.  For the 48 years old specialist Hungary is well known, further he worked 5 years at Sara Lee Hungary...

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VION changed to automated packaging

With high output volumes reaching 4,200 units per week, Vion Food Germany recently decided to adopt automated pakaging for increased quality consistency and cost control. Vion Germany employs almost 7,400...

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Cora would pay for PET bottles

From 15th December the retail chain startes a test periode and collect PET drink bottles in its Budakalasz and Torokbalint unit.  On press conference the retailer said: first of all...

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TESCO cuts prices in half in UK

The British retailer, will launch a half price sale on 1,000 products this weekend.  The UK’s largest retailer will launch the promotion on 12 December, with Christmas food, drink, toys...

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Mobile communication in Tesco

In the 25 biggest Hungarian Tesco the customers with bluethooth-able mobile can get extra information about the retailers actions and other public information.  The information service was developed by Landmedia....

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OFFICE DEPOT to close 112 retail stores in North America

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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SPAR opened supermarket in Ajka

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

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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Magyar Cukor Zrt. is optimistic

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

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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Wine Marketing of 2008 Award

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

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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