Company and Personal News
Austrian State Honours for SPAR Hungary's CEO
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
President of the state gave Peter Feiner the Big Merit of Austrian Republic. According to the justification the CEO got the award because of excellence leading one of the most...
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Red Bull to launch premium cola
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
It has no preservatives, additives, phosphoric acid, artificial colourings or flavours, says Red Bull. Red Bull Simply Cola will be 100% natural, the company says, and the only cola that...
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Henkel has taken over business segments from Akzo Nobel
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
The Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses previously owned by National Starch. In 2007, these two business segments generated sales of 1.83 billion euros. The purchase price was about 3.7 billion...
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New City SPAR to Open
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
After total rebuilding the new store waits its costumers on Erzsebet boulevard in Budapest. The new supermarket has a bigger sales room, 550 sqm, there are some counter in for...
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13% revenues increase at Nielsen-group
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
The revenues for the full year ended December 31, 2007 were $4,707 million, operating income for was $416 million. Reported operating income for the full year 2007 was $416 million...
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New Univer plant in Kecskemet
Date: 2008-04-03 00:00:00
The developing costs HUF 2,7 billion, in the new 9,000 sqm building will work the plant, but storages, social facilities will be there too. In the future the company closes...
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Nielsen's first experiences by Aldi in Poland
Date: 2008-04-02 00:00:00
The first stores of the German discount chain were opened on West and South part of Poland, the offer was more than 900 kind of products, 95% of them FMCG....
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Twice more experiences for MOL and WestEnd cardholders
Date: 2008-04-02 00:00:00
The basic customers of two companies can enjoy the synergies of programs' from April. Mol has more than 500,000 basic customers, WestEnd has 23,000 cardholders. From this month the cardholders...
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Henkel Art.Award. for Contemporary Drawing
Date: 2008-04-02 00:00:00
Entries for the Henkel Art.Award.2008 are to be sent by June 8, 2008 at the latest (date of postmark) to your local Henkel office. The prize winner will be...
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Tchibo Family presentes: Espresso Album by Varadi Roma Cafe
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Hungary's most loved expresso sponsors the Varade Roma Cafe concert on 26th April in Budapest at Laszlo Papp Sportarena. The concerts seems to be a unique, the stage has...
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Merci Petits in Heart form box for Mother's Day
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
This sweet present is worthy suvenir for moms. There are new tastes in the festive pack. Aside the classic flower bouquet merci Petits in heart form box is the right...
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Aldi starts with 17 stores in Hungary
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The discount chain opens its units midle April. The company offers firt of all privat label products, 10-20 of them weekly twice on action price. According to press information there...
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Delhaize Group'Acquires 14 Supermarkets in Romania
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The Belgian international food retailer paied 18.6 million euros for the La Fourmi chain. La Fourmi was the first supermarket chain to open in Bucharest in 1992. For 2007,...
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3th City Spar opens soon
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
The company believes in downtown stores, where people don't need a car to shop, its next unit will be in centre of Szeged on Szechenyi square. Spar bought the Plus...
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Tesco puts Fresh & Easy rollout on hold
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
With almost 60 stores now open since its launch in November 2007, Tesco has taken the decision to take a three month break from opening any new Fresh & Easy...
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Pernod Ricard wins €5.63bn for Absolut Vodka
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Pernod beat off the favourite Fortune Brands, the American maker of Jim Beam, along with Bacardi and an investment group controlled by the Wallenberg family. Pernod, whose portfolio of brands...
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Also Schlecker spyes employees
Date: 2008-04-01 00:00:00
Union representatives are claiming a second large German chain, Schlecker, has been watching its employees through spyholes. Workers at the discount drugstore have reported that store detectives and security staff...
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Metro's Extra Disposal Cleared
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The German cartel office has unconditionally approved retail group Metro's disposal of its Extra supermarket chain to Rewe. The 245 Extra chain stores that generate E1.6bn in revenue will be...
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Nestle's New Chinese Factory to Triple Ice-Cream Output
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Nestle opened a new ice-cream factory in the Chinese city of Guangdong this week as part of its bid to increase its market share in the country. The 22,000-sq-m plant...
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Stockmann To Open First Department Store In Lithuania
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Finnish retailer Stockmann said it plans to open its first department store in Lithuania after signing a preliminary lease agreement for a unit in a new shopping centre in the...
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Extra reports for Microsoft Dynamics users
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
LLP signed an agreement with the Dutch Jet Reports office to sell its business solutions in Hungary. LLP from now deliveres many Jet Reports solutions to compliment Microsoft Dynamics offering....
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At first European can taste Coca-Cola's RTD coffees
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Co. is launching three premium coffee beverages in Europe under a partnership with Trieste, Italy's illycaffè first announced in October 2007. The sale beginns in April in 10...
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Carlsberg Discussing Sale Of Turkish Unit
Date: 2008-03-31 00:00:00
Carlsberg has revealed that it is in talks to sell its 95.65% stake in Turkish unit Turk Tuborg TBORG.IS to Israel-based Central Bottling Company Group (CBC). The Danish brewer said...
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Domestic and international recognition for dm
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Dm has received the „Salute to Excellence Award” from PLMA. Packaging, innovation and concept of private labels have all been taken into consideration in the making of this decision. Private...
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SIÓ prémium
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
A nice moment, a well-known face, our everyday environment, all making us feel ourselves to be at home in the World, just like a well-known flavour. Our World. SIÓ. Agency:...
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InBev strategy a sucess
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
InBev, the mother company of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. achieved growth in all areas last year. Sales expanded by 4.7 per cent in terms of quantity, while revenues rose by 7.2...
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Carte d’Or Vanília
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Nothing is as original and delicious as Carte d’Or, which is made using only quality ingredients and creative and exciting recipes, with all the passion of creation. Agency: McCann Erickson...
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Kométa sponsoring vocational training
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
This year, the annual competition for schools providing vocational training for the food sector was organised by Kinizsi Pál vocational school in Kaposvár. Part of the competition was hosted by...
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Knorr Rafinéria
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
What’s for dinner this eve-ning? This is a recurring problem for many housewives. Knorr Rafi-néria is offering new recipe ideas for housewives with its three new sauces in popular flavours....
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Hot drinks after alcohol
Date: 2008-03-28 08:00:00
Zsolt Mihályffy was appointed the head of the sales organisation of the Coffee and Tea division of Sara Lee Hungary Zrt in January 2008. He had begun his FMCG career...
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