Company and Personal News
New leader for Metro
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
José Maria Cervera (42) will become the new CEO of Metro Cash & Carry Hungary on 1. August. The new CEO had worked in various positions for the Spanish Makro...
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On the wings of melodies
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to Mood Media Group, a leading provider of background music, the positive effects of melodies are beginning to be used in Hungary as well to enhance customer satisfaction. MMG...
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Healthier baby food
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Following a long process of development which had cost HUF 30 million, the baby food product line of Univer Product Zrt. has become the first in the Hungarian market to...
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Variations for Bomba! back lit signs
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Six companies have entered the competition organised by the magazine Sign and Büki Üdítő Kft. for designing special back lit signs for the Bomba! image....
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CCHBC to invest in Russian plant
Date: 2007-08-29 00:00:00
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co is planning to invest in the construction of a plant in south Russia, according to local reports. The soft drinks company was cited in Vedomosti newspaper as...
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Baltika prepares share buyback programme
Date: 2007-08-29 00:00:00
The proposed move would result in increased profitability per share and an improvement in the capital structure, Baltika said . The Russian brewer, which is majority controlled by Carlsberg and...
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New haircare program from Procter&Gamble
Date: 2007-08-29 00:00:00
Face of the Pantene Full Spectrum Shine is Monika Ullman, actriss. The Full Sprectrum collection is on the shelves since June, television ad campagne starts in the autum.Beforehand the Pantene...
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From the end of September Friesland produces in Debrecen
Date: 2007-08-29 00:00:00
Because of the hungarian milk market fight the board of the company decided to concentrate the produces in two plant in Debrecen and Mateszalka. Friesland wanted to sell its plant...
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(HU) Retail tanácsadás a CB Richard Ellis budapesti irodájában
Date: 2007-08-28 00:00:00
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Web-based order at Lekkerland
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
A Ten Eurest restaurants use the new developed webshop, until year's end other 35 will joint. There was a successful test period, starting in June. In the new web oriented...
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Dioxin suspicion at Danone products in Romania
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
Danone Romania withdrawn from the market fruit yoghurts because of the suspicion that the products may be contaminated with a highly toxic compound, dioxin. The suspected products were immediately blocked,...
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Nestlé Hungaria won Best Practice Award
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
The initiatives of the biggest hungarian food industry company are good examples, which will be introduced in „CSR Best Practice 2006″ – issue of the Hungarian Public Relation Association. Nestle...
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SABMiller's acquisitions in China
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
The London-based company is to up its presence in China with the acquisition of four breweries. The four transactions will cost the company US$79m, which includes a cash consideration of...
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The Coca-Cola Co. joins human rights group
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
The Atlanta based company has become the 14th member of the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights (BLIHR), an organization that touts itself as an “international business-led initiative to help...
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Nestle share buyback
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
The company needs the shares for new aqusitions.As part of Nestle's recently announced share buyback, the Swiss food company said it plans to buy back shares worth 15 billion Swiss...
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Tender for Tesco's outdoor tolls marketing
Date: 2007-08-27 00:00:00
In the future the IMIGe works only for the Tesco's instore tools, but the company develops new ad services for the retail giant too. The Tesco wants to find a...
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Tesco Express in Szeged
Date: 2007-08-24 00:00:00
The small Tesco, formerly with other name has a special supply. There will be 2500 products for daily shopping. Fresh products, cheese and other cold collation will be available. Besides...
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Tesco starts in November in the USA
Date: 2007-08-24 00:00:00
The world's third-largest food retailer is seeking to woo U.S. shoppers with ready-to-eat meals and fresh produce in areas that are underserved by supermarket and grocery store chains. The entry...
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Magazine tests find Red Bull “lacking”
Date: 2007-08-24 00:00:00
Red_Bull has taken a hammering from a consumer magazine in Germany. The energy drinks brand was found to contain too much sugar, too much caffeine, unnecessary vitamins and some questionable substances...
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Aldi starts to build the first store in Region Baranya
Date: 2007-08-23 00:00:00
German-based company Aldi, the world's tenth-largest retailer comes amid the aggressive expansion of discount retailers within the past two years in Hungary. Pécs will be one of the region centers....
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Profi stores in Romania
Date: 2007-08-23 00:00:00
Die belgian Louis Delhaize Group's discount chain Profi bought 9 supermarkets in Bukarest from lithuanian Maxima Lt. Chain. The supermarkets' last year's income was 23 million euro, 30% more than...
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Lidl'll get share in a german bio store chain
Date: 2007-08-23 00:00:00
The discount store chain wants to get 23% share in the Basic, customers and suppliers protest. Lidl would to increase the number of bio products in its own shops too....
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16% sales' increase at Lindt & Sprüngli in H1
Date: 2007-08-23 00:00:00
The excellent growth in sales during the first half of 2007 has seen operating profit (EBIT) rise substantially by CHF 16.2 million to CHF 31.7 million or +104%, while the...
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Lebedyansky pays dividends for 2006
Date: 2007-08-22 00:00:00
The company paid US$22.5m at $1.1 per share. The Russian juice company hit the headlines last week, when local reports claimed it was in talks with PepsiCo over a possible takeover....
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