Company and Personal News
Successful year at Storck Hungary
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
Altough there are several negative tendencies in the hungarian food industry Storck had a spectacular growth. The sales increased with 22%. On hungarian market the company has a revenue of...
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Tesco opened in Sümeg
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
On 15 of June a new store opened in Sümeg, near to 84 roadway. There are 25 employes in the 1,000 sm store. The customer can shop 3-4,000 kind of...
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From July medicines from Agip Gas Stations
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
Now the call centers are built, when finishing the company submits for permissions. According to Agip Gas Company they will start to selling medicines at beginning July on several gas...
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Renewed Metro Store in Pécs
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
After a short time renovation there was a reopening ceremony in Pécs, with a successful charity wine caution, the revenue was donated for cancer ill children. On 14 of June...
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Kaiser Food reckon with a good business year
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
The company plans 10% revenue growth this year. Facing last year's HUF 4.8 billion incomes, Kaiser Food wait for HUF 5.2 billion. As result of last years plant modernizations, what...
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Heineken has acquired a brewery in the Czech Republic
Date: 2007-06-18 00:00:00
The global brewer said that it has bought Krusovice Brewery from Germany's Radeberger Gruppe for an undisclosed fee. The transaction is expected to complete in September, subject to clearance from...
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STI on Growing Path: Takeover of Petöfi, Hungary
Date: 2007-06-15 00:00:00
After a strong increase in turnover in 2006 of more than 10%, STI Group Lauterbach, Europe´s number 1 producer of displays and a major player in the packaging sector, announces...
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Cobra beer focus on new markets
Date: 2007-06-14 00:00:00
Cobra is eyeing annual sales growth of 50% over the next three years and has earmarked India as key to meeting that target. UK based Cobra Beer, founded by an...
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Miller targets “Latinisation” with new beer
Date: 2007-06-14 00:00:00
Miller Brewing is rolling out a new beer across the US in an attempt to capitalise on the “Latinisation” of the country's culture. Following test marketing in five markets over...
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Auchan Hungary targets 7% sales rise, network expansion for this year
Date: 2007-06-14 00:00:00
The Hungarian subsidiary of French retail chain Auchan will keep expanding its network and operate a chain of 17-20 units within five to six years. Last years revenue was HUF...
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Payment of the dividends in August by Hungary Zwack AGM
Date: 2007-06-14 00:00:00
Hungarian distiller Zwack has announced that to pay HUF 2 bn as dividend from the 2006 after-tax profit. The remaining HUF 626.794 m into profit reserves. The HUF1,000 payment of...
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Anheuser-Busch can use the brand name Budweiser
Date: 2007-06-14 00:00:00
US brewer Anheuser-Busch has won the latest round in the legal fight over the Budweiser trademarks. The dispute between them goes back for decades and there have been many court...
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New line in Szentkirályi plant
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
The capacity will be double, from 220m liter to 450 million liter per year. Ending of the development, starting last year, the Szentkirályi's new manufactory hall and Hungary's most modern...
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Chio-Wolf protest against fat labelling
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
According to the company the labelling would make the customer cranky, and at the end the consumption would decrease dramatically. The snack manufacturer Chio-Wolf Kft. thinks, that the proposal of...
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Fast expanding russian snack market
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
PepsiCo will build a second snack manufacturing plant in Russia to meet the growing demand in the country. The new plant will be based at Azov in the Rostov...
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Cadbury gets sweet on Romania
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
Cadbury Schweppes has bought a 93 per cent stake in Romanian sweets maker Kandia-Excelent, from Kandia, a private equity investment holding company managed by Meinl Bank. Kandia-Excelent is the second...
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Summer attack in Tesco
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
In only one weekend run out some many bikinis in the Tescos, as normally in a whole week. 200% increase in the sale's tatistics. There were more than 900,000 customer...
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SPAR Sponsorship for european athletic
Date: 2007-06-13 00:00:00
European Athletics and SPAR International are pleased to announce that the world's largest voluntary food retail chain has extended its commitment to athletics for a further four year period, until...
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Multilevel campaign for Sara Lee Hungary
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
The coffee marketing group spelt a bidding tender in Februar 2007 for the communication of Douwe Egberts brands. On the strength of creative ideas and the fullness of the campaign...
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Green Tesco – investment in garden trading
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
Tesco PLC, Britain's biggest supermarket group, said it has offered to buy Dobbies Garden Centers PLC for about $305.7 million. Tesco said it is hoping to cash in on the...
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Café PR transacts Signal Dentibus PR campaign in summer
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
Unilever's „Mission for perfect smile” roadshow will promote in tv and online too. The rolling dentist's surgery drives trough Hungary between June and September, stops on 10 stations and collects...
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In Place off Brau Union from June Heineken
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
The general meeting of Brau Union Hungaria Brewery in April made the decision, that joint-stock company will change its name for Heineken Hungaria Brewery. Michiel Egeler, CEO of formal Brau...
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The student won university fee support on the Sió-Eckes Kft. Historical competition
Date: 2007-06-12 00:00:00
Last week passed off the Sió-Eckes Kft. organised „Who knows more about las 30 years?” competition for high schools. 247 groups enter for, five of them came to the final....
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Notable savings at Tesco store in Sátoraljaújhely
Date: 2007-06-11 00:00:00
The store, built after modern environment friendly methods, uses 15% less electricity and 50% less gas. Tesco's newest environment policy focus on cary actuation and renewed energy. In the hungarian...
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PepsiCo to buy 80% of Sandora for $542mn
Date: 2007-06-08 00:00:00
PepsiCo announced that they have agreed to acquire an 80% stake in Sandora LLC, a Ukrainian juice producer, for $542 million plus assumed debt. The soft drinks giant and its...
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Devin to raise capital in IPO
Date: 2007-06-08 00:00:00
Bulgarian water bottling company Devin plans to raise its capital through an initial public offering of 3m shares on the Sofia bourse. The company said that it will issue 3m...
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Central European Winner is the Westend
Date: 2007-06-07 00:00:00
TriGránit won in two category on the CEPIF (Central Europe Property & Investment Fair) Gala Party which took place in Warsaw. TriGránit won first place in shopping centre category with...
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Afterparty for Kids by Toffifee
Date: 2007-06-07 00:00:00
On 10 of June the National Geographic Kids has a birthday party in the Millenaris Park, the event is sponsored by Toffifee.As a family brand Toffifee normaly is present on...
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Coca-Cola Co. protects water
Date: 2007-06-06 00:00:00
Coca-Cola has pledged to replace the water it uses in its beverages and their production at all its global operations and franchises. The soft drinks giant said at the...
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