Company and Personal News
Medicines at Drogerie Markt
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Until the end of 2007 the company hopes to open drug corners at the all chain, in 2003 stores. It costs HUF 500 million. This time medicament can be sold...
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Auchan to invest in Portugal
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
The retail group will invest about 600 mln eur in Portugal over the next three years as part of an expansion plan. The group plans to expand its Pao de...
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Swiss cartel authorities back Aldi and Lidl expansion plans
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Swiss regulators back expansion plans of German discount retailers Aldi and Lidl, Handelsblatt reported, citing a statement made by the Swiss cartel office. The report said the cartel office approved...
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METRO Group dashes in Turkey
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
Media Markt, brand of the METRO GROUP opens its first Turkish store in Istanbul. Following Metro Cash & Carry and Real, Media Markt is now the third sales brand of...
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New Visa card with EMV system
Date: 2007-09-27 00:00:00
V PAY is a chip and PIN only product, with no legacy requirement to support manual imprinting, cardholder signature and magnetic stripe reading. 17 million cards will be change. The...
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Aldi defers in Poland
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
German discount retailer Aldi has postponed plans to enter the Polish market until early next year and will open fewer outlets there than planned. Aldi will open about 10 stores...
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Ferrero loses monopoly over Kinder sweets
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Ferrero has been left with a bitter taste after being banned from keeping its monopoly over the word kinder, the German word for children, on its popular Kinder Surprise eggs....
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Start at Airport City
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in Q1 2008 including 8,300 sqm of warehouse space for lease and nearly 2,000 sqm of offices. Developer Ablon has...
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Bunny with new batteries
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A special promotion was organised by Duracell for the beginning of September. .Human size pink rabbits appeared in the streets of Budapest to exchange used batteries of passers by for...
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New management for Mood Media
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Former CEO Jean-Marie Noizet became president of a Mood Media in June 2007, while Jonathan Patrick, formerly of MTV Networks International became the new CEO. The company is present in...
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Get your cards!
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The MasterCard Europe campaign has played a part in increasing the number of businesses where cards are accepted by 36 per cent last year. The number of credit cards also...
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Aggressive expansion to counter international giants
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Liang Wei, CEO of Lianhua Supermarket Holding, they are planning to open 1,200 new, modern stores. Their main competitors in the struggle for dominance in the Chinese retail...
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New horizons for STI Petõfi Nyomda
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Petőfi Nyomda has been operating as part of the German STI group since 1. June 2007. Both companies supply high quality packaging material for international brands. STI is an expert...
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Tesco presenting Tesco Színes
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tesco has presented its Tesco Színes private label products at a press conference. Some of these have been developed specially for the Hungarian market, some have only been available in...
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Stores opening
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Coop, Püspökmolnári Open: 17 Aug. 2007 Chain: Coop Store space: 160 m2 SKU: 3000 Coop, Szolnok Open: 3 Sept 2007 Chain: Coop Store space: 220 m2 SKU: >4000 Spar, Kalocsa...
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Adverticum AdServer modernised
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The online advertising system of Adverticum Zrt. was modernised in August. The main new feature of Adverticum AdServer NG is that independent applications can now be connected to the core...
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Displays for Tchibo
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Displays for Tchibo instant specialities guarantee a spectacular appearance for these products. They will be delivered to stores in October and will guarantee intensive Tchibo presence for a period of...
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Metro in Gyali ut modernised as well
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Metro Cash & Carry Hungary opened its new, modernised store in Gyali ut on 6. September. Three Metro stores have been modernised so far this year and by the end...
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Maspex investing in The Ukraine
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Maspex is to establish a sugar processing plant in the Ukraine. The EUR 50 million .project of the Polish soft drinks manufacturer will be completed in three years. Revenues of...
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Lekkerland online as well
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Lekkerland began operating its online sales system jointly with Online Eurest Étteremüzemeltető in June. 1500 food and non-food items can be ordered using the online system....
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Hungrana producing bio ethanol
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
One of the leading Hungarian manufacturers of food ingredients, Hungrana Kft., has begun production of E-85 bio ethanol. They will soon be able to process 3,000 tons of maize daily,...
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We have to get used to prices staying high
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to an analysis prepared by Zoltán Fórián, head of division in Agrár Európa Kft. for Éfosz, substantial price rises will dominate the world market of food in 2007 and...
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More than a salami
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
PICK is a truly multicultural and Hungarian brand at the same time. Márk Pick was a grain merchant of Czech-Moravian origin who started making salami in 1878, because winter is...
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Bio ethanol in Tesco petrol station
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tesco-Global Zrt. has opened its first petrol station selling bio ethanol E-85 in Tesco Megapark, located in Pesterzsébet. The price of the new fuel is HUF 215/litre. It contains 85...
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Master Good The Tasty Health
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The Master Goods group operates in North-Eastern Hungary, breeding chicken, processing poultry and growing feed in an integrated system. The group is owned 100 % by the Bárány family which...
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Campaign for red meat
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Makáry Stúdió is the winner of the tender published for finding an agency to create a campaign for promoting red meats. Th tender was published by the Agricultural Marketing Centre...
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