Company and Personal News
Tesco will renew its financial services
Date: 2009-10-29 00:06:02
Thanks to the cooperation between Tesco and Benks, Tesco’s Financial Services product range will renewed from the 2nd November. Thanks to the new financial partner more than 30 banks and...
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Quelle subsidiaries will be operated by new owner
Date: 2009-10-29 00:04:12
The international Quelle subsidiaries can continue to operate, despite the 1st November termination of German parent company. Soon they will be sold to investors, including the Hungarian firm. According to...
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DM is expanding despite the crisis.
Date: 2009-10-29 00:03:12
In 2008/2009 DM Drogerie Markt reached a 5.4 percent growth and achieved a turnover of 63.7 billion, so the management of the drugstore chain considers this business year successful, despite...
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Auchan overtakes its competitors
Date: 2009-10-29 00:01:25
The French hypermarket giant started an intensive expansion over the past decade in the eastern markets, notably in China, Russia and Eastern Europe. Auchan is the world's 14th largest retailer,...
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The third Tesco Express store has opened in Óbuda
Date: 2009-10-29 00:01:00
On Wednesday, a new Tesco Express store opened in the 3rd district of Budapest, under 1-2 Pablo Neruda street. With this, 15 shops new format Tesco shops are across the...
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Bonbonetti awarded on the occasion of World Food Day
Date: 2009-10-29 00:00:52
Hungary's largest confectionery company group, the Bonbonetti Group participated on the 4th Hungarian Donation Convoy, as a silver grade sponsor on 16th October 2009. The Bonbonetti Group joined the Hungarian...
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Vehicle liability insurance in the Tesco again this year
Date: 2009-10-28 00:05:21
From 2nd November to 31st December, Tesco customers can choose their own best compulsory vehicle liability insurance, from the offers of all Hungarian insurance companies. In addition, beside the customers...
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McDonald's withdraw from Iceland
Date: 2009-10-28 00:00:12
In a few days Iceland will stay without McDonald's: last two McDonald's fast food restaurants of the island will close on 1st November due to the high operating costs. The...
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Star chefs in Budapest
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy and Hungexpo invited 4 famous French chefs for 5-6 October, owners of prestigious restaurants in Lyon. They met members of the Academy and went to...
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Does it feel good to enter this place?
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
What influences owners when selecting the design of their restaurants and bars – this was our topic with Dr. László Gerlán, the managing director of Formative Zrt., a company that...
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’Wake your body up’ awarded
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Coca-Cola Hungary won an international innovation prize for its Test-ébresztő programme in the health preserving initiative category (there were 350 entries from 40 countries). The programme has been going on...
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Chef competitions with limitations
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Vilmos Kreil, the president of the Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy informed the public that according to Yves Huncler, there was a chance of 83-year old Paul Bocuse visiting the Hungarian...
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Renting specialist
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The selection of furniture to rent was rather poor 3-4 years ago, until Dublino Hungary Kft, appeared on the market. It was their idea to introduce novelties like the ”director’s...
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Gyermelyi wins the Coop Rally
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The Gyermelyi team won this year’s ”Coop Rally for quality food products from Hungary”, ahead of Sara Lee Hungary and the Coop Star/Tisza-Coop team. This year a record number of...
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She blossomed in silence
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
A few months ago, a young female cook caught the press’ attention, Zsuzsa Sára who works at Arany Kaviár in Budapest. She won a TV contest ahead of 17 male...
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The market is sparkling
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Recession did not leave the world’s champagne market intact, but the decrease in domestic consumption was below the average at 10 percent. In terms of volume tank-fermented champagnes, especially the...
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Unilever on top of Dow Jones sustainability index
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In the food category, Unilever has the highest sustainability index with a 81 percent performance. Twenty-two aspects were considered and in environmental protection Unilever achieved 100 percent. The company has...
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Sága „Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” nyereményjáték
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Advertising Sága’s prize game ”Nyerjen egy év nyugalmat!” that lasts from 1 October 2009 until 11 December 2009. Agency: Hammer Advertising / média: PHD Customer: SáGa Foods Zrt. Product: Sága...
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Talented students
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
WorldSkills, the bi-annual youth contest for newly graduated students of 40 professions was regularly organised in the past 80 years. This year Calgary was the host and Hungary sent representatives...
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Success on multiple levels
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival closed its gates on September 13. According to Judit Révész, the key account manager of Törley Pezsgőpincészet Kft. the number of wine-savvy participants...
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PICK Liver patés won the Hungarian Product Grand Prix
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On 2 September, the annual Hungarian Product Grand Prix was held in Parliament’s Felsőházi hall, where László Kovács, president/CEO of PICK Szeged Zrt. received this year’s grand prize for PICK’s...
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Heaven in hell
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
It is the end of the year, the time has come “to cast an account”. HELL Energy Magyaroszág Kft. is happy to do it, since HELL energy drink has been...
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Franchise news
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
European concept Belfrit is expanding rapidly in Hungary. The Belgian fast food chain opened its 16th unit in the Budaörs Auchan at the end of September. Belfrit’s main profile is...
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Törley Gála wins gold medal at Mundus Vini
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Törley’s Gála sec champagne won the only gold medal for Hungary at the MUNDUSvini Great International Wine Awards in Germany. In the wine competition there were 5,726 entries from 44...
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Wider range of services on Auchan’s website
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Auchan Magyarország Kft.’s website (www.auchan.hu) has been revamped. Shoppers can now create their own profiles, which the system recognizes and only shows promotions in their favourite stores. It is easy...
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Sauces from behind the bars
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Every enterprise has to face difficulties sometimes – but the producer of JailHouseFire hot sauces is really special: their products are made in a Florida penitentiary, in 3 varieties. Distributors...
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GfK Hungária is 20 years old
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
GfK Hungária was founded in 1989 by GfK’s Austrian affiliate, Fessel-GfK. Back than the company employed less than ten people, now it employs ten times more and its sales turnover...
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Shoot…the chef!
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Sydney Morning Herald organised its annual (and the world’s only) gastronomic art photography competition, Shoot the Chef. Winners were selected at the end of September and their photos can be...
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