Company and Personal News
Actors in business life are uncertain about achieving the climate goals
With the involvement of 1,400 senior managers from 22 countries and based on in-depth interviews, the international Smart Infrastructure business of Siemens prepared a summary report to assess where the...
Read more
Dr. Beáta Kápolna is METRO’s new procurement director
From October 1, 2023, a new female manager in the person of Dr. Beáta Kápolna will join the five-member Board of Directors of METRO Wholesale. This also increased the number...
Read more
PENNY distributes the products of renowned domestic wineries
One of the greatest prides of PENNY’s offer are excellent domestic wines. The store chain considers it important to offer a wide variety of domestic wines in the well-known outstanding...
Read more
McDonald’s is concerned about EU plans
The European Parliament’s proposed regulations on the use of reusable packaging materials could potentially pose a challenge for McDonald’s. While McDonald’s has been working to reduce the use of environmentally...
Read more
Spar Group would sell its Polish business
Spar Group has announced its intention to sell its operations in Poland as it has been unable to operate them profitably. In 2019, Spar acquired an 80% stake in the...
Read more
New factory manager at the head of Continental’s Vác plant: Sándor Győrffy will take up the position from October 1
The post of factory manager of Vác ContiTech Fluid Automotive Hungária Kft., which belongs to the Continental group, will be filled by Sándor Győrffy, the head of quality management, from...
Read more
Nestlé Hungária closed with a loss in the first half of this year
In addition to increasing turnover, Nestlé Hungária Kft. closed the first half of this year with a loss of HUF 1.86 billion, after a tax profit of HUF 1.48 billion...
Read more
Pick Szeged Zrt. increased its profit in the first six and a half years even in an unfavorable economic environment
Pick Szeged Zrt. closed the first six months of 2023 with a pre-tax profit of HUF 4.932 billion, after HUF 4.846 billion in the same period of the previous year,...
Read more
The A.I. after innovation, HELL throws big again
One of the most innovative producers of non-alcoholic drinks in our country will introduce a new product to the market in October. Caffeine-free HELL brings the taste of our country’s...
Read more
Application based on artificial intelligence at Auchan
Saving food is extremely important to Auchan Hungary, and it has been fighting food waste with various programs for ten years. With the help of their Smartway system, which is...
Read more
Praktiker’s online store became a digital hero: it was included in the list of winners of Forbes and Google
The online store of the Hungarian-owned Praktiker was among the digital heroes on the Forbes and Google Digital Heroes list. Based on a survey conducted in three Central European countries,...
Read more
MediaMarkt opened its new technical stores in Dunakeszin and Gödöllő
Just over a month after the unit handed over in July in Hódmezővásárhely, on September 14 in Gödöllő and on September 26 in Dunakeszin, MediaMarkt opened a new store in...
Read more
This year’s StarStore – Retailer of the Year winners announced
This year was the 9th when Trade magazin invited points of sale and retail chains with a registered office in Hungary to a competition. The jury of experts evaluated the...
Read more
New marketing director for Mondelēz in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Mondelēz International has appointed Colin O’Toole as its new marketing director in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The new director is a marketing expert with great experience and a...
Read more
Exotic coffee specialties have arrived at Fresh Corners
The range of Fresh Corners, one of the largest chain stores in Hungary and the region, is expanding with a classic (unique blend made according to its own recipe) and...
Read more
Rossmann’s tips encourage conscious shopping
Everyone goes to a drugstore, if not daily, but on a weekly or fortnightly basis, but are we aware of the effect of the ingredients of the products, the expiration...
Read more
Symbol of Sustainability 2023 awards presented
Trade magazine presented the Symbol of Sustainability awards to the winners for the fourth time at the FMCG industry’s biggest event, the 5-day Business Days conference, on 27 September. For...
Read more
GVH: 1,000 customers can receive a refund of HUF 15,000 to HUF 50,000 from Media Mark
Media Markt Magyarország Kft. advertised four types of television sets with unrealistic price discounts – this was revealed by the Economic Competition Office (GVH). The Competition Council of GVH imposed...
Read more
The founder of Szentkirályi mineral water is launching a new product line
The Hungarian billionaire businessman Levente Balogh – the founding owner of Szentkirályi Magyarország – presented for the first time the new Viola product line that will be released in the...
Read more
Benepack Hungary Kft. is building a packaging material factory in Mako
Benepack Hungary Kft. is building a packaging material factory in the industrial park in Makó, the foundation stone of the 65 million euro (25.3 billion HUF) investment was laid on...
Read more
Once again PENNY wins the Retail Award of Excellence in 2023
PENNY Market Kft. won the Retail Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products again this year, based on the votes of the trademark users. Minister of Agriculture Dr István Nagy is...
Read more
The first Green Pledge trademarks were awarded
In the framework of the Green Pledge program, successful applicants were presented with the Green Pledge awards, which were awarded by seven companies – Dentsu, Henkel, E.ON, Velux, Mastercard, K&H...
Read more
Rail Cargo Hungaria has started transporting sugar beets to the sugar factory in Kaposvár
Rail Cargo Hungaria (RCH) has started delivering sugar beets to Magyar Cukor Zrt.’s factory in Kaposvár – the company informed MTI on Tuesday. In their announcement, they wrote: the raw...
Read more
The HoReCa Heroes 2023 awards were presented
On 25 September the HoReCa Heroes Awards were presented to the sector’s crisis-resilient actors at the Business Days conference. The HoReCa and Event Chapter of the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ)...
Read more
The largest exhibition of Hungarian small-scale and artisanal cheeses
This year, the 11th Hungarian Cheese Show will be held at the Etyek Visitor Center on September 29. At the one-day event, in addition to the national cheese judging, cheese...
Read more
János Áder: Planet expo opens on Wednesday
The Planet Budapest 2023 sustainability expo and experience program opens on Wednesday, which awaits interested parties in the Hungexpo area until October 1; the event, which can be visited free...
Read more
That’s how much Wolt food couriers earn in big rural cities
The Wolt partner couriers went on strike on September 18, protesting against the company’s unethical treatment. While couriers used to see Wolt as a high-paying dream job, now employees are...
Read more
The University of Pécs is also participating in the sustainability expo
In addition to scientific content, the University of Pécs (PTE) will present itself with colorful programs and lectures at the Planet Budapest 2023 sustainability expo and experience program – announced...
Read more
A new leader at the head of Wolt Hungary
Wolt Hungary is pleased to announce that Orsolya Hartyányi will be its new managing director from the beginning of August. Orsi Hartyányi graduated in economics from the Budapest University of...
Read more
Beauty care at its best – This is how the first Beauty Expo went
The first Beauty Expo event of Rossmann and Krémmánia was of great interest, where beauty care played a leading role for a whole day. At this year’s beauty event, nearly...
Read more