Company and Personal News
New directions at Hungexpo
Date: 2009-11-16 00:01:02
Ganczer Gábor Hungexpo’s recently appointed CEO came from the Hotel industry, and started to develop the new business policy of Hungexpo with this professional background. The company famous for its...
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Wine tasting from United Brands
Date: 2009-11-16 00:00:30
The United Brands held its partners meeting linked to product tasting in late October, where beside the well-known and popular J.P.Chenet wines, presented its significantly expanded portfolio of wines and...
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CBA innovates
Date: 2009-11-13 00:09:51
CBA started the introduction of a new business type, the soft-discount. In a couple of years, CBA plans to introduce 150-200 units of CBA Cents. The first store opened on...
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Health day: free screening and blood donations in the Tesco
Date: 2009-11-13 00:03:21
Tesco organises health day for the third time this year. On the afternoon of 13th November, Tesco is waiting everybody with lifestyle advices, free screenings and blood donations in 15...
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New SPAR supermarket opened in Debrecen
Date: 2009-11-13 00:02:12
The SPAR Hungary Ltd. opened a new SPAR supermarket on 12th November 2009 in Debrecen. The new store is the city's seventh SPAR unit. Six Spar supermarkest and one Interspar...
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Rio Mare at a new distributor
Date: 2009-11-13 00:01:00
The Italian Rio Mare will work with a new distributor, from 1st January in Hungary. The Győr-based Infood 2000 Ltd. will take over the exclusive domestic distribution rights of the...
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Great Wal-Mart report
Date: 2009-11-13 00:00:15
Beyond the expectations of analysts, Wal-Mart's preliminary results reports of 0.84 USD per share profit. Revenues meets the expectations. The management increased the company’s profit expectations for this year, predicting...
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Holiday checks are popular
Date: 2009-11-12 00:03:55
Employers purchased holiday vouchers for 40 billion HUF until the end of October. This amount is 20 percent higher, than a year earlier – informed the Hungarian National Holiday Foundation,...
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The 400th SPAR store in the store of today
Date: 2009-11-12 00:02:22
SPAR Group’s 400th business opens at a legendary place, the former site of “Budai Skála”. The new store expects customers, and those who consume less and choose more rational than...
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Bath development in Makó for 3.6 billion forints
Date: 2009-11-12 00:01:00
Makó won more than a half billion HUF from the EU for bathdevelopment. The construction has been started – announced the city's mayor. Buzás Peter said: the official notification has...
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Consumer rush Budapest's newest mall
Date: 2009-11-12 00:00:25
Costumers in thick lines were waiting in the pouring rain, for the opening of Budapest's newest mall, the Allee on 11th November at 11 o'clock. Among the five large shopping...
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The third-quarter profit of Henkel increased by seventy percent
Date: 2009-11-12 00:00:15
The German retail consumer goods manufacturer Henkel's profits increased by 70 percent in the third quarter of 2009, thanks to lower restructuring costs. According to the preliminary datas Henkel’s third...
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New Allee will open 11th November
Date: 2009-11-11 00:04:02
This year’s, only handovered shopping and entertainment center, the Allee will open its gates on 11th November at 11 hours and 11, in Óbuda. Among the 140 shops, customer service...
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Cautious optimism at the InterContinental Hotels
Date: 2009-11-11 00:02:02
InterContinental Hotels Group's revenue and profit decreased in the third quarter. The company carefully considers the prospects for the rest of the year, but it detects signs of stabilizing, although...
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Henkel won prize
Date: 2009-11-11 00:01:29
Henkel Laundry & Home Care business unit won prize, with its excellent supply chain work. Boston Strategies International awards this recognition, to companies operating at the general industry area. The...
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New Electro World will open in the Allee shopping center
Date: 2009-11-11 00:01:00
The eleventh Electro World store will open on Wednesday in the Allee shopping center. The network has new owners since may, which will increase the number of units by three...
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Hungarian Trade Grand Prize for the staff of Metro Commercial Ltd.
Date: 2009-11-11 00:00:25
Köbölné Németh Margit got Grand Prize for Hungarian Trade from Demján Sándor, Chairman of the Entrepreneurs and Employers National Association of Trade. Köbölné got the prize, in recognition of her...
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One billion development in the cheese factory of Kacsóta
Date: 2009-11-10 00:04:21
Until the end of the year even one hundred people may work in the cheese factory of Kacsóta after a three years break, where an enormous development has been occured....
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The Eckes-Granini Group’s Board of Directors visited Hungary
Date: 2009-11-10 00:02:07
The Eckes-Granini Group held its General Assembly Meeting in Siófok. Hungary has been chosen because Sio was the group's first ever international investment. The visit aims to acquaint themselves with...
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The commercial manager of Szentkirályi received high level of recognition
Date: 2009-11-10 00:01:21
Csikesz Csaba commercial manager of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. was awarded by the “Grand Prize for Hungarian Trade” on the fifth European Day of Commerce. Csikesz Csaba started his career...
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Kraft became “hostile”
Date: 2009-11-10 00:00:30
According to Reuters’ sources; Kraft will take an officially hostile 10.2 billion pounds takeover bid, after Cadbury rejected Kraft’s former acquisition steps. The British company ,two months ago rejected the...
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Hungarians helped tens of thousands of African children
Date: 2009-11-09 00:02:00
As a result of the 3-month program of Procter & Gamble, more than 1 300 000 liters of clean, drinkable water, was “gathered” with contribution of Hungarian consumers. The main...
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Tesco Express opened on Rákóczi Road
Date: 2009-11-09 00:00:35
On Friday a new Tesco Express store opened in the 6th district of Budapest, under 20 Rákóczi Road. With this store 16 new format Tesco shops are across the country....
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Half billion EU fundings for the development of Bük Medical Spa
Date: 2009-11-06 00:04:12
The Medical Spa is the priority project of the New Hungary Development Plan, and implement a development the program between 2008 and 2010, with 525 million of EU aid worth...
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SPAR free from product family: solution for the gluten-and lactose sensitives
Date: 2009-11-06 00:01:00
Those who suffer from gluten sensitiveness and lactose intolerance Spar’s new product family the Spar free from, offers a solution. The sensitivity to gluten and milk sugar inflict high social...
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Otto acquired the Russian business and brand rights of Quelle
Date: 2009-11-06 00:00:54
The German Otto mail order company took over Quelle’s bankrupted Russian business. The transaction significantly strengthens and provides Otto’s market leading position in Russia. Otto also assured the usage of...
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Better than expected third quarter for Unilever
Date: 2009-11-06 00:00:28
Unilever’s third-quarter net profit decreased by 36 percent to 1.05 billion euros and 36 cents per share on an annual basis, – analysts expected only a 997 million profit –...
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The Romanian turnover of Metro Cash & Carry decreased
Date: 2009-11-06 00:00:12
The turnover of Romania's largest commercial chain, the Metro Cash & Carry dropped significantly in the first nine months of the year. The company realised 1 billion euros less revenue...
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The first Winter Festival has started in Budapest
Date: 2009-11-05 00:06:58
With more than a hundred colorful, reduced priced domestic programs the first Winter Festival of Budapest has been launched by BTH Budapesti Nonprofit Turisztikai Ltd. "After the organizing The Budapest...
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The usability of traveler's check expands
Date: 2009-11-05 00:06:00
According to the survey of GfK Hungária; the SMEs saves the most on the food vouchers. Good news that the usability of traveler's check is expanding, even in the areas...
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