Company and Personal News
Precious award for Hungerit Cryovac Darfresh® packaging
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
The Darfresh® packaging used for poultry products sold under the Hungerit Valdor brand has been awarded the WorldStar award. The Darfresh® vacuum skin packaging of SealedAir which allows quality to...
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Secret shoppers in stores
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
In the retailer promotion of Kométa 99 Zrt., CBA, Coop and Reál stores are visited by secret shoppers on a random basis, who will hand over gifts, if the store...
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Mixed feelings
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
There has not been much media response to the good results achieved by the Hungarian team at this year’s Chef’s Olympics held in Erfurt. We asked Attila Tanács, the most...
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„Black is beautiful!”
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Black toilet paper, tissues and napkins made by Renova are intended for the most luxurious restaurants and hotels. They also have other colours in their assortment, but what makes these...
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drogerie markt surpassing HUF 60 billion
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
drogerie markt has achieved revenues of HUF 60,4 billion in Hungary this fiscal year, which is 18,4 percent more then in the previous year. The dm Austria Group has also...
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Rationalisation by TV2
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Like foreign media enterprises, TV2 is also preparing for the crisis by rationalisation. Their news section is to be restructured and 35 employees of the group are to be laid...
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Fondu for one person
Date: 2008-12-16 08:00:00
Chocolate fondue is becoming more popular than classic fondue. Slices of fruit are dipped in liquid chocolate. A mini fondue set made by a German manufacturer allows liquid chocolate to...
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Electrolux cut jobs
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
The company will fire 5% of the total employees, till now there is no information about from which region. Electrolux, the world's second-biggest home appliances maker, warned its 2008 results...
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Room prise grow at Balaton and in East-Hungary
Date: 2008-12-16 00:00:00
In the first eleven months of 2008, the room occupancy rate for three-, four- and five-star hotels was 59%. At current prices, gross room revenue declined by 4%, while the...
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INTERMARCHÉ accelerates contactless payment
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
Intermarché and Ecomarché stores will use contactless payment technology in France in early 2009. One third of its tills currently use the system. For payments under EUR20 users will only...
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Pápai Hús in local hands
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The government assumed state guarantee on 80% of the loans the buyer would take out from the Hungarian Development Bank (MFB). The buyer was a project company that was brought...
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New CEO at SáGa
Date: 2008-12-15 00:00:00
The Holland-born Henk Slagt leads since November the SáGa Foods company. For the 48 years old specialist Hungary is well known, further he worked 5 years at Sara Lee Hungary...
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VION changed to automated packaging
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
With high output volumes reaching 4,200 units per week, Vion Food Germany recently decided to adopt automated pakaging for increased quality consistency and cost control. Vion Germany employs almost 7,400...
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Cora would pay for PET bottles
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
From 15th December the retail chain startes a test periode and collect PET drink bottles in its Budakalasz and Torokbalint unit. On press conference the retailer said: first of all...
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TESCO cuts prices in half in UK
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
The British retailer, will launch a half price sale on 1,000 products this weekend. The UK’s largest retailer will launch the promotion on 12 December, with Christmas food, drink, toys...
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Mobile communication in Tesco
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
In the 25 biggest Hungarian Tesco the customers with bluethooth-able mobile can get extra information about the retailers actions and other public information. The information service was developed by Landmedia....
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OFFICE DEPOT to close 112 retail stores in North America
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
New store openings for 2009 now have been reduced to approximately 20, down from the previous estimate of 40 stores. Office Depot plans to close 112 underperforming retail stores in...
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SPAR opened supermarket in Ajka
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The new store is Ajka's first SPAR, but the 391th unit of the chain. SPAR Hungary operates 165 SPAR supermarkets, 29 INTERSPAR hypermarkets, 20 Kaiser's supermarket and 177 Plus store...
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Grand Marnier packed into sensuality
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
French liqueur brand Grand Marnier started to bring out yearly editions of its iconic bottle in 2003. The limited editions are usually launched at the end of the year, perfectly...
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Magyar Cukor Zrt. is optimistic
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The company could stabilized its processing, and it will be enriched in 2009. The plant in Kaposvar works with biogas, the next years sugar will be soon ready. Magyar Cukor...
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HUF 25 million penalty for Hervis
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority in the company's ads written „old price” was higher, than it was used in the shops, before the actions, so Hervis absuded its consumers....
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Reopening Heineken Experience
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Amsterdam most popular turist atraction celebrated its official Grand Opening on 9th December. The journey through the New Heineken Experience pulls back the curtain and immerses visitors in every aspect...
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Wine Marketing of 2008 Award
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
This year Monarchia Winery from Eger won the award, in common wine marketing cathegory the best was the Foundation for Eger Wine Region. The ceremony came to in Urania Filmtheater...
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Zwack Specialities for Christmas
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The drink company offers two new Seedessence Liqueor with Honey for the feast, one with plum corn and one with sour cherry kernel. The Zwack Sandor palinkas and the other...
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Catering trade protest against the planed inventory-law
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to the Association of Hungarian Catering Industry the nowadays laws and the new ones made the catering industry over controlled and are without knowing anything about the specialities of...
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New taste from Danone Activia
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The new probiotic product of Danone Activia is sweet and white, it is without any fruits. Danone Activia White and Sweet helps keep digestive system ticking away nicely by helping...
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SPAR sales only Hungarian pork
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The retailer undertakes a guarantee, that the fresh meats and every meat produces sold in its stores, are made from excellent quality Hungarian pork. SPAR is the only retailer in...
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Food Lion format in Test Periode in Greece
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Delhaize Group in Greece will evaluate the efficiency of its new discount format Food Lion in the next six months. By the end of 2009, the retailer will take a...
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Durex campaign against AIDS with a Huge Condom
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
On 1th December, the day of AIDS, a condom, as tall as a man was walking through Budapest's streets, to call people attention to the danger of HIV virus. Durex,...
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