Company and Personal News
There will be no new president before September
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Last year Tamás Háber, the president of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) announced his resignation from the post as of this March. In February, members decided to postpone the...
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Peek-a-boo!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Saatchi & Saatchi’s Peruvian office won gold at the Cannes international advertising awards for this clever ad, which can be mounted on a door and creates an optical illusion that...
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Smile Magic Lifestyle Days programmes commenced
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
On 17 April a series of programmes started, with the goal of raising awareness of a healthy lifestyle. Organised by Mosoly Alapítvány, Tesco and Procter&Gamble, the programme will travel to...
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The next generation
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Junior chefs compete at two professional contests in Hungary: the Hungarian leg of WorldSkills/EuroSkills and the Star of the Profession Festival. Both WorldSkills and EuroSkills international contests are held every...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 8
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘I am happy – my family is here...
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METRO focuses on private labels
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 15 April, METRO Hungary will carry out a 2-week campaign that focuses on their six private label products (Aro, Fine Food, Horeca Select, H-Line, Rioba, Sigma), offering several hundred...
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110-year old brand
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Nordsee is a German fast food chain that specialises in seafood. They have 400 units all over the continent – the company is the third biggest restaurant chain in Europe....
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Last year’s number three stands on top of the podium
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
‘Restaurant’ magazine in the UK publishes the list of the world’s best restaurants every year. Organisers divide the world into 26 regions and the leaders of these regions pick which...
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POS Media helps with advertising surface
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
In 2010, POS Media Hungary will support PCOS Szívügy Foundation with advertising surface that is worth HUF 8 million. The foundation helps those (about 10 percent of Hungarian women) who...
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We are having a McBreakfast
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
According to the McBreakfast Quick Report, more than 800,000 Hungarians start the day with an empty stomach. More than 1.5 million people have breakfast in some café or snack bar...
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Treasure hunt
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Super premium category and special beers are of moderate importance in domestic retail, but in HoReCa they are more and more present. In the past 2-3 years, a wide selection...
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Forest helps protecting birds
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Forest-Papír Kft. and the bird hospital in Hortobágy organise a prize game – with Kiskokas napkins and Selfness Ecoring handkerchiefs – to call attention to the beauties of nature and...
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Tesco and Rosenthal announced a new loyalty point collecting promotion
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The promotion is called ’The art of cuisine from point to point’ and it will give shoppers the opportunity to buy products from the exclusive Thomas dinnerware range with a...
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Hungry Americans
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Even bad publicity is publicity – goes the proverb. KFC’s Double Down sandwich is simply called ‘heart attack’ by some – instead of a bun it is made with two...
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Improving toilet room hygiene
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The quality level of toilets in hotels and restaurants often falls below the standard guests expect. Erika Sárközi, a junior product and market manager with SCA Hygiene Products Kft. agrees...
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Another environmentally conscious step from Mars
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Mars Incorporated’s pet food manufacturing company was the first to announce that by 2020 they will only be using fish from sustainable sources for pet food production. At the end...
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S-Budget is two years old
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
SPAR Hungary’s private label product range celebrates its 2nd birthday. Back in April 2008 40 products were launched, now SPAR offers 240 S-Budget products, 75 percent of which are Hungarian...
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Be happy if they complain!
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The average Hungarian guest is not hard to please, very often they would tolerate anything even if their problem could be solved easily. Who is the loser in cases like...
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Modern packaging system from Cryovac
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
FLOW-VAC system by Cryovac® is one of the most successful packaging systems available in Europe. Designed in cooperation with ULMA, FLOW-VAC guarantees a perfect packaging for cheese and meat products....
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New finance director at METRO
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 19 April, Csaba Mándoki is the new finance director of METRO Hungary. He started his career at METRO Hungary in 1995 as head of the controlling department. From March...
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Data speak
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Three years ago the marketing department of the University of Mississippi surveyed customers’ level of satisfaction with bars and restaurants. Nearly 47 percent of guest said they never complained about...
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STI Group acquired Line Packaging & Display company
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Europe’s leading POS solution provider and top-quality packaging material manufacturer STI purchased UK company Line Packaging & Display Limited, on 31 March 2010. The company has 100 employees and its...
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Sialogue for improving the conditions of dogs
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Mars organised a meeting for experts, NGOs and public authorities who work for solving the problems of domestic animal keeping. Participants of this Social Dialogue discussed problematic issues and proposed...
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A real commonplaces
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
A prerequisite of managing complaints is paying attention to customer feedback. The restaurant’s manager should actively participate in managing guests’ complaints and in the follow-up process. Feedback is not Twitter...
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Equipment for firefighters in Sopron and screenings for Martfű dwellers
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The two winner foundations spent the HUF 3 million they won in the ‘Heineken Hungária for Sopron / Martfű’ charity programme on the projects mentioned above. Heineken announced its charity...
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Industrial Oscar for Tetra Pak
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
The Budaörs plant of Tetra Pak is the first Hungarian packaging material manufacturer that has won the Manufacturing Excellence Award of the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. The industrial ‘Oscar’...
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Drinks and a hot summer
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
For us it might see strange that in American or Russian pubs beer is often served in mugs. But what is completely new overseas as well is serving cocktails in...
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The most popular women’s handball team in League 1 receives one million Forints
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
From 8 April, those supporters who buy Arany Ászok can vote on their favourite women’s handball team for a month. The team with the highest number of votes receives HUF...
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The source of fresh and safe products
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
József Surányi, the head of METRO’s quality assurance department says: – Our major goal is providing partners with quality, fresh products. Our customers can be sure that fresh food products...
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Five-star mobile bar
Date: 2010-05-20 08:00:00
Fifth Floor, a hotel’s restaurant and bar in San Francisco introduced its mobile bar service in April. A bartender rolls as ‘50s-style drinks trolley to the table of guests and...
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