Company and Personal News
A real treat from Milli Mia Piruet
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The new year brought something new at Milli Mia: from January the Milli Mia Piruet cream pudding is also available in cappuccino flavour. Cappuccino-cocoa Piruet will also appear in shops...
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New trade fairs in Düsseldorf in 2010
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Messe Düsseldorf GmbH will organise two brand new trade fairs this year: with the international glass production, processing and product fair Glasstec they will hold Solarpeq, a solar production equipment...
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Bocuse presented the prize to the winner
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Paul Bocuse, the founder of the Bocuse d’Or competition visited the Hungarian final. The old master himself handed over the prize to the winner. After the ceremony he and master...
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New meat sales director at Kométa
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, András Lengyel is the new sales director of KOMÉTA ’99 Zrt.’s meat branch. András Lengyel (40) started his career at Unilever Magyarország Kft. in 1994 and...
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SPAR’s further expansion in 2009
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Last year SPAR turned the 177 acquired Plus stores into SPAR shops. 2 INTERSPAR and 5 SPAR supermarkets were also built. The company’s consolidated turnover was HUF 397.3 billion –...
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He was convincing!
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Gábor Kostyál, the chef of Helikon Hotel in Keszthely, won the Bocuse d’Or Selection Hungary. Q: You prepared really well! A: Two years ago I lost by a whisker, so...
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RAUCH opted for new agency
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
RAUCH Hungária Kft. chose a new creative agency: Grey Advertising won the two-round invitational tender. Grey Budapest prepares and manages RAUCH’s complete ATL and BTL activities from February 2010. According...
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Environmentally friendly shopping bags in METRO stores
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
From February, as a result of cooperation with Friends of the Earth Hungary, environmentally friendly shopping bags are available in every Hungarian METRO store. The bags are made of canvas...
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The hero of our age
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
He is trying to lock out the world; the chef is cooking in his box with great enthusiasm and concentration. At almost the same time another contest is taking place...
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Unstained donation – the first laundry opened in the country
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The second ‘Unstained donation’ programme ended on January 27, when the first laundry employing homeless people was inaugurated in Veszprém. Vanish supported the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service’s laundry with HUF...
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1 million-Forint main prize won
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Maspex Olympos Kft.’s 4-month prize game ‘Play for a million!’ ended – consumers had to send in 3 LaFesta, Brumi, Ekland or Coffeeta barcodes to participate. Besides the main prize,...
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Franchise news
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
A sea of cafés We asked Dr László Gerlán, the CEO of Formative Zrt. about the chances of coffeehouse chains about to enter Hungary – Starbucks (USA), C House Coffee...
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Thermal water heats the MARS plant
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
In the Csongrád-Bokros plant of Mars Magyarország Kisállateledel Gyártó Kft. the heating system uses thermal water. With this modernisation, the plant substitutes the annual natural gas consumption of 30 family...
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Special shoppers’ forum in INTERSPAR
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
At the INTERSPAR in Allee shopping centre in Buda there was a special shoppers’ forum on 18 February for gluten- and lactose-sensitive people, who shared their opinion about the chain’s...
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Everything by iPhone
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
iPhone owners are an important target group for bar and restaurant owners. In November, an official statement by Apple revealed that more than 100,000 applications can be downloaded for iPhone...
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Thank you, SIÓ! in 2010 too
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
This is the third year that the Thank you, SIÓ! Schoolbag Programme is launched: every year about 1,000 primary school pupils are given schoolbags. The programme aims to help 6-10...
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The necessary extra, part 2
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The biggest mistake a bar or a restaurant can commit is being interchangeable. A place must stand out, otherwise it will be just another grey patch in the mass. As...
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SPAR shopping bags support charity
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
SPAR collected more than HUF 13 million for the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service by donating 1 Forint after each plastic shopping bag sold. On 27 January 2010, Péter Feiner, the...
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New flying record with support from Red Bull
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Red Bull supports a new world record attempt: Felix Baumgartner intends to break the sound barrier by jumping off from a hot-air balloon at a height of 36,500 metres, wearing...
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Business in motion
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Americans like to have their lunch in parks and on the street. Consequently, they often buy their lunch from vans or containers. In big cities there are several enterprises that...
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Another petrol station chain in the portfolio of POS Media Hungary
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
POS Media Hungary signed an agreement with Shell Hungary Zrt., the operator of 250 petrol stations in Hungary. Now POS Media can reach 3 million customers per month at petrol...
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Region leader tourism exhibition in Debrecen
Date: 2010-03-22 00:06:45
Between 26-28 March 2010, the Debrecen annual travel trade exhibition will be held for the 20th time, which is the largest such event in the region. The Debrecen Travel &...
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Spa and Wellness bath of Sárvár: A 3 billion HUF development
Date: 2010-03-22 00:02:22
The implementation of the Spa and Wellness Center takes place in the scope of the New Hungary Development Plan. The dominant element of the development of the spa – which...
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New Executive Director at Danone
Date: 2010-03-22 00:01:36
From the 16th of March, a new Executive Director took over the management of the Danone Dairy Production and Distribution Ltd. The Italian expert, Paolo Maria Tafuri (49) arrived with...
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DREHER 24 Everest Expedition: To the summit
Date: 2010-03-22 00:00:59
Klein Dávid and Várkonyi László aim to reach the summit of the Mount Everest without the help of oxygen supply and sherpas, in the scope of the Dreher 24 Everest...
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McDonald's for sustainable growth
Date: 2010-03-22 00:00:39
McDonald's has been seeking for years to use less and less natural resources in its restaurants. Thanks to the company's energy conservation program, the water usage significantly decreased, despite the...
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Pepsi withdraws its sugary soft drinks from the schools
Date: 2010-03-19 00:02:24
PepsiCo.having regard to the success of its similar American programs and continues to withdraw its sugary soft drinks from the schools all around the world. The world's number two soft...
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Majority of the firms in the Czech Republic are domestic-owned
Date: 2010-03-19 00:01:59
Nearly 57 percent of the 2.1 billion crowns capital of the companies in theCzech Republic is in the hands of Czech-owned companies – reports Čekija. The largest foreign shareholders are...
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