Company and Personal News
The essence of Slow Food
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Though we have heard a lot about Slow Food in recent years, probably no-one has yet explained to us what this term stands for. The basic principles: 1. Eating is...
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Third Tchibo store opening
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The third Tchibo coffee store was opened in MOM Park, on 17. July. Tchibo’s intention with promoting coffee culture in Hungary is to combine a modern lifestyle with the traditions...
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Kozák Ákos: Treasure hunters (A snapshot of Hungarian consumers)
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
It was a little weird, reading a book by an author I know personally quite well. I think it takes a lot of courage to write a book about Hungarian...
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Golden chains
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to the list of the 400 leading restaurant chains published by Restaurant & Institutions in 2008, McDonald’s is still number one with revenues of USD 63.6 billion, 31,377 units...
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New sales director for LLP
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Attila Biber was appointed the new sales director of LLP Budapest on 1. July. Previously, he had been a head of division with Microsoft Magyarország. His objective is to enhance...
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Aspects of convenience
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
As life is short, the quick solutions offered by convenience products represent added value. I had some questions for Zoltán Fekete, Category Operations Ma nager of Unilever about their convenience...
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Colourful Croatia
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Cuisine is very different in the three regions. While Hungarian and Austrian influence dominates in the North, ottoman tradition is very strong in Dalmatia and Italian influence is marked in...
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Zwack palinkas at summer festivals
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka Manufaktúra is sponsoring four summer festivals. They have been successful at Volt, Balaton Sound, SZIGET and SZIN festivals....
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Separate Reál company for beverages
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
A separate company has been established by Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft for the nation-wide distribution of beverages. Reál Hungária Drink Kft has been formed as result of the eight largest...
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Authentic flavours
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Croatians have been living in Kópháza since the 15th century. Levanda was opened two years ago with the intention of making it the cultural and gastronomic centre for Croatians living...
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Holiday in Tunisia with Farm Tojás
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Farm Tojás Kft. is the first enterprise in the egg market to organise a price game from June 2008 to September. The prize game is linked to Extra Sárga Farm...
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Twice as many organic products in Cora
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The number of organic products has doubled in the Törökbálint Cora store since 2007, to almost 500. Bio vegetables fruits are the most popular products, but customers are also beginning...
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Design, furniture, expert
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Although the kitchen might justifiably be regarded as the most important place in a restaurant, it would be a grave mistake to economise on the design of the guest area....
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Henkel for efficient use of water
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Henkel is an official sponsor of the World Exhibition to be held in Zaragoza, which will focus on the topic of “Water and Sustainable Growth”. Henkel’s intention is to reduce...
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Oiled trade?
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The market of cooking oils, flavoured oils, vinegar and balsam vinegar is an area where demand is growing, especially among special types unknown before. However, distribution channels are not always...
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Stores opening
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Tesco, Szolnok Nyitás: 27 June Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 3–4000 Tesco, Sülysáp Nyitás: 27 June Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 3–4000 Tesco, Dabas Nyitás: 11...
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Great Leap sponsored byUnilever
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Hungary has joined the Great Leap movement organised by the WWF and sponsored by Unilever. It is intended to call attention to the importance of clean water....
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15 years of dm in Hungary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
drogerie markt celebrated the 15th anniversary of opening its first store in Hungary on 8. July. At present, the chain has 222 units and sells 10,000 products, including 1,400 private...
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Successful first six months for SIÓ-ECKES
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Sales generated by SIÓ-ECKES Kft were up by 21 per cent in terms of quantity in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period in 2007....
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New name for Hungarian Bonduelle subsidiary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Bonduelle Nagykőrös Kft, the Hungarian Bonduelle subsidiary will operate under the name Bonduelle Central Europe Kft in the future and will also be responsible for regional sales and marketing activities....
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Successful cooperation between TESCO and Salva
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
„Az Év Támogatottja” is a TESCO program for helping handicapped people. Last year, the apprenticeship project developed by Salva Vita Foundation for helping young, mentally handicapped people received support from...
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White Lily in Hungary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The White Lily restaurant hygiene program has arrived in Hungary. The program intended to improve the hygiene of restaurants was launched by experts of Johnson Diversey and a district council...
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New marketing director for Borsodi
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
András Szirbek has been appointed the new marketing director of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. He had been a brand manager of brands like Magnum, Delma, Flora, Bertolli, Rama, and Lipton. Subsequently,...
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Business Superbrands award for GfK
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
GfK Hungária received the first Business Superbrands Award in 2008 for representing excellence, quality and reliability in the b2b market. In the future, brands enjoying an excellent reputation in their...
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Competition for gastronomy blogs
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Blogs usually serve the purpose of spreading an opinion, but sometimes they can also become a means of business communication. They are also cheaper and simpler to operate than traditional...
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STI Display forms regional subsidiary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
STI group – the number one manufacturer of displays in Europe –formed a subsidiary for supplying the Central-Eastern European market in June. STI Display Hungary Kft will supply creative POS...
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Nestle re-locates ice-cream production to Bulgaria
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
The decision was taken in the wake of the company’s re-organisation but also because Bulgaria’s biggest Black Sea city of Varna is very near to Romania’s capital, Bucharest, and is...
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Reconstructions work at Sara Lee Hungary tea plant in Rákospalota
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
This HUF 1 billion development follows an other HUF 800 million cost factory building in 2006. In frame of the new system mashines on 3,000 sqm must be relocated. In...
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More than one million Holiday cheque users
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
According to the founder of the cheques in the first 8 month of the year the value of the cheques using for several services grow by HUF 6 billions to...
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