Company and Personal News
French Easy
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In the middle of January our magazine, with the help of Hungexpo, managed to interview master confectioner Gabriel Paillasson, member of the jury panel at the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship...
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Synergon becomes founding member of a cluster
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
On 1 December 2009, Synergon Rendszerintegrátor Kft. joined the Economy-driven Vocational and Development Cluster. The organisation is made up of 11 companies and its objective is to develop and utilise...
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MFP rebranded
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last November the Hungarian Consumer Platform (MFP) appeared on the scene with a new, characteristic and colourful image. They also developed a new brand position that is best characterised by...
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The world according to Bocuse
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
With the help of Hungexpo Zrt., last December the world’s most famous chef Paul Bocuse, who won more than 120 Michelin stars during his career, gave an exclusive interview to...
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Useful information about dietary fibres
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Targeted research on dietary fibres started about 30 years ago, and by today it has become fashionable to overemphasise the importance of fibres. Professional literature makes it clear that ideal...
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Caffé Perté entered the vending market
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Caffé Perté, one of the biggest café suppliers on the domestic market entered the market with professional hot drink vending machines. Commercial director Andrea Boda said that the term ‘premium’...
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The epaper solution wins
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
CBA was the first to introduce ZBD’s new generation epaper shelf label solution, in its new store in Mogyoród: the solution is a world premiere that came out in 2009...
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He came from far away
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
László Mihályi has been the biggest ‘innovation’ in Hungarian confectionery in the past few years. His opinion about the profession gives us food for thought. Q: What makes you different...
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Summarise these trends in 12 points
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
1. Individualistic guests, 2. The visual factor, 3. The iceman is glorified, 4. They drink it and eat it, 5. Small portions, 6. Sharing, 7. Involving the guest, 8. Nostalgia,...
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Magyar Cukor Zrt. got a top mark
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The only Hungarian sugar company finished a successful year at the end of 2009. In the Kaposvár refinery they completed a campaign at the end of last year: 730,000 tons...
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Women and alcohol
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From January, Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt.’s informative website www.alkohol.info.hu examines the relationship between women and alcohol. Because of biological reasons, women react to alcohol differently from men, but at the same...
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Dolce vita
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The world spends more than USD 40 billion on chocolate in a year – one third of this is spent in the United States. Still, chocolate is the cheapest ‘luxury...
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Winning pair
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last year young confectioner Nikoletta Tapaszti finished 13th at the WorldSkills contest in Calgary. Her aid was László Mihályi, who now prepares her for the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship in...
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New sales director at Wrigley
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From 1 Januray 2010, György Walter is the new sales director of Wrigley Hungária Kft., the domestic market leader in chewing gum distribution. György Walter started his career at Unilever...
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New appointments at METRO
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, György Óvári is the new operations director of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. His predecessor, Tibor Zsombor will remain with the company as senior executive advisor for the...
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Lifelong learning
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Péter Regős, the chef of XO Bistro in Budapest was a stagiaire for two weeks in Salzburg’s Ikarus, one of Europes’s most famous restaurants. It was an unbelievable experience! I...
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One more dessert
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Half of it is professional knowledge and half of it is sales – this is how running a successful confectionery, bar or restaurant is often defined. Improving dessert sales in...
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New managing director for METRO
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From 1 January 2010, Peter Schweighofer is the new managing director of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. He joined the METRO team in 1982 at METRO Cash & Carry Austria, where he...
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Agreement between BKIK and Superbrands
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last December András Wiszkidenszky, director of Superbrands Magyarország and Kristóf Szatmáry, president of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) signed an agreement, stating that the chamber will provide...
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No explosive trends
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
It would be difficult to pinpoint a trend in the world of confectionery and say that it was dominating the recent past. If we ask Hungarian confectionery insiders about often...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 5
Date: 2010-02-14 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: ‘Well, Café Boulud. I cannot compare the workload...
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Hot food vouchers: no changes
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:25
According to the Ministry of Finance; APEH withdrew the limitation of the usage of hot food vouchers – reports MR1 Kossuth Rádio. Thus, the hot food vouchers, received from the...
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Danone closed a good year
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:10
French Danone, which is the world leader in the sale of dairy products, increased its profit to 1.41 billion euros last year. The price decrease of the raw materials, as...
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McDonald's focuses on women and vegetarians
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:35
McDonald's German subsidiary will increasingly focus on women and vegetarians in the future, in order to increase turnover. The cause of the strategy change is that food sales decreased last...
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Auchan became more expensive, but still leading the price competition
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:12
The January price increase continued: the basket price of Privátbankár rose by an average of 1 percent in all three tested hypermarkets (Tesco, Auchan, Cora) – but must pay at...
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A new Tesco will be built in Miskolc
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:05
According to Hackl Mónika, Tesco spokeswoman; Tesco plans to build a new Tesco in Miskolc, near the DVTK-stadion. Hackl Mónika said that work will not begun this year. The new...
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The paper’s time has expired, the future belongs to electronic devices (x)
Date: 2010-02-11 00:06:01
Those who interested, can become acquainted with Szintézis ZRt.’s two innovative solutions – the Electronic Shelf labels, and E-Rail at the Foodapest. Both solutions are practical and useful too. These...
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RAUCH works with a new creative agency
Date: 2010-02-11 00:00:06
Rauch Hungária Ltd. has chosen a new creative agency. The Grey Advertising company won the thender among six competitors. According to the order; Grey Budapest will prepare and manage the...
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Kraft will close a Cadbury factory
Date: 2010-02-11 00:00:00
The new owner, Kraft announced that contrary to their earlier statements, Kraft will continue the closure of the British Cadbury’s Sommerdale plant, in accordance with the plans. Cadbury decided the...
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Tourism had a bad year last year
Date: 2010-02-10 00:05:02
In 2009, the number of guests and guest nights at the commercial accommodations, also decreased by 8 percent, compared to the values of the previous year. The resorts sales at...
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