Company and Personal News
Who will be greener? – environment competition by Tesco
Date: 2009-03-06 12:33:47
The most diligent pupils win money for class excursion in value of HUF 500,000. The Tesco’s waste redemption competition for pupils between 6-18 ages starts today, the winner will be...
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New sales director at Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-03-06 11:41:11
From 1th of February Csaba Csiszkó is the sales director of the company. The 40 years old specialist is responsible for execution of Kékkuti’s business plans, and developing of the...
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Union support for the domestic catering industry training
Date: 2009-03-06 11:30:31
Károly Gundel, area integrated vocational centre won HUF 244 million onetime, not to refunded summ from European Union. In the a project with the motto „Good profession – safe future”...
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Six months – more than 1,000 new MasterCard places of recipient
Date: 2009-03-06 10:26:46
Thanks to MasterCards new sales program, from July 2008 the number of Mastercard recipient places grow by 1,145. There are 9 million debit or credit card on the Hungarian market...
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Packaged Starbucks coffee in Europe
Date: 2009-03-06 10:03:47
Starbucks and Kraft Foods have announced they will launch packaged Starbucks coffee in select supermarkets in France and Germany. The aim is to expand super-premium Starbucks coffee in Europe. Beginning...
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Rewe reports 11% sales increase
Date: 2009-03-06 09:37:58
Group posted a full-year sales to around EUR50 billion in 2008, including sales of independent retailers. Sales outside its home market, Germany, grew by 15.4%. After a "really good year"...
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McDonald’s to double number of McCafés in Austria
Date: 2009-03-06 09:08:34
Currently, around 50 of 162 McDonald’s units in Austria have the McCafé format. Company plans by the end of 2009 to have 100. McDonald’s Austria has launched new packaging which...
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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland
Date: 2009-03-05 12:26:46
The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said. The Switzerland-based...
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SIÓ helps for children from needy families
Date: 2009-03-05 12:12:34
Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...
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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-05 09:55:30
With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour. The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...
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New boutique hotel in Budapest
Date: 2009-03-05 08:57:56
The elegant 4-star Hotel Belvedere Budapest is owned by Gyetvai Fivérek Zrt, the operator is Belvedere Hotels Ltd. The art deco-style hotel with unique solutions offers 54 rooms, including 10...
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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:10:26
Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies. Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...
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Rich in experience
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Tamás Széll, a young sous-chef from Onyx finished in first place in the Tradition and Evolution competition organised by the Hungarian Gastronomic Association in 2008. Following the competition, he had...
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UHT milk campaign with Tesco
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Tetra Pak held a promotional campaign for UHT milk in the 30 biggest Tesco stores last December, to inform people that UHT milk contains no preservatives....
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Unilever termékek
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A major initiative was launched in January under the title „Capitalise and Help”, which allows us to choose from a range of excellent offers and also to support the National...
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Kitchen as birthday present
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Zoltán Vidák who had spent seven years as the chef of Premier, finally found a new job in Etyek, in the guest house owned by Pál Rókusfalvi. He is now...
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New regional head for AXIS
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In January, Edwin Roobol was appointed the new head of Axis Communications in the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands and Eastern Europe region. Axis is a global leader in the market...
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Carlsberg 900
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Something of a revolution is taking place in the world of quality beer with the appearance of super premium brands like Carlsberg 900, developed last year and sold only in...
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New Sole Gustoso butter creams
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...
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Hooters-concept
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Using beautiful female bodies as marketing tools has become commonplace in all segments of catering, especially in Hooters units. A number of other enterprises have also begun to copy this...
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First Spar stores converted from Plus opened
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The first Spar store converted from Plus opened in February in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. As a result of the biggest acquisition ever completed by SPAR Magyarország Kft., the complete...
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Presidential coffee
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
There is no doubt that the owners of the Krispy Kreme café chain in the UK had supported Obama, because they served free coffee with his portrait sprinkled on it...
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Food events in the Balkans
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Mac-Line Hungary Kft. is a company specialising in trade events organised in the Balkans. Last year, they helped 445 Hungarian companies in attending 36 events in ten countries. – In...
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„Espresso dating guide”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Yahoo! has joined forces with Starbucks to play Cupid. Their Espresso Dating Guide web site helps in turning on line dates into real ones in cafés. According to an American...
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Switch it off!
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. has joined the joint “Switch it off” campaign of the EU and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which is intended to remind people of the importance of...
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Fahrenheit 479°
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
It’s an outrageous idea: popcorn in fine dining restaurants. However, popcorn has already been served in such places by Thomas Keller (owner and chef of Frech Laundry and Per Se)....
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11 members for Reál Hungária Drink
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Two new members joined Reál Hungária Drink Kft. in February. With Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft., new counties are now covered by the distribution network of Reál Hungária Drink, which...
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New support from Henkel for kids’ health
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Henkel Magyarország Kft. has given Bókay János Gyermekalapítvány a donation of HUF 1.3 million to purchase diagnostic equipment for preventing cot death. The equipment is to be used by the...
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Another straw …
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Gluttonous Thursday has proven that Hungarians will fill restaurants when they are offered a favourable price. Pricing should be considered carefully, as restaurant prices might be too high at present....
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