Company and Personal News
Third in the world
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Metro is the third largest retail company in the world after Wal-Mart and Carrefour, with 2,400 units world-wide in 31 countries and 270,000 employees....
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Something new under the sun
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The remaining five thousand specimens of British ice cream vans are to be utilised for selling the invention of a company called Aunt Bessie’s. This is hot potato puree sold...
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IMIGe turning into POS Media
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
IMIGe changed its name to POS Media Hungary in September. POS Media Hungary is a media holding established in 2007, where the English SAS is also a partner....
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Drink of our town?
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
If vodka fans were asked to identify the brand with the most distinctive advertisements, four out of five would pick Absolut. This word of Latin origin is present in all...
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New managing director for Hill and Knowlton
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Zsófia Lakatos joined Hill and Knowlton Hungary Kft on 15. September, as managing director. She will be responsible for strategic planning and day to day operation. Previously, she had spent...
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Faith in ourselves instead of pessimism
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Herman Verstraeten, the new CEO of Unilever Central Europe is back in the region after seven years in Russia. He sees tremendous progress compared to the situation seven years ago....
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For espresso lovers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Theoretically, it is possible to make a perfect cup of espresso anywhere, provided we have expertise, good coffee, and water at adequate temperature and pressure. Handpresso is an invention which...
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Tchibo islands in Interspar
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
„Tchibo islands” were opened in 6 Interspar hyper markets in the beginning of October. In addition to coffee, other brand products like clothing and sports equipment also appear at these...
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Fruit juice Lego
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
It is called Y-water in packaging like a tank trap, but it is a drink intended to prevent obesity in children. Content is not the only functional thing in these...
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GlaxoSmithKline Kft. is the best workplace in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to the common research of business daily Vilaggazdasag and Hewit „Best Workplace in Hungary” the employees of GSK (in the BEs category) and of Qunitiles Magyarorszag (in the SMEs...
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Special outdoor campagne for Twinnings
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to mediainfo.hu a hughe coffee-cup drives trough Budapest. On the Podium car of Celcsoport Media stands a 2×2 m big Twinings tea-cup, rounded by real grass. Maresi Foodbroker Kft....
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Kraft Foods to close Brasso chocolate plant
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
International giant Kraft Foods will shut down its chocolate factory in Romania and lay off its 440 employees next year, saying it can no longer expand at its current location....
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Hungary is the 10th on the CBI rank list
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
Australia win the title of world's top country brand for the third consecutive year. An annual country branding index (CBI) designed to track travel trends and pinpoint opportunities for tourism...
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Wine from Lekkerlandnál
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
As supplier of the gas station Lekkerland has to refresh its sortiment continously. In this retail chanel the specilities, the unique products are better to shop as on other markets....
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Tesco-IBUSZ Common Chirstmas Game
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
The costumers, who buy something in value minium HUF 500 in the Tesco small shops, can take part at the competition, where the main prize is a travel from the...
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Jamie Oliver's products in Hungarian Spar units
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
From today the famous chef's food and non food products are buyable in Interspar and Kaiser’s shops. Spar always combinates in its wide sortiment the high quality and the fastidiousness....
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Wal-Mart cut forecast
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
No. 1 retailer reported third-quarter profit grow by 9.8%, but said a stronger dollar would squeeze its full-year profit. Wal-Mart logged operating income of $3.03 billion, or 77 cents a...
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Two Spar supermarket in one week
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
Last week in Pomaz opened a new Spar supermarket, this week the number of Spar units in Debrecen grow with a brand new supermarket in the mall, called Debrecen Fórum....
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TV2 Television chanel fires 35 people
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The broadcast company prepares itself for the effects of the financial crisis, so it reorganises its newsprograms and the producer company behind them. The TV2 Hungary is a subsidary of...
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Happy 25th Birthday Marché!
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The first Marché restaurant was open in early November in 1983 in Stuttgart. Since than Marché has 79 restaurants, the concept won several international gastronomie award. Marché International is...
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Davidoff Café Suprême Réserve 2008
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
This Christmas Tchibo offers connoisseurs ultimate coffee enjoyment without compromises. The new Davidoff Café Javanese Blue limited edition is a unique present for coffee friends. A true connoisseur places the...
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Starbucks 4th-quarter profit falls 97 percent on costs for closing stores
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Seattle-based Starbucks said profit in the quarter fell 97 percent to $5.4 million. Revenue rose 3 percent to $2.52 billion from $2.44 billion. Starbucks began shutting the U.S. and Australian...
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Coke Zero agents at the latest James Bond film premier
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
On 9th November take part the film premier gala of “Quantum of Solace” in Budapest. Within its global partnership with the latest James Bond film, Coca-Cola Zero organised an event...
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HoReCa portal won the e-commerce award of 2008
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Entreprenurers Association of Informatic firms and Kirowski award the best Hungarian e-commerce companies since four years. In 2008 netpincer.hu and Groby won prizes. The e-commerce award was founded by InterEuropa...
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32% sales increase at Invitel
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. Called in Hungary as Invitel announced its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Company's revenue grow to USD 153.1...
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Next year a new Marriott brand in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The Marriott International will introduce the Marriott Courtyard brand to Budapest in 2009. The new hotel has 235 rooms, and it will be part of a conference and office center...
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O-I Will Present at the Brau Beviale
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Company's innovative glass containers enable to superior taste, purity and save the environment. O-I, the leading packiging producer of the world will present on the BRAU Beviale between 12-14 November...
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Aldi supermarket to start selling holidays
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The discount supermarket chain that has won thousands of new shoppers from its rivals this year, is expanding into a new market – holidays. The German-owned group plans to cash...
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