Company and Personal News
Tchibo Owners Boost Escada Stake
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
Tchibo owners Wolfgang and Michael Herz are buying a “significant minority interest'' in Escada AG, a German luxury fashion brand. The Herz brothers plan on buying shares in a...
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Marche S1 is Austria's Best Restplace
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
The restplace was open last November, but according to German ADAC it is Europe 2th best restplace. Before the summer season ADAD, the German Car Club, spyed 65 restpalces in...
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EU Tightens Import Norms on Indian Guar Gum
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
The European Union has sought certification from an Indian government trade body and a laboratory on guar gum to eliminate toxin contamination. In July and August last year, 16 of...
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Coca-Cola Acquires Waters and Soft Drink Brands
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
The American soft drink giant payed USD 225 million for Carlsberg. According to the agreement, which takes effect immediately, Coca-Cola acquires Carlsberg’s mineral water brands Kildevæld and Kurvand in Denmark...
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New foam tray for packing and into oven
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
Sealed Air said that its Cryovac ovenable foam tray (OFT), suitable for either microwave or traditional oven use. A new C-PET foam tray targeted at the chilled and frozen ready...
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New Sales Director at LLP Budapest
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
Attila Biber is the second specialist, in a short periode, who arrived from Microsoft Hungary. LLP Budapest's CEO, Zsolt Ambrus also worked at computer giant. Attila Biber (42) is mathematician...
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Carrefour Slides on Reduced Profit
Date: 2008-07-01 00:00:00
Carrefour SA, Europe's biggest retailer, fell to a 3 1/2-year low in Paris trading after scaling back forecasts for operating profit and sales. Operating profit will increase at about the...
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30 billion dollars a year agricultural investment needed
Date: 2008-06-30 00:00:00
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said 30 billion dollars (19 billion euros) will be needed every year until 2050 to stave off world hunger. Soaring food prices may reverse...
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Nutritek Profit up 17 pct
Date: 2008-06-30 00:00:00
Nutrinvestholding, the listed arm of Russian baby food maker Nutritek Group, boosted net profit by 17 percent to $26 million in the year ended March 31, 2008. Nutritek's revenue rose...
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HUF 500 million marketing budget for Arena Plaza
Date: 2008-06-30 00:00:00
After a weak start the mall is now on the top, the revenues increased by 15-20% to HUF 18 billion. According to DTZ, operator of Arena Plaza, the total marketing...
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East-European hotels have surpassing revenues
Date: 2008-06-30 00:00:00
According to Smith Travel Research global report the Revenue per available room is the highest, 86.89 euros is East-Europe. It was an 11.4% RevPar increase in East-Europe, also the average...
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Caffé Don Cortez
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The no man’s land between Siófok and Balatonföldvár is gradually beginning to appear on maps even outside the short, summer season. Caffé Don Cortez is located in the Szántód junction,...
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Electronic shelf labels for CBA Premium
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The first food store equipped with electronic shelf labels in Hungary was opened on 3. June. The time has come for Pricer electronic shelf labels to enter the Hungarian market....
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Good egg for SPAR
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Spar Magyarország Kft. has been awarded a Good Egg Award in recognition of its efforts related to the prevention of cruelty to animals. This recognition is based on a survey...
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Vénusz Grill finomított napraforgóolaj grilles, füstölt ízesítéssel
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The time has come when you can make grilled food in your kitchen as well! Vénusz Grill edible oil will make food in the frying pan as delicious as if...
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Ice cream from everything for everybody
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Ice cream is a good business, but could be even better. An incredible number of flavours and “extras” have been developed world-wide to make this classic product even more popular....
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Party in the underground
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The first Coke zero party held in a Budapest underground station took place on 17. May. The DJ-s were Lucca and Pete Tong....
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First Marché opened in Hungary
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The first unit to be operated jointly by Marché International and MOL was opened on 26. May, near Mosonmagyaróvár. This step is part of the MOL strategy aimed at expanding...
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Haribo Goldbären 6 ízû
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The plethora of flavour and colour combinations of HARIBO products encourages both adults an children to have fun. To make it an even more enjoyable experience, apple has been added...
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Restaurant on-line
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
We only discuss good web sites of good restaurants so that everybody can learn from the mistakes. Choco Restaurantbar Very “overdone” web site of a very overdone place. Brown and...
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New player in the market of digital advertising
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
A new company is to enter the Hungarian indoor market. Infirio Kft. intends to provide digital signage services targeted at the 18-29 age group. 200 large digital displays will be...
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Apenta against drugs
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
A number of Marathons totalling 2,100 kilometres have been sponsored by Apenta in April and May. These events were intended to increase social awareness of drug related problems....
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Rexona for Men Quantum aeroszol
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Rexona for Men with Future ready protection shows us what kind of challanges we will have to face in a high-tech world. The robot turns up the heating to the...
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Made presentable
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Garlic is one of our most ancient spices. It is used in many forms. White garlic stays fresh for six months, while purple garlic – the preferred choice of gourmands...
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My neighbour is a brewery
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
„My neighbour is a brewery” is the title of the program serving as a framework for co-operation between Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. and its environment, presented by Derek Hopkins CEO. The...
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IT project for Rossmann
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Rossmann Magyarország Kft has installed an IT system composed of Cisco equipment in its 150 stores. This allows telecommunication costs to be cut from HUF 50,000 per month per store...
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New momentum for Update
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The Update program has reached a level of development where highly organised management, a professional approach and a uniform brand image are needed. In Hungary, seven people die every hour...
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Hungarian regional director for Bonduelle
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Miklós Ostermayer (42) was appointed the Central-Eastern European regional director of BONDUELLE in June. He is the first Hungarian professional to reach such a position in the market leading French...
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MasterCard for micro financing
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
USD 740,000, one of the first donations by the Master Card Foundation is to be allocated to the development of MIXMarket 2.0, a next generation web platform for sharing public...
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Star chef in Budapest
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Léa Linster, the only female winner of Bocuse d’Or so far, visited Budapest on 19-20. May upon an invitation by National Association of Gastronomy and Vilmos Kreil. Her master course...
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