Company and Personal News
German retail chain REWE Group will take over Plus Discount in the Czech Republic
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
If anti-trust office UOHS okays the acquisition, the number of Czech outlets belonging to the REWE Group will be raised to some 500 and their annual turnover should move around...
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(HU) Kivonják a forgalomból a visszaváltható műanyag palackba töltött Margitszigeti Ásványvizet
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
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Heineken Acquires Bere Mures in Romania
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
Bere Mures has a beer portfolio which includes Neumarkt, one of the country's leading beers, and the smaller Dracula and Sovata brands. The transaction will strengthen Heineken's number one...
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Sales and profit increased at InBev in 2007
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from selling real estate and tripled its dividend. Net income rose to 2.2 billion euros...
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Gluttonous Thursday again
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Gluttonous Thursday was held for the third time on 7. February, upon an initiative by. Magyar Turizmus Zrt., when a 50 per cent discount is granted in over 1,000 restaurants....
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Fresh water
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Following the trend which started in California, restaurants in New York have also begun to serve filtered and purified tap water instead of bottled water. Many people recognise now that...
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Chio allocating 418 million to development
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Chio Magyarország Kft. will spend HUF 418 million on development in 2008. Their most important new project worth HUF 167 million will take place in the Győr plant. Chio generated...
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Franchise news
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
KirályPizza expanding. This Hungarian owned franchise chain based in Eger and selling pizza, gyros and a full range of American fast food is about to embark on an expansion campaign....
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Zagat for sale
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
It has been published by the New York Times recently that the Zagat Survey restaurant guide launched in 1979 is up for sale. Zagat publications offer useful information about restaurants,...
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New country manager
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Zoltán Dercze has been appointed the new country manger of Coface Hungary. Previously, he had been the deputy general director of Magyar Exporthitel Biztosító Zrt. (Mehib)....
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Top chef to retire?
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
János Kaszás, owner and chef of Admirális restaurant in Érd has been among the first chefs to open a restaurant of his own. Admirális has been included in the Hungarian...
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Not on the menu
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
There are many people enchanted by the idea of ordering dishes which are not on the menu, because this makes them feel they are privileged. There are also many restaurants...
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2007 – a year of success and strategic decisions
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
In spite of negative processes in the sector, 2007 was a successful year for SIÓ-Eckes Kft. The restructuring of brands was completed as planned. SIÓ-Eckes Kft. has retained its market...
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János Cseh in Gundel
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
It came as a bit of a surprise, when János Cseh, the ex-chef of Sofitel and Novotel Congress and one of the best chefs in the country, announced in March...
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Working in the UK
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Two Polish workers have been awarded compensation of GBP 17,000 from their former employer in Scotland. They had to put up with continuos verbal abuse and harassment by their employer...
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Body care for older generations
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
As European societies are ageing, manufacturers are increasingly turning their attention the over 50 age group. Dove is a good example of this trend. – We believe that older age...
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Café Rossi
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The recently opened Café Rossi has become a real pearl of Erzsébet tér. The interior dedicated to coffee is warm and friendly. The local time of Sumatra, Ethiopia and Guatemala...
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Pálinka Bistro
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
This café-restaurant opened on the day of last year’s Budapest Palinka Festival in Nádor utca is dedicated to the unique mission of promoting palinka. Eighty quality palinkas from the ten...
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Which way, USA?
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The National Restaurant Association conducts a survey each year in the USA to identify new trends are in the business. At the end of 2007, they interviewed 1,100 chefs about...
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Successful campaign for collecting donations in Spar stores
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
One hundred and thirty tones of non perishable food has been collected nation-wide in Interspar, Kaiser’s and selected Spar stores by the Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat between 14-19. December. This was...
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Profit below freezing
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
– As a result of technological development, food and material which had previously been damaged by freezing are now available in perfect quality. Frozen products are beginning to replace canned...
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More global name for IMIGe
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
IMIGe Hungária, like other members of the group will operate under the name IMIGe, a company of POS Media Europe. IMIGe and Sales Activation Solutions (SAS) established a new holding...
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Dynamic Royal Brinkers
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Experts from Royal Brinkers take great care to ensure that the latest market trends are reflected by their assortment. As a result of clear changes in consumer habits, the Royal...
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Café Paradiso
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Paradiso located in the side of Szabadság hill used to be one of the trendy places in the 80’s. There is no trace of minimal design. The atmosphere is rather...
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The brand image of IGLO and its assortment have both been completely updated for 2008
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The IGLO logo and the packaging of all products has been replaced with a new design. The re-introduction is supported by a massive media campaign. The assortment has been doubled....
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New managing director for LLP
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Zsolt Ambrus will continue his career in the Budapest office of the LLP Group, as managing director. Previously, he had worked for Microsoft Magyarország as head of sales and partner...
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INBÉ (GDA) on Chio bags
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Chio Magyarország Kft. has been the first Hungarian manufacturer to adapt the voluntary system of INBÉ (GDA) designation launched by 8 multinational companies. By August this year, INBÉ data will...
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