Company and Personal News
Flare at Coca-Cola HBC plant in Luka
Date: 2007-07-04 00:00:00
The upgrades at the Luka plant enable Coca-Cola HBC to produce 30,000 bottles an hour. Greek Bottler Coca-Cola HBC (CCHBC) has invested 14.8 mln eur for a new bottled...
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Renewing 4-star hotel in Harkány
Date: 2007-07-04 00:00:00
The Hotel Dráva Thermal Resort is scheduled to open in Harkány in November. The hotel, being built with the upgrading of an existing hotel, is located next to the thermal...
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Tentacles of Food Express
Date: 2007-07-04 00:00:00
The biggest hungarian food home delivery company plans expansion with a vocational investor. Food Express wants to open in two directions: in west service is planned for Germany and Austria,...
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Reorganization at Food Express
Date: 2007-07-03 00:00:00
There is a hard competition between home delivery food services. Because of the cheap price of small companies, the biggest, Food Express has to make restrictions. A few years ago...
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No more biscuit at Danone
Date: 2007-07-03 00:00:00
The French Danone – owner of Gyõri Keksz – is thinking about a potential sale of its biscuit business to Kraft or Kellog, its US rivals. Danone's management was expected...
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20 Bauhaus unit in the next years
Date: 2007-07-02 00:00:00
Germany's do-it-yourself chain, Bauhaus, will debut in October in Dunakeszi.Bauhaus will open two further stores this year, one in Dunakeszi and another in Szigetszentmiklós, which will be followed by 18...
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Food safety fine for Lidl
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
One of Lidl's polish eiscream had to be get out of the circulation and must be annuled, because the production was not safe enough, and the eiscream could be tainted....
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Reorganization by Zalabaromfi
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The new owner, the Dale consortium bought the company for more than 50% of a start prise, HUF 2,4 billion. Dale started to reorganize and rationalized the company in Zalaegerszeg....
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Burger King will be open in Bohemia
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
AmRest, the listed restaurant operator – managing, among others, Burger King,Pizza Hut KFC – ask for working permit in Czech Republic. Until now the concret start of the first bohemian...
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Tesco set to launch book club with UK's biggest publisher
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Tesco, the supermarket chain with more than 1200 stores in the UK, is expanding its retail empire by launching a book club in collaboration with the UK's biggest publisher, Random...
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Spain Gives Nod to Nueva Rumasa's Acquisition of Parmalat's Clesa
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
According to Spain's business media, the national competition authority has given food group Nueva Rumasa the green light to acquire Clesa, the Spanish subsidiary of Italian dairy firm Parmalat. The...
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Charles' organic carrots rejected by Sainsbury's for being 'rotten'
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
SAINSBURY'S rejected royal carrots grown at the Prince of Wales's organic farm because they were “rotten”. The supermarket giant said the quality of Duchy carrots from Highgrove had "deteriorated"...
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Nike is popular in Europe
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
With growth in the U.S. and abroad, plus surprisingly strong future orders, Nike allayed fears and buoyed hopes for some about the future of the world's largest athletic shoe and...
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Wine and wine makers at Zwack
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
„Get acquainted with the wine maker!” was the name of the wine tasting held by Zwack Unicum Nyrt. On 14. June, where among others, the latest products from Zwack Izabella...
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A cup ahead of others
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The Hungarian subsidiary of Sara Lee has American, Dutch and Hungarian “blood” flowing in its veins. Their main strength is that they are usually one step ahead of the market....
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„Deep split between restaurants”
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
We asked István Pető, chairman of the Hungarian Gastronomic Association about the present situation in the restaurant business. – When and for what purposes was the Association established? – Our...
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Chevaliers of Champagne celebrating 20th birthday
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Chevaliers of Törley Champagne celebrated the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Order on 18. May in Budafok. Törley also has reason to be proud of its wines which...
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Less nights in Budapest, more outside
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Net revenues of three, four and five star hotels were 1 per cent higher for the first five months of the year than a year earlier. While the number of...
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Silver medal for Kõbányai beer
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Brands of Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. have won five medals at the most prestigious world event devoted to quality, the Monde Selection. – In addition to the Grand Gold Medal, Dreher...
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METRO in Pécs modernised
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The most recently modernised METRO Cash & Carry Hungary store opened in Pécs, on 14. June. According to Tibor Zsombor, sales director of METRO Cash & Carry Hungary, all of...
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IMIGe team expanding
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Gábor Schwarz from Penthouse Magazin became the business development director of IMIGe Hungary in April, while two former Boomerang Media employees, Erika Farkas and András Farkas András have joined the...
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Health and exclusivity
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Spar Magyarország Kft. and Europark Shopping Centre organised an event called Health Days for the first time between 4-6 May. A new, exclusive private label brand has been added to...
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Art therapy sponsored by Tesco
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Mosoly Alapítvány has developed a special art therapy program for children in hospital which is sponsored by Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. So far, the program has been implemented in Heim Pál...
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STI acquires Petõfi Nyomda
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
STI-group – the leading manufacturer of displays in Europe and a major manufacturer of packaging materials – purchased Petőfi Nyomda Kft. from M-real Corporation on 1 June....
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CBA birthday meeting for partners
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. held a meeting for its partners in Domonyvölgy, on 1 June, to celebrate its 15th birthday....
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25 checkpoints
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The perking plant of Lavazza in Torino, the biggest in the EU, covers 7,3 hectares. As they do not have plantations of their own, they purchase coffee from 60-70 producers....
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Tesco sponsoring Salva Vita this year
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. has donated HUF 20 million to the Salva Vita Foundation which promotes the integration of physically challenged young people and adults into society....
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