Company and Personal News
Aldi defers in Poland
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
German discount retailer Aldi has postponed plans to enter the Polish market until early next year and will open fewer outlets there than planned. Aldi will open about 10 stores...
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Ferrero loses monopoly over Kinder sweets
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
Ferrero has been left with a bitter taste after being banned from keeping its monopoly over the word kinder, the German word for children, on its popular Kinder Surprise eggs....
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Start at Airport City
Date: 2007-09-25 00:00:00
The first phase of the project is scheduled for completion in Q1 2008 including 8,300 sqm of warehouse space for lease and nearly 2,000 sqm of offices. Developer Ablon has...
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Campaign for red meat
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Makáry Stúdió is the winner of the tender published for finding an agency to create a campaign for promoting red meats. Th tender was published by the Agricultural Marketing Centre...
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Rumbling over
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The „Apenta will rumble in the summer” promotional campaign is over. Participants were able to win a Whirpool Inox refrigerator each day, while the main prize was an Air Tours...
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Objective: to become the market leader
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
György Sóskuti has been appointed as the new sales director of Tchibo Budapest Kft. He began his career 12 years ago with Nestlé Hungária Kft., as a sales rep. Later,...
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Friesland moving production capacity
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Friesland Hungária zRt. will relocate its production capacity from Nagybánhegyes to Debrecen at the end of September, as the last step of its consolidation process announced in November 2006....
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Knoppers for joggers
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The slogan “quality nutrition + exercise = active life” will be used to promote Knoppers wafers, a Storck product among joggers taking part in the races of the autumn season....
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Unilever Magic world camp
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Unilever has paid the cost of a one week holiday for students of Burattino Iskolaalapítvány as part of its charity program. The students also received ice cream, tea, tooth paste,...
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European Milka tour
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The Milka Alpine Experience Tour of 16 countries came to Hungary between 18-26 August, visiting 5 cities and introducing the world of Milka....
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Jubilee champagne success
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The champagne made for the 125th anniversary of the foundation of Törley, Jubileumi Cuvée has won a gold medal at the Jubilee National Wine Competition. The 2006 Szent István Korona...
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Awards in HUNGAROPACK Packaging Competition
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
74 nominations from 34 companies were entered for the 24th HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition. A jury composed of industry experts and representatives of trade organisations and ministries selected the projects...
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Gramex entering the international market
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tesco experts have found Gramex 2000 Kft. suitable to become an international supplier of soft drinks in PET bottles for Tesco. Gramex will supply drinks for Tesco in Hungary, Slovakia,...
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HUNGAROPACK 2007 award winners
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
1. Dunapack Zrt. Nyíregyházi Hullámdobozgyár: cardboard box for motor vehicle engines 2. M-real Petőfi Nyomda Kft.: „Medicine” cardboard box with anti-counterfeit protection 3. Szenna Pack Kft.: aluminium aerosol can for...
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French chains innovating
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The French supermarket chain Casino is testing a new type of store, which focuses on selling private label products. Apart from food, classic non-food products, kitchen utensils and even books...
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Winners of special awards
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A+C Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (Display for installations) Béres Gyógyszergyár Zrt. („Béres Egészségtár” uniform image consumer packaging) Coca-Cola Beverages (Magyarország) Kft. (Refillable glass bottles for Fanta product line) Dunapack Zrt....
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Interfruct organising new chain
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Interfruct Kft. intends to establish a new retail chain under the name Ria by providing support for independent small stores which meet the defined requirements....
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Certificates awarded
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A+C Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Kft. (Wahl display bulk packaging) CRYSTAL Institute Kft. (packaging for Nano Gold, Nano Silver and Medicannabis pharmaceutical product lines)) Dunapack Zrt. Nyíregyházi Hullámdobozgyár (Cardboard box range...
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Bunny with new batteries
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
A special promotion was organised by Duracell for the beginning of September. .Human size pink rabbits appeared in the streets of Budapest to exchange used batteries of passers by for...
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New management for Mood Media
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Former CEO Jean-Marie Noizet became president of a Mood Media in June 2007, while Jonathan Patrick, formerly of MTV Networks International became the new CEO. The company is present in...
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Get your cards!
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The MasterCard Europe campaign has played a part in increasing the number of businesses where cards are accepted by 36 per cent last year. The number of credit cards also...
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Aggressive expansion to counter international giants
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
According to Liang Wei, CEO of Lianhua Supermarket Holding, they are planning to open 1,200 new, modern stores. Their main competitors in the struggle for dominance in the Chinese retail...
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New horizons for STI Petõfi Nyomda
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Petőfi Nyomda has been operating as part of the German STI group since 1. June 2007. Both companies supply high quality packaging material for international brands. STI is an expert...
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Tesco presenting Tesco Színes
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Tesco has presented its Tesco Színes private label products at a press conference. Some of these have been developed specially for the Hungarian market, some have only been available in...
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MOL opening restaurants
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
MOL is to establish a premium category restaurant chain with Marché International in 6 of its petrol stations located near motorways. Marché International, a member of the Mövenpick group operates...
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Stores opening
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Coop, Püspökmolnári Open: 17 Aug. 2007 Chain: Coop Store space: 160 m2 SKU: 3000 Coop, Szolnok Open: 3 Sept 2007 Chain: Coop Store space: 220 m2 SKU: >4000 Spar, Kalocsa...
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Adverticum AdServer modernised
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
The online advertising system of Adverticum Zrt. was modernised in August. The main new feature of Adverticum AdServer NG is that independent applications can now be connected to the core...
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Displays for Tchibo
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Displays for Tchibo instant specialities guarantee a spectacular appearance for these products. They will be delivered to stores in October and will guarantee intensive Tchibo presence for a period of...
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Too hard to do single handed
Date: 2007-09-24 08:00:00
Szentkirályi and Sió-Eckes are on a joint offensive in restaurants, but Univer with Gyermelyi and Podravka also have their own project, later joined by Veszprémtej and Kotányi. Sió-Eckes Kft. and...
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