Company and Personal News
McDonald’s appoints new Marketing Director
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:25
From the first of August, Austrian-born Jörg Pizzera joined the biggest fast-food restaurant chain in Hungary, McDonald’s as Marketing Director. He is responsible for developing the marketing strategy for 100...
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EVM Zrt. expands its offering range
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:20
The EVM Ltd, manufacturer of the traditional Ultra, WU2, Caola, and Komfort brands expanding its product range again. During the past year, the market accepted the new Ultra Szavo anti-mildew...
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Gift voucher due to data disclosure
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:05
The leading German Schlecker drugstore network apologized to customers, due to information disclosure and gave a five euro gift voucher to them. Last week, more than 7 million e-mail addresses...
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Business Superbrands and Superbrands award for the Magyar Cukor Zrt.
Date: 2010-08-31 00:05:21
The high professional acknowledgment awards were also handed over this year, in the scope of the Superbrands program. The Koronás Cukor which is the favorite of the consumers, received the...
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Cseke Gábor became the best Hungarian sommelier
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:55
Cseke Gábor who works in a hotel in London won the sommelier tournament in Sopron. The winner will represent Hungary at the Sommelier European Championship in November in Strasbourg. Cseke...
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Nescafé Plan: 500 million Swiss franc investment for Nestlé coffee related developments
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:28
Nestlé Nescafe launched its Nescafé Plan program in Mexico City. The project measures show Nestlé’s commitment, in connection with coffee cultivation, production and consumption. The Nescafé Plan is made up...
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Designed containers countrywide
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:05
The designed selective waste collecting containers of Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. will soon appear. In the scope of the new feature of the coordinating body, the recovery of the various...
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Coop – Cipó House in Szolnok
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:58
The Coop Szolnok Trade Zrt. and the Cipó-Ház Kft. (Loaf House Ltd.) held its ceremonial opening on the 18th of August in Zagyvarékas. The Coop Zrt. Szolnok had already planned...
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“Our school should win!” again
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:22
The Univer Product Zrt. from September advertise its school supporter ”Our school should win” program again, for Hungarian primary and secondary schools. This year, the dream of five-schools will come...
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Sale out at Praktiker
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:09
Praktiker sells one part of its products through Vatera and TeszVesz online auction sites in Hungary. Praktiker puts a strong emphasis this year for the end of summer sale out....
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Disappointing second quarter results in the European food retailing
Date: 2010-08-30 00:06:25
According to Nielsen’s Growthreporter analysis; European food retailing decreased in ten countries, including Hungary. In Hungary 3 percent less food, household chemicals and cosmetics (FMCG) have been sold in retail,...
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Improved economy, declining international confidence
Date: 2010-08-30 00:04:25
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. in cooperation with Erste Bank; this year’s economic growth of Hungary will be around 1 percent. The Hungarian economy, after the...
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Liquidations in Central Hungary
Date: 2010-08-30 00:03:55
According to the datas of Opten; In the first half of the year 22 percent more liquidations were carried up in the Central Hungarian Region, than in the same period...
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The area centers may be important fair locations
Date: 2010-08-30 00:02:25
Matthias Limbeck, manager for Reed Exhibitions in Austria, expects real changes on the fair markets at smaller fairs in Central Europe. He believes ,the prosperous regions can improve their own...
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Fed: a weaker-than-expected recovery
Date: 2010-08-30 00:01:25
The economic recovery from the crisis is weaker than expected, but we are ready for further steps, if it is necessary – said Ben Bernake chairman of Fed. Shortly before...
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Monthly 40 tons of plum dumplings and stuffed pasta
Date: 2010-08-30 00:01:09
Pasta production restarts in the first week of September in the Goldsun plant of Zalaegerszeg – informed Kiss Viktor, one of the executive of the owner, the Zala-Cool Ltd. The...
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Spar: expansion after rebuilding
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:59
This year, the renovation of the Plus network was in the main focus of Spar. The group expects to increase its market share. – It is expected, that Spar Hungary...
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Tchibo tripled
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:09
Tchibo tripled its profit in the first half of this year, compared to a year earlier, due to the cost-saving program, carried out last year. In the sores of Tchibo...
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Tesco opened in Abony
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:01
The newest member of the Tesco hypermarket chain, has been opened in Abony at Szolnoki road. The new, 3,000 square-meter store is open seven days a week, from 6 am...
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Strategic partnership will strengthen the distribution Rézangyal
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Rézangyal Kft. and Coca-Cola Hungary signed an agreement on 15 June 2010, according to which from 5 July Coca-Cola HBC is the exclusive distributor of Rézangyal Classic Selection (11 flavours)...
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Chinese delegation visited Kométa
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
A delegation form the city of Cixi visited Kaposvár in July and the representatives of the two cities signed a declaration of intent to start a long-term cooperation. The delegation...
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Gold medal: Coty – Rafinanz • Adidas – Wii promotion
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coty Hungary Kft. commissioned Rafinanz Service with a 10-week promotion campaign to boost sales of adidas women’s cosmetics and to support the range’s new Free Emotion product line. One of...
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Prices in agriculture continue to fall
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The production price level of agricultural products was down 0.6 percent in May 2010. In April the fall was 5.7 percent in comparison with the same month last year –...
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Shaken, not stirred
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The budget needs more money – there is less money to spend in people’s pocket: this is not the best scenario when you want to sell alcoholic beverages. In the...
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The alcohol consumption of festival-goers knows no limits
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Heineken Hungária Zrt. and Krétakör went to festivals to campaign for responsible drinking and the results give us food for thought. Péter Fancsikai directed a short film and an animation...
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Less housework and more time spent with the family
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In Hungary 7 out of ten women would like to spend less time with cooking and more with their family – reveals a survey by Sága. Women spend 54 percent...
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Gold medal: SPAR Hungary • Smurf mania
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Between 23 April and 1 June 2009, 15 inhabitants of Smurf village moved to SPAR, KAISER’S, INTERSPAR and PLUS stores. The objectives of the promotion were increasing the number of...
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Small is the Strong Shot, but strong
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Pepsi came out with its latest innovation in Japan. Strong Shot is an energy drink in a 190-ml aluminium can, with extra caffeine and extra carbonation. Because of the high...
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Family budgets reshaped for the umpteenth time
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
While in the European Union retail turnover fell at the same rate as in November 2008, in Hungary it decreased by 4.7 percent in the first four months of 2010,...
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Liegl & Dachser – további sikerekre hangolva
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Liegl&Dachser, a transportation and logistics joint venture seated in Pilisvörösvár has celebrated its 10th birthday recently. Engelbert Liegl, the company’s founder told that they intend to keep contributing to speeding...
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