Company and Personal News
The OKSZ would simplify the environment control green tax
Date: 2008-10-07 00:00:00
The smallholders are tallying that the file and account commitment is without reason too sophisticated, and they hold , that in 2009 figure of the green tax will be growing...
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Tesco chose a CR adviser and a PR agency
Date: 2008-10-07 00:00:00
From first of October, the B&P CSR management and the NetAktív Kommunikációs Ügynökség make together the internal and external communication of teh retail chain. In division of labor between the...
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New Sealed Air developing for packiging whole chicken
Date: 2008-10-07 00:00:00
Cryovac BDF now offers increased consumer convenience after the launch of a new easy opening strip, totally unlike the traditional corner grip. A range of specifically designed trays that will...
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GL Outlet to extend its profile
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Soon appear some new, famous brands in the outlet center at Törökbálint, but this time not from the world of fashion, but electronics and furnitures. An outlet with miscellany profile...
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Metro AG cuts jobs in Germany
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Hundreds of jobs will be cut at cash & carry wholesale hypermarkets in Germany over the next two years in an effort to increase profit, Frankfurter Allgemeine said, citing a...
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The trade confidence index came to halt
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
According to the survey conducted by GKI Economic research Co. (www.gki.hu) with the support of the European Union, the trend of business expectations remained unchanged. In September, the confidence index...
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Heineken Hungária sponsors city programs in Sopron and in Marfű
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
According to the company's TCR program Heineken maintains the developing of the traditional brewery cities. Heineken Hungária requested the mayor of Sopron, dr. Tamás Fodor and mayor of Martű, dr....
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From October new CEO at Dreher Brewery Hungary
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
For the English native Gary Whitlie the Hungarian market isn't unknow, he worked in Budapest several years ago. Gary Whitlie joined S.A. Breweries Ltd (now SABMiller plc) in 1984 in...
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Three Electro World subsidiaries to sell in CEE
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
Britain's DSG international plc is to sell 33 stores in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. According to the information of Business Daily Világgazdaság, the EW units in the Czech...
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Melamine Detected in Milkshake in Austria
Date: 2008-10-06 00:00:00
The Austrian health ministry has said that some illegally-imported Chinese milkshake containing melamine has been discovered on sale in in a Chinese restaurant. The consignment found during a check in...
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Own fleet for Szentkirályi
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft has purchased a fleet of delivery trucks from Mercedes-Benz. A total of five delivery vehicles have been purchased, bringing the total value of the Szentkirályi fleet to...
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Teens like this
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to the Fanta Trend Report compiled by Bence Ságvári, Hungarian teenagers are exactly like their Western counterparts regarding their Internet usage. 94 per cent of 14-17 year old teenagers...
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Corporate financing: everything for sale!
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
At the moment, there are no signs of any decline in demand for financing among companies. According to a forecast by MNB, last year’s trend is expected to continue, with...
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Rising incomes
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Gross average income was up by 8.2 percent, while net income was up by 7.3 percent. According to KSH data, the average income of employees in full time employment was...
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Pioneering in-store research: long live shopper marketing! (ECR Europe, part 2.)
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
For a long time, we have been waiting for a method to measure the effectiveness of POS marketing. We have seen a promising method at the annual ECR Europe conference...
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Bacardi switching to IP telephones
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Bacardi-Martini Kft decided to introduce an IP-based telephone system in its offices last year. The new Cisco system is also supplemented by a wireless system. IP telephones use the same...
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Chinese weeks in Cora
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Chinese weeks were held by Cora between 4-21. September. Apart form samplings for 150 promoted products, cultural programs were also organised....
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Leasing of production equipment showing constant growth
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
The leasing market expanded by over 16 percent in 2007, compared to 2006. Financing of real estate and equipment have been the main driving forces behind growth. 15 new specialised...
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Deteriorating balance of foreign trade
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to KSH data, exports totalled EUR 6113 million in July, while imports amounted to EUR 6351 million. Whereas export increased by only 8 percent, import was up by 10...
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Quotes – from our correspondent in Berlin
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
„We have taught consumers to focus on prices” Kees Jacobs, director of Capgemini • „When the taxes on packaging materials are raised by politicians, they seem to forget that packaging...
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Speeding in style
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Four lucky winners have been handed keys to a Volvo C30 by the July cover girl of Playboy as the main prize in a Beck’s promotional campaign. Apart from the...
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CIB Lízing: from office to sailboat
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
CIB Lízing Csoport has been the market leader for seven years, with a market share of over 17 percent. The total value of assets financed in 2007 was over HUF...
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Food still on top
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Consumer prices were up by 0.1 percent in July, compared to June and by 6.7 percent, compared to July 2007. According to KSH data, food prices were down by 0.7...
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Dr. Oetker expanding in Jánossomorja
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
A HUF 800 million investment project has been completed in the Jánossomorja plant of Dr. Oetker to expand production capacity. A production line for making decorations for cakes intended for...
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Hot autumn after a hot summer?
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
It looks like agricultural producers are fed up with other people making all the profit. One by one, demonstrations have been held by producers of different fruits and the season...
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Shared fears, gloomy prospects
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to Péter Biczó, director of PricewaterhouseCoopers Kft, the most important conclusion to be drawn from the past 12 months is that uncertainty can be predicted for certain. Banks have...
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Driving to new discounts
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
Large stores have become the primary scene for pre-planned major shopping, while smaller stores, accessible on foot are the places for daily shopping. Small stores were again visited most frequently...
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Competitors catching up
Date: 2008-10-05 08:00:00
According to a recent study by Atradius Hitelbiztosító, China’s position as the most important target for investment might be threatened by other regions of the world. Though 60 percent of...
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