Company and Personal News
HUNGAROPACK – for the 25th time
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
81 nominations have been submitted for the 25th HUNGAROPACK Packaging Competition by 40 organisations. The five nominations achieving the highest scores (awarded by a jury) have been awarded the HUNGAROPACK...
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Christmas tricks to boost sales
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
It is worth taking another look at category roles in connection with the Christmas season. The Christmas campaigns with armies of Santa Clauses employed to find out what children want,...
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Third in the world
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Metro is the third largest retail company in the world after Wal-Mart and Carrefour, with 2,400 units world-wide in 31 countries and 270,000 employees....
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Momentum from Knoppers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A TV campaign was launched by Storck Hungária Kft for the Knoppers wafer in September. With its healthy ingredients, Knoppers is expected by the company to become a dominant product...
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The value of reputation
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to a survey conducted by Weber Shandwick with Figyelő and Szonda Ipsos, reputation is estimated by Hungarian CEO-s to account for 50 percent of market value. This is less...
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Government regarding fruits and vegetables as key sector
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though the weather has been favourable for the production of fruits and vegetables this year, the prices farmers had dreamt of remained dreams. According to farmers, a HUF 100 billion...
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One out of ten carbonated beverages are low calorie
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Demand for carbonated soft drinks has not changed substantially in recent years. The total value of the market is HUF 1110 billion at present. The global health trend is reflected...
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Cost saving innovations in machinery
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Innovation in technology for the food industry has accelerated in recent years. Innovation is aimed primarily at reducing operating costs. Economy is a priority in both energy consumption and the...
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Night shift successful
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
In our July edition, we reported about the night of displays when the Hungarian section of POPAI organised the installation of three unusual displays during the night in the INTERSPAR...
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Wine from Lekkerlandnál
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
As supplier of the gas station Lekkerland has to refresh its sortiment continously. In this retail chanel the specilities, the unique products are better to shop as on other markets....
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Tesco-IBUSZ Common Chirstmas Game
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
The costumers, who buy something in value minium HUF 500 in the Tesco small shops, can take part at the competition, where the main prize is a travel from the...
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Jamie Oliver's products in Hungarian Spar units
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
From today the famous chef's food and non food products are buyable in Interspar and Kaiser’s shops. Spar always combinates in its wide sortiment the high quality and the fastidiousness....
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Wal-Mart cut forecast
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
No. 1 retailer reported third-quarter profit grow by 9.8%, but said a stronger dollar would squeeze its full-year profit. Wal-Mart logged operating income of $3.03 billion, or 77 cents a...
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GlaxoSmithKline Kft. is the best workplace in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to the common research of business daily Vilaggazdasag and Hewit „Best Workplace in Hungary” the employees of GSK (in the BEs category) and of Qunitiles Magyarorszag (in the SMEs...
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Special outdoor campagne for Twinnings
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to mediainfo.hu a hughe coffee-cup drives trough Budapest. On the Podium car of Celcsoport Media stands a 2×2 m big Twinings tea-cup, rounded by real grass. Maresi Foodbroker Kft....
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Kraft Foods to close Brasso chocolate plant
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
International giant Kraft Foods will shut down its chocolate factory in Romania and lay off its 440 employees next year, saying it can no longer expand at its current location....
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Happy 25th Birthday Marché!
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The first Marché restaurant was open in early November in 1983 in Stuttgart. Since than Marché has 79 restaurants, the concept won several international gastronomie award. Marché International is...
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Prices jump up in Latvia
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
In the 27 member states of EU according to the harmonized data the annual inflation was 4.2% in September 2008 compared to September 2007. The lowest annual rates were observed...
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Solid grow at the consumer prices
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
In October 2008 consumer prices increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month and rose by 5.1% compared to October 2007. In the first ten months of 2008 the average...
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Bent cucumbers can be sold by retailers from next July
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
End to minimum shapes and sizes for 26 fruits and vegetables, such as aubergines and apricots, cherries, garlic, leeks, peas, spinach and watermelons. But 10 standards will remain. Misshapen fruit...
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Two Spar supermarket in one week
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
Last week in Pomaz opened a new Spar supermarket, this week the number of Spar units in Debrecen grow with a brand new supermarket in the mall, called Debrecen Fórum....
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TV2 Television chanel fires 35 people
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
The broadcast company prepares itself for the effects of the financial crisis, so it reorganises its newsprograms and the producer company behind them. The TV2 Hungary is a subsidary of...
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Davidoff Café Suprême Réserve 2008
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
This Christmas Tchibo offers connoisseurs ultimate coffee enjoyment without compromises. The new Davidoff Café Javanese Blue limited edition is a unique present for coffee friends. A true connoisseur places the...
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Coke Zero agents at the latest James Bond film premier
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
On 9th November take part the film premier gala of “Quantum of Solace” in Budapest. Within its global partnership with the latest James Bond film, Coca-Cola Zero organised an event...
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32% sales increase at Invitel
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The Hungarian Telephone and Cable Corp. Called in Hungary as Invitel announced its results for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Company's revenue grow to USD 153.1...
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O-I Will Present at the Brau Beviale
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
Company's innovative glass containers enable to superior taste, purity and save the environment. O-I, the leading packiging producer of the world will present on the BRAU Beviale between 12-14 November...
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Aldi supermarket to start selling holidays
Date: 2008-11-12 00:00:00
The discount supermarket chain that has won thousands of new shoppers from its rivals this year, is expanding into a new market – holidays. The German-owned group plans to cash...
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Joint Hungarian-Austrian CEO at BAT
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
From November Emil Moskofian leads the British American Tobacco's Hungarian and Austrian subsidaries. The specialist works since 18 years at the company, in last decade in managing position. Emil Moskofian...
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