News and articles
World retail congress in Berlin
Date: 2010-11-01 11:57:45
In three days more than 130 presenters will give an overview of retail’s state after the crisis on 25-27 October in Berlin. How should retail react to the challenges of...
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Aluminium box return vending machines were set up
Date: 2010-11-01 11:55:32
The test run of aluminium box return vending machines started, with support from the Association of Hungarian Brewers. This year 22 Hungarian-made return vending machines will be placed all over...
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Sales executive joins the Focus Hungary team
Date: 2010-11-01 11:53:39
Focus Magyarország Kft.’s new sales executive came from SPAR Hungary: Tamás Baráthy’s task will be promoting, developing and selling the company’s products. He earned an economist degree specialising in marketing....
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Record volume of sugar is about to be produced in Kaposvár
Date: 2010-11-01 11:52:09
The Kaposvár sugar factory started the processing of sugar beet in September. According to their plans, 120,000 tons of sugar will be made in the last operating sugar production plant...
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French-Hungarian business meeting in Budapest
Date: 2010-11-01 11:49:21
Early July the fair of French and Hungarian regions was organised once again, together with a meeting for French and Hungarian businessmen. The event took place in Sofitel, where the...
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New managing director for Coface Hungary
Date: 2010-11-01 11:47:03
The Coface Group appointed Gábor Kárpáti as managing director of Coface Hungary. Former head of the company Zoltán Dercze parted with the company from his own accord. The new managing...
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Tesco shoppers collected 25 million PET bottles and aluminium cans
Date: 2010-11-01 11:45:06
Tesco Hungary’s joint campaign with ÖKO-Pannon Nonprofit Kft. lasted from 11 June until 29 August. Shoppers collected 6 million reusable PET bottles and 19 million aluminium cans, 64 and 57...
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New type of promotion at METRO
Date: 2010-11-01 11:43:26
METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. implemented its first prize game in which both customers and employees could take part. The 2-week campaign focused on the company’s Fine Food range: those who bought...
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New project added to Alimentaria exhibitions
Date: 2010-11-01 11:41:46
Alimentaria & Horexpo Lisboa retail show is the latest addition to Alimentaria exhibitions. Alimentaria Lisboa, Horexpo and Tecnoalimentaria will be organised jointly, but each exhibition will preserve its own profile....
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Zsolt Simon was appointed TV2’s new CEO
Date: 2010-11-01 11:29:56
From 25 October 2010 Zsolt Simon is the new CEO of TV2. Mr Simon left the managing director’s seat at MEC media agency to fill the new position. He is...
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Kométa debuted with new television advertisement
Date: 2010-11-01 11:27:58
Kométa ’99 Zrt. and its new advertising agency Creative Partners shot a new television ad, which appeared from 20 September until 17 October in the programme of the biggest television...
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Erste Bank is the new partner in the SuperShop programme
Date: 2010-11-01 11:26:39
As an exclusive partner, Erste Bank Hungary Nyrt. joined the SuperShop loyalty programme. On 14 October the bank issued Erste SuperShop Credit Card and Erste SuperShop Debit Card – by...
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More than 80 new Hungarian products in Tesco stores of Western Hungary
Date: 2010-11-01 11:25:03
(HU) Több mint 80 új magyar termék a nyugat-magyar-országi Tesco áruházakban...
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Mars’ new look website
Date: 2010-11-01 11:22:54
Mars Hungary refreshed its website with new information, international and domestic company news in September 2010. Zsolt Mayer, the company’s corporate relations director told that they not only wanted to...
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The whole country gets going at the biggest running event
Date: 2010-11-01 11:19:11
On 26 September 2010 the biggest domestic marathon event ever was organised within the framework of the 25th SPAR Budapest International Marathon and Running Festival. About 15,000 runners entered the...
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The panic is over, but consumers are still cautious
Date: 2010-11-01 11:17:06
The consumer confidence index moderately improved in the past three quarters in Hungary, but is still in the negative zone (we can speak of a positive mood above 100). In...
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Henkel strengthened its leading position in the sustainability ranking
Date: 2010-11-01 11:14:44
Henkel made it to the Dow Jones global sustainability index (DJSI World) and to the Dow Jones European sustainability index (DJSI Europe) for the fourth time, as the only representative...
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Szilasfood welcomes its new sales director
Date: 2010-11-01 11:13:12
From 1 September 2010 János Szenográczky fills the position of sales director at Szilasfood Kft. Mr Szenográczky has been in the FMCG sector for 20 years, in the last couple...
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SIÓ-ECKES’ new agency selected in a tendering process
Date: 2010-11-01 11:11:40
Four agencies participated in the tender of Hungary’s market leading fruit juice manufacturer and distributor, and finally DBB got the job. Dávid Aniot, SIÓ-ECKES’ marketing director told that the team,...
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Zoo visit for milk or juice carton boxes
Date: 2010-11-01 11:09:32
Happy Box Days were organised by the Beverage Carton Environmental Association Foundation. 1,545 children visited the Budapest Zoo in exchange for 10 empty carton boxes per person. Nearly 20,000 boxes...
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New CEO leads Ipsos Zrt.
Date: 2010-11-01 11:07:00
From 1 October 2010 Tamás Géczi is the new CEO of Ipsos Zrt. Since July 2009 he has been leading the Central and Eastern Europe, Near East and Africa regions...
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Eight-year-old Agárdi Distillery organises courses
Date: 2010-11-01 11:03:34
From January 2011 Agárdi Distillery will start pálinka distilling courses for home-use distillers. On 7 October the company met partners to celebrate the company’s 8th birthday, where owner Tibor Vértes...
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HUNGERIT won the Superbrands award
Date: 2010-11-01 10:56:18
The independent Superbrands jury congregated for the third time this year and decided that HUNGERIT Zrt. was worthy of the Business Superbrands 2010 award. At the same time, one of...
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Tappancs Szeged shared half of the donations they received
Date: 2010-11-01 10:51:21
In May the Facebook members of the Pedigree Adoption Programme launched a campaign for improving the conditions at dog shelters: Mars Hungary offered to provide dog food and participants voted...
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dm to expand
Date: 2010-10-29 23:53:02
New stores were added to the dm drugstore chain in Corvin shopping center, and dm also reopened its shop in Lurdy House. The dm drugstore chain expanded its network with...
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The newest plaza opens in Siófok in 2011
Date: 2010-10-29 21:08:59
The construction work is scheduled to be completed later this year, the handing over of the trade center may take place in December 2011. In relation to one of the...
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Zwack – declining revenue and profit
Date: 2010-10-29 21:07:12
According to the company's flash report, published on Thursday on the website of BÉT; The Zwack Unicum Nyrt. has reached 720 million HUF after-tax profit in the first half of...
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Successful Hoventa expo in 2010
Date: 2010-10-29 20:12:19
Hoventa 2010 összefoglaló from Trade Magazin on Vimeo....
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German retail sales decreased further
Date: 2010-10-29 18:17:48
In Germany, the decline of the September retail sales accelerated. After the 0.4 percent decline of August a 2.3 percent decline has occurred. Annual growth is 0.4 percent. On the...
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EU decision: more alcohol can be in the Hungarian wines
Date: 2010-10-29 18:16:47
Brussels agreed that because of the bad weather, winemakers can increase the alcoholic degree of wines. A further nine countries, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Denmark, Slovakia, the...
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