Company and Personal News
The Board of Directors of METRO Hungary has a Hungarian majority
As of August 1, METRO Hungary’s management is majority Hungarian: HR director Helga Kaszás joined the department store chain’s staff as a new member, and the position of financial director...
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Spanish ports can’t handle the load, how long will sea freight work?
The price of shipping by sea is getting cheaper, which is why the traffic in this field is increasing. Even if only temporarily, this means that the companies are overloading...
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This is the secret behind Kométa 99’s spectacular revenue growth last year
Last year, Kaposvár-based Kométa 99 increased its consolidated net sales by 7 percent to HUF 59.8 billion, the Italian family-owned meat processor announced in its annual report published on the...
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Easter and Pentecost saved domestic tourism in the second quarter
After the capital, Siófok and Eger attracted the most guests in the second quarter, Szallas.hu data revealed. Although the long weekends boosted tourism, the loss of Russian guests due to...
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A supermarket offers dried and seasoned crickets
Portugal’s Continente is the first European retail chain to offer a complete line of insects. At present, the Portuguese Food Safety Authority accepts seven types of legume as food suitable...
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Another famous Hungarian restaurant is closing
They can’t pay the bills, so the Paulus Wine Museum Restaurant in Mór will close at the end of August and presumably move to a new location. The famous restaurant...
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Brave New World – Video of the Day
Although we borrowed the title from Aldous Huxley’s almost hundred-year-old dystopia, we seriously think that the algae-based 100% degradable and even edible bottle could be part of a beautiful new...
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The “Opportunities in rural tourism” training will start in the fall
FATOSZ is once again launching its training, the purpose of which is professional preparation for novice village caterers and private individuals, small and micro-enterprises operating farms and farms as rural...
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The situation of tourism companies has been deteriorating for two months now
The National Association of Tourism and Hospitality Employers (VIMOSZ) jointly with the Hungarian Tourism Association and GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. measures the expected development of the business cycle in tourism on...
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Intersnack and SPAR provide meals for the patients of the Heim Pál Children’s Hospital
The manufacturer of Chio and Pom Bär products and SPAR Hungary donated more than HUF 4.1 million to the Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute. In the hospital, 600 portions of...
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Student workers are also needed in the fields of tourism, catering and agriculture
Students between the ages of 16 and 25 who are studying full-time, who are not currently employed, and who do not have a business relationship can register for the Summer...
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The Coca-Cola Foundation works with WWF for a sustainable future
WWF – worldwide and in Hungary – works, among other things, to protect rivers and wetlands. From the source of the Danube to the delta, concrete steps are taken in...
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A new supermarket opened in the SPAR network
A new SPAR store opened in Szigetszentmiklós with an investment of more than eight hundred million forints, It’s a SPAR to Go unit, a modern sales area, energy-saving equipment with...
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Auchan is helping large families start school this year, too
On August 4, the National Association of Large Families (NOE) and Auchan will start their joint school supplies collection campaign. With the collection, which is already considered a tradition, they...
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Rossmann opened a new store in Budaörs
This is the third store of the drugstore chain, completely furnished according to the new German standard, in which reform foods and decor products are given more space, and in...
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A great number of catering units closed in the past couple of years – this may be the reason
Compared to 2019, there are 3,500 fewer catering establishments in Hungary. A third of the shops that were forced to close were operating in Budapest, the president of the Hungarian...
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Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület: in addition to Tesco, ALDI, METRO, Auchan, KFC, Lidl and PENNY have also become significant suppliers
In the first half of 2022, the Hungarian Food Bank Association saved and distributed 4 million kilograms of food to those in need. So far this year, 211,000 of our...
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New solutions are coming in the strategy of domestic companies
While the digital development of the economy and society is now in a critical place among the factors affecting the competitiveness of countries, our country usually only looks at the...
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European tourism has increased, and domestic hotels are doing well even with increased room prices
In the first five months of the year, Europe’s tourist traffic exceeded the previous year’s level by 350 percent, according to the latest data from the United Nations World Tourism...
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Tear-free food industry machine – Video of the day
Robotic onion cutting is more than spectacular....
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This is how SPAR prepares for the start of school
SPAR Hungary offers a wide range of school supplies in INTERSPAR hypermarkets for the start of the school year in September, expecting an increasing sales volume this year. The company,...
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Mars appoints a new manager responsible for the Central European supply chain
Mars, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of confectionery, food and pet food, has appointed a new manager responsible for the Central European supply chain. Richard Lemerle, who is currently...
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Tesco launches school year with more than 4 million products and an extra day off
With more than 3 million notebooks, 100,000 bags and pen holders, as well as nearly 1 million stationery, Tesco is waiting for customers to start school in the fall. The...
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Lidl Germany launches “rescue bags” for imperfect fruit and vegetables
Every year, more than 11 million tons end up in the trash in Germany alone, of which 7 percent can be linked to retail outlets. Germany’s Lidl is now trying...
Read moreThe color of emotion! (Or its voice?) – Video of the day
Today’s film could be a video illustration for one of the interesting articles in our end-of-summer issue (if it wasn’t a parody): taste for sound, smell for color – we...
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Aldi plays a significant role in the month of domestic products
As we wrote about earlier, the month of domestic products will be organized this August with the participation of nine domestic manufacturers. The message of this is that Hungarian Product...
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A holiday abroad is not at all more expensive now than it was 10 years ago
Since forint is getting weaker and weaker, it seems logical that vacations abroad will also become more and more expensive. However, in reality this is not necessarily the case: in...
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Auchan has been forced to end its popular free bus service
The people of Fót must say goodbye to their old, well-known Auchan bus, local politician Nóra Vargha, informed the population – Pénzcentrum pointed out. Allegedly, for reasons of cost reduction,...
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Lidl launches with health-conscious, special products
Lidl Hungary is constantly expanding the number of products that support health-conscious and special diets, so that its permanent and temporary offer already includes nearly 350 vegetarian, vegan, organic, lactose-...
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New Sales Director at Dreher
From June of this year, Csaba Szilágyi is responsible for tasks related to the sales of Dreher products. The new manager has extensive Hungarian and international experience in this professional...
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