Company and Personal News
Make-your-own Magnum retail concept makes Indian debut
Date: 2019-10-21 08:10:30
Magnum has launched its first two pop-up stores in India, offering customers Make Your Own Magnum experience. The stores have opened at Phoenix Market City malls in Mumbai and Chennai....
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Unilever makes more pledges
Date: 2019-10-20 12:07:19
Unilever has made a pledge to halve its ‘virgin’ plastic (that is non-recycled plastic) use by 2025. To this end the company will utilise more than 100,000 tons less plastic...
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Gluten-free and vegan products available in OMV VIVA shops
Date: 2019-10-20 11:55:09
From October seven new private label, additive-free snacks can be found on the shelves of OMV VIVA filling station shops. The four snack mixes are made from organic ingredients only,...
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Mastercard’s advisory division moves to Budapest
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:21
Mastercard strategic consultancy business line, Mastercard Advisors brings one of its European centres to Budapest. As part of this move, the company plans to increase the number of advisors to...
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Coca-Cola plans to use bottles made of paper and waste collected from the seas
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:18
As part of the World Without Waste initiative that the company announced last year, Coca-Cola has teamed up with Danish paper bottle start-up Paboco. Paboco’s goal is to be the...
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HUNGEXPO: Modernisation work has started
Date: 2019-10-20 11:37:16
On 30 September the revitalisation programme of Hungexpo ceremonially started. From HUF 55 billion exhibition halls A, B, D, G and F will be modernised by 2021, plus two new...
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SAP’s new head of communications
Date: 2019-10-20 11:28:37
Zsuzsa Halpert takes over the external and internal communication tasks of SAP, as integrated communication and PR specialist – in Hungary and five more countries in the South East Europe...
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KitchenAid promotion in Spar stores
Date: 2019-10-20 11:23:32
US kitchen appliances brand KitchenAid’s products are available to SPAR customers between 10 October 2019 and 29 January 2020. Shoppers get a loyalty point for every HUF 1,000 spent and...
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Coca-Cola for a cleaner Tisza
Date: 2019-10-20 11:19:24
On 27 September 100 Coca-Cola Hungary workers collected more than 1.8 tons of waste from the river Tisza, as part of the PET Cup initiative. The 170 bags of rubbish...
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Carlsberg makes paper beer bottle
Date: 2019-10-20 10:52:55
Danish beer company Carlsberg has unveiled the first paper beer bottle in the world. The bottle is made of sustainable and recyclable wood fibres. The bottle forms part of Carlsberg’s...
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Quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó
Date: 2019-10-18 11:25:14
Hops growers will be able to apply for a support of 6 millionHUF per hectares from mid-October. Healthy, high-quality hops were grown in Kastélyosdombó, where, at the initiative of HEINEKEN...
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The role, benefits and future of exhibitions – priorities in the light of statistics
Date: 2019-10-18 11:19:11
The Agricultural and Food Marketing Section of the Hungarian Marketing Association dealt with thefuture role professional exhibitions and marketing communication, its possible purposes, its and effective exhibition work. Dr. Totth...
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KEH Director: The water crisis has begun
Date: 2019-10-18 11:18:07
The water crisis has begun; “A new world order is underway in which the unsustainable use of natural resources, including water has a great importance,” – Kőrösi Csaba, head of...
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A 3D printer supports trainings by in nearly fifty vocational training centers
Date: 2019-10-18 11:06:13
Thanks to a tender project, containing both domestic and EU subsidies of 44 vocational training centers under the supervision of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, which is based on...
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More than 1200 applications have been submitted to MVM’s smart furniture competition
Date: 2019-10-18 11:06:11
MVM’s tender for smart furniture was surrounded by great interest. The four smart furniture was awarded by a professional jury to an elementary school, a high school, a multifunctional educational...
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Great interest in Hungarian Product prize games
Date: 2019-10-18 10:40:06
Thanks to the great interest from product manufacturers, Hungarian Product Nonprofit Kft. organises not one but two nationwide, collective prize games this year. In the autumn 15 trademark user companies are taking...
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SPAR’s program helps parents to prepare a snack
Date: 2019-10-17 11:30:34
The national campaign, with the help of several professional partner organizations, aims to promote health conscious eating among the youngest. From October, SPAR will launch a one and a half...
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How to reduce the amount of plastic waste
Date: 2019-10-17 11:28:55
The average European citizen produces 4.8 tonnes of waste a year, most of which is plastic packaging. As a result, the European Union wants to recycle 65 percent of all...
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We can save the world with soap! Start with small steps!
Date: 2019-10-17 11:23:23
What can we do if we want to integrate sustainability into everyday practice? In the fall, dm launches an educational program and community challenge to raise awareness of the small...
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The GVH has approved the merger of eMAG and Extreme Digital
Date: 2019-10-17 11:10:48
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) has determined that the acquisition of control by Dante International Kft. (eMAG.hu) over Extreme Digital Zrt. (Edigital.hu) does not significantly reduce competition in the market...
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World Water Summit – the Global Green Growth Institute opens European headquarters in Hungary
Date: 2019-10-17 11:10:40
The European Green Office will be opened in Hungary by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI). The cooperation agreement will be signed by Kaderják Péter, Minister of State of the...
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Apple and Google remain the world’s most valuable brands
Date: 2019-10-17 11:06:00
For the seventh consecutive year, Apple and Google have become the world’s most valuable brands in the global ranking of the US Interbrand consulting firm. In the “Best Global Brands”...
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Gender és influencer marketing and its challenges
Date: 2019-10-17 10:21:12
The European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) today launches its Best Practice Recommendation on Influencer Marketing. They can be read here. Due to the fast-paced evolution of technologies and rapid development of platforms...
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Eroski Introduces Sustainable Packaging For Bakery Products
Date: 2019-10-17 08:50:40
Spanish retailer Eroski has announced that it has replaced the plastic used in packaging trays for bakery products with 100% recycled and recyclable PET plastic. The initiative will help the...
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Lidl Belgium Tests Grocery Pick-Up Service
Date: 2019-10-17 08:30:55
Lidl Belgium has announced that it is testing a grocery pick-up service in its Destelbergen outlet. The service, which Lidl claims is a first in the country, allows customers to...
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Coles launches What’s for Dinner platform
Date: 2019-10-17 08:10:24
Coles has launched its ‘What’s for Dinner’ service. It exists on the Coles website and provides recipes for meals that can be made with five ingredients or less in under 30 minutes. Shoppers...
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