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Isomalt factory inaugurated in Tiszapüspöki
On 30 October Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga and Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas ceremonially opened the isomalt factory of KALL Ingredients Kft. The new factory...
Read morePraktiker: the online shop develops the fastest
Although Praktiker operates 20 DIY stores in Hungary, it is the ‘21st’ unit, the online shop that develops the fastest. The online shop had been launched in 2009 but it went...
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Strong third quarter for Henkel
In the 3rd quarter of 2017 Henkel’s sales revenue augmented by 4.9 percent to EUR 4,981 million. Organic growth was 3 percent, while adjusted operating profit (EBIT) rose by 7.1...
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Winners of the 2017 HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition
The Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) organised the first HUNGAROPACK Hungarian Packaging Competition in 1967. They celebrated the competition’s 50th birthday with the patronage of Minister of Agriculture...
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ALDI Hungary’s green programme rewarded
ALDI Hungary’s 2017 complex energy project won the CSR Hungary award in the ‘Environment-Green Excellence’ category. As a responsible company, ALDI Hungary continuously develops and introduces environmentally friendly solutions that reduce...
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L’Oréal recognised for leadership in environmental matters
L’Oréal is a global leader in corporate sustainability. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), an independent organisation that issues environmental certificates, has recently announced that L’Oréal scored an ‘A’ for all three...
Read moreNearly 180 tons of food products were donated by Tesco customers
Tesco’s customers donated 178 tons, ie 445,000 servings of food, in the Christmas fundraising campaign of the Hungarian Food Bank Association. In addition to the donations of the buyers, Tesco...
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The happy winner of the METRO prize game could take his car home
Török László, the lucky winner of METRO’s “Play and travel with us!” prize-winning game, was handed over the main prize the TOYOTA Yaris Hybrid passenger car on 27 November. Török...
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Celebrating cheese
The 1st SZEGA Cheese Festival of Nations was a great success. It was a milestone event as the International Guild of Cheese Masters, which has 6,000 members from 40 countries, has...
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Henkel teams up with Plastic Bank
Henkel has entered into a partnership with social enterprise Plastic Bank. The organisation’s goals are to stop polluting oceans with plastic and to create opportunities for people living in poverty. New plastic...
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The Széchenyi Enterprise Award of the Year was awarded to Globserver and Crown Foods Kft. while the Széchenyi Bridge Award was given to Bitrise
Globserver, specializing in security technology and arms sales won the Széchenyi Enterprise Award of the Year in 2017 in the category of companies exceeding 500 million HUF annual turnover, while...
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VOSZ organized the Day of Entrepreneurs for the 19th time
Never a worse year – Varga Mihály evaluated year 2017 at the 19th Entrepreneurs Day this year. The Minister of National Economy recalled that next year the burdens on wages...
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Entries are now open for the Consumer Protection Manager of the Year competition
The Consumer Protection Manager Association (FORE) wishes to reward the efforts of Hungary’s more than 2,000 consumer protection managers with the ‘Consumer Protection Manager of the Year’ prize. Winners will be...
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Intersnack employs more people than last year
Thanks to the increase in export Intersnack – the manufacturer of Chio products – employs 11 percent more people this year than last year. At the moment Intersnack has 400 employees,...
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POPAI goes to Bonafarm
Pick Szeged Zrt. was the host of this year’s last POPAI meeting. On 16 November business development manager Krisztián Király spoke about channel trends and Teleki winery. Nielsen client executives Dóra Hajnal and...
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OMA AWARDS 2017
Outstanding Merchandising Achievement Awards (OMA) has been rewarding the best in-store displays for more than 50 years. You can see some of this year’s best solutions in the non-food category. ...
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Market leaders in telecommunications counselling
SciamuS Kft. was established in 2003 and one of the biggest milestones in their history was developing a cost optimisation method for telecommunication companies. Later SciamuS also started to offer counselling services...
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Excellent wines from Nagyrada
Cezar Winery Kft. has Swedish roots. Sales director Katalin Császár told our magazine that they had won medals with their wines in several international competitions. They sell their products via wholesalers and don’t...
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The goal is to enter the European market
75 percent of Scanimpex Kft. used to be in Swedish ownership – we learned from managing director Tibor Szöllős – but in 2004 the family sold their shares to Spanish company...
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The leaders in urban gardening
Green Fortune Kft.’s mission is to put the theory of urban gardening and plant growing into practice. They have installed more than 550 so-called plant walls in 19 countries – informed...
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The company name changes, the quality stays the same
Essity/SCA Hygiene Products Kft. is a member of Swedish company Essity/SCA Group. They manufacture and sell hygiene products such as Libero diapers, Libresse feminine hygiene products, Zewa household tissue papers, TENA incontinence...
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Innovations serving energy efficiency
Swedish company ABB is a leading developer and supplier of innovative technologies in the fields of energy products, robotics, industrial automation and energy networks. ABB is present in more than 100...
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Ericsson contributes to economic growth with 5G technology
Ericsson Magyarország Kft. employs nearly 2,000 people. The company is one of Hungary’s biggest telecommunication and informatics researchers, software and hardware developers. They have a laboratory where they do network research. Ericsson is also...
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Affordable home furnishing solutions
IKEA’s goal is to provide people with a nicer environment in their daily lives. Eszter Varga-Nagy, PR manager of IKEA Hungary explained to our magazine that the company sells affordable furniture...
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Premium quality trucks
Scania’s history goes back more than 125 years and has been a member of the Volkswagen group since 2015. The company is present in more than 100 countries, manufacturing trucks, buses...
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Property development in an innovative way
Skanska is one of the world’s biggest property developers. They employ 41,000 people all over the world, planning, building and leasing both private and commercial property. In Hungary Skanska focuses on commercial...
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Lipóti and the Dia-Wellness for a healthy Christmas
As the holidays approach, new products will be placed on the shelves of the Lipóti Bakeries. Thanks to the joint developments with the Dia-Wellness, health-conscious people, consumers with food allergies...
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SPAR has re-opened two of its stores
SPAR Magyarország has modernized the INTERSPAR store in Tatabánya and the supermarket in Bicske from nearly 3 billion HUF. The customers can use the 17-year-old the INTERSPAR store in Tatabánya...
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