Company and Personal News
Carrefour’s last-quarter sales increased
Date: 2015-01-19 11:13:34
The world’s number two retailer the Carrefour announced that its sales growth accelerated in the fourth quarter, in an annual comparision, mainly due to the expansion of the European and...
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The government and Kőröstej sign strategic agreement
Date: 2015-01-19 09:39:16
On 6 November the government signed a strategic agreement with Hungarian-owned dairy group Kőröstej. Kőröstej produces 25,000 tons of cheese a year and the group’s revenue reached HUF 27 billion...
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Soproni 0.0% Maxx hits the stores
Date: 2015-01-19 08:44:16
Soproni 0.0% Maxx represents a new generation of alcohol-free beers and is made using the latest production technology. Brewing master Árpád Szabó told that special wheat malt gives the product...
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Auchan does not plan to close stores
Date: 2015-01-16 11:55:12
The Auchan Magyarország Kft. operates 19 stores and 16 fuel stations in Hungary, and does not plan closure – the company told MTI on Friday. Dominique Ducoux in its written...
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The Tamási-Hús Kft. expanded its markets and increased its sales last year
Date: 2015-01-16 11:40:06
The Tamási-Hús Kft. increased its sales revenue by about one-third in 2014, compared to the previous year. The company reached the growth with the introductions of new products and by...
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Here is the Hungarian team of this year's Bocuse d'Or
Date: 2015-01-16 11:20:30
The guinea fowl and the trout will be the theme of this year's Bocuse d'Or on 27-28 January in Lyon; the Hungarian team of the world's most prestigious cooking competition...
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The world's largest agricultural fair has started in Berlin
Date: 2015-01-16 11:18:59
The International Green Week (Internationale Grüne Woche), the world's largest agricultural, food and horticultural fair has started in Berlin on Friday in Berlin. The Hungarian booth was opened by Fazekas...
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Hungary is the guest of honor at the most prestigious German culinary festival
Date: 2015-01-16 11:15:17
Hungary will debut at the prestigious German culinary festival, the Gourmet Festival Sylt. Sylt is a 100-square-kilometer island in the North Sea, but has 10 Michelin stars. The Michelin stars...
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The Praktiker has a new owner
Date: 2015-01-16 11:05:37
The Swiss-based strategic investor, the Papag AG takes over the Praktiker Építési- és Barkácspiacok Magyarország Kft., after the Praktiker in Poland – the bankruptcy trustee of the BM Praktiker International...
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HEINEKEN and Design Terminál sign strategic partnership agreement
Date: 2015-01-16 08:48:41
Joris Huijsmans, general manager of Heineken Hungária Zrt. and Gergely Böszörményi-Nagy, the director of Design Terminál signed a 3-year cooperation agreement on 18 November 2014. The two companies’ objective is...
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Shoppers can pay with PayPal in Tchibo’s online store
Date: 2015-01-16 08:47:54
In a press release published on 13 November Tchibo announced that customers can now pay with PayPal in the Tchibo online shop. PayPal’s popularity is on the rise in Hungary...
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The STI Group’s board camera became a Promotional Gift Award winner
Date: 2015-01-15 11:10:51
Attracting new customers or enhancing customer loyalty. The range of promotional materials, application possibilities are manifold. For this reason, the WA Media Verlag Since 2002, revealed a number of innovative...
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Vodka course straight from Lapland
Date: 2015-01-15 11:03:39
Finnish vodka masters have visited Hungary. Markku Raittinen and Pekka Pellinen came straight from Lapland to reveal the secrets of the Finnish vodka to the bartenders of the most well-known...
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Hungary is the key partner of the tourism trade fair in Brno
Date: 2015-01-15 10:59:57
Hungary is the key partner and guest of the Go-Regiontour International Tourism Fair, which was opened on Thursday in Brno. The four-day fai focuese traditionally on the regional tourism of...
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Gastronomic specialties at the concerts of the Pannon Philharmonic Orchetra
Date: 2015-01-15 10:59:54
The Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra spices its concerts in Budapest with gastronomic specialties: Segal Viktor chef’s delicates envisioned for the concerts are waiting the audience between February and May in the...
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Hungary is one of Heineken’s innovation centres
Date: 2015-01-15 09:36:45
Joris Huijsmans, general manager of Heineken Hungary reckons that they proved that a traditional category such as beer can also be innovative in many ways. Ten years ago beer was...
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Coca-Cola HBC: among the best in the fight against climate change
Date: 2015-01-15 08:44:06
Coca-Cola HBC group is among the best in the CDP index ranking, which evaluates the performance of companies fighting global climate change. The soft drink giant that serves 580 million...
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The CBA did not declare to buy the Tesco stores that will be closed
Date: 2015-01-14 11:47:24
The CBA did not declare to buy the Tesco stores that will be closed. Fodor Attila, Director of Communications, of the CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. also told MTI on Wednesday that...
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New CEO in the lead of Tetra Pak’s Central European Group
Date: 2015-01-14 11:07:46
Tetra Pak appointed a new chief executive into the lead of the Poland & Danube Group that includes Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia – the Tetra Pak Magyarország...
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Tesco closes stores in the Czech Republic
Date: 2015-01-13 11:16:08
The British Tesco supermarket chain closes two large stores in the Czech Republic soon. As the result of the closure of the Supermarkets in Ústí nad Labem and Prague, 102...
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The NoSalty developed a game for Maggie
Date: 2015-01-13 11:15:09
NoSalty’s creative team created a unique application for Maggi called Belevalók name. In addition to fun, the game is designed to collect and learn the food recipes in a playful...
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Sole-Mizo Zrt.’s new sales system
Date: 2015-01-13 09:47:05
Sole-Mizo Zrt. is one of the key players in the Hungarian dairy market, a company that never ceases to innovate, to develop a category or production technology. Life at Sole-Mizo...
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21st-century logistics and complex network building
Date: 2015-01-13 08:50:36
Kerekes Kft. has been developing dynamically since its foundation in 1992. Their logistics and freight forwarding services reach every town and village in 6 counties in East Hungary. The Ebes-seated...
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Thirteen Tesco stores to be closed in Hungary
Date: 2015-01-12 12:02:45
The Tesco today announced the closing of thirteen shops in Hungary – the Index wrote. The company in its communication wrote that because of the recent legislative changes the operating...
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Prime Minister’s Office : the changes in the law do not justify the steps of Tesco
Date: 2015-01-12 11:58:39
According to the Prime Minister's Office, the legislative changes coming in trade do not justify Tesco’s job cuts, and behind the layoffs and store closings the parent company’s economic difficulties...
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ProgAdat’s data management system to be dressed in cloud
Date: 2015-01-12 11:41:59
One of the widespread management solution of the of domestic trade, the ProgAdat ProFinance System is operating in a cloud environment as well. The businesses using the ProgAdat ProFinance System...
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New executive director at the Seed Association
Date: 2015-01-12 11:20:58
From 1 January, Polgár Gábor became the executive director of the Seed Association Interprofessional Organization and Product Council. The specialist replaces dr. Ruthner Szabolcs, who contiues his career in Switzerland...
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A Hungarian and a Russian company are competing for the Serbian fertilizer factory
Date: 2015-01-12 10:45:51
The Hungarian Nitrogénművek Zrt. and the Russian TogliattiAzot are also interested towards the fertilizer factory in Pancevo, which will be sold by the Serbian government until March – the Vecernje...
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Tesco: Hungarian store closings may start in February
Date: 2015-01-09 11:38:47
From the beginning of February Tesco closes its 13 unprofitable stores in Hungary – the Magyar Nemzet wrote. During the year, other stores may be closed as well. For te...
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A Wine Parliament will be held again in Ópusztaszer
Date: 2015-01-09 11:25:46
The wine estates and professionals of the Carpathian Basin will gather to the first scene of the national assembly, to Ópusztaszer on 18 January to discuss about the future of...
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