Company and Personal News
The Coop Gazdasági Csoport and the Gránit Bank signed a strategic agreement
Date: 2012-06-06 13:20:40
The Coop Gazdasági Csoport and the Gránit Bank signed a strategic agreement. To strengthen the cooperation, the two companies acquire ownership at each other’s companies in a value of 100...
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BMW overtook Google
Date: 2012-06-06 13:10:39
According to the global survey of Reputation Institute corporate advisory firm, involving 50 thousand consumers, BMW overtook Google among the most popular brands. This year’s datas show that, BMW's reputation...
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The latest Corporate Responsibility Report of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. has been released
Date: 2012-06-06 12:40:15
Corporate social responsibility is an integral part of the business policy of METRO Kereskedelmi Kft. since its existence. The company recently issued its latest, third Corporate Responsibility (CSR) Report, which...
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Another Hungarian product received a worldwide recognition
Date: 2012-06-06 12:20:19
A Debrecen-based dietary supplement manufacturer and distributor received a Grand Gold Award at the Monde Selection, the world's number one quality control contest. At this year’s competition, the Flavon max...
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Starbucks would colorize the range of U.S. coffee shops with sandwiches and bakery products
Date: 2012-06-06 11:55:10
According to Starbucks’ statement, the company will purchase the La Boulange bakery company for 100 million dollars. La Boulange has 19 stores in San Francisco. Starbucks plans to sell French...
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Tradeshow for frozen goods in Düsseldorf
Date: 2012-06-06 11:11:25
Two Hungarian companies are working hard to reach international export of their frozen food-products by exhibiting their goods at Düsseldorf's InterCool tradeshow. The two companies are Székesfehérvár-based Vadex ZRt. and...
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Szentkirályi: three gold medals in Athens
Date: 2012-06-05 13:00:27
All three Szentkirályi mineral waters were awarded at the Monde Selection held between June 3-4 in Athens. More than 3,000 products competed from 80 countries. Szentkirályi’s mineral water and mild...
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The Tesco Mobile will not pass the telecommunication tax onto its customers
Date: 2012-06-05 12:00:34
Tesco Mobile will not raise its minute based rates until at least the 1st of October 2012, despite the introduction of the new telecommunication tax, that will enter into force...
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Picnic in the heart of Budapest
Date: 2012-06-05 10:20:43
The programs were held simultaneously at two locations today in the scope of the open day of the Heart of Budapest Program. Special experiences, games, acoustic concerts and discussions awaited...
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Exotic animals and plants were moved for the weekend to the Millenáris
Date: 2012-06-05 09:35:10
More than 5,000 people visited one of Hungary's largest exotic animal and plant expo. The organizers promised that the TerraPlaza Gigantea will be organized again next year the same time,...
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EuroCIS in Düsseldorf – part 3
Date: 2012-06-05 02:43:19
Experts from the Cologne-based EHI Retail Institute asked food retail decision-makers in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and other European countries about the parts in the work process at store checkouts where...
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The first Hungarian category winner at SIAL d’Or!
Date: 2012-06-05 02:38:55
This year 243 products were competing at the SIAl d’Or in Montreal, 8 from Hungary. Hungary’s representative in the jury was Trade magazine. SIAL Paris 2012 will be held from...
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Unprecedented Unicum prize at the airport: one day with Zwack Sándor
Date: 2012-06-04 12:40:48
Unicum will be visible accessible, and can be tasted by everyone in July at the airport. Price cuts, eye-catching digital city lights, tastings from 7 am to 7 pm will...
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“Are we ready (for it)”? – Invitation for the conference of the HUngarian Mobile Wallet Association
Date: 2012-06-04 12:40:15
If you are curious how the new 'Wallet' is going to work in the phone, when the first real usage will be introduced and what merchants ready for the new...
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The FMCG Soccer Tournament of Dealers will continue
Date: 2012-06-04 12:00:00
On June 9, 2012, the soccer teams of the ten most prestigious FMCG dealer chains will clash for the second time for the prestigious title. After last year's premier event,...
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Two tons of foie gras was sold at the foie gras festival in the Buda Castle
Date: 2012-06-04 11:52:08
The Buda Castle Goose Foie Gras Festival closed yesterday with the live show of Vivat Bacchus. A total of 17,500 people visited the festival in three days. The most popular...
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The Magyar Cukor Zrt. produced the total sugar quota
Date: 2012-06-04 11:50:53
The raw material need of the Magyar Cukor Zrt. was provided with 821 thousand tons of sugar beet, which was processed in the scope of the longest, 117-day campaign of...
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The rabbit breeder Olívia Kft. expands its farm in Ócsa with a 550 million HUF development
Date: 2012-06-04 11:48:17
The rabbit breeder Olívia Kft. expands its farm in Ócsa with two buildings in the scope of a 550 million HUF development – announced the National Foreign Trade Office (HITA)...
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SIA Central Europe Focuses on Innovation in Payment Services
Date: 2012-06-04 11:40:25
SIA Central Europe is focusing on innovation in payment services, and more specifically on the development of electronic payments (e-payments), mobile payments (m-payments), near field communication (NFC) technology and convenient,...
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German Schlecker drugstore chain to be liquidated
Date: 2012-06-04 10:30:08
The German Schlecker drugstore chain will be liquidated. More than 13 thousand employees will be dismissed in in June. Only the IhrPlatz and Schlecker XL networks will continue to operate...
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Retails chains agains the crisis of the dairy market
Date: 2012-06-01 15:50:22
The Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) met the representatives of six major chains – Auchan, CBA, Coop, Lidl, Spar, Tesco on Friday in Budapest, and...
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Magazine: Rossmann has profited from Schlecker’s bankruptcy
Date: 2012-06-01 12:54:48
Schlecker’s bankruptcy made the Rossmann drugstore chain Germany’s second biggest, with a turnover above EUR 5 billion for the first time in company history. In Hungary the first Rossmann store...
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Commercial director Péter Boros is leaving Co-op Hungary Ltd.
Date: 2012-06-01 12:21:04
From 1st June 2012, Péter Boros, commercial director of Co-op Hungary Ltd. says goodbye to one of HUngaries oldest chain, after 13 years of hard work. The expert is looking...
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More cartonboard capacity at Metsä Board
Date: 2012-06-01 11:35:05
Metsä Board, Europe’s leading producer high quality folding boxboard, has completed the rebuild of the board machine at the Ӓänekoski mill in Finland, increasing its folding boxboard capacity by 30,000...
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The Sió advertisements are the coolest
Date: 2012-06-01 11:20:36
The 13th Golden Blade Festival (13. Arany Penge Fesztivál) is the most important contest of the domestic communications industry. At the competition the advertisement campaigns and most creative ideas of...
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Hungarian wines have been successful in London
Date: 2012-06-01 11:18:57
Hungarian furmints and gamays received the greatest attention at the Hungarian community booth at this year's London International Wine Fair. According to the experiences, the British consumers were clearly open...
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Novelties at the Békési Pálinka house: pálinka safe and a new product line
Date: 2012-06-01 10:30:21
The unique pálinka safe of the Békési Pálinka Centrum was ceremoniously handed over. A special fingerprinted access control system leads to the safe. The safe is so safe that it...
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Pasta bridges with Loctite adhesive
Date: 2012-06-01 10:25:28
The competition of pasta bridges has several decades of past in the domestic and international engineering training institutions. The Pasta Bridge Building World Championship was held on May 25 at...
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METRO is in for the semi-finals of the 2012/13 European Business Award
Date: 2012-06-01 10:24:44
METRO Stores have eon a special price at the European Business Awards for their excellent customer focus. The award is called the “The Award for Costumer Focus”, and METRO is...
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Milk toast on the occasion of the World Milk Day
Date: 2012-05-31 13:20:02
On June 1, our most important calcium source is celebrated in 160 countries. The Rippel Brothers, Lola, and DJ Dominique are also celebrating the World Milk Day by milk toast....
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