Company and Personal News
Gingerbread Festival in Debrecen
Date: 2012-07-27 10:18:42
The fifth Gingerbread Festival of Debrecen will be held on Saturday, where the participants can taste several honey-based products – drinks, gingerbread and honey preserved fruits. Vajda Mária, main museologist...
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Hungarian poultry trademark in the network of Spar
Date: 2012-07-26 12:25:49
The Spar Magyarország Kft. and the Poultry Product Council (BTT) signed an agreement in early July, that Spar Hungary will sell only goods that has Hungarian poultry trademark. The Spar...
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Unilever: delivers consistent first-half 2012 results
Date: 2012-07-26 12:13:28
oday (26 July), Unilever released its results for the half year and second quarter 2012. Solid and consistent first half results provide further evidence that we are making progress in...
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The Coop stores will indicate the food chain safety hot line
Date: 2012-07-26 12:12:27
The Coop was the first among the retail chains which agreed to indicate the toll-free number of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) in all of its stores. The...
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Lidl Hungary donated 5 million HUF to the Child Nutrition Foundation
Date: 2012-07-26 11:20:06
Lidl Hungary, in the spirit of social responsibility, organized a fundraising campaign: between March 29 and April 7 the costumers of Lidl collected 2.5 million HUF, which was doubled by...
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Dreher: a great creation – new light sources in pubs
Date: 2012-07-26 11:15:08
A great creation deserves special lighting, so Dreher can be consumed from luminous jugs at the emphasized pubs – the brand’s new campaign was built on this concept. An image...
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Mt Zrt: tourism race to the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix
Date: 2012-07-26 10:12:46
The Hungarian National Tourist Office (Magyar Turizmus Zrt.) prepares with a “tourism race” again this year to the Formula 1TM ENI Hungarian Grand Prix. Between July 27-29. Hungary will be...
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St. James's Day in Sümeg in honor of mature wine and hunting
Date: 2012-07-26 10:12:16
Mature wine and hunting is celebrated on Saturday in Sümeg: on the the eighth St. James day guests are awaited with wild stew cooking competition, the march of the wine...
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DHL: Formula 1 packed into trucks
Date: 2012-07-26 10:10:18
The Formula 1 is arriving to Hungary in these days, from the Hockenheimring, Germany. The teams have to deliver a total of 100 trucks of goods to Hungary, in the...
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The Hungarian Retail specialist moves on to Slovakia
Date: 2012-07-25 11:07:31
The most well-known figure of the Hungarian retail-sector, Székesfehérvár-based Laurel Co. has crossed the borders, and opened a subsidiary in Slovakia. The owners of the company see the expansion as...
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The wine of the South Transdanubian region became Balatonboglári and Szekszárdi wines
Date: 2012-07-25 10:59:06
The Podmaniczky winery’s 2011 vintage Balatonboglári Rhine riesling and the Wekler Cellar’s 2008 Cabernet Franc wine was chosen as the best wines of the South-Transdanubian region on Wednesday. Szabó Géza,...
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New CEO at Fonyódi Ásványvíz Co.
Date: 2012-07-25 10:53:11
Starting from 1st July 2012, the new CEO of Fonyódi Ásvényvíz Co is Beáta Molnár. The previous leader Kálmán Baksa left the company in order to pursue his personal dreams....
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CBA: no mandatory price in case of melon
Date: 2012-07-24 11:58:29
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM), at the “watermelon round table” did not impose mandatory price for the fruit – told Fodor Attila, communications director of the CBA supermarket chain...
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Hungarians see Olympic sponsors in a positive light
Date: 2012-07-24 11:34:26
Hungarians react incredibly positevely when they find out that a company is supporting the Olympic Games. Companies linked to the London Olympics appear in a positive light for 63 percent...
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Watermelon-campaign in 150 SPAR-stores
Date: 2012-07-20 13:13:14
A new campaign was launched last week to support Hungarian watermelon, with 150 SPAR-stores offering watermelon-tests to their consumers. The opening ceremony of the campaign took place on Thursday, with...
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The Government signed a strategic agreement with Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország
Date: 2012-07-20 12:50:36
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded a strategic partnership agreement with Coca-Cola HBC Hungary on Friday at the company’s headquarters in Dunaharaszti. The Prime Minister recalled that the government was building...
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Heineken expands in Asia
Date: 2012-07-20 11:00:59
The Dutch brewing giant the Heineken offered a bid to the Fraser and Neave company to purchase the company’s 40 percent share in Asia Pacific Breweries for around four billion...
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Magazine: Hungary’s negotiations on financial assistance discussed at the Business Dinner
Date: 2012-07-20 10:51:59
On 26 April the topic of Trade magazine and Chain Bridge Club’s Business Dinner event was the expected outcome of Hungary’s negotiations with the EU and the IMF on precautionary...
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6 Walmart heirs worth same as bottom 41% of US
Date: 2012-07-20 10:18:32
Who has more money: the six heirs to the Walmart fortune or the bottom 41.5% of all American families put together? Trick question—they're about the same. The Economic Policy Institute...
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Debrecen hosts Hungarian-Iranian business forum
Date: 2012-07-20 08:56:33
More than 15 companies were presented at a Hungarian-Iranian business forum in Debrecen (E Hungary). The forum was part of preparations for the arrival of a bigger delegation, including representatives...
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Tesco exports a substantial amount of Hungarian melon
Date: 2012-07-19 12:25:04
Tesco has launched this year's melon-tasting action in its Tesco Extra store in Váci Road. The company in cooperation with the Rural Development Ministry and the Hungarian Association of Hungarian...
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METRO: “Donate to get them food!”
Date: 2012-07-19 12:18:29
Tokody Tibor, Koltai Tamás, Varga Roland, Molnár Péter, Pátkai Máté, the footballers of the Győri ETO FC football club received the Child Nutrition Foundation’s “Donate to get them food!” entitled...
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New product category in Hungary from July
Date: 2012-07-19 11:46:09
The success of energy drinks have proven that consumers are constantly thirsting for a boost. But will they ever want to come back down and reach for a nonalcoholic drink...
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SPAR has a new in-store media agency!
Date: 2012-07-19 11:05:49
Starting from this September, the media partner of SPAR Magyarország Commercial Ltd. is going to be Win-Store Media Consulting Ltd. The two companies have already signed the contract, and made...
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Fifty-two winemakers of five countries present their wines at this year's Kürti Wine Festival this weekend
Date: 2012-07-19 11:00:16
The event is taking place in the cellars of Kürt (Strekov) village on Saturday and Sunday. Exhibitors will arrive from Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, so the visitors...
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Lángos vote to be launched: Vénusz is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread
Date: 2012-07-19 10:58:12
Sometimes the really good fried bread sellers can be found at hidden, lost places. Vénusz aims to change this and is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread. The Lángos voks...
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Gastronomic and local values festival in Nyíregyháza
Date: 2012-07-19 10:40:35
The festival promoting the gastronomy of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county and the local products of the region, on 21 and 22 July in Nyíregyháza-Sóstógyógyfürdő under the Guilds, Counties, People title. This festival...
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Sága and Heineken in the same boat
Date: 2012-07-19 10:13:17
Sága Foods, the company behind the market-leading sausage brand Füstli and Heineken's famous Hungarian beer Soproni are playing in the same team now: the best meal in the hot summertime...
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Wonderduck carried out ALDI's birthday prize show
Date: 2012-07-19 09:37:10
Similarly to the previous year, Wonderduck has carried out Aldi's successful birthday promotion this year, too. The prize this year was valuable, again: 4 new Audi A1 cars were handed...
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Safe playgrounds for even more kids
Date: 2012-07-19 08:09:20
Within the compass of Delikát's “Cook a playground” program, 44 up-to-date, EU-conform playgrounds have been built by Unilever Magyarország Ltd. This year, this number may even grow, in order to...
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