Company and Personal News
Colgate-Palmolive’s after-tax profit increased in the last quarter
Date: 2013-02-01 10:55:28
The Colgate-Palmolive beauty company’s fourth quarter after-tax profit in 2012 was slightly above the expectations. After-tax profit increased by 1.4 percent, compared to last year, partly due to the implemented...
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The organizers of the donut festival in Nagykanizsa are expecting a tasting record
Date: 2013-02-01 10:52:57
Similar to the events of the previous years a new record is expected again. This time the festival participants will try to set up the record of mass tasting –...
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Chocolate paper or cigarette butt: Terracycle recycles everything
Date: 2013-02-01 10:51:52
Tom Szaky, the young leader of Terracycle has started the cigarette butt recycling program as the first in the world, which will be introduced among others in Hungary after Canada,...
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The homeless in Japan prefer McDonald's for the night
Date: 2013-02-01 10:50:42
Due to the country's economic problems a lot of middle-aged people are loosing their livelihoods and houses in Japan. A growing number of those who are unemployed for a long,...
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Magazine: NETA made its mark on the kernel and dried fruit market too
Date: 2013-01-31 19:11:50
NETA, the public health product fee raised consumer prices on the salted kernel and dried fruit market too, which obviously led to lower volume sales. Sándor Kökényesi, domestic trade director...
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Saudi Arabia imports Szentkirályi mineral water
Date: 2013-01-31 12:02:04
The Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. has signed a cooperation agreement with a Saudi Arabian investor group today at the Ministry of Rural Development, in the presence of Budai Gyula Parliamentary State...
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Dettol: fresh color in the world of anti-bacterial soaps
Date: 2013-01-31 11:40:03
The new generation Dettol antibacterial soaps, in addition to being effective in the fight against bacterias, they colorize hand washing with an enchanting fragrance, skin care ingredients, and attractive look....
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Cattle-plant investments at Tedej Zrt.
Date: 2013-01-31 11:38:22
In recent years, the Tedej Agricultural Production and Service Co. (Tedej Agrártermelő és Szolgáltató Zrt.) has spent more than 1.6 billion HUF on the development of its cattle plants –...
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OBI opens a store and renting Bricostore-stores
Date: 2013-01-31 11:20:44
OBI expands its network with four stores: the company rented three former Bricostore DIYs and opens a store in March in Győr. The OBI Hungary Retail Kft. that is currently...
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The thirty-first Agromash Expo has opened its gates
Date: 2013-01-31 11:00:45
At the opening ceremony, Fazekas Sándor Minister of Rural Development, told that this will be the largest ever Agromash Expo exhibition, with 200 exhibitors, on 32 thousand square meters. MTI...
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Maresi price winning contest: the winners are already enjoying the gift
Date: 2013-01-31 10:55:30
The winners of the price winning contest of the Maresi coffee milk and the Austria Marketing may already enjoying the ski slopes near Villach, or hiking, sledding and skating in...
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Tokaj Trading House: 20 years of success
Date: 2013-01-30 12:11:17
The Tokaj Trading House (Tokaj Kereskedőház Zrt.) was established on 1 January 1993 as the successor of the Tokaj-hegyaljai Állami Gazdasági Borkombinát. The past twenty years have brought a number...
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The local government of Sátoraljaújhely would save the Zemplén-Hús Kft.
Date: 2013-01-30 11:59:11
The company has ceased production earlier this year after having many serious marketing difficulties for years, due to the current market conditions and due to the national crisis of the...
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New CEO at the head of the Tokaj Trading House Ltd.
Date: 2013-01-30 11:40:57
The Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő Zrt. (MNV), as the owner of the company appointed Goreczky Gergely as the Chief Executive Officer of the Tokaj Trading House Ltd. from the 1st of...
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Live animal will also be lotteried at the sixth Mangalitsa Festival
Date: 2013-01-30 11:36:56
In addition to the usual programs, livestock lottery will also be held at the 6th Mangalitsa Festival, that will be held between 8 – 10 February. The 6th Mangalitsa Festival...
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IKEA’s revenues in Hungary exceeded 34 billion HUF
Date: 2013-01-30 10:36:58
The sales revenues of IKEA stores in Hungary in the 2012 fiscal year – 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 – increased by 1 percent to 34.2 billion HUF,...
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The 2012 Annual Awards Ceremony of the Hungarian Franchise Association took place on 24 January
Date: 2013-01-29 12:00:51
The Hungarian Franchise Association’s Awards Ceremony was held on 24 January at the LARUS Restaurant and conference center. The gala dinner of the Awards Ceremony is the domestic franchise industry's...
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The lobsters and the turbots will be exclusively provided by METRO at the Bocuse d'Or World Finals
Date: 2013-01-29 11:58:58
The world finals of the Bocuse d'Or chef competition begins today. First time in the history of the competition, a Hungarian competitor Széll Tamás, chef of the Michelin starred Onyx...
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Hungarians like soup
Date: 2013-01-29 11:15:55
The domestic housewives rather prepare dishes by using seasoning cubes and base foods than ordering from a restaurant. According to the recent survey of MAGGI, Hungarian housewives have time to...
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Eight companies are from Tokaj, out of the nineteen Hungarian companies at the ProWein wine fair
Date: 2013-01-29 11:15:00
This year nineten Hungarian exhibitors are representing the Hungarian wineries at the leading trade fair for of the world's wine market. The Düsseldorf ProWein, the t weill be held between...
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Nearly two thousand people were skating for the polar bears on the weekend
Date: 2013-01-29 11:10:42
Nearly two thousand people were skating to preserve the habitat of the polar bears during the weekend at the City Park Ice Rink. This event is part of Coca-Cola’s and...
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Matusz Vad’s subsidiary has opened a business in Vienna
Date: 2013-01-29 11:10:26
The Austrian subsidiary of the Győr-based Matusz Vad Zrt., the Gastro-Genius GmbH has opened a store in the meat hall of the wholesale market in Vienna. The Gastro-Genius GmbH operates...
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SPAR is the invisible member of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service
Date: 2013-01-29 11:04:57
As the result of the 16 years lasting strategic collaboration between SPAR and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service, tens of thousands of people in need are provided help in various...
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HELL develops its Szikszó-based plant further
Date: 2013-01-29 11:02:21
The HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. further develops its plant in Szikszó, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county. The HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. will spend almost 300 million HUF for various investments – the company...
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ALDI chose a strategic agency
Date: 2013-01-29 11:00:26
The ALDI Magyarország Élelmiszer Bt. chose its strategic advisor, in the scope of a restricted tender, where four applicants took part. Aldi is present in Hungary for five years now....
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The Vásárosnamény-based Kiss B. group of companies built a new logistics center
Date: 2013-01-28 12:25:51
The Vásárosnamény-based Kiss B. group of companies dealing with food wholesale built a modern logistics center – Kiss B. Zoltán owner and CEO of the family business told MTI on...
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Nutrition informations on the packaging of McDonald's
Date: 2013-01-28 11:02:59
McDonald's introduces nutrition informations on its packaging all around the world. The consumers can read nutritional informations on the packagings. The fast food chain introduces this step, due to health...
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Starbucks: Brand building in China
Date: 2013-01-28 11:00:03
According to the U.S. coffee chain group, the brand is increasing in China, the company's direction is to continuously improve the customer experience in its stores. Starbucks’ sales in China...
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The Grüne Woche ended with success in Berlin – Gastronomic tour around the world, with Hungarians
Date: 2013-01-25 12:40:50
On-site report. The Green Week (Grüne Woche) trade fair in Berlin ended on Sunday with two records. A total of 1,630 exhibitors represented, sixty-seven countries – more than ever before....
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The Coop won the National Franchise Network of the Year title
Date: 2013-01-25 11:45:53
After 2007, Hungary's oldest supermarket chain, the Coop food chain has been elected as the National Franchise Network of the Year again. At the domestic franchise industry's most prestigious event...
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