Company and Personal News
Starbucks coffee becomes more expensive
Date: 2010-09-28 00:00:55
For the drinks demanding exceptionally high labor and raw materials a higher price should be paid soon at the Starbucks coffeeshops – announced recently Howard Schultz. The CEO of the...
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Unilever is buying up a hair care products manufacturer for 3.7 billion USD
Date: 2010-09-28 00:00:05
Unilever PLC, announced an agreement over the purchasing of the hair-care products manufacturer Albert Culver Co. Unilever would buy Alberto for 3.7 billion USD, 37.5 USD per share. The purchase...
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Two billion deal on the horizon: the Bright Food would buy a confectionery producer
Date: 2010-09-28 00:00:01
China's Bright Food have secret talks over the acquisition of the British, United Biscuits (UB). According to the informations of The Sunday Times; the Shanghai-based company would buy the confectionery...
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Auchan employs disabled persons
Date: 2010-09-27 00:01:05
Auchan Hungary employs hundreds of disabled workers in its 12 stores from 2010, as cashiers, hostesses or salesmen. Auchan Hungary has signed a cooperation agreement with Work Force Kft., personnel...
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Pasta factory to be built in Verpelét
Date: 2010-09-27 00:00:25
A specialized, frozen, stuffed pasta factory is being manufactured in Verpelét, with a base area of 5400 square meters. The investment may give jobs to 150-200 people. The investment will...
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The Benedictines are building a mineral water bottling plant
Date: 2010-09-27 00:00:05
The Bencés Ásványvíz Palackozó és Kereskedelmi Kft. (the Benedictine Mineral Water and Trade Ltd.) will build a mineral water bottling plant in Ravazd, with 80 million HUF costs. The company...
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B & P, Braun & Partners made brand rankings in another country
Date: 2010-09-24 00:07:25
In Hungary the cult domestic brand, the Pöttyös Túró Rudi finished on the top of the rankings, while in Romania, the Coca Cola is the most powerful brand. The twelve...
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The website of Mars has been renewed
Date: 2010-09-24 00:01:02
Mars Hungary uptated its website with richer informations, international and domestic corporate news and with raising awareness examples in September 2010. The focus remains on the five principles ensuring the...
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Henkel strengthened its leading position in the sustainability ranking
Date: 2010-09-24 00:00:58
Henkel, had been included to the Dow Jones global sustainability index (DJSI World) and to the Dow Jones Europe Sustainability Index (DJSI Europe) for the fourth time. The company is...
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The 23-meter-high warehouse was built in three weeks
Date: 2010-09-24 00:00:21
In Hungary, a growing need occured for the Leier custom-made concrete elements, that are fast, economical, flexible in both vision and building construction methods. The custom-made concrete elements of Leier...
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MINI Cooper design with Coca-Cola light
Date: 2010-09-24 00:00:01
The Coca-Cola light continues last year’s highly successful Fashion Designer program with Car Designer program this year. This time, the design of a white Mini Cooper can be planned with...
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Törley and György-Villa wine auction successes
Date: 2010-09-23 00:03:04
Another record was set up on the charity wine auction of the 19th Budapest International Wine and Champagne Festival. The total amount of 3 million 300 thousand HUF was offered...
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Tesco does not launch a web store in Hungary yet
Date: 2010-09-23 00:00:25
While Tesco launches its online store in Poland and in the Czech Republic next year, in Hungary we should wait for Tesco’s webstore. According to Philip Clarke future CEO of...
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Spicy and Mediterranean Füstli: Hungary’s favorite sausages, in two new tastes
Date: 2010-09-23 00:00:05
Füstli became a notion among the meat lovers and is synonymous with the most delicious sausage, which is produced by a unique by technology on the Hungarian market. The Füstli,...
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Kométa debuted with a new TV spot
Date: 2010-09-23 00:00:01
The Kométa ’99 ZRt. is working together with a new advertising agency. The Creative Partners won the company’s brand communication commission on a restricted tender, for about two months ago....
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Desgner waste containers all over the country
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
In September Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. started planting its designer selective waste containers in food stores. Thanks to the new containers, people will be able to get rid of plastic...
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Csabahús Brand
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Debreceni Csoport Húsipari Kft. modernised its traditional Csabahús brand, in terms of both packaging and product portfolio....
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Coop – Cipó-Ház in Szolnok
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Coop Szolnok Kereskedelmi Zrt. and Cipó-Ház Kft. ceremonially opened their bakery in Zagyvarékas on 18 August. They make 45-50 products in the bakery, where 34 people will be employed –...
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New Ultra Szavo Scrubbing Creams
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
New Ultra Szavo scrubbing creams can be used for several purposes in the household....
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Online sale at Praktiker
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Praktiker Hungary will use online auction sites Vatera and TeszVesz to sell some of its products in promotion. Several hundred seasonal products have been available since the last day of...
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Special orange-cake Milli Mia Cream Curd for the autumn months
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
From 1 September a special orange-cake Curd Cream version of the Milli Mia dessert range is available in shops for 10 weeks. Curd Cream is the most popular product in...
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New CEO at Tetra Pak Duna
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
At the end of August Tetra Pak appointed a new CEO for its Duna Region (Hungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia). Eric Schmid will fill the position at the market...
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Sweet with sour – healthy snacks
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
nimm2 Soft candy is filled with thick fruit juice and lots of vitamins – from August the product is available in sour version too, in apple, lime, cherry and blackcurrant...
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Another festival for Zsindelyes
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery organised their Zsindelyes Festival in Érpatak for the fourth time on the first weekend of September. Two stages waited for visitors and twice as many programmes as...
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Superbrands qualification to Magyar Cukor Zrt.
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
As part of the Supebrands programme, Koronás Cukor received the Superbrands qualification and Magyar Cukor became one of the Business Superbrands. The independent jury honoured the hard work the company...
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New, 4-purpose toilet freshener from Henkel
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Bref Power Aktiv, the new member of Bref’s toilet freshener product range cleans effectively, creates a cleaning foam, prevents the formation of mineral scale and guarantees a fresh scent. It...
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The main prize of Olympos’ consumer promotion was drawn
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Olympos organised a Mediterranean-style prize game between 10 May and 25 July. Every week 50 cool boxes and every month 1 Piaggio scooters found their new owners. The main prize...
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New cleaning products from EVM
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
EVM Zrt., the manufacturer of traditional brands such as Ultra, WU2, Caola and Komfort expanded its product portfolio. Last year the market welcomed their anti-mould product Ultra Szavo. Under the...
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Tibi Kid Chocolate
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
New, raspberry-yoghurt tibi Kid is made from real fruit and creates a pleasant harmony of flavours with the special milk chocolate....
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