Company and Personal News
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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Tetrapak: eco-friendly donation to the Children’s Hospital in Tűzoltó Street
Date: 2012-07-18 11:01:03
The 2.4 tons donation consists of more than 1 million worth recycled paper products, preceeds the cutting of thirty trees. The donation was handed over by the Tetra Pak Hungária...
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Alcoa bought a beverage can manufacturer
Date: 2012-07-18 11:00:36
The world's largest aluminum industrial company the U.S. Alcoa acquire total control in the world's largest aluminum drink can manufacturer the U.S. Evermore Recycling, by buying out the company’s previous...
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Investigation due to the bankruptcy of Shlecker
Date: 2012-07-18 10:59:18
The Stuttgart state prosecutor's office started an investigation against Anton Schlecker and thirteen other defendants, due to the bankruptcy of the Shlecker German drugstore chain. Proceeding has started against the...
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Three million Unilever products helped big families
Date: 2012-07-18 09:04:57
Throughout the 1.5 month of their charity-project, Coop and Unilever have collected more than a total of 3 million HUF to the Associaton of Big Families. Within the compass of...
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Coca-Cola’s second quarter was better than expected
Date: 2012-07-17 12:08:29
Coca-Cola reported better than expected second quarter results, thanks to increasing domestic and foreign sales volume. The company's net profit at the same time, decreased from 2.80 billion USD to...
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Collective agreement renewed at Spar
Date: 2012-07-17 11:01:03
The Spar Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. has signed the renewed collective agreement with its own meat plant, the TANN Magyarország Kft., and with the Trade Union of the Commercial Employees (KSZ)....
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Coca-Cola music for the Olympic Games
Date: 2012-07-17 09:17:10
Coca‑Cola and Grammy award-winning music producer Mark Ronson have travelled the world, capturing the sounds of five different Olympic sports and blending them into one song that brings the spirit...
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Tesco supports the paralympic team with 35 million HUF
Date: 2012-07-17 07:45:03
The CEO of Tesco has given a total of 35 million HUF support to the president of the Hungarian Paralympic Committee, within the compass of the official farewell-party of the...
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Tesco bought a hypermarket in Komárom
Date: 2012-07-16 11:25:41
The Tesco chain will will take over the Hypernova hypermarket and its petrol station on 17 September in Pozsonyi Road in Komárom – TASR Slovak state news agency informs. The...
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Lidl does not increase prices due to the telecommunications tax
Date: 2012-07-16 11:17:31
Similar to Tesco Mobile, Lidl’s Blue Mobile will not increase its minute fees and SMS tariffs, due to the telecommunications tax introduced from 1 July. Lidl launched its own branded...
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Wine and guitar in the wineries and winehotel of Farkasmály
Date: 2012-07-16 11:07:48
The wineries and winehotel of Farkasmály, Gyöngyös was the home to the closing night and gala of the 4th Guitar Days of Gyöngyös from 14th to 16th July 2011, the...
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More than a week of pancake frying in Derekegyháza
Date: 2012-07-16 11:00:08
Pancakes were prepared for more than a week in Derekegyháza, Csongrád county. During this time, more than 35 thousand pieces of pankakes were made. Sárai Zsolt, organizer of the festival,...
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Human Telex is into glass
Date: 2012-07-16 08:25:19
Guardian, one of the world's greatest manufacturers of float glass and fabricated glass products has signed a contract with Human Telex Creative Agency in order to carry out their new...
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Tesco undertakes home delivery in Poland
Date: 2012-07-13 12:00:03
In Poland, Tesco has launched an online sales system, through which customers can order for even 67 HUF worth home delivery fee. Tesco launched its webshop in Poland. The service...
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The Podmaniczky Winery’s Rhine Riesling became the wine of Somogy
Date: 2012-07-13 10:38:57
The best wines of Somogy were competing in Balatonlelle. The professional jury selected the best wine of Somogy from 25 wines of 10 wineries. 12 white, 11 red and 2...
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Hungary plans to hold World Conference on Water
Date: 2012-07-13 09:21:48
“Water is a priority issue for Hungary, and so the country has undertaken to provide the venue for a World Conference on water in autumn 2013”, announced Deputy State Secretary...
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The cattle ranch was renewed from 300 million HUF
Date: 2012-07-12 11:00:46
The renewed cattle plant of the Tejtermelő Kft. was handed over on Wednesday in Lajoskomárom, Fejér County. At the technological development tender the company won 53 million HUF to the...
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Biogas plant is under construction in Solt
Date: 2012-07-12 10:55:00
The biogas plant recycling agricultural waste will be built from about one billion HUF in Solt – told the Solti Biogáz Kft. MTI on Thursday. According to the communication, the...
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