Company and Personal News

The finest Stella Artois beer is being produced by Borsodi Brewery Plc

Borsod Brewery Plc., Hungarian factory of AB-InBev has won an international quality prize for beer-producing developments realized in 2008.  The prize awards the company for producing premium-category global trades like...

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Royal vodka introducing their new lid and bottle design

Starting from April this year, Royal Vodka is coming out with a new design. Besides the new lid, the bottle is going to get a new form too, commensurate with...

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Tesco collecting PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 50 stores

In January this year, Tesco introduced the taking back of used PET-bottles and alu-boxes in 37 stores. Now, the system is available in 13 other stores as well. The main...

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SOS-stores selling cheap food in Belgrad

Grocery store chains launched the so-called SOS-stores, grocery store for low-income individuals in Belgrad, Serbia.  The outlet features prices 20-50% lower than regular retail rates. The freshly opened stores are...

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Chocolate-producers are selling more during the Easter-season

Retail-chains have increased by 14 percent within February 2008 and January 2009 which means a 70 billion HUF increase. Seasonal Easter-candies are being sold in great numbers: over 967 tons,...

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Győri Keksz Ltd. moving to the industrial park of Győr

Győri Keksz Ltd. is changing its location by moving to the industrial park of Győr, the constructions of the new building started on Tuesday. The company has brought a 10...

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Tesco, CBA and Coop are the most successful

Tesco, CBA and Coop have ended up on the top of Nielsen's 2008 list of the greatest grocery and general merchandising retail chains.  Nielsen has also pointed out that CBA...

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National Starch integrated by Henkel successfully

Henkel’s acquisition of the National Starch businesses in April 2008 has brought about a substantial increase of sales. After adjusting for foreign exchange, sales rose by 11.6 percent. Organic sales...

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Borsod Brewery Plc. chose Publicis Consultants │ Budapest

Borsod Brewery Plc. has chosen the PR agency Publicis Consultants │ Budapest within the compass of an invitational tender to perform external communication tasks. Borsod Brewery Plc. wishes to continue...

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Nestle benefiting from recession

While the world's top food groups battle a slowdown this year, Nestle SA has the credentials to exploit the recession. In spite of the crisis, Nestle seem to have closed...

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Synergon Retail Systems Kft. becoming “Hungarian company off to the most dynamic start”

Romulus Steinbinder, managing director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the “Hungarian company off to the most dynamic start” certificate from Up Club Hungary on behalf of the company on...

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Kinder Maxi King, Kinder Hűtött Finomságok

As many gifts as many reasons to unwrap! The Kinder Hűtött Finomságok promotion has entered its third period. The attractiveness of this period and the film is due to the...

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Annual food donations worth HUF 600 million

The Hungarian Food Bank was founded in 2005. It is a non-profit food wholesale organisation for the distribution of food donations to charities, social institutions and local governments. At present,...

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Guarantee of quality

Activities in the five production facilities of PICK SZEGED Zrt. adhere to the Good Production and Hygiene Practices, to HACCP and to the ISO 9001 quality standards. PICK SZEGED Zrt....

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Trendy fragrances by Henkel

With its Silan Feel Fashion softener, Henkel will help us to satisfy our passion for fashion. The latest addition to the Silan Aromatherapy product range comes in a black flask...

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Tesco supporting local initiatives nation-wide

Tesco has been the first in Hungary to introduce bags made from a completely decomposing material, which are sold for HUF 5. Part of the revenues from sales are donated...

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New member in management of Kékkúti Ásványvíz

Csaba Csiszkó was appointed the new sales director of Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. on 1 February. He had spent the previous 13 years working for Philip Morris Magyarország Kft in different...

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Pannonhalmi Törkölypálinka first to use palinka tax stamp

Győri Likőrgyár Zrt. has been the first distillery in Hungary to successfully obtain a tax stamp for the Törkölypalinka manufactured by its subsidiary Pannonhalmi Pálinkárium. The first bottle of Pannonhalmi...

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Kométa web site modernised

The web site of Kométa has been modernised, with new design and contents adapted to the new general design which is being introduced. A news service has been added to...

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Smaller than expected drop in coffee consumption

A survey of the effects of the economic crisis on coffee consumption in Hungary has been prepared by Valdo Café, using interviews with 100 leading customers. The findings show that...

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Lidl embarking on logistic projects in France. This member of the Schwarz-group has invested EUR 23 million into the construction of a 30,000 square meter logistic base near Grenoble. The...

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Stores opening

CBA, Tét Open: 14 January Chain: CBA Store space: 500 m2 SKU: n. a. Coop, Polgár Open: 20 March Chain: Coop Store space: 325 m2 SKU: 5000 Lidl, Szeghalom Open:...

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Héliker acquired by Coop Szolnok

The offer made by Coop Szolnok Zrt. for Héliker Zrt. has beaten that of Tesco. As a result of the acquisition, annual revenues of the company will rise by HUF...

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Customer friendly solutions in Székesfehérvár METRO store

The new store concept of METRO has been introduced in their Székesfehérvár store first. The new concept is based on the “everything in one place, quickly and conveniently” principle and...

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SPAR ending excellent year

Consolidated revenues of the group totalled HUF 374,17 billion in fiscal year 2008, which was 31.53 percent more than in 2007. Overall floor space of SPAR, Kaiser’s, City SPAR super...

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Growth in revenues and profit for Henkel in 2008

Total revenues generated by Henkel in the fiscal year 2008 were up by 8.1 percent, exceeding EUR 14 billion. This growth was mainly due to the acquisition of National Starch...

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Question:

Sometimes big countries dump 4-5 percent of their surplus stocks in the market of a smaller country at prices well below production costs, resulting in mass bankruptcies. How is this...

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Successful debut by the Nordsee chain in Budapest

The first Hungarian unit of the Nordsee chain has produced dynamic growth and attracted more guests than previously anticipated in its first six months of operation. The first restaurant located...

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Answer:

Agricultural agreements are generally subject to community legislation on competition, which regulate and in some cases prohibit sales at prices below production costs. The exceptions are cases where the effects...

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As many gifts as reasons to unwrap a Kinder milk bar!

The first round of Kinder Hűtött Finomság prize game has ended recently. The main prize, a HUF one million IKEA voucher has been won by Lívia Gilicze from Komló. The...

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