Company and Personal News
Biggest hypermarket paid 10.7 billion HUF as crisis tax
Date: 2011-05-25 08:50:06
Tesco's new CEO complains that the strict government action was not preceded by consultation. “We are not only the biggest sellers, but we are the largest buyers in Hungary, and...
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Unilever walks against famine
Date: 2011-05-25 07:34:48
Unilever’s partnership with WFP entered a new phase in 2011, under the flag Project Laser Beam (PLB). It is a unique 5-year public-private partnership that aims to eradicate child malnutrition,...
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Tesco to keep its leading position, Gerry Gray says
Date: 2011-05-24 22:58:33
Tesco wishes to be the best partner of customers, local communities, workmates and deliverers. The company is planning to expand its services and analyze situations in detail in order to...
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Mastercard: 10 percent of cardholders regularly buy on the Web
Date: 2011-05-24 13:00:30
The Internet usage of MasterCard debit cards grew in a threefold rate over the past year, than the the traditional business card purchases, although the latter is 15 percent higher...
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TriGánit plans to restart the preparations of Westend II
Date: 2011-05-24 12:42:59
One of Europe's largest, real estate investment, the majority Hungarian-owned TriGránit plans to restart the preparations of the development of WestEnd II in June 2011 – reports Ingatlan és Befektetés....
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Tesco enters to the community media market
Date: 2011-05-24 12:39:52
Tesco buys the BzzAgent U.S. community media marketing agency for sixty million dollars – reports AdAge, citing sources familiar with the deal. The BzzAgent is a Boston-based startup that specializes...
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Foreign investor can save Cerbona
Date: 2011-05-24 12:30:45
The court ordered the liquidation of Cerbona Inc., last week. Despite this, the company is negotiating with a serious-looking foreign investor. If they manage to conclude an agreement with banks...
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Brau Beviale 2011: added value industry get-together
Date: 2011-05-24 09:44:53
Wednesday to Friday in the second week of November – this date has been marked in the diaries of umpteen thousands of European beverage experts for Brau Beviale 2011 in...
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News from Fressnapf
Date: 2011-05-24 08:47:01
Fressnapf and RTL TV series “Gute Zeiten schlechte Zeiten” (GZSZ) have won a bronze “Co-Brands Award” for their last year’s joint campaign “Mach dein Tier zum TV-Star” (make your pet...
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Innovation in the food industry
Date: 2011-05-23 15:34:22
The conference of the Science and Technology Foundation, filled a gap. The conference was held in the scope of Hungary's EU-Presidency Program, over the innovation of agriculture and the food...
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The Csaba Expo was successful
Date: 2011-05-23 14:55:29
The 18th Csaba Expo International Exhibition and Fair closed its gates on Sunday, where 130 exhibitors represented a total of 200 companies on 90 stands. Váradi Zoltán, Fair director told...
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The main winemaker of the Tokaj Trading House became the winemaker of the year in the Tokaj wine region
Date: 2011-05-23 14:34:57
Puklus Péter, the main winemaker of the Tokaj Trading House Co. became the winemaker of the year in the Tokaj wine region. The 37 year old professional received the prestigious...
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General Meeting at the Milk Marketing Board
Date: 2011-05-23 14:31:08
The Milk Marketing Board held its assembly, where Istvánfalvi Miklós, the president of the Pusztavám-based Tejszövetkezet Zrt. was elected as producing president, while Mélykuti Tibor, executive of Alföldi Tej kft....
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SGS entered the market of public storage
Date: 2011-05-23 11:36:12
SGS, following Hungarian market trends entered the market of public storage. This activity is only a new part of the company's portfolio as on an international level, they have been...
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Final report: interpack 2011: One of the most successful ever
Date: 2011-05-23 11:19:05
Interpack 2011 closes as one of the most successful events in the 53-year history of the world’s most important trade fair for the packaging sector and related processing industries. This...
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Internship for young winegrowers in Italy
Date: 2011-05-23 10:27:19
A foue-month-long internship is open at a winery located in the Southern-Italian Basilicata region, organized by Pontus Iuventae. Ten young winegrowers get the chance to start their internship in September....
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Alimentaria 2012 is promoted around the world with its ambitious international expansion plan
Date: 2011-05-23 10:07:58
One of the core themes of the next edition of Alimentaria will be internationalisation; Alimentaria Exhibitions, the event's organising company, is developing commercial action plans and promotion worldwide, with support,...
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The Starbucks conquers China
Date: 2011-05-20 13:18:16
Starbucks will have fifteen hundred coffee shops in China until 2015 – was announced at the handing over ceremony of a local café in Kunming, Yunnan province, southwestern China on...
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Szatmári International Pálinka Festival for the second time
Date: 2011-05-20 13:05:01
The second Szatmári International Pálinka Festival will be held in between the 27th and 29th of May in the northern Romanian Szatmár county. The county government is organizing the festival...
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Asia goes to Europe
Date: 2011-05-20 12:00:38
Hungary has all the possibility and capability for becoming the European centre of Asian-European business relations. At the moment there are very few samples for it, but it seems that...
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New investment at Rondo Ltd.
Date: 2011-05-20 11:09:13
Papermaker giant Rondo Ltd. has completed the greatest investment of its 18 year-old history, without state support. The investment is over 2 billion HUF. With this investment, the byro of...
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Hungarian goose liver festival for the first time
Date: 2011-05-20 11:06:32
Poultry Product Council has organized its goose liver festival in the castle of Buda for the first time, for Friday to Sunday. The event was not just about gastronomy, but...
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Awards for chocoMe for its innovations
Date: 2011-05-20 10:35:12
The Hungarian Innovational Foundation has awarded chocoMe Ltd with an award within the compass of the 14th Hungarian Innovational Awards. The innovation is called “individualized handmade chocolate”, meaning that the...
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Synergon: Reformed Operation for the Reforming Market
Date: 2011-05-20 10:11:48
The Synergon Group reached a sales revenue of 4,152 million HUF in the first three months of 2011, which is an 8% sales revenue growth. The growth is related to...
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Seventy-two Hungarian medals from London
Date: 2011-05-19 12:53:09
Seventy-two Hungarian wines won medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, where 12,252 items from 44 countries were competing. Gold medals were awarded to Béres Tokaji Aszú 6...
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SABMiller's result increased by one-fourth
Date: 2011-05-19 12:10:30
The South-African-American SABMiller beer and beverage group reported a pre-tax profit 3.626 billion USD over its business year, ended with March. This result is 24 percent more than the 2.929...
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Liszt Ferenc airport passenger volume rises 8%
Date: 2011-05-19 10:43:38
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport's passenger volume has risen 8% yr/yr to 734,461 in April including the effect of the eruption of the Icelandic volcano in the same month of...
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Törley winning several awards
Date: 2011-05-19 10:40:59
Products of Törley Groups have won three rather exclusive prizes at three serious wine-competitions. On 18th May, the results of Decanter World Wine Awards, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and International...
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Hungaricums at the 6th Újszilvási Pálinka Festival
Date: 2011-05-19 09:53:10
Bolyhos Pálinkafőzde is opening the gates of the 6th Újszilvási Ágyaspálinka Festival and the Exhibition and Tradeshow of Outstanding Hungarian Food Products on 21st May this year. The Venue is...
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WWF and Tetra Pak opened their environment-friendly Green Art-exhibition
Date: 2011-05-19 08:45:18
he competition centered around environment conscious lifestyle, launched by WWF and Tera Pak closed now, and an exhibition has opened its gates on 18th May at Millenáris in Budapest. This...
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