Company and Personal News
Entrepreneurs' Day: We must regain the appreciation of working
Date: 2010-12-03 19:21:11
“We have had free dinner made of credit, which now should be repaid from the lunch. However, we hope that we do not lose our lunch “- executive chairman of...
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The most dynamic SMEs have won a Pegasus prize
Date: 2010-12-03 14:53:14
The Pegasus Prize, that is the prestigious recognition of Hungary’s fastest growing small-and medium-sized enterprises was handed over for the third time, on the 2nd of December 2010, on the...
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Last meeting of the year
Date: 2010-12-03 14:18:18
On 11 November POPAI Hungary Association held its last meeting of the year. Petra Korda gave a presentation about loyalty cards and programmes in retail, and participants also compiled the...
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In-Food 2000 is the new distributor of Heinz product
Date: 2010-12-03 14:12:22
Heinz’s regional commercial director informed our magazine that In-Food 2000 Kft. became the new distributor of the Heinz brand in Hungary. Heinz’s market position is stable in the ketchup segment,...
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Motivation with voucher
Date: 2010-12-03 14:10:14
Sodexo came out with a new voucher in October: BÓNUSZ is not a non-wage benefit, it can be more widely used than cold or hot food vouchers and it is...
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Fresh and youthful – shop transformation the Match way
Date: 2010-12-03 14:05:31
On 25 November the Match supermarket in Budapest’s Duna Plaza reopened. Before opening, those ‘responsible’ for the renovation guided Trade magazin around the store. Tamás Szendrő, sales director of Csemege-Match...
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Cora starts a special set of course for its employees
Date: 2010-12-03 13:51:17
Cora, ran by Magyar Hipermarket Ltd. started a new course for its employees in Budakalász, Fót, Szeged outlets, under the title Courses at Magyar Hopermarket Ltd. The program TÁMOP-2.3.3/B-09/10-2010-0020 is...
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Capacity-building investment at Rondó
Date: 2010-12-03 13:48:45
Rondó Hullámkartongyártó Ltd. has carried out a capacity-building investment of mearly two billion HUF in Budapest. The company, with its new production hall and inner transportsystem, is now ready to...
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Chocolate Santa Clauses in the Auchan and in the Tesco
Date: 2010-12-03 13:30:32
The Santa Claus season lasts until Sunday evening, Monday morning in the domestic stores. The supply is abundant, but this year it is projected to be less sweet for the...
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The new Wine Marketing Committee has been formed
Date: 2010-12-03 13:00:12
Yesterday, the Wine Marketing Committee held its inaugural meeting at the Agricultural Marketing Center. The Committee on its first working day proposed the Ministry of Rural Development to continue the...
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Bulgarian pensioners stormed the Lidl stores
Date: 2010-12-03 12:58:24
Pensioners stormed Lidl stores in Bulgaria last Thursday. The stores advertised huge promotions, offering bananas and cucumbers for pennies. In Sofia, a Lidl store opening attracted mainly pensioners living in...
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New 85 inch Panasonic plasma display set to impressin conference rooms
Date: 2010-12-03 11:57:07
A new 85-inch Full High-Definition (HD) Plasma display has been rolled out by Panasonic South-East Europe and its partner CubeMedia Ltd. Designed initially for the commercial market the screen was...
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A cooperative yesterday and today
Date: 2010-12-03 11:53:43
The first cooperatives were established during the industrial revolution. Their main principles were solidarity, joint work and democratic management; besides, they also helped members with opening shops and joint procurement....
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COOP has been a good neighbour for 15 years
Date: 2010-12-03 11:49:59
Co-op Hungary celebrated its 15th birthday in Budapest’s Palace of Arts in November. Nearly 1,000 business partners, colleagues and friends showed up and in the following you can read excerpts...
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Celebration and concerns at Europe’s Day in Commerce
Date: 2010-12-03 11:37:41
Europe’s Day in Commerce was celebrated for the sixth time in Budapest on 3 November. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) and the Hungarian member organisation of EuroCommerce...
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40 years of learning
Date: 2010-12-03 10:55:37
Balázs Pászti received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Trade magazin and Lánchíd Club. Mr Pászti was born in Budapest in 1948 and worked at only two places during his 40-year...
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From being an architect to working in the sugar industry
Date: 2010-12-03 10:54:03
Béla Fischer received the Lifetime Achievement Award of Trade magazin and Lánchíd Club. Mr Fischer was born in Esztergom in 1952 and earned a degree in architecture, which was later...
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Another Hungarian director at the Eckes-Granini Group
Date: 2010-12-03 10:13:28
From 1 October 2010 Marianna Bartos fills the position of HR and organisational development director at Eckes-Granini Group. She graduated at ELTE’s Faculty of Arts and in the last 18...
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The brand Házi Arany received a Magyar Bransa award in 2010
Date: 2010-12-03 10:00:30
Házi Piros Paprika Ltd. is celebrating its 20th anniversary now, and its brand Házi Arany received a special award now. The fully Hungarian-owned company selling and distributing paprika, spices and...
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Pizza Hut will not withdraw completely from Hungary
Date: 2010-12-02 14:40:26
The Pizza Hut restaurant chain, operated by AmRest Ltd. will not completely withdraw from the Hungarian market, despite many signs suggested this – reports Világgazdaság Online. “In our long-term plans,...
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Dreher won the Green Frog Award
Date: 2010-12-02 14:25:29
The jury of the Green Frog Award alias the Central European Environmental Report set up by Deloitte juried 44 applications from three countries this year. The best sustainability report was...
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Pepsi’s five billion dollar deal in Russia
Date: 2010-12-02 14:19:23
U.S. PepsiCo, bought the largest Russian food and beverage producer, the Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD) for 5.4 billion USD. According to the Thursday announcement; in the first round, PepsiCo will acquire...
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Bonbonetti comes up with a wide selection of Christmas candies
Date: 2010-12-02 12:59:49
This year, Bonbonetti has launched a number of new products, such as Bombonetti Szaloncukor Selection, a wide range if special Christmas candies. In the year of 1868 the biggest chocolate...
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The brand Kecskeméti resurrects with Univer jams
Date: 2010-12-01 22:56:41
In order to introduce a number of new products such as a new jam-family and tomato-drink, Univer Product Ltd. held a pressconference on 1st December. The most important characteristics of...
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The final decision: the Visegrádi mineral water is not harmful to health
Date: 2010-12-01 16:00:09
The appellate court found that the amount of fluoride in the water do not exceed the 1.5 milligram per liter limit laws – reports Privatbankar.hu. The Metropolitan Court of Appeal...
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The Spar does not want to stay out of the travel market
Date: 2010-12-01 13:55:59
After several large retail networks, the Austrian Spar group also enters into the travel market. On the company’s online site, more than one thousand journeys are available. So far, Tesco,...
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Lidl opens its first chocolate factory
Date: 2010-12-01 08:53:22
Lidl is opening its own chocolate factory in Übach-Palenberg near Aachen, Germany, Lebensmittel Zeitung reports. According to the newspaper, Lidl is working with one of its suppliers, Ludwig Weinrich, on...
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New marketing director at Heineken Hungária
Date: 2010-12-01 05:10:43
Starting from this month, a new marketing director is in charge of Heineken HUngária's marketing communication. Bram Westenbink is coming from the Dutch side of the company, and has been...
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National competition to restore the reputation of pálinka
Date: 2010-11-30 17:47:56
One can apply for the organization of next year’s national pálinka and törköly distilling competition, between the 1st and 31st of December 2010 – informs the press office of the...
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Élelmiszerbank and Red Cross are sponsored by Tesco, METRO and Auchan
Date: 2010-11-30 15:08:42
A special charity event launched by Élelmiszerbank and Hungarian Red Cross have started their charity action in order to turn Chrismas-time into a beautiful event for those in need too....
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