Company and Personal News
A star is born with Tesco Express
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
A 400-m² Tesco Express will open in Budapest’s former Csillag store on Rákóczy Road, together with a café that intends to continue the traditions of the old Ostende café....
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New marketing director at Heineken Hungária
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
János Makkay replaced Cor Honkoopot in the marketing director’s seat at Heineken Hungária Zrt. János Makkay worked at Unilever for seventeen years, directing market affaires in six countries from 2007....
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Campaign for dishwashers
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Calgonit and Bosch launched a campaign, named “Take it seriously” for popularising environmentally friendly methods and dishwashers. According to research findings, cleaning dishes with a machine requires 2.5 times less...
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New head of Henkel Magyarország
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From 1 October, economist Dieter Knoll (46) is the new head of Henkel Magyarország. Ferenc Deák, the company’s former managing director stays with the company in its Düsseldorf headquarters. The...
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PICK targets Japan
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Hungarian Weeks were organised in Japan for the 7th time. One of its main sponsors has been PICK SZEGED Zrt. for two years now. PICK opened its representation in Tokyo...
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European Day of Commerce for the fifth time
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:55
This year, on 3rd November, the European Day of Commerce will be held, by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers. The main message of the event is to focus...
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Danone's products remain popular
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:00
The food giant's shares were increased by 2 percent, after the company reported on Friday: that the demand for the dairy products of the company has increased, in spite of...
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Agárdi Pálinka took everything
Date: 2009-10-26 00:04:25
2009 is the year of great international recognitions in the history of Agárdi Pálinka; the Agárdi Pálinka won Distillery of the Year, the Distillator of the Year, the Best Pálinka...
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Burgers sell well
Date: 2009-10-26 00:02:00
The McDonald's reported a 1.15 USD per share in the third quarter of 2009, which is higher than the 1.1 USD per share estimations of the analysts. McDonald's record of...
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Nestlé report
Date: 2009-10-26 00:01:00
The Nestlé SA has announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2009. The company's turnover is 79.5 billion Swiss francs, that is a 3.8 percent revenue growth...
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Rosenthal porcelains in the new loyalty action of SPAR
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:38
In Hungary, SPAR was the first national commercial chain that launched exclusive point collecting actions, offering a number of premium products on discount prices, such as WMF cutlery, Zwilling Five...
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Self-service cashers at a Tesco in England
Date: 2009-10-26 00:00:20
Tesco came up with a surprising novelty: The first store in England, where self-control, bar code based control occurs has opened; therefore there is virtually no need for cashiers. In...
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Quelle under liquidation
Date: 2009-10-22 00:00:55
The rescue action for the German mail-order service did not succeed. The company's liquidation plan was announced on Monday, because there were no investors,. who would save the company. According...
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Cadbury expects revenue increase in 2009
Date: 2009-10-22 00:00:11
Cadbury, parallel to the announcement of its positive third quarter results stated that: better than expected results are possible to be occured for the whole of the year. The British...
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Kapuvári Bacon Ltd. would export an annual four thousand tonnes of bacon to Russia
Date: 2009-10-21 00:05:21
Soon Hungarian bacon will invade the Russian market. It is expected, that until the end of the month, the Russian veterinary audit will be completed and exports will begin to...
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People drink less Coke
Date: 2009-10-21 00:03:25
Coca-Cola's profits increased by only 1 percent in the third quarter. The world's largest soft drinks manufacturer performed below the expectations of the analysts, after the consumers decreased their purchases...
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Penny Market expanding further
Date: 2009-10-21 00:01:25
Penny discount chain’s new units were handed over in mid-September in Kunhegyes and on 15th October in Eger – the company's press release revealed. The expansion mood of the discount...
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Strawberry Puppy: “Profi is 20 years old!”
Date: 2009-10-21 00:00:30
This year’s 20th birthday campaign of the Profi discount chain is the worthy follower of last year’s campaign, with its unique retro feeling and its clear and identifiable identity. The...
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Introduction before the Green Week
Date: 2009-10-20 00:05:33
Hungary is the Guest of honor of the world's most important agricultural and food fair the Grüne Woche (Green Week), which will be held next January in Berlin. In this...
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Macfrut 2009 meets the expectations
Date: 2009-10-20 00:05:21
700 exhibitors and 21.500 visitors, 4.000 from abroad: these are the facts showing the success of the first autumn edition of Macfrut, the major international fair dealing with the fresh...
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Zsindelyes Distillery Ltd. develops
Date: 2009-10-20 00:05:00
Zsindelyes Distillery Ltd. expanded its plant with automatic bottling production line and with new distilerry. The installation ceremony was held in Érpatak. As a result of the project, a new...
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The new owner will probably sell Borsodi
Date: 2009-10-20 00:02:00
The London-registered CVC venture capital fund, which has already been done some transactions in Hungary will only temporarily retain its newly purchased beer portfolio including Borsod Brewery. The venture capital...
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Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Ltd. has won Figyelő’s TOP 200 Social Commitment Award
Date: 2009-10-20 00:01:12
The FigyelőTop 200 Awards was held for the tenth time on 16th October 2009. On the key events of the Hungarian business social life, Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Ltd. has won...
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Stella Artois Beer Drafting Championship
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:59
Borsodi Brewery has organized the Stella Artois Beer Drafting Championship for the 12th time in Budapest. The purpose of the quiz is to promote beer culture. The Museum of Fine...
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Henkel say farewell to Barcs
Date: 2009-10-20 00:00:20
Henkel gave product donations to the city of Barcs in a more than five million HUF value. With this gesture, the company waved goodbye to the city, where operated its...
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The second Tesco Expressz opened in Csepel
Date: 2009-10-19 00:00:30
On Friday, a new Tesco Express store opened in the 21st district of Budapest, under number 70 Kossuth Lajos Road. With this store, Tesco has 14 new format shops across...
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Nestlé would move the fattened children
Date: 2009-10-19 00:00:02
The American branch of Nestlé also joined to the association that has more than 40 members now, whose main objectives are the reduction of the spread of childhood obesity. The...
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Anuga: Active Hungarians, changing market positions, developing giants
Date: 2009-10-16 00:05:00
This year's Anuga has shown that the food industry can remain stable also in difficult times, because people always need to eat – said the President of the German Federal...
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Financial investor bought the Borsod Brewery
Date: 2009-10-16 00:03:25
World's largest brewery, the Anheuser-Busch InBev sells its subsidiaries in Central Europe and the Balkans – including Borsodi Brewery. The buyer is the CVC Capital Partners venture capital firm, which...
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Auchan expands the range of own branded products
Date: 2009-10-16 00:02:59
Auchan Hungary Ltd., expects expansion from the introduction of private label products. According to the company’s CEO, it will not counteract the traffic decrease caused by the crisis. According to...
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