Company and Personal News
Spar Marathon: the country's largest running festival had started
Date: 2009-10-05 00:00:30
On the 4th October 2009 the SPAR Budapest International Marathon starts for the 24th time. The SPAR is the sponsor of the event for the first time this year. All...
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dm further expands in Hungary
Date: 2009-10-02 00:02:58
The dm drugstore chain increased its Hungarian units, with the opening of its newest stores in Zalaszentgrót and Dunakeszi to 249, in September 2009. In the Eötvös Károly street in...
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Marks & Spencer: revenue growth, mainly from abroad
Date: 2009-10-02 00:01:00
The total turnover of the British retail chain Marks & Spencer increased by 2.7 percent, in the second quarter of the current financial year ended in 26th September, compared to...
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Pepsi is not commenting the attempt of Kraft Food
Date: 2009-10-02 00:00:30
Indra Nooyi the CEO of PepsiCo Inc. said that the company is “very disciplined” approach to the acquisitions and did not see the point, in several large acquisitions. The Chief...
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Danone sells its túrórudi plant in Marcali
Date: 2009-10-01 00:03:00
Danone Ltd. sells its túrórudi plant in Marcali, to the Csányi Sándor owned Sole-Mizo Ltd. Concrete decision is expected in November, when the negotiations and official procedures are completed, including...
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Agrármarketing Centrum will be presents at the autumn festivals
Date: 2009-10-01 00:02:00
Beside foreign presence, autumn exhibitions of Agrármarketing Centrum continues. A number of national events will be held in the autumn. The International Egg Festival will be held in the center...
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The bank of Auchan got a new name
Date: 2009-10-01 00:01:00
From 1st October 2009 the Accord Hungary Ltd. – in accordance with the strategy and ambitions of the parent company Banque Accord owned by Auchan supermarket chain – continues its...
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The vinery of the 2005 winner was locked
Date: 2009-10-01 00:00:45
The Wine Qualifying Directorate locked the vinery of Vincze Béla, who was chosen as the winemaker of the year in 2005, for thirty days, because glycerol was found in the...
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MPF Holding is the new owner of the Barcs factory of Henkel
Date: 2009-10-01 00:00:30
The construction chemicals manufacturing plant, will become the property of MPF Holding from 1st October 2009. The new owner will continue to operate the factory and will get new orders...
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Hungarian version of Google Maps is operating
Date: 2009-09-30 00:02:00
From tuesday morning the Google Térkép knows what the Google Maps: displays the shops, hotels, restaurants, and one can upload ones business information free of charge. The map is deeply...
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The Bulgarian subsidiary of Dunapack expanding despite the crisis
Date: 2009-09-30 00:01:00
The Bulgarian subsidiary of the leading Hungarian paper packaging manufacturer the Dunapack, performing well despite the crisis. This year, expecting an about 2 million leva result, after last year's 608...
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Auchan: Internet innovation on the website
Date: 2009-09-29 00:02:00
After one and a half years of successful operation, Auchan Hungary Ltd.’s company website, the www.auchan.hu got new form and content. The new website would desire to keep up with...
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Kraft Foods prepares for hostile step
Date: 2009-09-29 00:01:00
Kraft Foods is preparing to make a hostile takeover bid for British Cadbury confectionery manufacturer. According to City sources, the world's second largest food giant, the Kraft Foods offer would...
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Unilever would buy Sara Lee’s cosmetics business
Date: 2009-09-28 00:02:35
The 1.275 billion euros transaction is waiting for the approval of the European trade unions and the authorities. Unilever can not be disclosed the concrete steps of the merger, until...
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The most ethical supermarkets
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:30
According to the criterias of the Association of Conscious Consumers, most ethical brands among the food chains are Reál and G'Roby, although these companies has only an average ethical and...
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Revenue increase is expected from Tesco in the second quarter
Date: 2009-09-28 00:01:08
Nomura’s analyst expects a 9 percent growth, from the quarterly report of Tesco, thus the recommendation to purchase shares of Tesco has confirmed. According to the analyst; Tesco's revenues will...
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Nespresso expands in Saturn Mammut
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:51
The Nespresso continues its expansion started in June 2008, in the commercial units. It will open its first special outlet in Eastern Europe, with about a 20 square meters base...
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CSB-System Ltd.: Seminar on corporate food management
Date: 2009-09-28 00:00:30
CSB-System Ltd. will held a seminar linked to a plant visit for food companies, at Fino-Food Ltd. entitled: “Product rationalization and integrated follow-up, with corporate food system” The event will...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The economic crisis brings new challenges and new opportunities as well. Fairs are becoming increasingly important in achieving business objectives. FOODAPEST, Hungary’s biggest food, food processing machinery and catering event...
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Private label organic baby food in dm
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
In August, drugstore chain dm launched its private label organic baby food products. The babylove product line offers 45 types of baby formula, baby menu, dessert and drinks. Gluten-free products...
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World premier in Veszprém
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
CBA, Coca-Cola and Szintézis cooperated to set up E-rail shelves (a unique and very efficient POS advertising tool) in Veszprém’s CBA Plaza. On each shelf there is a display, showing...
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More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors to participate in ProWein
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
More than 20 Hungarian exhibitors are expected to participate in next year’s ProWein in Düsseldorf. On 21-23 March 2010, Europe’s leading wine fair will host approximately 3,000 exhibitors in the...
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Nyírbátor has become a production centre
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
After a EUR 9.7 million investment, the production capacity of Nyírbátor’s Unilever plant increased by 60 percent, making it one of the company’s European centres of household cleaner production. –...
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Plus stores have disappeared
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
On 27 August, the country’s last Plus discount store in Kecskemét reopened as a SPAR supermarket. SPAR re-designed 174 former Plus stores and increased the number of items from 1,500...
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Culinary adventures in Vajdahunyad Castle
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Marketing Centre organised its Culinary Days for the second time at the last weekend of August. Special base materials and products were promoted in Budapest’s Vajdahunyad Castle. The TRADITIONS-FLAVOURS-REGIONS...
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Less became more at Gallicoop
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Despite a moderate decrease in production, turkey-processing company Gallicoop Zrt managed to increase its sales revenue by 3.1 percent in the first six months, compared to the same period in...
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3,000 companies in the general product group at Anuga
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The most exhibitors will be represented in the general food product group at Cologne’s Anuga Trade fair in 10-14 October, Márta Kakuk, the fair’s Hungarian representative informed our magazine. Altogether,...
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Greek CEO for FrieslandCampina
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
From 1 September 2009, Konstantine Maggioros is the new CEO of FrieslandCampina Hungária and FrieslandCampina Romania, with his seat in Budapest. He started working for Friesland Hellas in 1998, was...
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