Company and Personal News
Mini rolls – Marathon Foods
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
With its mini rolls, Marathon Foods also intends to take advantage of the boom in the German deep frozen market. According to Andrea Tuskán sales director, convenience products are increasingly...
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Momentum from Knoppers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A TV campaign was launched by Storck Hungária Kft for the Knoppers wafer in September. With its healthy ingredients, Knoppers is expected by the company to become a dominant product...
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Biomark turned 20
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Biomark celebrated its 20th birthday in October. It is a family business specialising in the import and distribution of quality food products. Most of its cheese products are of Czech...
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Ripp-Ropp worth exhibiting
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Processed poultry, pork and beef was presented under the Ripp-Ropp brand, at the stand of Mar-Ne-Váll Kft. In the opinion of the owner László Markovits, they need to find export...
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Dreher looking for entrepreneurs of the future again
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
This year, the “Young entrepreneur of the future” program is to be launched by Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. for the third time. The winners of the competition will receive initial capital...
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New financial director for Heineken
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Ákos Magyari was appointed the new financial director of Heineken Hungária Zrt. on 1. November. He had graduated at the Budapest University of Economics in 1995 and has worked for...
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Things learned by Metro-in Central and Eastern Europe
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The first Metro stores in our region opened in Hungary and Poland in 1994. An account of the progress made since then has been given by Frans W. H. Muller,...
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Everything you want to know about EDI
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A conference about electronic invoicing was held by ECR Hungary in Budapest, in the beginning of October. EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) allows administrative tasks to be performed without using paper....
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Univer celebrating by launching new projects
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Apart from various events, Univer is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its foundation by launching two major projects in 2008. A new production facility is being constructed by Univer Product...
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GS1 Roadshow in five major cities
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The GS1 open Day was held by GS1 Magyarország for the second time in September 2008. This is a conference for the users of GS1 systems, which offer solutions to...
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A Dutchman in Düsseldorf
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Frans W. H. Muller (37) graduated at the University of Rotterdam, also obtaining an MBA. He joined the Metro subsidiary in the Netherlands in 1997. In 2002, he was elected...
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Celebrating commerce
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The “Day of European Commerce” was held for the fourth time on 5. November. This initiative by EuroCommerce is intended to draw attention to the economic role played by commerce...
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Towns sponsored by Heineken
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A social responsibility project was launched by Heineken Hungária Sörgyárak Zrt. in October. The project is intended to provide support for towns where the brewery industry has its roots. Citizens...
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Excellent Hungarian Food in Spar chains
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
SPAR Magyarország Kft. has won the tender published by the Agricultural Marketing Centre for the in-store promotion of products using the Excellent Hungarian Food trademark. The campaign was launched on...
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Third in the world
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Metro is the third largest retail company in the world after Wal-Mart and Carrefour, with 2,400 units world-wide in 31 countries and 270,000 employees....
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Hong Kong in Budapest
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Over 170 companies from Hong Kong and Canton attended the Lifestyle Expo Budapest exhibition held on 15-17. September. Visitors arrived from all countries of the region to see the exhibition...
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IMIGe turning into POS Media
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
IMIGe changed its name to POS Media Hungary in September. POS Media Hungary is a media holding established in 2007, where the English SAS is also a partner....
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Austrian food weeks for the fifth time
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The Austrian Food Weeks were held in Hungary for the fifth time between 9-22. October. 29 Interspar hyper markets, 50 Kaiser’s stores and 50 SPAR supermarkets participated in the promotion...
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New managing director for Hill and Knowlton
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Zsófia Lakatos joined Hill and Knowlton Hungary Kft on 15. September, as managing director. She will be responsible for strategic planning and day to day operation. Previously, she had spent...
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Faith in ourselves instead of pessimism
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Herman Verstraeten, the new CEO of Unilever Central Europe is back in the region after seven years in Russia. He sees tremendous progress compared to the situation seven years ago....
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Fruit Logistica: things changing in the east
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
More companies from the Central and Eastern European region are interested in attending the Fruit Logistica exhibition, the leading event in the fruit and vegetable sector, which is to be...
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Wal-Mart cut forecast
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
No. 1 retailer reported third-quarter profit grow by 9.8%, but said a stronger dollar would squeeze its full-year profit. Wal-Mart logged operating income of $3.03 billion, or 77 cents a...
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GlaxoSmithKline Kft. is the best workplace in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to the common research of business daily Vilaggazdasag and Hewit „Best Workplace in Hungary” the employees of GSK (in the BEs category) and of Qunitiles Magyarorszag (in the SMEs...
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Special outdoor campagne for Twinnings
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
According to mediainfo.hu a hughe coffee-cup drives trough Budapest. On the Podium car of Celcsoport Media stands a 2×2 m big Twinings tea-cup, rounded by real grass. Maresi Foodbroker Kft....
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Kraft Foods to close Brasso chocolate plant
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
International giant Kraft Foods will shut down its chocolate factory in Romania and lay off its 440 employees next year, saying it can no longer expand at its current location....
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Wine from Lekkerlandnál
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
As supplier of the gas station Lekkerland has to refresh its sortiment continously. In this retail chanel the specilities, the unique products are better to shop as on other markets....
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Tesco-IBUSZ Common Chirstmas Game
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
The costumers, who buy something in value minium HUF 500 in the Tesco small shops, can take part at the competition, where the main prize is a travel from the...
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Jamie Oliver's products in Hungarian Spar units
Date: 2008-11-14 00:00:00
From today the famous chef's food and non food products are buyable in Interspar and Kaiser’s shops. Spar always combinates in its wide sortiment the high quality and the fastidiousness....
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Innovation and research in Bta 2009
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
Bta 2009 – Barcelona Food and Beverage Technologies – is preparing for its twelfth edition, which will be marked by internationalisation, innovation and a more comprehensive and horizontal range of...
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