Company and Personal News
E.Leclerc opening supermarket in Slovenia
Date: 2007-06-05 00:00:00
The French retailer, will open its second outlet in Slovenia in Maribor on 7 November in an investment worth €26 million.The shopping centre will create 200 new jobs and is...
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Carlsberg cutback in UK
Date: 2007-06-05 00:00:00
A report in the UK press has claimed that Carlsberg is looking to close its Tetley brewery in the north of England. The report in the Times said that the...
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Nike will be more environmental friendly like befor
Date: 2007-06-04 00:00:00
Nike would improve conditions for its 800,000 workers in factories that make its products by eliminating excess overtime by 2011.In its fiscal 2005 and 2006 Corporate Responsibility Report, the footwear...
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Coca-Cola will use rebina to sweet our life
Date: 2007-06-04 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Co. develop a new calorie-free sweetener in partnership with Cargill Inc. Coca-Cola has filed 24 patent applications related to utilizing, formulating and processing high potency sweeteners, including rebiana....
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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo to curb animal tests
Date: 2007-06-01 00:00:00
The two soft drink giants are the latest companies to respond to pressure from PETA. The two soft drinks giants have this month agreed to stop directly financing research that...
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Adidas expands in India
Date: 2007-06-01 00:00:00
Adidas plans to add over 100 stores in India every year, target is being the number one brand in India by 2010. At present, Adidas ranks the second after...
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Nivea is a very trusted brand
Date: 2007-06-01 00:00:00
European Trusted Brands is an annual multi country study of consumer attitudes and opinions specifically related to everyday products and services, financed by Reader's Digest. This survey contains results for...
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Henkel 1:3 Share Split to be Executed on June
Date: 2007-06-01 00:00:00
The Henkel preferred share is currently among the nominally highest listed shares in the DAX. The Henkel share price has increased significantly over the past years. In order to increase...
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Nestle to buy Gerber for $5.5 billion from Novartis
Date: 2007-05-31 00:00:00
The deal is expected to be completed during the second half of 2007. Gerber dominates the baby-food market in the United States, with a 79 percent share, according to Morgan...
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CEO of Altia to stand down
Date: 2007-05-31 00:00:00
The Finnish state-owned beverage alcohol group confirmed that Leena Saarinen will leave the company tomorrow. The reason for Saarinen's resignation was given as "the discontinuation of the fuel ethanol plant...
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Healtier image for 7-Up Free
Date: 2007-05-31 00:00:00
Britvic plans to launch new packaging and advertising for its 7-Up brand in the UK. The company said, that it has invested GBP1.8m (US$3.55m) in its campaign, which is...
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New boss for advertising agency
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The new director of Lastminute Advertising Kft., Norbert Cservenka comes from HPS, where he used to be head of business development....
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Bio-basis for Vitamor
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Vitamor Kft. has had a bio-plantation for several years. They have contacted Alexandra Béres to help compile product lines which would fit into her lifestyle program. At the moment, three...
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Vienna fair: satisfied organisers
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
“This is not to be missed” – we thought after reading the invitation to the fair titled Food and Drink from Eastern and Middle Europe”, which was held for the...
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Regional marketing after multinational
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Gábor Dávid Kovács, the new marketing manager of Bols Hungary Kft., has been working with brands of alcoholic beverages since 1998. He began his career with an advertising agency, then...
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Algida – “the patron”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The target group with an active lifestyle has been a priority for Algida since 2004. They made contact with the Alexandra Béres program in 2006. Though they have not joined...
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„Surprising degree of interest shown”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Hungarian companies displayed a surprising degree of interest in the Vienna fair. Owing to the number of exhibitors, the floor area booked originally, had to be increased from 100 to...
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Well proven methods for new objectives
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Andrea Szabó Andrea was appointed marketing director of Tchibo Budapest Kft. in April 2007. She has 12 years of experience in FMCG marketing. She started her career with Dr. Oetker,...
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Change of address
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The address of Agrármarketing Centrum will change on 1 June 2007! New address: 1042 Budapest, Árpád út 51-53. New mail address: 1325 Budapest, Pf. 340. New telephone number: +36/1 450-8800...
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Everything in one hand
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Lekkerland represents a unique combination of wholesale, logistics and services. For international and regional clients operating on the basis of carefully developed processes and standards, Lekkerland also means reliability and...
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The stores of tomorrow
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
All participants at the conference were interested in the direction of change resulting from the increasing use of IT. Experts from Edcon, Casino and Edeka reported their experiences related to...
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Bad habits need to be changed
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Pápai Hús ZRt. found a new general director in February, Dr. Tibor Lóránth. During his career, he had practised as a vet, worked as head of sales in Bábolna Takarmányipari...
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The Ahold fraud
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The Dutch company Ahold has become famous for one of the biggest series of accounting frauds in food retail trade. Though no charges have been filed in connection with the...
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Haribo after Hasbro
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Haribo Hungária Kft. has a new managing director, Ákos Perjés. Earlier, he had spent five years with Hasbro Magyarország Kft. in a similar position. He has also had considerable experience...
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BOULARD CALVADOS
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Owing to its exceptionally high and constant quality, Boulard calvados is the market leader in its category world-wide and in Hungary as well. It won two gold medals in the...
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Changes at the top in Co-op Hungary
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The shareholders' meeting of Co-op Hungary has decided to separate the position of president from that of CEO. Lajos Csepeli has been appointed new president of the board for a...
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Szentkirályi wants a quarter of the market
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. achieved revenues of HUF 4,3 billion last year. The company intends to achieve 20 per cent growth and a 25 per cent share in the Hungarian market...
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