Company and Personal News
Magyar Hotel Monitor: rural hotels expect hotel occupancy increase, hotels in Budapest expect room price increases in the second half of the year
Date: 2012-07-26 10:13:48
The rural hotels expect improvement in occupancy, while the hotels in Budapest expect an increase in prices in the second half of this year – shows the analysis of the...
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DHL: Formula 1 packed into trucks
Date: 2012-07-26 10:10:18
The Formula 1 is arriving to Hungary in these days, from the Hockenheimring, Germany. The teams have to deliver a total of 100 trucks of goods to Hungary, in the...
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Icecream for home-delivery
Date: 2012-07-26 09:14:56
The following American advertisement is pretty odd: from July, customers of the products of the icrecream-company Uber are able to make their orders by the phone, too. It is a...
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The Hungarian Retail specialist moves on to Slovakia
Date: 2012-07-25 11:07:31
The most well-known figure of the Hungarian retail-sector, Székesfehérvár-based Laurel Co. has crossed the borders, and opened a subsidiary in Slovakia. The owners of the company see the expansion as...
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New CEO at Fonyódi Ásványvíz Co.
Date: 2012-07-25 10:53:11
Starting from 1st July 2012, the new CEO of Fonyódi Ásvényvíz Co is Beáta Molnár. The previous leader Kálmán Baksa left the company in order to pursue his personal dreams....
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Aranybika: no buyer even for the twelfth time
Date: 2012-07-25 10:05:13
The twelfth tender proved to be unsuccessful. The Grand Hotel Aranybika of Debrecen could not find a buyer again. Application deadline expired at noon on Monday, but no one gave...
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CBA: no mandatory price in case of melon
Date: 2012-07-24 11:58:29
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM), at the “watermelon round table” did not impose mandatory price for the fruit – told Fodor Attila, communications director of the CBA supermarket chain...
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Magazine: The taste of smoke
Date: 2012-07-24 11:55:51
A California-based company manufactures wood chip and granulate blends, which have to be added to burning charcoal and to enhance and complement the flavours of grilled meat or fish....
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Hungarians see Olympic sponsors in a positive light
Date: 2012-07-24 11:34:26
Hungarians react incredibly positevely when they find out that a company is supporting the Olympic Games. Companies linked to the London Olympics appear in a positive light for 63 percent...
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Italian star chef will cook for Nike athletes at the Olympics
Date: 2012-07-24 10:25:03
Only products shipped from Italy to London will be served in one of the restaurant for the Olympic athletes. The restaurant’s cuisine will be led by Italian star chef Nicola...
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One of the most interesting breweries
Date: 2012-07-23 10:50:13
Locally brewed original tasted beer is waiting for all those who climb the Snezka, that is the highest peak of the Czech Republic, situated in the Czech-Polish border. The Snezka...
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German bus tourism: Hungary is the tenth most popular destination
Date: 2012-07-23 10:43:55
In the German economy, bus tourism has a very important role. Its annual turnover is 10.5 billion euros and employs 220,000 people. Annually 5.8 million people use buses during their...
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Magazine: Working with his mind and his heart – interview
Date: 2012-07-23 10:23:08
Attila Molnár, who has been working in MVI’s presidency for one and a half years, is the co-owner of Arany Kaviár, a successful restaurant in Budapest. He has been working...
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Menu of the Anna-bal
Date: 2012-07-23 08:50:36
The 187th Anna-ball will be held in Balatonfüred on July 28. This year’s guest of honour will be Opatija. This year's menu contains traditional dishes, that were modernized a bit...
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Watermelon-campaign in 150 SPAR-stores
Date: 2012-07-20 13:13:14
A new campaign was launched last week to support Hungarian watermelon, with 150 SPAR-stores offering watermelon-tests to their consumers. The opening ceremony of the campaign took place on Thursday, with...
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The Government signed a strategic agreement with Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország
Date: 2012-07-20 12:50:36
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concluded a strategic partnership agreement with Coca-Cola HBC Hungary on Friday at the company’s headquarters in Dunaharaszti. The Prime Minister recalled that the government was building...
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Heineken expands in Asia
Date: 2012-07-20 11:00:59
The Dutch brewing giant the Heineken offered a bid to the Fraser and Neave company to purchase the company’s 40 percent share in Asia Pacific Breweries for around four billion...
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Hungarian hotel revenues increased in January-May
Date: 2012-07-20 10:40:14
According to the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ), hotel room revenues increased in Hungary during the first five months of the year, compared to the past year, but...
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6 Walmart heirs worth same as bottom 41% of US
Date: 2012-07-20 10:18:32
Who has more money: the six heirs to the Walmart fortune or the bottom 41.5% of all American families put together? Trick question—they're about the same. The Economic Policy Institute...
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Olympics can boost domestic hospitality
Date: 2012-07-20 10:10:41
According to the Tourism Association of Bükfürdő, the London Olympics can boost up the Hungarian hospitality. The organization wrote in its communication sent to MTI on Saturday, that a lot...
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Tesco exports a substantial amount of Hungarian melon
Date: 2012-07-19 12:25:04
Tesco has launched this year's melon-tasting action in its Tesco Extra store in Váci Road. The company in cooperation with the Rural Development Ministry and the Hungarian Association of Hungarian...
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METRO: “Donate to get them food!”
Date: 2012-07-19 12:18:29
Tokody Tibor, Koltai Tamás, Varga Roland, Molnár Péter, Pátkai Máté, the footballers of the Győri ETO FC football club received the Child Nutrition Foundation’s “Donate to get them food!” entitled...
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New product category in Hungary from July
Date: 2012-07-19 11:46:09
The success of energy drinks have proven that consumers are constantly thirsting for a boost. But will they ever want to come back down and reach for a nonalcoholic drink...
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SPAR has a new in-store media agency!
Date: 2012-07-19 11:05:49
Starting from this September, the media partner of SPAR Magyarország Commercial Ltd. is going to be Win-Store Media Consulting Ltd. The two companies have already signed the contract, and made...
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Lángos vote to be launched: Vénusz is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread
Date: 2012-07-19 10:58:12
Sometimes the really good fried bread sellers can be found at hidden, lost places. Vénusz aims to change this and is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread. The Lángos voks...
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Tourism organisations would like to have more Széchenyi Rest Cards acceptance points at the Lake Balaton
Date: 2012-07-19 10:45:10
The tourism organisations asked for the fast contracting of the Széchenyi Rest Cards from the banks at their event in Siófok on Tuesday. Kertész Rezső, the president of the Somogy...
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Sága and Heineken in the same boat
Date: 2012-07-19 10:13:17
Sága Foods, the company behind the market-leading sausage brand Füstli and Heineken's famous Hungarian beer Soproni are playing in the same team now: the best meal in the hot summertime...
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Wonderduck carried out ALDI's birthday prize show
Date: 2012-07-19 09:37:10
Similarly to the previous year, Wonderduck has carried out Aldi's successful birthday promotion this year, too. The prize this year was valuable, again: 4 new Audi A1 cars were handed...
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Safe playgrounds for even more kids
Date: 2012-07-19 08:09:20
Within the compass of Delikát's “Cook a playground” program, 44 up-to-date, EU-conform playgrounds have been built by Unilever Magyarország Ltd. This year, this number may even grow, in order to...
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Tetrapak: eco-friendly donation to the Children’s Hospital in Tűzoltó Street
Date: 2012-07-18 11:01:03
The 2.4 tons donation consists of more than 1 million worth recycled paper products, preceeds the cutting of thirty trees. The donation was handed over by the Tetra Pak Hungária...
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