Company and Personal News
The FuturAqua acquired the majority stake in a beverage distribution company
Date: 2012-08-21 11:27:44
The FuturAqua Ásványvíztermelő Nyrt. acquired a 60 percent stake in Human Goods Kft. which is the distributor of the Austrian Almdudler soft drinks in Hungary – FuturAqua announced on Tuesday...
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Hungary is in the European middle field in case of conference tourism
Date: 2012-08-21 10:56:38
Slovakia is lagging behind its V4 partners in conference tourism. The least events were held in Slovakia among the Visegrád Group countries last year – shows the analysis of Postová...
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The guests at the Lake Balaton spend less and less
Date: 2012-08-21 10:54:53
Restaurant owners are complaining: in spite of the many guests, they spend less and less, they are eating their lunch from cooler bags on the beach and they are sleeping...
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NGM: nearly 49 billion HUF benefits via the Széchenyi Rest Cards
Date: 2012-08-21 10:53:32
Employers have given benefits to their employees in a value of 48 billion 597 million HUF through Széchenyi Rest Cards, of which the cardholders spent 17 billion HUF until the...
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Green Brand Germany award given to dm's private label
Date: 2012-08-21 10:44:59
Dm-drogerie markt's private label Alverde has received the prestigious „Green Brand Germany 2012/13” award, ackknowledging the brand's success to aim for sustainabuility and high quality. The award was given by...
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That's the way tables are blooming – Video of the day
Date: 2012-08-21 09:52:19
As we have previously mentioned, it is quite trendy these days to create various spectacular short movies introducing a restaurant, pub or any other catering unit. The following movie was...
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Emergency Scenario is being made for the Gyulai Húskombinát
Date: 2012-08-17 12:08:29
The owner, the HAGE-NAGISZ Nádudvari Mezőgazdasági Vállalkozói Csoport is seeking for sources that can be rearranged from other companies of the HAGE-NAGISZ group to maintain the continuous production of the...
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Increased revenue and after tax profit at the world's largest commercial chain
Date: 2012-08-17 11:58:24
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a profit growth of 5.7 percent for the first quarter closed at end of July, while the company improved this year's profit forecast. Wal-Mart's after tax...
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The rural hotels will make profit from the long weekend
Date: 2012-08-17 10:56:51
In the long weekend connected to Aug. 20 demand grows for rural hotels primarily. In Budapest, August is not a peak season – Kovács István, Secretary of the Hungarian Association...
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The Biopackpro Kft. has developed a compostable packaging
Date: 2012-08-16 11:00:03
The Biopackpro Csomagolástechnikai Projekt Kft. developed compostable organic packaging material from polylactic acid (PLA) in the scope of the New Széchenyi Plan (ÚSZT). For project implementation, the company won 421.25...
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Coop T-Systems' 1100 points security
Date: 2012-08-16 10:49:14
The Co-op Hungary Zrt., which has the largest coverage among the domestic food chains in Hungary, renewed and at the same time also broadened its previous contract with T-Systems Magyarország...
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New Head of Department of the Customer Management, at METRO Kereskedelmi Kft.
Date: 2012-08-16 10:45:18
In August 2012 Malika Mansouri joined the Metro team as the Head of Customer Management. Malika has started her Metro career in Italy in 2004 as category manager, later as...
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Lidl opened its 153rd store in Hungary
Date: 2012-08-16 10:44:37
Lidl opened its 153rd store in Hungary on August 16, Monday in Gödölő Hungary, under Ottó Ferenc street 2-4. The store awaits its customers on 1,286 square meters with a...
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The chefs did everything for the French menu – Video of the day
Date: 2012-08-16 10:34:09
That is how the the kitchen crew prepared for the opening of Grant Ahatz’s restaurant, the Next. The Paris 1906 menu was followed by new menus every quarter year. This...
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Gloomy outlook: Hungarian hospitality in 2012
Date: 2012-08-16 10:30:54
We can be glad that Hungary has restaurants, that are considered as competitive by international restaurant guides. Hungarian gourmets can find specialties in several hundred domestic restaurants. But in many...
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IKEA opens cheap hotels
Date: 2012-08-16 10:06:13
The company famous for its cheap DIY furnitures has decided to break into the property market with cheap hotels. About a hundred hotels is planned to open across Europe –...
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Nestlé’s former CEO expects a further rise in global food prices
Date: 2012-08-15 13:00:49
Food prices are expected to increase further all over the world – told Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Nestle chairman of the supervisory board, to an Austrian newspaper. After the food crisis of...
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POPAI POP competition is on again!
Date: 2012-08-15 10:54:43
It is the third time that the POPAI Awards POP competition takes place, juried within the compass Business Days 3 days conference: any POP-dice creator can compete for the prize....
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Magazine: Magic spot?
Date: 2012-08-15 10:48:02
The ‘world of drinks’ keeps rediscovering soapstone from time to time, as every fifth year an enterprise appears on the market with ‘ice cubes’ made from this material. Now it...
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New Bock Bistro in Buda
Date: 2012-08-15 10:23:14
A new Bock bistro has oppened in Buda at the place of the Cascade restaurant, within the compass of the best Hungarian franchise....
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More than four million people were watching the live broadcast of the Sziget Festival on YouTube
Date: 2012-08-15 10:20:33
The 20th anniversary Sziget Festival’s live coverage was watched by 4 million people on YouTube. Outside of Hungary the live broadcast was the most popular in Belgium and in the...
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The Danubius Hotels is profitable again
Date: 2012-08-15 10:18:07
The pre-tax profit of the Danubius Hotels Nyrt. in the first half of the year was 406 million HUF, compared to the 706 million HUF loss of a year earlier;...
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Sausage out of space – Video of the day
Date: 2012-08-15 09:36:55
You're probably thinking: “Big deal, so someone tied a big old balloon to a hot dog and a video camera and sent them into space. That's been done before except...
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Magazine: Bustaurant
Date: 2012-08-14 11:51:57
Restaurants in urban transport vehicles – there is nothing new about this! Moreover, their moving version seemed to go out fashion a couple of years ago. But in the US...
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A chef the whole world knows II.
Date: 2012-08-14 11:37:09
For a man so meticulous he famously transports his fish packed in the same direction as the river current flowed and peels his fava beans before blanching, Chef Keller seems...
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Tesco launches a café chain in the UK
Date: 2012-08-14 11:25:22
Tesco has teamed up with an upmarket London-based coffee shop to launch an ‘artisan’ café chain in the UK. The new chain, Harris and Hoole, is majority owned by a...
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Back-to-school offers in Tesco
Date: 2012-08-14 10:58:34
Starting from 1st August 2012, a special set of special offer back-to-school programs have been launched by retail-giant Tesco in Hungary. Since most schools have different lists of needs, this...
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This year's Sziget Festival received the six millionth visitor
Date: 2012-08-14 10:34:50
The 20th Sziget Festival has ended. 379 thousand people participated at he anniversary event, the organizers welcomed the six millionth visitor as well. This year's Sziget Festival had 379 thousand...
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Famous Grouse aims to set record for world's largest whisky bottle
Date: 2012-08-14 09:58:31
The Famous Grouse is making the record attempt to celebrate its 107th birthday. The 200-litre bottle, which will hold the equivalent of 8,000 drams, is expected to set a new...
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Magazine: Stone age
Date: 2012-08-13 11:38:12
Stone age. The ‘world of drinks’ keeps rediscovering soapstone from time to time, as every fifth year an enterprise appears on the market with ‘ice cubes’ made from this material....
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