Company and Personal News
Huge success for Márton és lányai
Date: 2012-03-28 10:06:05
As a whole, pálinkamaker company Márton és lányai has closed the season with a total of 3 golden, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals at various Austrian and Hungarian pálinka-competitions,...
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DVTK coffee arrives in April
Date: 2012-03-27 12:05:55
The football team of Diósgyőr introduced the DVTK coffee soon after the introduction of the DVTK beer. The Diósgyőr FC Kft. signed a cooperation agreement with the Pannon Kávé Kft....
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Starbucks to introduce an espresso machine
Date: 2012-03-27 12:05:11
The U.S. coffee chain Starbucks is attacking the market position of Nespresso. The company has announced that before the summer they will launch a high pressure espresso machine: the Versimo....
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Management Board of Praktiker AG asks noteholders for a reduction of the interest rate
Date: 2012-03-27 11:13:56
To support the company’s ongoing restructuring process – as already envisaged with the publication of the restructuring programme end of November 2011 –, Praktiker AG is asking the holders of...
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Tesco in co-operation with Wonderduck Agency
Date: 2012-03-27 10:55:07
Wonderduck Agency is one of the winners of Tesco's Hostess Agency Tender. The co-operation started on 1st March 2012 and will be closed on 31st December 2013....
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Henkel develops reworkable underfill
Date: 2012-03-27 10:49:29
In today’s electronic devices such as smartphones there are numerous complex engineering components. Expanding on its portfolio of advanced underfill materials, Henkel has developed Loctite UF3810, a new underfill technology...
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The EU and national competition authority also examine the Auchan, Cora acquisition
Date: 2012-03-26 12:35:29
The Competition Authority (GVH) does not decide it yet to ask Brussels for the right of authorization in the Auchan, Cora acquisition. The domestic subsidiary of the French Auchan announced...
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Unicum Plum: a novelty from Zwack
Date: 2012-03-26 12:20:48
At Hungary's first bitter master course, Zwack Sándor presented Unicum’s latest product the Unicum plum. The beverage specialty is a real world novelty. It is the first herbal liqueur, which...
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Auchan can be profitable in 2014
Date: 2012-03-26 12:10:17
Auchan Hungary Kft. closed last year with a 7.6 billion HUF loss, due to the significant tax burden, and the high amortization, but if the crisis tax will be terminated...
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Magazine: Let them play!
Date: 2012-03-26 11:54:24
Last time we were focusing on games, this time we try to analyse their social aspects. Let’s start with introducing a few playful programmes and sales increasing ideas. Traditional food-wine...
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Do everything to avoid fat food!
Date: 2012-03-26 11:11:20
Television adverts for food high in fat, sugar and salt should not be shown before the 9pm watershed, according to Scotland's public health minister. Michael Matheson has written to UK...
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Abraham hams by Zimbo
Date: 2012-03-26 11:06:49
From January 2012, Abraham-hams from Germany are being distributed by Zimbo Perbál Ltd. in Hungary. The brothers Rolf and Jürgen Abraham founded a ham smoking company in Moisburg near Buxtehude....
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Tesco is looking for new regional suppliers in Szolnok
Date: 2012-03-26 10:56:47
Tesco is about to move on to learn about even more Hungarian suppliers within the compass of their Regional Suppliers’ Forum. The next forum will take place in Szolnok, on...
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The banks accept the Széchenyi Rest Cards of the other banks
Date: 2012-03-26 09:30:37
After months of negotiations, the Széchenyi Rest Card issuer banks made their terminals permeable, which can improve the popularity of the new cafeteria device. The number of workers, who have...
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Czech tourists like the Budapest Spring
Date: 2012-03-26 09:29:33
Budapest, as well as the Hungarian thermal baths and spas are the most popular tourist destinations of the Czechs in the spring – shows the analysis of Association of Czech...
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Tesco's food safety practices meet the food safety standards
Date: 2012-03-23 12:06:29
Official controls were initated in connection with Tesco’s meat treatment practices, because of the news heard in the media, but the controls did not reveal any abnormalities in the controlled...
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Johnny Walker leaves Kilmarnock
Date: 2012-03-23 12:00:01
Kilmarnock was in shock on Wednesday morning with the bombshell news that the Johnnie Walker plant is to shut with the loss of 700 jobs. The devastating news was broken...
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If you love the bacon, marry the bacon – Video of the day
Date: 2012-03-23 11:35:09
Jack in the Box takes America's (literally) unhealthy bacon obsession to the next level with its “Marry Bacon” TV commercial from Secret Weapon Marketing, which turns out to be only...
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The number of the Széchenyi Rest Card customers exceeded 355 thousand in the first quarter
Date: 2012-03-23 11:10:38
The number of Széchenyi Rest Card owners exceeded 355 thousand until March 20, and the issuers contracted with nearly 15 thousand acceptance points. The required amount was more than 10...
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Scottish tea export to China
Date: 2012-03-23 11:09:44
A businesswoman exports tea from Scotland to China tea, which seems carrying water into sea. Tea is a Chinese invention and has five thousand years of history in the Asian...
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Luxury hotels to save the planet
Date: 2012-03-23 11:06:39
Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge has joined UN's Plant-for-the-Planet campaign by adding 400 trees to their area and living an environment-friendly lifestyle in general. Plant-for-the-Planet is a children’s initiative that aims...
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The number of international conferences and events have increased
Date: 2012-03-23 10:33:29
Last year, 602 international conferences were held in Hungary, which is a 12.1 percent increase compared to 2010 and the number of participants increased as well – the Hungarian National...
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The Friendliest Competition of the Year
Date: 2012-03-23 10:15:15
More than 94 thousand votes have arrived to choose the friendliest hotel of 2011: in the category of hotels under less than 50 rooms, the absolute winner is Kék Duna...
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McDonald's: Don Thompson will replace Jim Skinner
Date: 2012-03-22 12:10:25
A leader change will occur at the world's largest fast food chain. Jim Skinner, leader of the chain retires in July – announced McDonald's. Chief Executive Jim Skinner will retire...
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Magazine: Step by step towards a healthier life
Date: 2012-03-22 12:09:19
Large fast food chains are rapidly adapting to consumer trends and pressure from society, for instance in fighting obesity and excessive salt usage. Last December Burger King changed the recipe...
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Pasta factory opening in Verpelét
Date: 2012-03-22 12:00:46
A specialized, frozen, stuffed pasta factory is being manufactured in Verpelét, with a base area of 5400 square meters. The factory by Asiafood Ltd. is going to start operating on...
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New City SPAR in the city centre
Date: 2012-03-22 11:26:51
The eight City SPAR store has opened its gates the city centre of Budapest on 22nd March 2010, at Vértanúk tere 1. The first City SPAR store has opened in...
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That's the way one of the most beautiful women of the world eats hamburger
Date: 2012-03-22 11:24:56
Padma Lakshmi, a modell of iNdian origin is not only fond of eating, but also leads a rather succesful cooking show in the States, and has also recently published a...
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Hungarian success at Bocuse D'Oron
Date: 2012-03-21 20:12:03
A rather impressive Hungarian success story was born within the compass of the European finals of this week's Bocude d'Or: Tamás Széll, the chef of restaurant Onix ended up at...
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We pulled it off! – an interview with Anna Zoltai
Date: 2012-03-21 12:59:18
Anna Zoltai, head of the HoReCa supervision department at the Central Agricultural Office (MgSzH) and her colleagues have a lot to do with the fact that Hungary finally has a...
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