Company and Personal News
Red Bull sports programs are on
Date: 2011-08-23 08:49:06
Moments before the final, a massive thunderstorm was threatening to soak Red Bull Manny Mania, yet miraculously the clouds parted and Joey Brezinski was able to skate his way back...
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SPAR voted for Hungarian melon, too
Date: 2011-08-22 10:52:46
The Hungarian Melon Association and FruitVeb with the support of the Agricultural Marketing Centre spendt more than 20 million HUF, to stimulate the consumption of Hungarian melon domestically. The promotional...
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State award at Univer
Date: 2011-08-22 10:43:57
The Minister of Rural Development has awaded Univer's director of corporate relations Györgyné Marosfi with the Golden Cross of the Hungarian Republic on 19th August 2011. The expert has been...
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StarBev eyes international expansion for Staropramen
Date: 2011-08-22 10:41:13
StarBev has announced ‘significant investments’ in its Staropramen brand, as it eyes international expansion. The company has invested €1.2m in a new visitor centre at its Staropramen brewery in Prague,...
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Auchan contra GVH
Date: 2011-08-22 10:34:44
The Municipal Court of Justice of the Auchan Hungary Ltd., because the Office of Economic Competition (GVH) Procedure of the Competition Council fined HUF 30 million, claiming that the retail...
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Support to Kézenfogva Foundation by Lidl Hungary
Date: 2011-08-22 10:32:51
Lidl Hungary has supported Kézenfogva Foundation with a more than 1 million HUF, as a whole 1 184 000 HUF. The money came from Cien suncreams sold between 9th June...
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Wine-hotel of Badacsony is not closing
Date: 2011-08-22 08:10:29
The four-star wine-hotel of Badacsony is not closing, Bonvivo is going to survive, even though the hotel did not have a proper permission to open its gates....
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Coca-Cola prepares for a four billion USD investment in China
Date: 2011-08-19 12:40:06
The world's largest soft drink manufacturer announced today, that the company will invest four billion USD between 2012-14. “China is one of the most important growing market,” – said Muhtar...
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A drop in domestic tourism
Date: 2011-08-19 12:39:44
The Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants Association (MSZÉSZ) and the Hungarian Association of Tour Operators and Travel agents (MUISZ) report about a decline in domestic tourism, on the basis of the...
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A food merchant in Budapest concealed a monthly one hundred million HUF income
Date: 2011-08-19 12:39:10
It is estimated that a montly hundred million HUF monthly income was concealed by a food merchant in Budapest. The Central Hungarian Regional Tax Directorate of the National Tax and...
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The hotel indices deteriorated during the Formula-1 Hungarian Grand Prix
Date: 2011-08-19 12:35:54
According to the Hungarian Hotels and Restaurants Association (MSZÉSZ); during this year's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix all hotel indices – room occupancy, the average price, occupancy per capita revenue...
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Metro do not want to sell the MediaMarkt-Saturn
Date: 2011-08-19 12:30:45
The majority owner, the Metro Group denied the news of the possible sale of the MediaMarkt-Saturn electronics store chain. The subsidiary is part of the group, and there are no...
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The improvements will continue in the Marcali Hotel
Date: 2011-08-19 11:56:56
The Marcali Szálloda Kft. will receive a nearly 1.8 billion loan from the Hungarian Development Bank Ltd. to continue the construction of the Hotel Medical and Életerő Center. “The construction...
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FRESSNAPF supports abandoned pets with record quantity of pet food
Date: 2011-08-19 10:27:44
FRESSNAPF is not only the biggest pet-food and pet-accesoires producer company in HUngary, but also a responsible company who does actually consider the necessity of responsible pet-kkeping. In 2010, the...
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A small help to reach great aims
Date: 2011-08-19 08:21:23
Onlinet has supported Kemence Varázsa Foundation with two new PCs. The main purpose of the foundation is to support handicapped and mentally disturbed people who are working in the pottery...
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restaurant manager kicks diners out for not finishing their meals Restaurant manager kicks diners out for not finishing their meals
Date: 2011-08-19 08:17:25
Mr Cui showed the customers the door when they helped themselves to an all-you-can-eat buffet then asked for dessert, even though their dishes were only half-empty. He refused to serve...
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PrímaPék builds a new plant
Date: 2011-08-18 12:42:36
The PrímaPék Finompékáru Kft. builds a new plant with a hundred million HUF EU support. Thirty to forty new jobs will be created. According to the communication of the company;...
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The Coco House Kft. candy manufacturer expanded its premises
Date: 2011-08-18 12:11:31
The site of the Coco House Kft. was fully updated and expanded to almost double in Keszthely. The Western-Transdanubian Regional Development Council granted 36 million HUF support for the more...
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Foster's continues to refuse SABMiller's takeover bid
Date: 2011-08-18 12:10:30
The Australian Foster's Group refused again SABMiller's about 10 billion USD worth takeover bid on Thursday, which directed to the company's brewing department. The Foster's board announced on Thursday that...
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The utilization of local hotels improved beside decreasing hotel room rates
Date: 2011-08-18 12:00:14
The utilization of Hungarian hotels improved in June on national level, while the gross average room rates declined – told the Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) told MTI....
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Dm fights against cancer
Date: 2011-08-18 08:10:26
This year, the Hungarian dm will join international initiative of the Day “Children of the Sun” CSR campaign. With the campaign, the company aims to protect young children against the...
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Swiss flavor manufacturers are looking for suppliers in Makó
Date: 2011-08-17 12:50:03
The Swiss Givaudan is searching for suppliers for its factory, that is under construction in Makó. The Givaudan will decide which local companies will enter into the long-term agreement on...
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SABMiller will make a bid directly to the shareholders of Foster's
Date: 2011-08-17 12:47:05
After the Foster's management rejected the acquisition offer of SABMiller, the British brewing company directly targets the owners of Foster's. The SABMiller in response to the refusal stated that “the...
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Full House expected in the hotels during the weekend
Date: 2011-08-17 12:45:39
Although the 20th of August falls on a Saturday this year, and there will not be a long weekend, the domestic hotels will be filled in the forthcoming days. It...
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Irregularities were found in one-third of the summer tests
Date: 2011-08-17 12:22:21
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) tested 868 catering units during the summer and found irregularities at 35 percent of them. The authority is primarily tested the waterfront resorts, that...
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Matusz-Vad Inc.: The largest market for frozen foods is Slovakia
Date: 2011-08-16 12:28:17
The Győr-based Matusz-Vad Ltd. increased its sales by 17.9 percent to 3.4 billion HUF in the first half of the year. The leading company of domestic frozen foods mainly exists...
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Workania: Workers often receive warm meal vouchers
Date: 2011-08-16 12:20:41
The last survey of Fizetesek.hu site opertaed by the Workania job portal focused on the fringe benefits provided by the Hungarian employers. According to the survey, based on the responds...
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The OTP Széchenyi Rest card can be used at more than seven thousand acceptance points
Date: 2011-08-15 12:10:53
The use of card-based fringe benefits are increasingly popular among the firms. In a half-year a 50 percent increase occurred in the number of employees, using the OTP's cafeteria system....
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One-fifth more tourists visits the crisis affected Greece
Date: 2011-08-15 12:00:04
While sixty percent of Greeks does not go on a holiday this year – the GDP fell by 6.9 percent in the second quarter due to the constraints – foreigners...
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New Marketing Director at Tchibo Budapest Ltd.
Date: 2011-08-15 11:29:22
As of 8th of August Zsolt Mészáros (43) was appointed to the Marketing Director position of Tchibo Budapest Ltd. The professional's task is to drive and execute Tchibo's marketing strategy...
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