Company and Personal News
With two new central warehouses Reál plans expansion
Date: 2012-05-06 19:41:31
Reál’s turnover in 2011 was similar to their 2010 performance – the moderate growth was the result of inflation. At the end of the year Reál decided to build two...
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SPAR Hungary celebrated twenty years last year
Date: 2012-05-06 19:38:06
SPAR Hungary expanded further in 2011 and an important element of this expansion was the refurbishment of another 27 former Plus stores. Two new units also opened, one of them...
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CBA: Príma and Cent came to the rescue
Date: 2012-05-06 19:30:50
In 2011 the CBA network’s turnover was HUF 565 billion, surpassing the HUF 555 billion performance of 2010 despite the recession. CBA still has the most units among Hungarian chains,...
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dm-drogerie markt is in top form
Date: 2012-05-06 19:30:29
The first Hungarian dm store opened in Budapest in July 1993. Currently they have 256 units all over Hungary and employ 2,251 people. In the 2010/11 fiscal year dm’s turnover...
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Tesco’s revenue was above 700 billion
Date: 2012-05-06 19:27:10
In the 2011-12 fiscal year Tesco Hungary’s turnover augmented by 6 percent, thanks to innovations and to increasing the number of their services. Tesco Hungary’s gross revenue was HUF 705.2...
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The logistics center of Alföld Pro-Coop was implemented from half-billion HUF
Date: 2012-05-04 13:08:10
The storehouse base of the Alföld Pro-Coop Zrt. is ready with a 462 million HUF investment in Kecskemét. The European Union supported the project with 161.8 million HUF. With the...
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The Gallicoop turkey processor is crisis resistant
Date: 2012-05-04 12:13:29
The determining Hungarian poultry company, the Gallicoop Pulykafeldolgozó Zrt. based in Szarvas closed last year with a 31 billion HUF revenue. That means a 13.6 percent sales increase, compared to...
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Hey-Ho’s manufacturer requests bankruptcy protection
Date: 2012-05-04 12:05:50
The manufacturer of Hey-Ho fruit juice, the First Hungarian Fruit Processing and Fruit Juice Manufacturing Inc. (Elma) asked for bankruptcy protection. The company has been profitable even in 2010,its turnover...
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Pepsi pays tribute to Michael Jackson
Date: 2012-05-04 11:27:53
Soon Pepsi cans will appear on the shelves of the stores with the face of the king of pop. Pepsi pays tribute this way to Michael Jackson celebrating the 25th...
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Tesco has agreed with the trade unions on the wages of cashiers
Date: 2012-05-04 10:40:28
The satisfaction of its employees is important for the supermarket chain, and therefore Tesco will pay the same amount of rate collated with the trade unions. Tesco has agreed with...
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(HU) Hullámok tetején
Date: 2012-05-03 22:29:28
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(HU) Többet kínál a sörnél a METRO
Date: 2012-05-03 22:27:04
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Unbroken success last year
Date: 2012-05-03 20:09:41
Róbert Bárdi, sales director with Dunapack Kft. told our magazine that 2011 was a good year for the stronghold of domestic corrugated cardboard manufacturing: their sales revenue was HUF 31...
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Metro’s revenues increased by seven percent in Eastern Europe
Date: 2012-05-03 12:11:13
In the first quarter of 2012 Metro’s performance was proper to the expectations of the analysts, however in case of operating profit, the company made a loss, that caused a...
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The Czech part of the Schlecker German drugstore chain was purchased
Date: 2012-05-03 12:10:21
The Czech part of the Schlecker German drugstore was purchased by the Czech p.k.Solvent (PKS) company. The TETA, that has 700 stores is now the property of PKS. This is...
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Tesco auctions its used assets
Date: 2012-05-03 12:00:17
Tesco auctions its used assets. The value of the 139 items is about 35 thousand euros on starting price. According to the communication of Intergavel Aukciószervező Kft. the Internet auction...
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A four-star business hotel and conference center is being built in Kecskemét
Date: 2012-05-03 10:15:57
The four-star business hotel and the conference center operating as the member of the Starwood hotel chain is under construction in Kecskemét, transformed from the office building of KÉSZ Holding....
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One of this year’s largest logistics company merge successfully completed in the Czech Republic
Date: 2012-05-02 12:00:37
On the 1st of May 2012, the Czech Republic’s logistics market witnessed the successful fusion of the Raben Logistics Czech a.s., the Transkam-Logistik spol. s.r.o. and the Raben Trans European...
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Gold Friday Reloaded
Date: 2012-05-02 11:55:42
The Gold Friday campaign of the Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. in connection with the Arany Ászok brand was relaunched in April this year. The campaign last year has brought renewal not...
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New dm store opened in Pilisvörösvár
Date: 2012-05-02 11:50:40
The dm drugstore chain opened its new store in Pilisvörösvár on the 26th April 2012. On the occasion of the opening the drugstore chain awaits the customers with 5X points...
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Unusual restaurant concepts
Date: 2012-05-02 11:45:13
Here are a couple of interesting restaurant conceptions by Toxel. Dinner in the Sky Dinner in the Sky is hosted at a table suspended at a height of 50 metres....
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Pepsi has launched an advertising offensive
Date: 2012-05-02 11:30:45
Pepsi began a large offensive: in the first quarter the company spent 25 percent more on advertising than a year earlier. The marketing campaign is the part of a major...
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Magazine: Drinking straw made from beef!
Date: 2012-05-02 11:11:45
A former bartender invented drinking straws for Bloody Mary that are made from top quality beef. If we accept that snack sausages go really well with cocktails, this idea does...
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The handover documents of the Cora stores were signed
Date: 2012-04-27 13:07:51
The handover documents of the Cora stores were signed on Friday afternoon – said Gillemot Katalin, Auchan spokesperson to MTI. The spokesperson said that from the afternoon, the stores will...
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The World's 50 Best Restaurants: here is the list of winners
Date: 2012-04-27 12:15:28
Organised by Restaurant magazine, The World's 50 Best Restaurants list is an annual snapshot of the opinions and experiences of over 800 international restaurant industry experts. What constitutes “best” is...
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Unilever shows solid progress in first quarter 2012
Date: 2012-04-27 11:31:28
The first quarter results reflect solid performance in challenging market conditions. Despite sluggish economies, weak consumer confidence in many markets and sustained levels of competitive intensity, all of our Categories...
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The Széchenyi Rest Cards are mostly used for hospitality
Date: 2012-04-27 10:58:59
According to the issuers surveyed by MTI, customers mostly use the Széchenyi Rest Cards in restaurants, and only secondarily at accommodations, but this can change with the start of the...
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Redesigned Coke Light models – Video of the day
Date: 2012-04-27 10:54:37
After a series of super weird commercials for Coke Light in which he has a questionable mentor-mentee relationship with a bunch of little dolls (seriously), Coke creative director Jean Paul...
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Bath development in Bükkszék, in the home of Salvus
Date: 2012-04-27 10:40:04
The foundation stone of the all year operating spa and bath using the world-famous Salvus water was laid down on Friday in Bükkszék, Heves county. In the scope of the1.25...
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Giga-size pop-up restaurant at the Olympics in London
Date: 2012-04-27 10:28:53
The world's largest McDonald's restaurant is being for the London Olympics this summer, with a seating capacity of over 1,500. No word if McDonald's thought 'build the largest restaurant' was...
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