Company and Personal News
The dm drogerie markt increased its turnover
Date: 2011-10-20 12:15:54
The dm drogerie markt increased its turnover in the 2010/11 financial year on group level, also increased the number of its shops and its employees; dm's turnover in Hungary in...
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Nestlé sales decreased
Date: 2011-10-20 12:15:37
The Swiss Nestlé published its third quarterly flash report. The company has reported a decrease in revenues. In the first nine months of the year, the company reached revenues of...
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Chinese investor establishes a citric acid manufacturing plant in Szolnok
Date: 2011-10-20 12:14:31
The plant will provide work for 350 people and will cost about 90 million USD, which – as planned – will be 30 percent of own contribution, and the rest...
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Business insurance companies may enter into organized health tourism
Date: 2011-10-20 12:13:22
The Hungarian organized medical tourism is based on the fact that in Hungary health care is much cheaper than in Western Europe. Beside the surgery, the rehabilitation could also be...
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Gastronomic festival in Kőszeg
Date: 2011-10-20 12:11:30
A gastronomic festival will be held at the weekend in Kőszeg, connected to the traditional Orsolya Day Fair, under the tastes of Natúrpark. Pócza Zoltán, director of the Jurisics Castle...
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The Hotel Association welcomes the uniform tourism tax in the capital
Date: 2011-10-20 12:10:27
The Hungarian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (MSZÉSZ) welcomes that the districts of Budapest, in collaboration with the capital decided over the uniform application of the tourism tax. The association...
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Resturant Costes ranks high by Gault Millau Austria
Date: 2011-10-20 11:20:39
Costes has the reason to celebrate another success: out of 20 points, the restaurant has received 18 by the famous restaurant guide Gault Millau Austria (Gault Millau Österreich), which means...
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New Christmas coat for Zubrowka
Date: 2011-10-20 09:48:08
For the holidays, vodka Zubrowka dons a new fur coat. Nestled in a green coat the bottle celebrates nature and the remote parts of its native Poland. The cover mimicking...
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Kraft and Krüger caught on cartelling
Date: 2011-10-19 12:30:43
The investigation of the German cartel office showed that the Kraft and the Krüger made prohibited price negotiations over their traded instant cappuccino, so the two companies should pay a...
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The State may determinate the meal voucher issuer
Date: 2011-10-19 12:02:36
The prior press releases were corect: the tax laws of 2012 submitted last Friday practically contains the the nationalization of meal vouchers. The cold food vouchers will remain after January,...
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The country's first gipsy restaurant opened in the city of Békés
Date: 2011-10-19 12:00:26
Gypsy hen cabbage, duck neck with knife-cut noodles, chicken and back with moring – these and similar foods can be found in the menu of the country's first gipsy restaurant...
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This first GaultMillau Hungary guide to be released in the spring
Date: 2011-10-19 11:36:01
2012 is going to see the release of GaultMillau Hungary restaurant guide. The major purpose of the publication is to classify HUngarian restaurants in an objective manner, compared to the...
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Tourism is a key component of rural development
Date: 2011-10-19 11:06:12
One of the key elements of the National Rural Strategy is rural and farm tourism, which might turn out to be a breaking point for rural development – József Ángyán,...
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Coca-Cola's flash report corresponding to the expectations
Date: 2011-10-18 14:10:55
Coca-Cola's third quarterly report meets the expectations: by eliminating the effects of non-recurring items, profits were 1.03 USD per share in when the markets expected 1.02 USD. Management reports that...
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Raben investing in Hungary
Date: 2011-10-18 13:16:39
European logistics operator, Raben Group, has today announced the acquisition of businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Wincanton businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia provide...
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Danone would sell its bottled mineral water brands to a Japanese company
Date: 2011-10-18 12:50:10
The Paris-based Danone would sell its Evian and Volvic bottled mineral water brands to the Japanese Suntory. In the scope of non-public negotiations Danone would sell its two brands of...
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Nike closes several shops in Hungary
Date: 2011-10-18 12:30:41
In the forthcoming months several Nike stores are expected to be closed in Hungary. According to the informations of Pénzcentrum.hu; there are shops that are trying to sell only the...
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Bocuse d’Or Hungarian finals have a winner
Date: 2011-10-18 12:08:39
The Hungarian Bocuse d’Or Academy closed the finals of Bocuse d’Or's Hungary yesterday, within the compass of Hungexpo, HOVENTA trade-show. The world's most important chef-competition's winner is Tamás Széll, sous-chef...
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Internet competition for the castles of Transylvania
Date: 2011-10-18 12:00:14
The WEBkastély (WEBcastle) competition aims to raise awareness of the Transylvanian castles, to the state of mansions, and to connect them into tourism. The online competition aims to promote the...
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Tesco aims the furnishings market
Date: 2011-10-17 12:27:08
Tesco would conquer the Hungarian furnishings market – at least a part of it. The department store chain extends its range running under the F&F brand. Although there is no...
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The new Apple I-phone broke all previous records
Date: 2011-10-17 12:25:08
Apple's new I-phone broke all previous premiere records this weekend. Up to four million pieces could be sold in the largest markets. According to the informations of Világgazdaság the new...
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CBA takes over the operation of the units of Delikát Kft.
Date: 2011-10-17 12:25:08
The CBA Kereskedelmi Kft. takes over the operation of 19 units of its franchise partner, the Delikát Kft.. The Delikát Kft. is suspected with tax evasion. The CBA Kereskedelmi Kft....
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A CBA store burnt down in Pesterzsébet
Date: 2011-10-17 12:11:05
Sunday night, the CBA store in Kossuth Lajos Street, Pesterzsébet burnt down. 11 people had to be evacuated from the flats of the building of whom six residents were taken...
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The Hungarian National Tourist Office aims Austria with the MICE campaign
Date: 2011-10-17 12:00:34
The Austrian representation of the Hungarian National Tourist Office organized a MICE workshop in cooperation with other national tourism representatives (www.corps-touristique.at) in Vienna, on the 13th of October 2011. Kovács...
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Nestlé opens hypoallergenic infant formula factory
Date: 2011-10-17 10:57:45
Nestlé opened a new EUR 117 million (over CHF 149 million) factory in Germany dedicated to producing hypoallergenic (HA) infant formula. As an extension of the Company’s 106 year old...
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The chocolate factory of Salgótarján has burnt down
Date: 2011-10-14 23:38:55
The entire Christmas-candy collection was perished by fire at the chocolate factory in Salgótarján on Saturday, early in the morning. Luckily, no person was harmed, but the damage might be...
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Szamos Marcipán and the Tokaj Trading House came up with a common gift pack
Date: 2011-10-14 12:50:55
Szamos Marcipán, known for its famous chocolates and bon-bons and Tokaj Trading House, the largest winery of the Tokaji wine region launched a joint product – announced the companies. The...
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Fishing festival in the Hortobágy
Date: 2011-10-14 12:40:37
1500-2000 tons of fish caught off from the fishponds of Hortobágy this year – told Sarka Béla, Chief Executive Officer of the Hortobágyi Halgazdaság Zrt. to MTI on Saturday. At...
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Aldi and Lidl founders are among the richest Germans
Date: 2011-10-14 12:31:23
According to the latest estimates; the founders of Aldi and Lidl are still among the richest Germans – they could pay the whole debt of the Hungarian foreign currency debtors...
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The government plans huge changes in the cafeteria of market
Date: 2011-10-14 12:00:48
The Hungarian government would change the whole domestic cafeteria-market. According to the informations of Világgazdaság; it is not yet decided, how the new system would look exactly. Several possible different...
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