Company and Personal News
The Hungarian National Tourist Office contracted with Mcdonald's
Date: 2011-04-20 12:35:34
One of the main objectives of the German representation of the Hungarian National Tourist Office is the effective outreach the young Germans. The average age of the German visitors arriving...
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Henkel launches a social marketing program
Date: 2011-04-20 12:33:55
Henkel Magyarország Kft. in cooperation with the Airship Program launches a nationwide series of events. The social marketing program, which amounted to 2 million HUF, gives the oppurtinity to the...
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György-Villa success in France
Date: 2011-04-20 11:37:54
György-Villa Winery has won a bronze medal at 35. Challenge International du Vin wine-competition....
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The German dioxin crisis is already yesterday’s news
Date: 2011-04-20 11:13:24
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and meat products. Their last report reveals that the European pig market is recovering after the...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 17
Date: 2011-04-20 11:04:01
‘After Hoventa I flew back to the States and my family was waiting for me at JFK. I did not have much time for acclimatisation as the following afternoon I...
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Sushirrito
Date: 2011-04-20 11:01:50
Yes, finally sushi burrito was invented in sunny California by innovative restaurant owner Peter Yen. In the Sushirrito restaurant in Los Angeles only fresh and organic regional base material is...
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They went home with a pig!
Date: 2011-04-20 11:00:29
Rosenstein restaurant organised a thematic evening devoted to ‘pig-killing’. Mr Rosenstein remembered the specially shaped menu cards of his youth. After picking a dish, guests could take a pink perforated...
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Gourmet menu
Date: 2011-04-20 10:54:40
Ráspi Budapest restaurant works under the name Márgál Budapest from 1 December. Mr Gál’s most surprising initiative is the new menu concept: at lunchtime they offer two premium courses and...
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A festival for the best
Date: 2011-04-20 10:51:57
Early February Hungexpo announced that at the same time when Snow-Show is held, they are going to organise the Flavours and Wines event. Péter Regős, the chef of XO Bistro...
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Law on the restaurateur trade and smoking regulation
Date: 2011-04-20 10:50:28
On 22 March 2011 the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI) organised a meeting for the representatives of eight organisations to discuss the bill concerning the restaurateur trade. The Ministry for...
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MVI wants considerate non-smoking rules
Date: 2011-04-19 17:16:43
The Association of Hungarian Caterers (MVI) reminded the Parliament that they are hoping for a oyal and considerate set of rules that protect smokers. The association pointed out the fact...
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Nine out of ten households are still yoghurt buyers
Date: 2011-04-19 15:11:59
In 2010 nine out of ten households bought yoghurt; nearly all buyers picked some kind of fruit yoghurt, but only 60 percent of the category’s buyers bought plain yoghurt. GfK...
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20-year-old Profi rewarded loyalty
Date: 2011-04-19 14:52:34
The Profi chain operates 73 stores in Hungary and their most important objective for 2010 was increasing the basket value. To achieve this goal, Profi organised a loyalty promotion campaign,...
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Rossmann set up its new headquarters in Üllő
Date: 2011-04-19 14:51:30
Rossmann Magyarország Kft. opened its first drugstore in Debrecen in 1993. Since then they established 200 units all over the country. The average floor space of Rossmann stores is 250m²...
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Comfort and freshness are the two cornerstones of the Match
Date: 2011-04-19 14:50:16
Csemege-Match Kereskedelmi Zrt. is member of the Louis Delhaize Group. The Csemege-Match chain consists of 121 units with a floor space of 300-2,500m². Consumer satisfaction is in the centre of...
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ALDI increased the number of their stores by 25 percent last year
Date: 2011-04-19 14:48:35
ALDI Hungary is the member of the ALDI South Group, which has been present on the Hungarian market since 2008. Last year ALDI increased the number of their stores by...
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drogerie markt opened a new logistics base in Érd
Date: 2011-04-19 14:47:25
The first Hungarian dm store opened in Budapest on 8 July 1993. Now they have 255 modern units all over Hungary, which meet even the highest standards and employ 2,230...
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Cora started workplace training programmes
Date: 2011-04-19 14:44:45
Hungarian Cora hypermarkets (of which there are seven) belong to the Louis Delhaize Group. The chain opened its first Hungarian unit in May 1997. Cora hypermarkets have an average floor...
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Two thirds of Penny’s products are Hungarian made
Date: 2011-04-19 14:43:22
Penny Market Kft., a member of Rewe Group, opened their first food discount store in Szentes in 1996. Presently they have 189 units in Hungary and according to data from...
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Auchan opened new logistics centres
Date: 2011-04-19 14:42:00
Auchan Hungary maintained their 2009 level of gross sales revenue on a contracting market. In the past 12 months the company opened 12 new stores. Last year the company opened...
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METRO is looking forward with investments
Date: 2011-04-19 14:40:04
METRO Hungary considers the current difficult economic situation a challenge and intends to use innovative solutions to turn the negative trend around. An indicator of this new approach is METRO’s...
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Lidl already has 130 stores
Date: 2011-04-19 14:37:20
Lidl is one of Germany’s ten biggest food retailers and owns one of Europe’s biggest food discount store chains, with more than 2,700 stores in 23 countries. Lidl’s sales declined...
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Reál deals with its most prestigious stores highlightedly
Date: 2011-04-19 14:35:59
Last year brought serious challenges for food retailers but Reál managed to keep its customers and to maintain sales. Reál opened several large floor space stores last year and modernised...
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SPAR Hungary is 20 years old
Date: 2011-04-19 14:34:43
SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. celebrates its 20th birthday this year. The group opened the first store in Tata in 1991. SPAR Hungary’s annual consolidated turnover was HUF 381.32 billion in...
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CBA concentrates on developing Príma and Cent stores
Date: 2011-04-19 14:29:58
Despite the difficult economic environment CBA managed to increase sales in 2010, by HUF 7.5 billion to HUF 555 billion. The chain has the highest number of units in domestic...
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Last year was a successful one for Tesco
Date: 2011-04-19 14:27:47
29 new stores, the launch of the Clubcard and innovation serving the demand of customers – these were the milestones of Tesco’s successful 2010 year. With the new stores Tesco...
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Hungarian wine-success in France
Date: 2011-04-19 13:48:09
Tokaj Kereskedőház has been awarded with a number of oustanding prizes at this year's Challenge International du Vin wine-contest in France. HUngary has managed to collect 37 awards as a...
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New strategic leaders at Laurel
Date: 2011-04-19 13:36:37
Fro the beginning of April, Laurel Group has two new strategic leaders. Attila Juhász (42) is a business development director who has previouséy worked for Hervis and Móta Ltd, and...
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Zubrowka in a new bottle
Date: 2011-04-19 13:17:59
Starting from this April, the Polish vodka popular in Hungary, Zubrowka is available with an entirely new design. The externalities may be modern and crystal clear, but the content is...
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The KISOSZ calls for the expansion of the use of the Széchenyi Rest Card
Date: 2011-04-19 12:16:51
The Somogy county member organization of the National Association of Trade and Catering Enterprises (KISOSZ) suggests, that the organization should negotiate with the Government over the expansion of the use...
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