Company and Personal News
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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OMMF: severe labor violations in fast food restaurants
Date: 2011-10-14 11:55:59
The rate of black employment decreased in the fast-food restaurants and in the restaurants of shopping centers, however, other serious labor violations have been occurred, during the nationwide inspections of...
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Danone supports chronically ill children
Date: 2011-10-14 11:16:45
Danone's special charity program to support chronically ill children began on 3rd October this year and it is going to last until 13th November. The program has been helping kids...
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New four-star business hotel in Kecskemét
Date: 2011-10-14 10:08:17
A brand new four-star business hotel is going to be built after reconstructing an old office building in Kecskemét, with EU-support. The investment is of 2.5 billion HUF by KÉSZ...
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System Alliance Europe implements a new clearing system
Date: 2011-10-14 09:11:58
The 47 System Alliance Europe partners benefit from optimized invoicing and more process transparency. Following a two-year development period, CargoClear, a web-based clearing solution designed for the specific requirements of...
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House of Hungarian Tastes in the Coop of Gödöllő
Date: 2011-10-13 12:40:18
The first joint business of Coop and the House of Hungarian Tastes opened in Gödöllő. The Hungarian-owned supermarket chain sells the food products of domestic producers, in a “shop in...
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Bunge Zrt. is still the market leader in the edible oil market
Date: 2011-10-13 12:38:27
The company's Martfű-based vegetable oil factory maintained its market leadership in Hungary, despite the 6 percent fall of the the oil market. The company holds 70 to 75 percent of...
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Coop spent five billion HUF on IT
Date: 2011-10-13 12:35:29
Izsófalva, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county has joined to the IT system of Coop as the thousandth unit on Wednseday 12 October. The store was built from two hundred million HUF employing eleven...
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Euronics opens new stores in the Corvin shopping Center and in the KÖKI Terminal
Date: 2011-10-13 12:33:17
The Veszprém-based Euronics-Vöröskő Kft. opens two 1,600 square-meter Euronics Mega stores at the same time tomorrow, so the company will have nine stores in Budapest and 65 across the country....
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Praktiker awaits its customers with culinary experiences
Date: 2011-10-13 12:20:12
Praktiker awaits its customers with beer and sausages in the second half of October. The culinary experiences will be completed with unique shopping action with 20 percent discount. In order...
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The OBI opened a store at the KÖKI Terminal
Date: 2011-10-13 12:12:17
OBI continues to expand in those rural areas where it is not present. The model for the developments will be the store at the KÖKI Terminal (Kőbánya-Kispest) – said Christoph...
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Record traffic at the Liszt Ferenc airport in September
Date: 2011-10-13 12:00:25
Budapest Airport registered the strongest ever traffic in September this year, so the third quarter ended well and the 8.7 million annual passenger traffic seems to be available – told...
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Leisztinger does not not sell his hotel chain
Date: 2011-10-13 11:55:52
The Hunguest Hotels hotel group will not be sold to a new owner, it remains under the direction of Leisztinger Tamás – informs Népszabadság. According to the earlier plans; the...
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Improvements in the thermal bath of Lipót
Date: 2011-10-13 11:50:17
A campsite, capable to supply two hundred-two hundred and fifty guests will be established near the Lipót bath. The 132 million HUF investment aims to extend the season and increase...
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New leader at POS Media Célcsoport Hungary
Date: 2011-10-12 12:42:56
After having spent more than 10 years in the field of instore communications, strategic director of the company Péter Kovács is leaving “the board” with mutual agreement, and his tasks...
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Pepsi reported two billion USD quarterly profits
Date: 2011-10-12 12:19:14
The shares of PepsiCo. Inc. began to rise before the opening of the U.S. market after the company's third-quarter profit increased to 2 billion USD (1.25 USD per share). These...
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The number of tourists increased the most in Northern Hungary
Date: 2011-10-12 11:30:50
Among the nine tourist regions of Hungary, the number of tourists increased the most in Northern Hungary. On the basis of the datas of the Central Statistical Office (KSH), the...
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Tuscany declared war on fast-food restaurants
Date: 2011-10-12 11:30:08
Campaign began against a kebab and fast food restaurants in Tuscany. The council of the famous spa town Forte dei Marmi banned the opening of new fast food restaurants, because...
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