Company and Personal News
The company responsible for the Hungarian red sludge tragedy has received a record penalty
Date: 2011-09-20 09:10:21
The Directorate of Environmental Protection and Water Management for Central Transdanubia has imposed a fine for infringement of waste management regulations of around HUF 135.14 billion (470 million euros) on...
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Croatia: no transactions in the first eight months of the year
Date: 2011-09-20 01:07:24
It is more than interesting that in Croatia there was no completed transaction in the retail sector in the first eight months of 2011. Statistics forecast a contraction, followed by...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 21
Date: 2011-09-20 00:33:33
Roland Oláh earned himself a good reputation in Hungary and has been working in the United States for nearly two years. He regularly shares his experiences with our readers: ‘I...
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Everything for the flavour!
Date: 2011-09-20 00:29:04
Four fifths of Hungary’s population drink coffee and 71 percent uses some kind of equipment for brewing up a cup of this hot beverage. For the perfect flavour of the...
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Everything about fish
Date: 2011-09-20 00:15:43
Fish tradesman/chef Péter Szabó and György Hoitsy, the director of the trout farm in Lillafüred published a book titled ‘Fish and Fish Dishes’, which was presented at Metro’s Customer Academy...
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A loud beer feast
Date: 2011-09-20 00:12:29
Budapest dwellers seem to be thirsty for beer festivals – the four-day beer feast held in Buda Castle was so crowded that one could hardly move. Domestic artisan breweries and...
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After sobering up
Date: 2011-09-20 00:11:27
After the turbulence of the last few years when organisations came and went, now the profession is ‘sobering up’ and those organisations that are unable to make compromises will disappear,...
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The traps of a recommendation
Date: 2011-09-20 00:09:58
On 1 August 2011 Dr Judit Paller, appointed surgeon general published a recommendation on nutrition for health for public catering service providers, which had been developed by the National Institute...
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From a good family
Date: 2011-09-20 00:09:54
Zoltán Gottwald, the co-owner of Hotel Gottwald in Tata and member of MVI’s (Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs) presidency is characterised by traditional values and a modern way of thinking. •...
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Room at the top!
Date: 2011-09-20 00:08:11
From year to year the bartender competition is one of the most exciting and most spectacular events at Hoventa. This year Monin will be the main sponsor of the competition:...
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Star trends of hotel rooms at Hoventa
Date: 2011-09-20 00:04:50
This is the second year that Trend Island is set up at Hoventa, to present the latest interior design trends to hotel experts. The focus is on hotel rooms, five...
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Live competition for confectioners
Date: 2011-09-20 00:04:50
Domestic professional competitions are very important for Hungexpo – they support them by providing the venue and by implementing intensive communication campaigns. At this year’s Hoventa, Confectioner of the Year...
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Giropizza – one of the biggest pizza making competitions in Europe
Date: 2011-09-20 00:02:50
This year one of the highlights of Hoventa will be a pizza making competition: the regional final of the 8th Giropizza d’Europa will be held on 13 October. Giropizza is...
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HOVENTISSIMA
Date: 2011-09-19 23:58:32
Between 11 and 14 October Hoventa, the international hotel, restaurant, catering and gastro-technological trade exhibition is waiting for visitors at the Hungexpo fair centre with more programmes than ever before....
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New stores in the Corvin
Date: 2011-09-19 12:45:15
The service range Corvin shopping center, soon celebrating its first anniversary will be expanded by a further 10 new stores during September and October. Among the new tenants, representatives of...
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Starbucks celebrates its 40th birthday with discounts
Date: 2011-09-19 10:38:54
The coffee chain, that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, offers a 30 percent discount to its customers. The guests of coffee chain, can buy the chain's tumblers and cups...
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Scandinavian reality show promotes the Lake Balaton
Date: 2011-09-19 10:25:26
A Swedish and Norwegian reality show is under shooting for one month in the Northern uplands of Lake Balaton, until the end of September. The show entitled The Master of...
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SMEs are waiting with the a Széchenyi Rest Card
Date: 2011-09-19 10:24:48
Fringe benefits continously play a major role in the business life, since the majority of the domestic SMEs will build them in their benefit system in the next year again...
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Sicily: retail and gastronomy done the Southern Italian way
Date: 2011-09-19 02:06:45
I love to travel and this year my destination was Sicily. Italy is famous for flavours and food but Sicily is different: it is special, a bit wilder and more...
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A newer recognition for the Tokaj Trading House
Date: 2011-09-16 12:25:21
The visitors of the 20th Buda Castle Wine Festival have chosen the wines of the Tokaj Trading House as the best in the white wine and in the Tokaji wine...
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The Oktoberfest has opened
Date: 2011-09-16 12:06:36
The world's largest beer festival, the Oktoberfest has opened its gates in Munich on Saturday, in the presence of several thousand celebrating people dressed in Bavarian costumes. More than six...
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ÁNTSZ: public catering is not healthy enough
Date: 2011-09-16 11:25:32
According to a research project carried out by the National Food and Nutrition Institute (OÉTI), only half of public caterers are able to offer the right amount of fresh vegetables,...
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The Castle Bath of Gyula expects improving results
Date: 2011-09-16 11:20:52
In the first eight months of this year the Castle Bath of Gyula, majority owned by the government of Gyula reached a revenue 10 to 15 percent less, compared to...
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Coca-Cola bottles became lighter and slimmer
Date: 2011-09-15 12:00:50
Coca-Cola Hungary's bottle weight-reduction program recently finished. As a result, an annual 730 tonnes less plastics are used in the production of PET bottles, compared to a year earlier –...
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Continental Tobacco Group's revenues steadily increasing
Date: 2011-09-15 11:59:45
Despite the crisis, the Continental Tobacco Group could achieve an about 5 percent annual sales growth in recent years – told Sánta János, the group's president to MTI, on Thursday...
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Here is the new, healthy energy drink by Hell Energy
Date: 2011-09-15 11:51:15
A clinically tested, natural drink is going to be launched by Hell Energy, including mate tea and teobromin – the company has announced within the compass of a special press...
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The Budapest Airport broke passenger record
Date: 2011-09-15 11:50:04
Until the end of August this year, a total of 5.9 million passengers used the terminals of the Budapest airport, of which 2,736,412 came during the summer months, four thousand...
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Szentkirályi won a prestigeous international award
Date: 2011-09-15 10:32:58
Szentkirályi has won the prestigious award of Water Innovation Awards in Rio de Janeiro, within the compass of the event Global Bottled Water Congress. Szentkirályi's winning campaign is called “The...
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Development phase of New Széchenyi Plan project closes
Date: 2011-09-15 10:17:38
3G Multimedia finishes the development phase of New Széchenyi Plan project, the company announced in a press release. The development of 3G Multimedia is the first product to hit the...
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The Coop Group retained its 15 percent market share
Date: 2011-09-14 13:15:36
Despite the crisis, the Coop Group was managed to maintain its 15 percent market share in the Hungarian market – said Murányi László, CEO of Co-op Hungary Zrt. on Wednesday...
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