Company and Personal News
Gösser is 150 years old
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
This June Gösser brewery celebrated its 150th birthday in Leoben. In the picturesque valley where the brewery is located people appeared wearing lederhosen and other traditional garments. Leoben is a...
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The alcohol consumption of festival-goers knows no limits
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Heineken Hungária Zrt. and Krétakör went to festivals to campaign for responsible drinking and the results give us food for thought. Péter Fancsikai directed a short film and an animation...
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New managing director for Duropack-Starpack Kft.
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
From August Dr Róbert Kocsis is the new managing director of Duropack-Starpack Kft. Mr Kocsis started his career at the Budapest affiliate of Planzer Transport AG in 1992. From 1999...
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Make food, not war!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
A restaurant as the ambassador for peace – this is what Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh is about. A few creative artists in the city decided to open a takeaway restaurant...
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Liegl & Dachser – további sikerekre hangolva
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Liegl&Dachser, a transportation and logistics joint venture seated in Pilisvörösvár has celebrated its 10th birthday recently. Engelbert Liegl, the company’s founder told that they intend to keep contributing to speeding...
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Innovation manager at GfK Hungária
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
From 19 July 2010 Péter Sári fills the position of innovation manager at GfK Hungária Market Research Institute. The 34-year old economist worked for Sanoma Budapest Zrt. as on-line marketing...
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Our orange is neither sour nor yellow
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In the heart of Budapest, we can still come across menus which make us wonder: what might these meals taste like? Not every restaurant is willing to pay for a...
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Danone Kft. helps children with cancer
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
More than HUF 6 million has been collected so far in the ‘Let us do something for children together’ programme, which supports the building of an Education Centre in Bakonybél...
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József Bock is Royal Winemaker of the Year
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
József Bock won in the Royal Winemaker category of the Followers of Royal Cooks event in Nagyszakácsi. This is a special competition, where each of the six courses of last...
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Ranking mania
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
It is a tall order to evaluate blogs objectively, so the different rankings can be considered some kind of game. According to blog.com, the following were the world’s best dessert...
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Gyulai and Csabai sausage have become protected
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
As of 18 June 2010, the European Commission authorised the use of PGI (protected geographical indication) marking to both Gyulai and Csabai sausages. The two products have entered the exclusive...
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Mobile phones instead of loyalty cards
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coca-Cola and Rogers Wireless, a Toronto mobile phone service provider started a revolutionary cooperation. Codes printed on the inside of caps can be sent to the mobile company via SMS...
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Chio fries products in healthier oil
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
From 1 July 2010, Chio Magyarország Kft. started using new frying oil blends in both of its plants. The new oil contains 30 percent less saturated fatty acid, so Chio...
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Gold medal: Coty – Rafinanz • Adidas – Wii promotion
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coty Hungary Kft. commissioned Rafinanz Service with a 10-week promotion campaign to boost sales of adidas women’s cosmetics and to support the range’s new Free Emotion product line. One of...
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Business and brand building at the same time
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Another great initiative in catering: Arany Kaviár restaurant in Budapest serves its own caviar brand to guests and to a few selected partners. The Siberian sturgeon roe is produced by...
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More sugar, please!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
– Daily coffee is the most characteristic product in catering and consumption habits only changed moderately. People go to bars and cafés less often, but on the other hand demand...
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Theodora: the streets are buzzing with their advertisements
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In June 120 citylight posters in Budapest and 130 in the country advertised the mineral water company with the slogan ‘What makes you special is the distance that you have...
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Gold medal: SPAR Hungary • Smurf mania
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Between 23 April and 1 June 2009, 15 inhabitants of Smurf village moved to SPAR, KAISER’S, INTERSPAR and PLUS stores. The objectives of the promotion were increasing the number of...
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Bankruptcy
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Opten Informatikai Kft. announced in August that a record number of accommodation service providers and catering ventures went bankrupt in the first six months of 2010. The number of companies...
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Company evolution
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Polish-owned MOKATE Group has several foreign companies in its portfolio. One of them is Mokate Kft. that recently introduced two new brands to the retail market: Vienna roasted Caffee Crema...
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Road show popularising selective waste collection
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Tesco and ÖKO-Pannon organised a road show to raise awareness of selective waste collection. Games, craft workshops and other fun events awaited children and adults in 5 towns. The events...
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Gold medal: Pöttyös • Pöttyös collection
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Pöttyös managed to set in motion those consumers who live for the day between 23 March and 31 May 2009. Iconic spotted presents and the latest promotion and communication tools...
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Hoventa – for the 29th time!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Last September Hoventa, ‘privatised’ in 1993, returned to founder Hungexpo. The event is still the biggest domestic HoReCa event, which went through rough times recently. Hungexpo’s goal is to make...
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What comes after the website?
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
There is no doubt that the future of restaurants’ advertising communication is the Internet. Today every 10th Hungarian has a Facebook profile, but only every 250th bar or restaurant has...
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With the help of British Telecom, Unilever becomes part of the everyday life of two billion people
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
BT and Unilever expanded their already existing outsourcing contract by EUR 173 million. In the following four years BT will speed up technological innovation in more than 100 countries, in...
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Gold medal: Tchibo • Together for kindergartens!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In 2009 Tchibo celebrated its 60th birthday by a year-long marketing campaign. ‘Celebrate with us’ was accompanied with packaging retro mugs and metal coffee boxes with products, and a prize...
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Punto Gelato
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The place is colourful, has a great atmosphere and is very 21st century. Cooked on the spot, 18-20 different types of ice cream are available at HUF 180; spectacular cakes...
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Henkel’s turnover grew considerably in the second quarter
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In the second quarter of 2010 Henkel’s sales revenue totalled at EUR 3,890 billion, rising by 11.6 percent from the second quarter in 2009. Adhesive Technologies and Cosmetics branches contributed...
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Bestillo Pálinkaház distills 3,000 litres of pálinka
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Despite bad weather conditions Gönc apricot, a product of protected geographical indication, yielded well (around 30 tons of good quality fruit) this year. Apricot pálinka will be bottled in November...
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Vár: a Speiz
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The interior is light and homely, suggesting a relaxed atmosphere – it will be complete by autumn, with a 12-person table and a delicate wine shop, where the place’s own...
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