Company and Personal News
Beer-friendly work clothing
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
An English creative agency created the world’s smartest and cheapest ‘work clothing’. The T-shirts imitate the clothing worn at Bavarian beer festivals and most probably generate positive feelings in beer...
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New Hungarian products in Tesco stores
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From the middle of March, 49 new Hungarian products are available in Tesco stores in Debrecen, Kazincbarcika, Mátészalka, Miskolc, Nyíregyháza, Ózd and Hajdúszoboszló. These products (including specialties like organic milk...
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New style in the Viharsarok
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Csaba Palotai worked in several famous European restaurants and recently ran the kitchen of Pierrot. In March, he signed to Pipacs restaurant in Békéscsaba. Q: Why did you leave prestigious...
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Faithful followers of the system
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
There is one field in catering that definitely develops faster then the others: restaurant IT systems. It is not new information that the Hungarian market is really price sensitive, therefore...
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Hungarian innovations director at Eckes-Granini Group
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
As of 1 May 2010, Katalin Zarándy will be filling the position of innovations director at Eckes-Granini Group’s headquarters in Nieder-Olm in Germany. She has worked for the company since...
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Representing different interests
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
This February Burger King’s American franchise partners gave voice to their discontent when the ‘centre’ launched a double cheeseburger promotion campaign: in their opinion by selling at the 1 Dollar...
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(HU) Ropogtassunk fagylaltot!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Gold and silver medals won in Paris!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
At the 16th Vinalies Internationales, a prestigious international wine competition held in France on 26 February-3 March, Törley’s Chardonnay Brut 2006 sparkling wine won a gold medal, while Chapel Hill...
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Professionals’ playground
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
With a bit of business experience the average Hungarian restaurant owner can decide whether it is worth for them to become a franchise partner. But probably most of them do...
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Earth Hour 2010
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
METRO, Unilever and the STI Group all joined WWF’s Earth Hour project and turned the lights off for an hour on 27 March 2010. METRO turned off its column lighting...
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Queen sacrifice
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
In this series we introduce original ideas that may help to make a restaurant more opular. Part three is dedicated entirely to the ’bring your own bottle – BYOB’ concept....
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New corporate affairs director at BAT Hungary and Austria
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
As of 16 March 2010, Gergely Mikola replaced Bas Tonnaer in the corporate affairs director’s seat at British American Tobacco Magyarország. In the last 6 years the 33-year old new...
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Dolce vita
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The world spends more than USD 40 billion on chocolate in a year – one third of this is spent in the United States. Still, chocolate is the cheapest ‘luxury...
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Gusta Group opened its 9th store, which is equipped with state of the art IT devices
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
On 12 March 2010, Gusta Group opened its 9th food store in downtown Debrecen. The exclusive store is equipped with Szintézis Zrt.’s newest systems, a touchscreen cash register system, a...
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Harmony of beer and chocolate
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Those who are knowledgeable about beer are aware that their taste is close to that of chocolates. Stouts, porters and other dark beers go well with nearly all types of...
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Pöttyös Túró Rudi is Hungary’s strongest brand
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
B&P Braun & Partners Hungary and GfK Hungária Market Research Institute conducted a survey on the strength of brands: Pöttyös Túró Rudi is on top of the list, followed by...
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SPAR modernises its old stores too
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From 25 March 2010, SPAR’s Sas Street supermarket in Eger, which opened its gates back in 1996, welcomes customers completely refurbished. The 1,375 m² unit is one of the most...
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Stylish Hungaria sparkling wine prizes found their new owners
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The winners of Hungaria Sparkling Wine Cellar’s prize game (launched in December 2009) were drawn; 16,500 players had registered at www.hungaria.cc and answered a question to win valuable prizes....
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Success, dynamism and development: InformatiX’s conquest continues
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From January, InformatiX Kft. started a partnership with DJE Kft., a terminal and call centre service provider. InformatiX offers mobile IT solutions and project management software to companies, and now...
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Red and black
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The espresso made from rooibos tea leaves won plenty of prizes in the past three years. This socalled red espresso is made by brewing the leaves in an espresso machine....
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Premium Italian mineral waters at Kékkúti
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Market leader Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt. expanded its product portfolio in January 2010, starting the distribution of S.Pellegrino (carbonated) and Acqua Panna (still) natural mineral waters. Italian waters are served in...
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Tetra Pak closed a successful financial year
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
2009 was a successful financial year for Tetra Pak. Despite the crisis, the company managed to improve its sales revenue by 1.2 percent to EUR 8.95 billion in 2009, compared...
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We are on the map
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Eric Asimov, the wine columnist of New York Times recently praised the Tokaj Wine Region in one of his articles. He tried to convince readers that excellent dry wines were...
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Mood Media and Lapker signs agreement
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
After several years of negotiations, Mood Media and Lapker agreed to use all elements of scent marketing in Lapker Zrt.’s latest concept, a prototype convenience store that serves the needs...
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Efficient and modern waste management at SPAR
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
SPAR Hungary was the first food retail chain to start the utilisation of food waste in a biogas plant. In its 400 stores, two logistics centres and meat processing plant...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 7
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘On Monday I go to DB Moderne Bistro...
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New managing director at Danone Kft.
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From 16 March 2010, Paolo Maria Tafuri (49) is the new managing diector of Danone Kft. He joined Italaquae – Danone’s mineral water manufacturer in Italy – in 1989 and...
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Miskolci Árucsarnok was modernised
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Coop’s most profitable store is Miskolci Árucsarnok, which had been completely modernised after 15 years before it reopened on 29 March. Gates had to be opened 30 minutes earlier than...
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Bottle courier programme started in Budapest
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
So far 222 restaurants joined ÖKO-Pannon Kft.’s programme, which tries to solve the problems of selective bottle collection in restaurants. Raiker Kft. collects the empty bottles free of charge. In...
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How about a round of beer pong?
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Beer pong is slowly achieving cult status in the bars of the United States. It has everything a high-spirited company enjoys in a bar: beer, competition, variety and ‘manly struggle’....
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