Company and Personal News
The first real discount sporting equipments chain arrives
Date: 2009-10-13 00:00:45
New sporting equipments chain is arriving on the Hungarian market. The Koodza shops are within the same group of investors as the Decathlon, but while Decathlon offers the products of...
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Tesco helps
Date: 2009-10-13 00:00:15
Tesco is planning to give temporary work for those relatives of the workers of the British supermarket chain, who lost their job because of the crisis. The company is searching...
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Every fifth Hungarian travelled in the first half of the year
Date: 2009-10-12 00:03:59
According to the Central Statistical Office; 21 percent of the Hungarian population was involved in domestic tourism, in the first half of the year, travelling at least once a multi-day...
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Herz for sale for three and a half billion
Date: 2009-10-12 00:02:01
The liquidator Mátraholding tendered the application for the items of the Herz Salami Factory. The starting price is 3.5 billion HUF. For trademarks and patents 1.7 billion, for estates 1.43...
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New Tesco opened in Szigetvár
Date: 2009-10-12 00:01:00
The Tesco hypermarket chain opened its new store in Szigetvár. About 110 new jobs were created in the 5000 square meter complex – informed Hackl Mónika, Tesco's head of communications...
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Royal Bank of Scotland, was named Tesco Bank
Date: 2009-10-09 00:01:47
The British company changed the name of its public finance business branch to Tesco Bank. It is planned that Tesco would like to build out a bank with complete public...
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The wine of Villány city was elected in seven categories
Date: 2009-10-09 00:01:35
On the Villány wine festival, held between 2nd and 4th October the city wine was elected in seven categories once again. This is not only glory, but a trademark and...
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Oriental Herbs Ltd. challenges against the GVH’s decision at court
Date: 2009-10-09 00:00:25
Oriental Herbs Ltd. tea distributor asks the court to change the decision of the Competition Authority (GVH). The tea distributor was fined by Competition Authority 7 million HUF for consumer...
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Auchan protects endangered sharks
Date: 2009-10-09 00:00:15
Le Figaro reports, that Auchan is the first international company that fully abolish the distribution of endangered shark’s meat throughout the network, including canned and frozen products. The customers can...
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KSH: there is no sign of turning point in tourism
Date: 2009-10-08 00:04:12
According to the Central Statistical Office (KSH); in the first 8 months of the year, the number of foreign guests decreased by 12, the number of domestic visitors decreased by...
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METRO competes for the most beautiful stand of HOVENTA title in 2009
Date: 2009-10-08 00:04:00
METRO Trading Ltd. is one of the oldest participant of the exhibition. The important categories of the company Horeca partners, will get place at a new concept stands as usually....
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Merian canning factory will not be closed
Date: 2009-10-08 00:01:28
The canning factory of the Orosháza based Merian has been saved. Dr. Varga Jenő, the liquidator of the Merian Ltd. of Orosháza informed the affected 300 workers. The agrárhírek.hu was...
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Tokaj: the forgotten wine region
Date: 2009-10-08 00:00:05
If the prize for the world’s best forgotten wine region would be issued; Tokaj wine region could easily win – appeared in The Los Angeles Times. In the gastronomic section...
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Tesco: over 1 billion profit in 6 months, with decreasing profit dynamics
Date: 2009-10-07 00:03:01
Britain's largest supermarket network, Tesco recorded a 1.03 billion pounds net profit in the first half of the year. A 1.01 billion was the recorded value a year earlier. Reuters...
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Sodexo and the Hungarian Food Bank surprise the elder with dessert
Date: 2009-10-07 00:02:19
In October, the Sodexo Hungary Ltd. will preapare dessert, from the materials provided by the Hungarian Food Bank Association to greet the elder, on the occasion of the Elderly Month....
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Gazprom innovates with Supermarkets
Date: 2009-10-07 00:01:30
According to Russian business daily, the Kommersant; Gaztorgpromsztoj, one of the subsidiary of Gazprom, plans to open a supermarket and fast food chain. Gazprom would develop its already existing 400...
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Carrefour plans big steps in Turkey
Date: 2009-10-07 00:01:12
Carrefour is planning the opening of 100 more hyper-and supermarkets in 2010 in Turkey, after the sixty scheduled for 2009 – announced the French retail chain. The retail chain also...
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Latin America's leading beer producer’s brewing business can be bought
Date: 2009-10-07 00:00:30
A SABMiller and Heineken also interested in the purchasing of the brewing business of Mexican Femsa. The purchase price of the largest Latin American beer producer can be 7,5-8. billion...
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Improved Biopon washing powders from Henkel
Date: 2009-10-07 00:00:15
The improved Biopon washing powders of Henkel containing easy ironing formula are available in the stores since October. According to a 2007 survey; 70 percent of the consumers required fast,...
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Pick delivers into Michelin-starred Japanese restaurants
Date: 2009-10-06 00:02:55
The seventh time held Hungarian Weeks series of event, is very succesful in Japan. One of the main sponsor of the event is Pick Szeged Zrt. now for the second...
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New shopping and entertainment center in Budapest
Date: 2009-10-06 00:01:35
The Allee shopping and entertainment center will open its doors 11th November at the 11th district of Budapest. "The shopping center will be opened on the official day of the...
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Tesco opened a clothing Webshop
Date: 2009-10-06 00:01:01
Tesco created a new clothing Webshop, paving the way towards further customer target groups. With this, Tesco entered into the market where such players can be found like Marks &...
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Tchibo offers first harvested Brazilian coffee speciality
Date: 2009-10-06 00:00:40
Tchibo’s coffee experts harvest three times a year the first harvest of coffee shrubs for the production of Fresh Harvest products. The Tchibo Exclusive Extra Virgin appears in the Hungarian...
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Coffeeheaven bases on domestic demand, instead of tourists
Date: 2009-10-06 00:00:30
The fourth Coffeeheaven café opened at the Astoria a few days ago. The international chain will also appear in Buda, in the near future. Learning from the bad experiences in...
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French celebrity chefs in the opening HOVENTA
Date: 2009-10-05 00:03:12
For the invitation of the Hungarian Academy of Bocuse d'Or and Hungexpo, Christophe Marguin, the President of the Toques Blanches Lyonnaise chefs' association (founded in 1936) will visit Budapest on...
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Soft drink “Oscar” for Coca-Cola Hungary’s Body Wakening Program
Date: 2009-10-05 00:02:35
Coca-Cola Hungary’s Body Wakening Program was awarded on the beverage industry's most prestigious international competition, with Innovation Prize in the best preventive healthcare initiatives category. Coca-Cola Hungary’s Body Wakening Program...
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Exclusive hospitality event on 21st and 22nd October in Paris
Date: 2009-10-05 00:01:30
The Tastemakers named event organized by Sealed Air Cryovac at the packaging headquarters of Packforum ® will provide an insight into the birth of quality food. The Sealed Air Cryovac,...
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Carlsberg shares offered for sale, due to the Russian restrictions
Date: 2009-10-05 00:01:02
Deutsche Bank classified down Danish Carlsberg’s papers from hold to sale, because of the risks in Russian alchol restrictions. Russia taxes alcoholic beverages because of the declining population and lower...
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New Marketing Director at Heineken Hungária
Date: 2009-10-05 00:00:45
New Marketing Director has arrived to Heineken Hungária Zrt. Makkay János replaces Cor Honkoopot, who will continue his career at another company of the Heineken group. Makkay János graduated at...
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Spar Marathon: the country's largest running festival had started
Date: 2009-10-05 00:00:30
On the 4th October 2009 the SPAR Budapest International Marathon starts for the 24th time. The SPAR is the sponsor of the event for the first time this year. All...
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