Company and Personal News
Nearly 1 billion investment in the pork manufacturing plant
Date: 2010-07-12 00:02:01
The fattening plant of Pankota-Kórógy Sertéstenyésztő és Takarmányelőállító Kft. was modernized from more than 900 million HUF. The investment was the last step of the three-step upgrade. As the result...
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The sugar factory is ready for the processing campaign
Date: 2010-07-12 00:01:28
The country's only operating sugar factory in Kaposvár is preparing for the sugar beet processing campaign, with more than 650 million HUF worth of development. Hájos László, Chief Technical Officer...
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Re-glass at the Balaton Sound
Date: 2010-07-12 00:00:25
This year, for the second time in the Balaton Soundon, Re-glass system helps the separate waste collection. The solution was introduced by the Zöldövezet Association to make music festivals and...
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Kékkúti Mineral Water produces without final water rights permission
Date: 2010-07-12 00:00:11
Since early June, the Kékkúti Mineral Water Co. produces without final water rights permission. According to the Káli Basin Environmental Association; that is unlawful, the company says it is not....
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Discount priced wine in the Tesco
Date: 2010-07-12 00:00:01
Despite Tesco previously supported the government's fight against alcohol abuse, now the company sells bottled wines in its stores for only one pound. The price of the Bulgarian Silver Rock...
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Dr. Rose, the first private hospital of Budapest has been opened
Date: 2010-07-09 00:00:59
In the heart of the city, in the 5th District the first private hospital of Budapest has been opened on the 1st of July. The main principle of the founders...
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Hungarian Spa Association: a tradition creative initiative
Date: 2010-07-09 00:00:55
The Hungarian Spa Association would like to make more popular its institutions, with the Hungarian Bath Day, Night of Baths, and the Cup of Bath Cities. The Hungarian Spa Association...
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The competition authority punished L`Oreal to five million
Date: 2010-07-09 00:00:01
The competition authority punished L`Oreal to five million HUF, because the company could not prove the reality what was said in advertisements of three products. However, the Authority concludes that...
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Zamárdi is full
Date: 2010-07-08 00:03:25
According to Csákovics Gyula Mayor; Zamárdi is full for the period of the Balaton Sound Festival. Last year, the event received 94 thousand visitors in four days. Zamárdi, compared to...
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Sad onion celebration in Mako
Date: 2010-07-08 00:02:01
Instead of the usual 72-hour, this year's International Onion Festival of Mako only lasts one day. There is nothing than can really be celebrated: large part of the onion crop...
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Five percent higher-value holiday vouchers in the first half of the year
Date: 2010-07-07 00:02:01
In the first half of the year, 36 billion HUF worth holiday vouchers were used, compared to the same period of last year. That is a 5 percent increase –...
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Mádi László became the President of the Hungarian Brewers Association
Date: 2010-07-07 00:00:09
Mádi László former MP of Fidesz fills the presidency of the Hungarian Brewers Association – reports the association. From July 2010 Mádi László will be the president of the association,...
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Greenpeace charge against global companies
Date: 2010-07-07 00:00:02
Greenpeace in its latest report condemns many global companies, because they used to buy paper products from a company, that destroys Indonesian forests. Walmart, Tesco, Carrefour, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Hewlett...
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Sodexo reacts to changing market expectations with a new name
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
2010 was the year of changes for Sodexo: changes that affected the whole sector made the company change its appearance and services portfolio. Sodexo Pass will be called Sodexo Motivation...
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Captain Pöttyös returns to the Children’s Island
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Captain Pöttyös will return to the T-Home Children’s Island on the Óbudai Island every weekend, for four weeks starting on 5 June. This series of exciting free programmes lines up...
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The tale of the long wiener
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
It was 60 years ago that a 3-year old little boy invented a tale about a king, who made such a long wiener that it fed the whole country. This...
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Ice cream of the year
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
The 14th ’Ice cream of the year’ competition took place in June. Zsolt Csuta from Csákvár won in the freestyle category with his white chocolate based composition. Györgyné Trella from...
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Henkel becomes a superbrand
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Four of Henkel Hungary’s brands earned the Superbrands qualification. A jury of independent experts chose the four brands from nearly 95,000 brands. Henkel Hungary also won a Business Superbrands award....
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Play with Detki!
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Detki’s first promotion game ended on 1 May 2010 when 10 weekends for 2 in Vienna were drawn. The biscuit company launched its new game straight away: its slogan is...
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Balaton: attack!
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
BALATON ATTACK – this name does not designate a summer heavy metal festival, but an in-house initiative by Borsodi Brewery: those who do office work go out and do some...
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Below par performance this time
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
The Hungarian team performed below expectations at the Bocuse d’Or Europe in Geneva on 7-8 June 2010. Gábor Kostyál, the head chef of Hotel Helikon in Keszthely gave a fair...
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New in-store opportunities in three CO-OP chains
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
POS Media Hungary signed an in-store media agreement with the CO-OP Star, CO-OP Szolnok and Mecsek Füszért chains. The company will also use a new in-store communication tool in these...
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Fuchsli Borgyógyászat
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Winemakers the Heimann family opened this place in May. It is basically a wine-centred bistro and it has been attracting guests like a magnet ever since opening. Wines with a...
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Tesco launches nationwide waste collecting campaign
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Tesco Hungary is a champion of selective waste collection, therefore from 11 June until 29 August 2010 they run a campaign for collecting PET bottles and aluminium boxes, in cooperation...
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Viator restaurant
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
By opening the monastery’s restaurant the monks wish to turn Pannonhalma into a family-friendly place. They dreamed of a cultural milieu, a part of which is the restaurant with an...
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Tchibo’s new commercial director
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Attila Sófalvi is the new commercial director of Tchibo Budapest Kft. from 1 May 2010. The new executive is 37 years old and started his career at Nestlé Hungary. Later...
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Colgate-Palmolive’s new managing director
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
From 1 April 2010, a new managing director supervises Colgate-Pa lmolive’s business activity in Hungary: Péter Juhász returned from London where he worked as sales director of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare....
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Responsible leaflet issuance in the spirit of sustainability
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
SPAR decided to substantially reduce the size of its weekly published INTERSPAR leaflets. This means that paper usage will be reduced by 800 tons and ink usage will diminish by...
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HELL capitalises domestically on its market success
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
HELL Energy expanded by 32 percent in 2009, realising a domestic sales revenue of HUF 2.8 billion – the company practically doubled its market share in Hungary. Presently Hungarian-owned HELL...
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METRO to build a unique Customer Academy in Hungary
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
The founding stone of METRO’s Customer Academy was laid at the end of June, near the company’s headquarters in Budaörs. With the 1,200 m² new complex METRO intends to offer...
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