Company and Personal News
Special wine-tasting event
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Wine shop In Vino Veritas invited its partners to a special wine-tasting event. The company’s main profile is selling high quality Hungarian wines, but this time they invited the representatives...
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Coca-Cola of a hundred flavours
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
There are never too many varieties – this could have been the starting point for the American soft drink giant when they invented the Coca-Cola Freestyle vending machine, which offers...
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The scent of home
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The right background music and scent in the Quattro Mobili store on Szent István Boulevard is the result of the contract the store signed with Mood Media. Quattro Mobili opted...
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József Szántó passed away
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
József Szántó died in August, at the age of 52. The master chef, winner of numerous competitions, helped to start the careers of several young talents. His former apprentices will...
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Beer comes pouring
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
There used to be a time when people had to queue for beer on tap. Even today, often there is only one beer tap, so the customer sobers up by...
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Successful promotion by 60-year old Tchibo
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Gyöngyi Kovács from Csokonyavisonta was the happy winner of a Volkswagen Golf 6, the main prize of the competition celebrating Tchibo’s 60th birthday. Andrzej Jackiewicz, Tchibo Budapest Kft.’s managing director...
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Öko-Kord has a global partner
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. signed an exclusive partnership contract with the German affiliate of world leading French environmental services company Veolia....
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Hoventa returns to Hungexpo
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Representatives of the two companies signed the contract at the beginning of September: Hoventa, “privatised” in 1993, returns to founder Hungexpo. The event was first organised as part of BNV...
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A unique dining experience
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
It is rather curious why restaurateurs keep challenging darkness. In July, another blind restaurant opened, now in Toronto, the name of the place is O.NOIR. Waiters and the piano player...
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New formulas in Henkel’s detergents
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Reluctant stains are usually removed at 60°C, but Persil Cold Active removes them already at 30°C – informs the press release by Henkel Magyarország Kft. Household can save money and...
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Recognition
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The President of the Republic of Hungary decorated engineer Dr. László Zentai (60), former CEO of BUSZESZ Zrt., Délhús and Stollwerck Budapest, with The Knight’s Cross Order of Merit of...
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Smoke over flavour
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The law about the protection of non-smokers might be toughened further in the autumn if the current bill is passed by parliament. People in the catering business are worried about...
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Shoe vending machine for Cinderellas
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
There is a limit to the vanity of people. In England, a company called Rollasoles sells comfortable shoes in bars and clubs. If stilettos torture a woman’s feet all they...
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A four-star hotel is building in Hódmezővásárhely
Date: 2009-09-25 00:02:30
With a 1.3 billion HUF investment, a four-star hotel is building in the center of Hódmezővásárhely. The Ginkgo-Sas City Hotel is expected to open in August 2010. Schleiffer Ervin one...
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Accor hotel chain sells twelve thousand rooms
Date: 2009-09-25 00:01:10
One of Europe's largest hotel company, the French Accor, sells its 158 hotels with 12,300 rooms to compatriot institutional investors, through OPCI real estate fund. The purchase price is 272...
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Sushi Sei expands further
Date: 2009-09-25 00:00:30
The Sei Sushi restaurant operating in Hungary for 10 years now, expands its Budapest network with a new take-away bar. The new unit of the Japanese cuisine, which is among...
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McDonald's: Millions for employee scholarship
Date: 2009-09-24 00:03:00
McDonald's Hungary won the bronze rating of Social Label grade in August 2009. Those companies are awarded, that debut this year with an objective and complex audit professional certification, linked...
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The STI Group won the Cannes Lions Award and the New York Festivals’ Gold Medal
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:30
The Cannes Lions festival, the most prestigious advertising festival in the world, was an outstanding event for the STI Group; a packaging product of the German based group of companies...
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Viola Meat expand its production line
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:05
Despite the economic crisis Viola Győr-Meat Ltd., reports a growing demand, therefore the company will expand its production base. According to the commercial director of the family business; They expect...
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Unilever: the Hungarian plant being developed, the Czech plant will be closed
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:00
Unilever will close its factory in the Czech Republic – announced the company recently. According to the food, consumer goods and household chemical products manufacturer, British-Dutch-owned group the decision was...
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Twenty years of GfK Hungária
Date: 2009-09-24 00:00:45
GfK Hungária, that was founded in August 1989, 20 years ago, was the first institute of GfK in the Central and Eastern European region. The micro-enterprise has become Hungary's leading...
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CEO of Cadbury, found insufficient Kraft Foods’s bid
Date: 2009-09-24 00:00:30
Cadbury's Chief Executive Officer would ask twenty percent higher price, than the offer of Kraft Foods Group for Cadbury. According to informations of Reuters; Todd Stitzer, Cadbury's Chief Executive Officer...
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Excellent Hungarian foods in the HORECA sector
Date: 2009-09-23 00:04:00
Agrármarketing Centrum will organize the business meeting between the representatives of the companies with Excellent Hungarian Food trademark and between the decision-makers of the HORECA sector, on the 6th October....
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Weak performance for Budapest hotels in the region
Date: 2009-09-23 00:03:59
According to CB Richard Ellis’ (CBRE), most recent analysis on the hotel market of Central and Eastern Europe; The occupancy of Budapest hotels decrased with 17.5 percent to 55.7 percent...
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Törley Gála is the gold medalist of Mundus Vini
Date: 2009-09-23 00:01:00
Gala sec quality sparkling wine of Törley Champagne winery won the only Hungarian gold medal on MUNDUSvini Great International Wine Awards competition in Germany. Hungarians won eight more medals. On...
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Dreher is looking for the Young Entrepreneur of the future
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:30
The “Young Entrepreneur of the Future” tender of the Dreher Breweries makes the opportunity to for the fourth time, for ambitious young people, to realize their business dreams. The jury...
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Borsodi may have been sold
Date: 2009-09-22 00:03:55
According to the informations of the Belgian De Standaard; the CVC Capital Partners Venture Capital company buys the Central and Eastern European subsidiaries of the Inbev Anheuser-Busch, including the Hungarian...
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Szent István Korona Irsai Olivér doubled
Date: 2009-09-22 00:02:00
The favorite wines of the audience has been elected on the 18th International Wine and Champagne festival. In the white wine category, Szent István Korona Irsai Olivér won, which has...
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Simone Bagel-Trah became the new chairman of Henkel's owner committee
Date: 2009-09-22 00:00:45
Simone Bagel-Trah has been elected as the new president of Henkel’s owner committee, who will gain the chairmanship of the Supervisory Board on Tuesday. The new president takes over the...
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Oktoberfest opened its gates
Date: 2009-09-22 00:00:30
World’s largest festival the Oktoberfest opened its gates on the third Saturday of September in the presence of several thousand celebtrating crowd, mostly dressed in Bavarian costumes. This year's Oktoberfest...
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