Company and Personal News
Making gold with Házi Piros
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Házi Piros Kft., one of the key companies on the spice and seasoning market, is twenty years old. Commercial director Gábor Heltai answered our magazine’s questions. What were the most...
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Artificial vodka, artificial whisky, artificial joy
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Evgeny Moscalev, a professor of Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University developed a method for turning vodka (or any other spirit) into powder, from which pills can be made. It might turn...
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Liquid detergents of the future
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
After Persil washing powders, Henkel is now using its successful Cold Active technology with Persil gels. The technology guarantees squeaky clean clothes when washing at 30 °C. New Persil Cold...
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Intelligenr supply chain management
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
XAPT Hungary Kft. is a dynamically developing IT company, the main profile of which is the selling, installation, training and customising of the Microsoft Dynamics integrated business management system. XAPT...
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Organic wines
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
British supermarket chain Waitrose sells Virtue wines, which come from Chile in 24,000-litre eco-tanks and is bottled in the UK. One tank of wine is enough for 32,000 bottles and...
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New directors at FrieslandCampina
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
From 1 April 2010, Péter Szautner is the new managing director of the market leading company in the Romanian milk sector, while Razvan Orbulescu is the new consumer marketing director...
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MPL conquers the Internet too
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
An increasing number of on-line retailers choose MPL (Hungarian Post Logistics) to be their delivery partner. MPL’s convenience services guarantee that on-line stores can serve their customers better. MPL’s goal...
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With the scents of our childhood
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
If there is one beer women might get to like, it is definitely Liefmans from Belgium. This red fruit beer with a 4.2% alcohol content comes from the 120-year old...
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Pedigree® Adoption Programme continues
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Pet food manufacturer MARS Hungary continues its programme for improving the conditions of dogs living in shelters. The revenues from Pedigree® product sales between 1 June and 30 November 2010...
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Renowned artists in the Hungarian jury of Henkel.Art.Award 2010
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Henkel Hungary put artists Szabolcs KissPál and Csaba Nemes, art critic Gábor Pfisztner and art historian Judit Angel on the jury panel of Henkel Art.Award 2010, to decide on 21...
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Question: Recently the 15-year old Hungarian Brand Association held its general meeting. A new president was elected: Tamás Ács, the managing director of Mars Hungary. How would you summarise the meeting, what do you expect from this year and what will you do first as president?
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Answer: My first task is to say thank you to all my fellow members for putting their trust in me. At the meeting we voted on the 2009 annual report...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 9
Date: 2010-06-17 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: ‘I have completely found my part in the...
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New executives in Borsodi’s management
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Borsodi Brewery’s former marketing director, Zsolt Mészáros returned to the post. He has recently been responsible for the HoReCa and Small Food channels in sales. Vladan Matić, the company’s new...
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The secret of good beer is in the pouring
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Soproni launched its Perfect Pouring programme, the aim of which is to make bars and restaurants comply with all the hygienic and pouring technology rules – which would evidently result...
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Knowledge management in catering and tourism
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
‘Knowledge management in the field of catering and tourism’ is the title of the book that offers useful for knowledge for anyone who works in these fields. The quality assurance...
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The necessary extra, part 4
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In this series we introduce original ideas that may help to make a restaurant more popular. Every Friday afternoon from 5 to 6 Allan Susser, the chef of Modern Seafood...
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A new look and new content from Sága
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In 2010, Sága sports a completely new look: a more modern Sága logo will appear on packagings, which emphasise products’ premium quality. Selyemsonka will be available in Piquant and Bear’s...
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Tesco strengthens its team with a Hungarian executive
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
As of 10 May, Viktor Jegesi is replacing Steve Reynolds in the marketing director’s seat of Tesco Hungary. Viktor Jegesi joined the Tesco team in 1997 and before his appointment...
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There is no reason to argue about the third!
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The 2010 Alexandra Restaurant Guide was presented to the press at the end of May. Testers visited restaurants incognito and used the GaultMillau systems for rating, with the performance of...
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The market does not expand, but it evolves
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
According to Norbert Káhn, Gyermely Zrt.’s commercial director the pasta market has been at a standstill in the past three years. Hungarian consumers still prefer egg pasta, which has a...
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Pink world champion
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
This spring Martini Rosato won the only gold medal in its category at the 10th World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. Rosato, the youngest product in the MARTINI family, convinced...
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Day of truth
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
On 18 May, Update International Kft. gave a press conference, announcing that clinical research proved that the statements of the Update system were true. 80 overweight or obese patients participated...
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Hot summer, long drinks
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Present alcohol consumption trends are favourable for summer cocktails – which are light, fresh and have lower alcohol content. Péter Morafcsik, president of Hungarian Bartender Union and the head of...
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Another three silver medals for Törley Group
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
At the 16th Concours Mondial Bruxelles wine competition, held in Sicily on 23-25 April, Törley’s Hungaria Extra Dry, Chapel Hill Sparkling Chardonnay Brut and Chapel Hill Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé...
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Tesco is sectorial No.1 in responsible business operation
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In comparison with the company’s performance last year, Tesco Hungary did 21 percent better in the field of responsible business operation, thanks to the company’s CSR activity. The retail chain...
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Bacardi champions
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Bacardi Martini Open Cup, one of the most important stages on the road to winning the Bartender of the Year title, was held at the end of May. Gábor Onufer...
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Henkel donated further defibrillators
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Henkel Hungary placed three defibrillators in Békés County: one in a Békéscsaba health institution situated on Lencsési Road and two in Henkel’s Körösladány plant. The portable devices can be used...
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Tesco recruited new regional suppliers
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
On 3 June, Tesco Hungary organised a suppliers’ forum in Sopron for farmers and manufacturers in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Zala, Vas and Veszprém counties. Tesco’s intention was getting to know new suppliers,...
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Parallel development
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In Békéscsaba, gastronomy is developing along two lines. A couple of years ago a group of chefs in Békés County decided to pass the master’s exam and start competing internationally....
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