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OTP eyes takeovers in Eastern Europe, Turkey

Hungary's biggest bank OTP will seek new acquisition targets in Eastern Europe and Turkey from 2008 after it consolidates its...

Food

Airbus announce ‘plans to lay off 8,000’, say union sources

French-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus will lay off around 8,000 employees as part of its Power8 restructuring plan, trade union sources...

Food

UniCredit creates Bulgaria’s biggest bank

Italian banking group UniCredit officially announced the merge of its three Bulgarian subsidiaries, creating the country's largest bank....

Food

3 companies shows interest in former Romanian carmaker

General Motors, Ford and JC Russian have submitted letters of intent in the privatization for a former Daewoo carmaker in...

Food

Eastern Europe – Satiating hunger with organics

The world is going organic; and Europe is also progressively embracing the healthy products, particularly Eastern Europe is steadily making...

Food

Food and biofuel industry clash over use of farmland

The rising trend towards using biofuel, including in the European Union, is putting the food industry on a collision course...

Food

Eastern Europe nations must cut trans fat

Eastern European nations, including Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic, are the worst in the world for serving unhealthy...

Food

Intesa Sanpaolo Hungarian unit CIB FY net up 37%

CIB net assets grew 27% to Ft 1,874 billion (€76 billion) over the period, largely thanks to project finance, up...

Food

Romanian Petrom to invest €150 mln in Kazakhstan

Petrom continues to develop new exploration and production perimeters through a new acquisition in Russia, as well as through investments...

Food

Credit continues to grow in Albania

For two years in a row, the number of loans has increased by over 50% in Albania, and the country...

Food

Bulgaria to invest €7.5 bln in infrastructure, road project

Bulgarian infrastructure is way below the needed level, Regional Development Minister Assen Gagauzov said....

Food

Wal-Mart tops Exxon Mobil on Fortune 500

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has regained the No. 1 spot on the Fortune 500 ranking of the top US corporations, pushing...

Drinks

Emerging markets still like US brands

Regardless of their political feelings, overseas consumers appreciate the quality that US brands offer....

Food

Hungry market for Hungary’s poultry

The agricultural producer prices rose by 11.6% year on year in February, falling from a growth of 14.3% in January,...

Food

60% increase in turnover for BenQ Romania

BenQ, the Taiwanese producer of electronic equipment (which derived $12.3 in turnover in 2005) entered the Romanian market of liquid...

Gastronomy

Plating the Landscape: Summer Dining in Tállya

At Barka Galéria Hotel, we believe that food is one of the most authentic ways to experience a place. Every...

Food

Popeyes Opens Second Hungarian Restaurant at Árkád

Popeyes has opened its second restaurant in Hungary on June 11, following the American fast-food chain’s successful entry into the...

Holdvölgy Wines Win Three Gold Medals at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

Tokaj wine estate Holdvölgy has won three gold medals at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles competition in Thuir, France, according...

Pizza Hut to Expand Hungarian Network to 31 Restaurants

Pizza Hut plans to open restaurants in Nagykanizsa and Budapest in 2027, expanding its Hungarian network to 31 locations, local...

ÉS Bisztró Launches Sunday Brunch at Kempinski Budapest

ÉS Bisztró at Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest launched a weekly Sunday brunch, combining an à la carte menu of brunch...

White Raven Sees Growing Demand for Alcohol-Free Cocktails as Summer Traffic Holds Steady

White Raven Skybar & Lounge welcomed more than 33,000 guests and served over 22,000 cocktails between late April and the...

Alcohol-Free Beer Sales Rise as AI and Climate Change Reshape Brewing Industry

Alcohol-free beer accounted for 10% of domestic beer sales in Hungary in the first eight months of 2026, up from...

McDonald’s Opens New Flagship Restaurant at Budapest’s Erzsébet Square Terminal

McDonald’s has opened a new flagship restaurant in the Terminal building on Erzsébet Square in Budapest, combining preserved architectural features...

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Budapest Opens to a Full House

Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill Budapest is now officially open at Dorothea Hotel, Budapest, Autograph Collection, marking the Gordon Ramsay...

Plating the Landscape: Summer Dining in Tállya

At Barka Galéria Hotel, we believe that food is one of the most authentic ways to experience a place. Every...

Popeyes Opens Second Hungarian Restaurant at Árkád

Popeyes has opened its second restaurant in Hungary on June 11, following the American fast-food chain’s successful entry into the...

Nobu Budapest Enters New Era After HUF 1.5 bln Revamp

Nobu Budapest has entered a new chapter following a renovation worth over HUF 1.5 billion, with Nobu Matsuhisa, founder of...

Cova to Open 1st Hungarian Location at Matild Palace

Budapest is set to welcome a brand new addition to its high-end hospitality scene as Cova prepares to open its...

Tokaj Art Wine’s Spring Premiere Celebrates 1st Wines of 2025

Spring is not only the season of nature’s renewal; it also marks a time of new beginnings and fresh flavors,...

ÉS Bistro Reopens After Reset, Refining Concept

Budapest’s ÉS Bisztró has reopened following a months-long closure that went beyond a conventional renovation, marking what its operators describe...

National Restaurant Week Begins With 252 Restaurants Offering Fixed-price Menus

Hungary’s spring National Restaurant Week begins today and runs through March 29, offering diners multi-course menus at fixed prices at...

Soproni Expands Portfolio With Citrus Lager and Alcohol-Free ‘Balatoni Nyár’

Soproni is expanding its product range with two new offerings, introducing a citrus-flavored unfiltered lager and an alcohol-free watermelon-lime radler...