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  • SPAR has acquired the Hungarian meat company Zimbo Perbál

    SPAR has acquired the Hungarian meat company Zimbo Perbál

    SPAR has acquired the Hungarian meat company Zimbo Perbál. The retailer plans to fully modernise the newly acquired meat plant in Perbál, on the outskirts of the capital city of Budapest.

    Constructed in 1998, the meat plant will be renamed Regnum meat plant Perbál. The current 200 Zimbo Perbál staff members will continue their employment at the plant.

    Meat and meat products manufactured in the Regnum meat plant Perbál will be available in SPAR stores nationwide. SPAR will synchronise production processes at the new plant in Perbál with those at SPAR’s meat plant in Bicske.

    The company also plans to integrate innovative technologies in the Perbál plant, including modernised cooling technologies. In the next two years, the company will seek to upgrade the plant to ISO 22 000 standards.

    ”The plant in Perbál became operational under the SPAR Brand on 2 November. The number of employees in SPAR’s meat production division will be increased by 200 to a total of 600. In the last year, we produced 40,000 tonnes of meat products. Through this acquisition, we will expand our capacity significantly from 2021 onwards”, says Ferenc Horváth, Managing Director of SPAR Hungary’s meat plant.

  • SPAR Hungary to expand two distribution centres

    SPAR Hungary to expand two distribution centres

    SPAR Hungary is expanding by 4.000 m2 its dry goods warehouse and fresh goods delivery area at the SPAR Distribution Centre in Bicske.

    This investment will bring the total storage space to almost 40.000m2, and increase the distribution centre’s stocking capacity by 4.000 pallets.

    In addition, the total investment will cover the development of offices and the construction of access paths at a cost of 2.5 billion HUF.

    The second SPAR Distribution Centre in Üllő, a new dry goods warehouse of 6.000m2 with a storage capacity of 5.000 pallets is being built.

    In addition, a 2.000m2 gallery suitable for stocking goods of is being constructed. A new pallet lifting machine that can move 4.000 pallets a day will support this expanded capacity.

    SPAR Hungary operates 382 company-owned stores and 200 independently owned stores nationwide.

    In September, the retailer continued its plan to upgrade local stores. The company spent a total of HUF 1.56 billion on its renewed units in Budakeszin, Nyergesújfalu and Komárom.

  • SPAR Hungary at its 200 independent retailer store in the country

    SPAR Hungary at its 200 independent retailer store in the country

    SPAR Hungary celebrated the opening of its 200th independent retailer store in the town of Kunhegyes, in the northeast.

    SPAR Hungary plans to open 20-22 independently owned stores per year, with the focus on bringing the brand to smaller communities.

    In 2019, the SPAR store network of independently owned stores generated a total turnover of almost €155 million and provided employment to 1.800 people nationwide.

    The 200th independently owned SPAR Supermarket is a small 206 sq.m neighbourhood store located in a former department store. The store was completely rebuilt.

    In addition to 200 stores operated by independent retailers, SPAR Hungary currently operates 382 corporate stores nationwide.

  • SPAR Hungary expands its online grocery platform to Tatabánya

    SPAR Hungary expands its online grocery platform to Tatabánya

    SPAR Hungary has recently expanded the catchment area of its e-grocery platform to the INTERSPAR Hypermarket Tatabánya, in the Northwest of Hungary, as well as nine communities around the popular holiday destination Lake Velence.

    Launched in May 2019, SPAR Hungary’s e-grocery home delivery and drive-in service initially covered the capital city, Budapest, and 49 surrounding municipalities.

    The online shop provides the same extensive range of 20.000 products at the same price as any INTERSPAR Hypermarket in the country.

    Customers can receive their groceries during 2-hour time slots six days a week, from Monday to Friday between 10 am and 8 pm, and on Saturday between 10 am and 6 pm. A novelty in Tatabánya is that orders placed before 10 AM are delivered on the same day after 2 pm.

    SPAR has launched a new campaign promising customers that if there is a delay in the delivery of their groceries, even by just one minute, customers will receive a coupon worth HUF 1,000 (almost €3,00) as a compensation for any inconvenience caused.

    This campaign will last until the end of this month.

  • Interspar Tata is ”Store of the Year” in Hungary

    Interspar Tata is ”Store of the Year” in Hungary

    SPAR Hungary’s Interspar Tata has been named ”Store of the Year” in the hypermarket category by Store Insider magazine. SPAR Hungary was also crowned ”Green Retailer of the Year”.

    Interspar Tata, SPAR’s 34th hypermarket in the country, was opened last year and is equipped with environmentally friendly technologies inside and out.

    The 5.200 sqm store opened after an investment of €13 million and provides jobs for 78 team members. It has a unique horizontal supporting structure with beams and ceiling panels made entirely from wood.

    The use of environmentally friendly materials is complemented with environmental friendly technologies.

    SPAR Hungary also installed ozone-friendly cooling systems and refrigerator doors and energy-efficient LED-lighting.

  • SPAR Hungary offers ten products made from recycled materials

    SPAR Hungary offers ten products made from recycled materials

    SPAR Hungary products made from recycled materials include seven Re-Generation bags made from recycled PET bottles as well as fully recyclable food containers.

    The bags’ outer fabric, lining, shoulder straps, and handles are produced using 100% recycled PET bottles.

    The bags carry a clear indication showing how many PET bottles were used to produce each item. For example, the backpack is made from the recycled material from 20 bottles.

    The organic reusable food containers from the brand Koziol include a two-piece food box set, a two-piece lunch box set and a flask with a projected lifespan of over ten years.

    A total of 90% less energy is used during the production of these containers compared to that used when producing their equivalents using glass, ceramic, and aluminium.

    As part of a popular loyalty programme SPAR Hungary is running until 27 September, the items in the range can either be purchased at full price or at 66-70% of the original price when using loyalty points.

    Customers earn a loyalty point for every HUF1,000 spent. With 20 stickers, it is possible to buy one of the ten products at the indicated reduced price.