Further increase in the basic price for tobacco by Continental Tobacco Group
DOFER Tobacco Processing Corp., the tobacco production member of the Continental Tobacco Group, has further increased its contracted basic purchase price for tobacco, strengthening its domestic competitiveness and commitment to supporting Hungarian tobacco farmers and tobacco culture. As part of the price increase, the company has increased the price of Virginia tobacco, which is grown […]
Continental Tobacco Group’s open day for manufacturers in Sátoraljaújhely was well attended
Continental Tobacco Group’s Open Day for Tobacco Producers was held on 18 January at the Rákóczi Hotel in Sátoraljaújhely. The focus of the event was the current situation of tobacco production, which the participants were able to view from various perspectives – innovation, sustainability – through professional presentations. With this traditional open day, Continental aims […]
Closing the year and looking ahead – Continental Tobacco held its annual opening meeting
Continental Tobacco held its traditional opening meeting on 15 January at the Sátoraljaújhely tobacco factory. At the event, CEO Csaba Füzi summarised the highlights of 2023, gave an insight into the company’s achievements and presented the plans for 2024. The year 2023 brought a number of milestones for the tobacco factory, including the successful integration […]
Continuing the tradition – Continental Tobacco Corp. awarded its outstanding employees with the Kossuth Prize again this year
In keeping with tradition, Continental Tobacco Corp. held its 17th Kossuth Award ceremony, where the employees of the year were rewarded for their outstanding performance: this year 19 employees were awarded the Kossuth Prize, while 2 more professionals shared the special prize for the best idea of the year. The awards were presented by CEO […]
Continental Tobacco Group’s Virginia tobacco purchases close with nearly 50 percent increase compared to 2022
DOFER Tobacco Processing Corp., the member of the Continental Tobacco Group responsible for tobacco production and processing, has successfully completed its purchase of Virginia tobacco: the company bought a total of 1,315 tonnes, an increase of about 49 percent compared to last season. DOFER also recorded a significant increase of 40 percent in the purchase […]
Continental Tobacco Corp. has received the “Hungarian Economy Award”
Continental Tobacco Corp. was among the recipients of the Hungarian Economy Award for its outstanding and exemplary work for the benefit of the domestic economy, presented at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Finance on 23 October. To mark the anniversary of the events of 23 October 1956, the Ministry of Finance also held […]
For the twentieth time, the Continental Tobacco Group participated as an exhibitor at InterTabac, one of the largest tobacco industry summits
This year again, the international scene of the tobacco industry gathered in Dortmund at the InterTabac exhibition – this time more than 680 exhibitors, including, for the twentieth year running, the Continental Tobacco Group, were represented at the conference, which took place from 14 to 16 September. The InterTabac conference was once again a great […]
Continental Tobacco Corp. has awarded HUF 20 million in loyalty bonuses to 66 of its employees
Continental Tobacco Corp, the owner of the tobacco factory in Sátoraljaújhely, has awarded its employees who have been with the company for at least 5 years with a loyalty award. The company distributed a total of HUF 20 million, which was divided among 66 employees according to their years of service with the company. This […]
The Continental Tobacco Group supports school start-ups with more than HUF 15 million
The Continental Tobacco Group has distributed its school start support, which has become a tradition, this time worth HUF 90,000 gross per child: within the framework of the initiative, one of the largest employers in Sátoraljaújhely contributed to the school start of 173 children this year, worth a total of HUF 15 million gross. Families […]
Continental Tobacco Group starts the tobacco harvest season with a positive outlook
Continental Tobacco Group’s tobacco cultivation member DOFER Tobacco Processing Corp. has had a successful seedling and planting season on 1 005 hectares of contracted production area. The harvesting season should prove to be equally successful, which is also predicted by the current development of the plantations, the favourable weather conditions and the 50 percent increase […]