Match (supermarket)
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Match retail chain, situated in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, is part of the Louis Delhaize Group
Louis Delhaize Group
Louis Delhaize Group is a retail group based in Belgium. The principal activity of Louis Delhaize Group is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Romania and Hungary...

, open in several Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an countries along with the Antilles
Antilles
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 and Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...

. Match supermarkets offers a large range of different food products in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. There are 18 Match supermarkets open in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

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History

In 1952, The Csemege retail chain was founded in Hungary, but during 1991 the state-run Csemege was bought by Julius Meinl
Julius Meinl
Julius Meinl International , known also simply as Julius Meinl, is a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and other grocery products. The company is based in Vienna, Austria. It is named after its founders Julius Meinl I, and Julius Meinl II.Julius Meinl III ceded control of the...

. In 1999, The Belgian Louis Delhaize Group
Louis Delhaize Group
Louis Delhaize Group is a retail group based in Belgium. The principal activity of Louis Delhaize Group is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Romania and Hungary...

 had bought up the Csemege-Julius Meinl group, The company was first renamed Csemege Szupermarketek, and then was re-named again as Csemege-Match group. In 2000, The Match and Smatch brand where introduced to the Hungarian retail market. During 2004, the Smatch brand was rebranded as Match supermarkets.

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