News and articles
Growth in retail sales accelerated in the Czech Republic
In July, annual growth was up 5.6 percent from June’s 2.2 percent growth in retail sales in the Czech Republic – the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ) reported in Prague. The...
Read more
Mastercard business cards
What kind of advantages do business cards offer in comparison with credit/debit cards? Business cards are linked to the bank accounts of enterprises (e.g. limited partnerships, limited liability companies, sole traders,...
Read more
Magazine: Indulging Christmas collections
Christmas gift sets are popular because of their price-value ratio, contents, novelty factor and price. According to Kornélia Kómár, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s junior brand manager, one of the reasons why Unilever...
Read moreFifty billion HUF tender opportunities to increase the value of agricultural products
It is possible to apply for the processing of animal and vegetable raw materials in the autumn, with a total budget of 50 billion HUF – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Among the...
Read more
MNB: turnaround in corporate and retail lending
A turnaround in corporate and retail lending occurred in 2015, after the crisis – Nagy Tamás, head of department of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) told M1 news channel. He...
Read more
The last school start purchasing days to come
Although the second half of August was almost the beginning of schooling, yet the last really big rally is expected for this weekend. It can be a good starting point...
Read moreIn August, the Purchasing Manager Index continued to rise
The seasonally adjusted August Value of the Purchasing Manager (PMI) index was 56.2 points higher than the 53.3 points of July. It is the third highest August value since 1995,...
Read moreNagy István: knowledge-based solutions are needed for agriculture
There is a need for knowledge-based solutions and tools to improve competitiveness in order to ensure that Hungarian products continue to find a market, and the industry to be able...
Read more
The Quality Innovation Application for 2018 was announced
The Quality Innovation 2018 Application was announced. Applications can be submitted by September 20 – the Hungarian National Committee of the European Quality Organization (EOQ) told MTI on Tuesday. The...
Read moreRomanian retail sales increased
The volume of Romanian retail sales increased by 6.4 percent in the first seven months of this year, compared to the same period of last year – according to the...
Read more
Brits are consuming healthy foods
Despite the fact that weather did not favor plants, the demand for organic food and beverages from organic farms will not drop, in fact, this year it has reached a...
Read more
The acreage of soy and rape increased in Romania
Over the past five years, the area of oily plants has grown steadily in Romania, which reached one third of all arable land last year. Especially the area of soy...
Read moreAmerican breweries to innovate with marijuana
American breweries and beverage companies are planning to boost their stagnating turnover with marijuana – portfolio.hu wrote. Cannabis can be legally marketed in thirty US states and can be launched...
Read more
The value of Amazon is over a thousand billion USD
Amazon has surpassed the one thousand billion USD market capitalization threshold. The online retailer, after Apple has become the second US company that worth at least 1000 billion USD –...
Read moreGKI: growth is faster than expected, but its pace is slowing down
GKI has raised its forecast for the growth of the Hungarian economy this year to 4.2 percent, but believes that next year economic growth will decrease to close to 3...
Read more
The share of payers with credit cards grew
More than a quarter of card holders are trying to pay with cards in all possible cases, which is an increase of 10 percentage points since the most recent data...
Read more
The Chamber of Agriculture is expecting less than average garlic crop in Hungary
Due to the extreme weather this year, less than average onions and garlic crops are expected in Hungary and throughout the European Union. The production area of the onion decreased...
Read more
The SPAR partner program has been successful for six years now
SPAR’s popular and successful business model now features 158 franchises, with a turnover of nearly 36 billion forints and emplyos about 1500 people. When converting affiliated businesses, it is important...
Read more
The EU supports school fruit, vegetables and milk distribution again this year
The school support program for the promotion of healthy eating habits among children will be able to distribute fruit, vegetables and milk in the educational institutions of the EU Member...
Read more
The chef of Costes introduced a special new sandwich collection for the OMV VIVA filling stations
Hand-made duck liver pie or tomato meatballs packed in a salty chisel biscuit, gyros. OMV’s Summertime Sandwich Collection will be available from September at the OMV VIVA filling stations. OMV’s...
Read more
A well-known favorite – Hungaria Rajnai Rizling Brut
The Rhine Riesling is one of the world’s finest grape varieties. It gives light, elegant and pleasantly fruity wine with a higher acidity content for long-lasting freshness. We love this...
Read more
Gallicoop: Tips for healthy eating children
After the summer chaos, now it is possible to calculate these days. School start is a good opportunity to finally bring some system into the eating habits of the children,...
Read moreChampagne and wine festival in Budafok
Forty-four wine cellars, fifty performers on four stages, wine tastings, cellar visits, and many youth and other programs await the guests on Saturday and Sunday at the 29th Champagne and...
Read moreInsects hungry in the heat
With temperatures going up as the climate warms, the hungry caterpillars could get even hungrier, and more abundant. Crop losses to pests may grow – Világgazdaság Online wrote after Science....
Read moreGerman retail sales declined in July
In July, retail sales in Germany decreased more than expected, based on the Federal Statistical Office’s report. In July, retail sales declined by 0.4 percent, compared to the 0.2 percent...
Read moreSmuggled cigarettes were found on an international train in Záhony
More than four million forints of smuggled cigarettes were found on an international train from Ukraine at the border crossing point of Záhony, the press officer of the National Tax...
Read more
Business Days 25-28 September 2018 – ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT
Trade magazin, the No.1 trade magazine of the FMCG sector organises the biggest meeting of the trade’s decision-makers on the last week of September. This year the conference will take...
Read moreThis year, we ordered products worth about 180 billion HUF from the Internet
In the first half of 2018, online retail sales approached 180 billion forints, almost 25 billion forints (17 percent) over the same period of 2017. Due to the growth constraints...
Read more
Soybeans can also receive reverse VAT
By creating GMO-free feed, the Hungarian food industry can become more competitive, even can reach market leadership and can have market protection role. The long-term goal of the Ministry is...
Read more
Game meat is promoted by the Department of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture is working hard to make game meat more important in mass catering, Bitay Márton said in Soponya at the 12th Game Gastonomy Festival. According to the...
Read more