News and articles
A decrease in the Hungarian banana exports, domestic demand increased
Date: 2016-02-01 11:32:17
Consumers prefer bananas after apples in Hungary. According to the data of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) Hungary’s banana imports has increased by 32 percent to 56.3 thousand tonnes between...
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Nébih: the amount of food seized in the markets decreased
Date: 2016-02-01 11:25:44
The amount of food seized at wholesale markets dropped significantly in recent years – Helik Ferenc, leader of the Board of Directors of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih)...
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Product development from Cornexi
Date: 2016-02-01 11:15:18
The Cornexi Food Kft. carried out a unique product development at international level. Based on the growing health-conscious customer base, the company started to produce cereals with no added sugar...
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MVH: the versatile use of EU funds for rural development
Date: 2016-02-01 11:10:01
Local governments, nonprofit organizations and even churches are eligible to apply for EU rural development funds in a wide variety of sectors such as the food industry, irrigation development and...
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Pig farm managers are trained at the University of Debrecen
Date: 2016-02-01 11:05:00
Two years after the start of the shepherd training, the four-week training for pig farm managers has begun on Monday at the University of Debrecen (DE) – the organizers told...
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Dynamic growth in the market of online industrial auctions
Date: 2016-02-01 11:03:35
The number of online industrial auctions almost doubled in 2015 compared to the previous year, while the number of clients was one and a half times more – the CEO...
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The purchasing managers' index is over 50 points again
Date: 2016-02-01 11:02:28
After a month of decline the seasonally adjusted value of the purchasing managers' index (PMI) increased to 53.0 points in January from the 49.9 points of December – the Hungarian...
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The WHO would give adult rating to films that showing smoking
Date: 2016-02-01 11:01:47
Films that show smoking should be given an adult rating to protect children from the 'last frontier' of tobacco advertising, world health chiefs have urged. The World Health Organisation has...
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Air freshener and dehumidifier season
Date: 2016-02-01 10:56:00
When the winter comes and we close the windows, air fresheners and dehumidifiers start working more. Air freshener sales are growing by two-digit numbers. Not only aerosol products but also...
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Strong Customer Demand At Prologis Hungarian Parks Continues
Date: 2016-02-01 10:15:11
Prologis, Inc., the global leader in industrial real estate, today announced six new lease agreements totalling nearly 98,000 square metres at five parks in Hungary. The transactions in Hungary include:...
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Magazine: Marketing: the next generation
Date: 2016-02-01 07:16:48
This year one of the speakers at the two-day BrandFestival was Thomas Gad, one of the most famous brand strategists and advisors in the world. Mr Gad, an advisor to...
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Nielsen: trade turnover increased beside more active advertising
Date: 2016-01-29 11:55:42
For the domestic TV ads of food, household chemical products and cosmetics the companies spent 20 percent more last year than in the year before, on the list price. The...
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GKI: the fuel price change has no significant impact on food prices
Date: 2016-01-29 11:45:08
The change in fuel prices has no significant impact on food prices, because its development is affected mainly by completely different processes. It is affected primarily by the price increase...
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Hungarian wines are promoted in China
Date: 2016-01-29 11:20:45
According to the winner of the 25 thousand euros tender announced for the promotion of Hungarian wines in China, the support of the Ministry of Agriculture is essential to promote...
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Tightenings due to fake primary producers
Date: 2016-01-29 11:19:37
Those market players who act like primary producers are selling products without a bill. Such and similar abuses have led to a tightening of the rules, which allow the inspectors...
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The 18th edition of POSnews has been published
Date: 2016-01-29 11:18:56
The popular little book of inspiration is useful to everyone from product designers to marketing decision makers or acquirers. The publication presents 500 new packagings and display ideas. The source...
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The Food Avalanche Program awaits the applications of active communities
Date: 2016-01-29 11:17:20
The Food Avalanche Program of the Hungarian Food Bank Association and the Syngenta Food Programme expects the applications of local governments, educational institutions and non-governmental organizations until 18 February. The...
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The Nébih destroyed four tonnes of goods at the wholesale market
Date: 2016-01-29 11:10:49
About four tons of vegetables and fruits, especially oranges were destroyed in the wholesale market of Budapest, where the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) and the National Tax and...
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German beer consumption on its quarter-century low
Date: 2016-01-29 11:09:53
Last year, 79.5 million hectoliters of beer was sold in Germany, this is the lowest datain the last twenty-five years – index wrote after the Thelocal.de. Since 1991, when data...
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Four million HUF worth tobacco was seized in Oroszlány
Date: 2016-01-29 11:07:31
The police found 160 kilograms of unknown origin cut tobacco in a car of two local men on Thursday in a value of more than four million HUF. According to...
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Retail sales grew in Germany in December
Date: 2016-01-29 11:05:40
In December, German retail sales rose, compared to the previous year, while last year’s data was the highest annual growth of the past more than twenty years – the German...
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Magazine: I would like to be András Stohl
Date: 2016-01-29 07:31:22
A few days ago my book, Krizsó, 10 Confidential Conversations came out and in one of the conversations actor Andás Stohl revealed that there had been a period in his...
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FM: the output of agriculture increased last year
Date: 2016-01-28 11:40:29
The output of the Hungarian agriculture is around 2400-2500 billion HUF each year. Last year's initial estimate of 2,457 billion HUF is exceeding the previous year’s level by 0.4 percent...
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The price swing of lemon
Date: 2016-01-28 11:30:27
We might think that lemon prices are relatively balanced among the tropical fruits, but during the year, it may vary with even fifty percent in value. Last year, the average...
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PayPal extends redelivery refund
Date: 2016-01-28 11:20:30
PayPal will extend its Refunded Returns service until the end of the year in the Central and Eastern European countries including Hungary. As a result, the full cost of the...
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Economic sentiment improved in Hungary and deteriorated in the EU in January
Date: 2016-01-28 11:18:50
The economic sentiment index of the eurozone and the European Union deteriorated in January, while improved in Hungary and in the Central and Eastern European countries – it the European...
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The number of employees has increased
Date: 2016-01-28 11:08:45
The number of employees amounted to 4 million 259 thousand in the fourth quarter of 2015, 118 thousand and 2.8 percent more than in the same period of the previous...
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Hungexpo was given impetus by the economic growth last year
Date: 2016-01-28 11:06:03
The CEO of the Budapest Fair Centre (Hungexpo) said that the Hungexpo was given impetus by the economic growth last year. Hungexpo’s momentum last year can be justified with the...
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Charity donut festival in Zalaegerszeg
Date: 2016-01-28 11:04:35
Charity donut festival will be held on 5-6 February in Zalaegerszeg. On 9 February, Shrove Tuesday is the traditional carnival parade and costume competition will say farewell to the winter...
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