News and articles
The next decade will be the decade of milk
Date: 2015-01-05 11:30:46
From 2015, the EU’s dairy market regulation eliminates the quota system that is in force for 30 years. It is expected that the eliminating of the quota system will redraw...
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The Nébih imposed fines of 440 million HUF in 2014
Date: 2015-01-05 11:20:18
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) Has made significant progress this year in fulfilling the targets set out in the Food Chain Safety Strategy: the effectiveness of the controls...
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New Managing Director at Nestlé Hungária
Date: 2015-01-05 11:19:23
From January 2015 Jean Grunenwald holds the position of Executive Director at Nestlé Hungária. The expert is working for Nestlé for 24 years. He left the Central European regional leader...
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The rules of public catering have changed
Date: 2015-01-05 11:19:19
The regulation on public catering entered into force on 1 January. The regulation controls the preparation and nutritional content of food products prepared in school canteens and hospitals. According to...
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The soft wheat crop may be lower in 2015
Date: 2015-01-05 11:17:33
The European Union's 2015 soft wheat harvest will be 140.2 million tons, which will be 5 percent lower than the average yield in 2014. This is partly due to the...
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The Directorate of Environmental Sustainability was established in the Office of the President
Date: 2015-01-05 11:14:34
From 1 January, the Office of the President (KEH) was expanded with a new organizational unit – the Directorate of Environmental Sustainability – Áder János head of state announced on...
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The University in Keszthely expands its food researches
Date: 2015-01-05 11:12:29
An organic innovation system was inaugurated at the Georgicon Faculty of the Pannon University in Keszthely these days, made with a 486 million HUF investment. The center that was funded...
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A modern cattle farm was built in the Haraszti Barton
Date: 2015-01-05 11:10:50
A new, modern cattle farm was handed over in the Haraszti Barton in Tura, owned by the Galgamenti Mezőgazdasági Kft. The total cost of the project was nearly 795 million...
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Post-it on mobile
Date: 2015-01-05 10:15:22
If we put down the fruits of a collective brainstorming session on post-it papers, we can continue working with them in the virtual world. 3M sets out to increase the...
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Invitel: intensive network development
Date: 2015-01-05 09:10:55
The telecom company keeps expanding its network. Invitel started its HUF 4.5-billion development programme in 2012, the goal of which is to reach as many private and corporate subscribers with...
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Moscow dictates prices
Date: 2015-01-05 08:06:52
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) keeps monitoring and publishing the world’s agri-food prices and trends. We can learn from their latest market report that due to the import ban...
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The growth performance in agriculture continued in 2014
Date: 2015-01-02 11:55:26
The growth of the Hungarian agriculture’s performance continued in 2014, so the favorable process lasts for four-years contineus as well – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture told MTI. The agricultural...
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We like the private label products
Date: 2015-01-02 11:50:12
The majority of the Hungarian consumers consider the private label household chemical goods and cosmetic products of the chains as favorable. Sevety-two percent of the Hungarian consumers perceive the quality...
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National Association of Pálinka Masters: the reputation of the quality pálinkas need to be increased
Date: 2015-01-02 11:48:41
According to the vice president of the National Association of Pálinka Masters, the reputation of the quality pálinkas should be increased as well as the market share, both in Hungary...
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The Adecco won a Business Responsibility Award
Date: 2015-01-02 11:22:37
The Hungarian Business Responsibility Award, the CSR Hungary Award has been announced for the seventh time in 2014. The Hungarian subsidiary of Adecco, the world's leading HR provider won the...
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The FELIR to be started
Date: 2015-01-02 11:21:29
The National Food Chain Safety Office has begun the posting of the identifying numbers that is needed to participate in the food chain management information system (FELIR). The National Food...
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The National Trading House bought 97,500 tonnes of apples
Date: 2015-01-02 11:18:46
The state apple acquisitions have ended in Hungary. The state bought the apples, due to the Russian embargo and the overproduction. The Hungarian National Trading House Pltd. in accordance with...
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The GVH paid a special attention to consumer protection in 2014
Date: 2015-01-02 11:17:09
The Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) this year has focused on consumer protection, so many consumer groups had to be fined more occasions. In order to increase consumer awareness, the authority...
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French dairy help
Date: 2015-01-02 11:15:59
The French has adopted a milk package mitigating the negative impacts of the abolition of the milk quota. The milk producers association (FNPL), the state and twelve other partners were...
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The Maltese Charity Service collected more than 260 tons of sustainable food products
Date: 2015-01-02 11:15:16
The Hungarian Maltese Charity Service continuously delivers the gift packages to the needy. The Charity Service collected more than ever, 261.5 tons of durable food products during the Christmas action....
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Illegal cigarettes everywhere
Date: 2015-01-02 11:06:07
2500 packs of cigarettes without license were found in an orchard, a few days later 12 thousand packs were found in a car without by the finance officers in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg...
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MNKH and VJASZSZ start cooperation
Date: 2015-01-02 09:25:12
On 18 November the Hungarian National Trading House signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Association of Hungarian Customs Providers (VJASZSZ). The two parties’ goal is to join forces for...
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Businesses with smaller revenue may also suffer from the selling ban in case of making a loss
Date: 2014-12-26 12:14:52
The ban of daily consumer goods sales can affect smaller businesses as well. The ban comes into force when the shop is not able to produce profits, within two consecutive...
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OKSZ: retail sales will increase in 2015 but with a lesser extent than this year
Date: 2014-12-26 12:05:15
The Secretary General of the National Trade Association (OKSZ) expects an increase in retail sales for 2015, but at a lower rate than this year. He also drew attention to...
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The GKI-Erste sentiment index has remained unchanged in December
Date: 2014-12-26 12:00:14
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI-Erste sentiment index remained essentially unchanged in December. According to the survey of GKI (www.gki.hu) made with the support of the European Union, the...
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Increasing food industrial loan portfolio
Date: 2014-12-26 11:55:31
The loan portfolio of the food corporations in the second quarter of 2014 increased, compared to the previous quarter. According to information of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), in the...
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A decrease in trade surplus
Date: 2014-12-26 11:48:24
In October, the euro value of exports fell by 2.2 percent, while imports increased by 2.6 percent, compared to the same period of the previous year. The trade surplus was...
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The Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan reached the final destination of its country tour
Date: 2014-12-26 11:35:00
The Coca-Cola Christmas Caravan drove 2,126 kilometers in two weeks, went through 112 settlements and stationed in fourteen locations across the country, where nearly ten thousand visitors enjoyed the special...
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More than one billion HUF product development at the Sole-Mizo Zrt.
Date: 2014-12-26 11:32:21
The Szeged-based Sole-Mizo Zrt. developed new, special, fermented milk products from more than one billion HUF. The company won a 480 million HUF research and development (R&D) support at the...
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Hungarians still watch more TV than searhing on the web
Date: 2014-12-26 11:30:26
Watching television continues to be primary in the Hungarian adults’ social media consumption, but the amount of internet use increased also as well as the online content consumption in 2014...
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