News and articles
European Commission: healthy school meals are important for the Member States
Date: 2014-07-18 11:14:56
Almost one in three children are overweight or obese in Europe, but the countries are aware of the importance of healthy school meals and to grant the children's healthy growth,...
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The first brewery festival in Hungary
Date: 2014-07-18 11:12:02
The Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. awaits the public with attractive music programs and real beer specialties at 2 pm on 30 August 2014. The Dreher Sörgyárak Zrt. (Dreher Breweries Ltd.) is...
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The Ferrero Group continues to invest
Date: 2014-07-18 11:09:42
The Ferrero Group, one of the market leaders of the confectionery industry is further strengthening its position in the peanut market in order to guarantee and constantly raise the quality...
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Strudel Festival will be held this weekend in Mesztegnyő
Date: 2014-07-18 11:05:02
The traditional strudel festival will be held this weekend in Mesztegnyő, Somogy county, where in addition to a strudel baking competition, a number of colorful programs, including rope pulling will...
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Chinese cognac sales declined
Date: 2014-07-18 11:00:31
The revenue of the French Rémy Cointreau spirits manufacturer declined in the first fiscal quarter that lasted until the end of June. The company explains the decline with the Chinese...
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Positive changes in the meat sector
Date: 2014-07-18 09:29:57
The European Union’s new budget period starts with positive signs from the meat industry’s perspective, so the task is to make use of available funding with the greatest efficiency –...
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The Carpathian Basin becomes a unified agricultural area
Date: 2014-07-18 09:27:44
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) amended its statutes to make it possible for farmers’ organisations beyond Hungary’s borders to participate in the chamber’s work. NAK president Balázs Győrffy told...
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KSH: an increase in pig and cattle population
Date: 2014-07-17 11:50:21
In the first half of the year, the pig population increased by 82 thousand, while the cattle population increased by 5 thousand – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) reported on...
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The FruitVeB and the wholesale market in Milan are planning a co-operation
Date: 2014-07-17 11:40:13
A cooperation can take place between the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organization (FruitVeB) and between the Wholesale Market in MIlan – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture informed MTI on...
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The Pick-promotion broke all records
Date: 2014-07-17 11:38:56
This May the Pick Salamis and the 5 butt aszú of Tokaji achieved high success at the Budapest Airport in the scope of a tatsing campaign. It was the first...
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GKI: There is a growth potential in personal loans
Date: 2014-07-17 11:30:59
Even under more stringent state regulations, there is a growth potential on the personal loans market – the analysis of GKI Economic Research Co. states. The analysis was presented on...
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Operate your own Tesco!
Date: 2014-07-17 11:22:09
The Tesco developed a free game application entitled My Little Tesco for iOS and Android platforms. The users of the application, as first in the world, can get an exclusive...
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The Arab investors have shown no interest towards the meat plant of Kapuvár
Date: 2014-07-17 11:07:16
The extended deadline expired on Wednesday and the expected purchase price for the plant has not been sent – Kisalföld wrote. The National Reorganisation Office (NRN) signed a contract with...
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The gastro tourist park in Békéscsaba is ready
Date: 2014-07-17 11:06:35
The CsabaPark gastro tourist park is completed. The local government implemented the facility that aims to preserve the traditions of the Csabai Sausage from 1.35 billion HUF and with EU...
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A huge interest towards the National Tasting of White Wines
Date: 2014-07-17 11:06:15
A great interest occurred towards the National Tasting of White Wines. This year, the National Wine Expert Committee mustered the country's white wines for the second time. Kiss Eliza, Deputy...
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Significant mildew infection in the Szekszárd wine region
Date: 2014-07-17 11:05:06
The powdery mildew infection has appeared at almost all plantations in Szekszárd wine region, where the vineyards should calulate withsignificant yield losses and increasing crop protection costs. Heimann Zoltán, chairman...
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Rosé Spritzer Festival in Villány
Date: 2014-07-17 11:00:31
The Rosé Spritzer Festival awaits the visitors to Villány on Friday and Saturday with running costume contest, concerts and wine academy. The organizers informed that the third edition of the...
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No more intermediaries
Date: 2014-07-17 09:19:04
So far the Hungarian government has approved 8 operative programmes for the use of European Union funding in the 2014-2020 period. The government plans to start publishing calls for tenders...
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Heineken launched its new campaign
Date: 2014-07-17 09:12:51
Heineken® has today unveiled its latest global campaign, 'Cities of the World', aimed to inspire men to live worldly, new adventures by unlocking the secrets of their cities. The fully...
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Nielsen: the retail sales of food products has increased
Date: 2014-07-16 12:30:59
During the last six months the purchasing mood of the Hungarian consumers has increased further. The food retail sales in terms of both value and volume increased by 5 percent...
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Almost 140 thousand online cash registers are operating
Date: 2014-07-16 12:00:04
According to the informations of NAV those who were obliged to the transition installed 139,466 online cash registers. The majority of them used state support. The tax authority also said...
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25 billion USD business in the U.S. tobacco market
Date: 2014-07-16 11:10:34
The U.S. cigarette manufacturer Reynolds American buys the rival Lorilland company for 25 billion USD. With this step, the two oldest U.S. tobacco companies will be united. The merger of...
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EU import levy on maize, rye and sorghum
Date: 2014-07-16 11:08:26
The European Union puts 5.32 euros per tonne, approximately 1,645 HUF import levy on maize, rye and sorghum – the European Commission announced on Wednesday. The European Commission justified the...
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The German competition authority strikes back
Date: 2014-07-16 11:07:20
The German Federal Competition Authority imposed a fine of 338 million euros on 21 meat processing companies and their leaders, due to cartelling – MTI wrote. The fine affects the...
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The Jack Daniel's is expanding further
Date: 2014-07-16 11:06:44
The legendary American whiskey manufacturer of Jack Daniel's has started a major expansion. The company has increased not only the number of its distilleries and warehouses recently, but the company...
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Gophers stormed the melon fields
Date: 2014-07-16 11:04:38
The harvest of the early ripening melon has started in the Jászság. The rain was good for the harvest, but the gophers caused enormous havoc. The szoljon.hu reported that the...
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The “blood drink” is the new craze of the Chinese youth
Date: 2014-07-16 10:59:42
The Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has warned Chinese citizens that certain “Vampire Blood” drinks are potentially dangerous, poorly labelled, and should be immediately pulled from shop shelves. It...
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NAK is lobbying for lower egg VAT
Date: 2014-07-16 09:55:03
NAK vice president Miklós Zsolt Kis stated at EUWEP’s (the representative body in the European Union for egg packers, traders and processors) annual conference in Győr that each member state...
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The Hungarians are ready to drive a longer time to shopping
Date: 2014-07-15 12:03:05
40 percent of the Hungarian customers are ready to drive 15 minutes, 25 percent of them are ready to drive more than half an hour in order to reach a...
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The GfK expects slow European retail sales growth
Date: 2014-07-15 11:57:34
Europe's economy in 2013 was characterized by slowing trends – the latest study of GfK Geomarketing states. On the basis of the research carried out in 28 countries of the...
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