News and articles
The stores are not allowed to open at the World Heritage areas on Sundays
The stores are not allowed to open at the World Heritage areas on Sundays – according to the amendment of the Act on the prohibition of Sunday working in the...
Read more
The COOP won MagyarBrands award again
The COOP chain has received the MagyarBrands award for the third time. The MagyarBrands award that is rewarding the best domestic brands was handed over at the award ceremony on...
Read more
More than eight percent turnover growth at the dm Hungary
The dm group in Europe (dm Austria, and its 100 percent subsidiaries: Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Bulgaria, and Macedonia) reached 995 million euros...
Read more
Technological change is pulling the Hungarian tomato growing upwards
Although the growing area of the domestic greenhouse tomato was halved in the last ten years to 400 hectares, the crop yield has increased steadily: in the past year exceeded...
Read more
Agricultural Treasures action at the Auchan stores
The Agricultural Treasures action that is promoting the products of domestic manufacturers and producers is waiting the buyers to 19 stores of the Auchan Magyarország Kft. during the weekend. Within...
Read more
Five energy drinks a day can be consumed safely
Authentic and uncompromising test results came to light in connection with energy drinks. The European Food Safety Authority conducted extensive studies with the participation of 66,531 people, on caffeine consumption...
Read more
SIAL China: the Hungarian exhibitors are satisfied
“Size does matter” – the official press release of Asia's largest food exhibition states, and the numbers are truly impressive: 2,734 exhibitors of 87 countries and regions presented their products...
Read more
New Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Magyar Telekom
From 3 July 2015 Gyenes András will be teh Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Telekom responsible for public services – the company announced on Wednesday. According to the communication...
Read more
The Rosalia Festival opens its doors today
This afternoon at 14 o'clock the Rosé and Champagne heaven opens its doors for three days. The Rosalia will be one of the largest among the number of weekend programs,...
Read moreThree tons of unmarked tomatoes were destroyed by the finance guards
The finance guards destroyed three tons of unmarked tomatoes: the product were found in a truck on the M1 motorway during a check – the Mid-Pannon Regional Criminal Investigation Directorate...
Read moreFood Export Conference in the Ministry of Agriculture
On 13 May 2015, a major Food Export Conference conference will be held in Budapest with the lecturers of the Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Read more1 billion forints for IT development
This year HUF 1 billion is available to enterprises for IT-themed research, development and innovation projects through the GOP 3.3.4 ‘Development of a Competitive ICT Sector’ programme. The main goal...
Read more
E-shoppers want flexibility
A survey UPS commissioned from comScore Inc.revealed that online shoppers in Europe want more delivery and payment options. More than 60 percent of e-shoppers buy online using their desktop or...
Read more
Phones are getting smarter
62 percent of Hungarian internet users above the age of 18 use a smartphone and 51 percent use it to go online. In the last 18 months the number of...
Read more
Increasing trust in debit cards
Last year 85 percent of Hungarians using the internet for buying products or services paid with their debit card when purchasing in a ‘physical’ store and 48 percent of them...
Read more
Magazine: How information technology can support sales rep work
An arsenal of devices is available to sales representatives to assist them in their work. These days their job is unimaginable without using IT devices. István Giesz, the managing director...
Read more
FAO: food prices on five-year low
International prices for agricultural commodities continued to decline in April and abundant inventories are poised to offset any pressure from the slight reduction in global harvests expected this year. Worldwide...
Read more
Poultry World Day
The Poultry Product Council (BTT) organizes the domestic series of events of the Poultry World Day for the second time. With the event, the Poultry Product Council (BTT) would like...
Read more
The edible salts passed the test of Nébih
The edible salts have passed the test of the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih). Only minor labeling errors were found in half of the products – according to the...
Read moreThe Association of Meat Industrialists support the VAT rate cut
The Presidency of the Association of Meat Industrialists believes that the VAT reduction to 5 percent is an important step into the right direction. According to their opinion, this decision...
Read more
SPAR Hungary continued to grow in 2014
The SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. opened its first SPAR store in 1991 in Tata. By the end of 2014, the business network has no less than 419 units in Hungary:...
Read moreHealth contribution on tobacco becomes permanent, the bank tax to be reduced
The health contributions of the tobacco companies will remain for the next year. Its value is a total of 11.5 billion HUF – Lázár János, Minister, the leaderof the Prime...
Read more
Red Bull welcomed the competitors with limited series of cans
The manufacturer of the energy drink will appear with a specially designed can before the Red Bull Air Race in Budapest. The distibution of the “hero can” has started and...
Read moreEU sanctions against Russia cause damages to Hungary
The embargo imposed against Russia and Russia's response cause much damages to Hungary – the Minister of State of Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs said at a CIS...
Read more
Food Export Conference in the Ministry of Agriculture
On 13 May 2015, a major Food Export Conference conference will be held in Budapest with the lecturers of the Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Read more
Sopron is the newest stage of the Country Picnic
Yesterday, the Guild of Hungarian Caterers arrived to Sopron within the “Country Picnic in the Countryside”. program. At the Information Forum, local hospitality professionals and business owners took part. Kovács...
Read more
Spice feast and wine festival in Pécs
The gastronomy, the flavors, the fragrances and the music is the focus of the Wine, Rapture, Pécs event, which includes the Spice Feast as well. The event lasts until Sunday....
Read moreRetail sales expanded significantly in the Czech Republic
In March 2015, retail sales increased significantly in the Czech Republic, by 5.9 percent on an annual basis. The increase in February was 6.3 percent. The growth rate of the...
Read more
European Commission approval for Jacobs Douwe Egberts deal
Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and D.E. Master Blenders (OTC:DEMBF) land conditional approval from the European Commission on their proposed merger after agreeing to divest a few brands in certain regions. The...
Read more
Henkel reports good start to fiscal 2015
“In a challenging environment, Henkel delivered a strong performance in the first quarter and had a good start to the fiscal year 2015. We again increased both sales and earnings....
Read more