News and articles
National school fruit scheme starts with Lazytown
Date: 2013-09-23 11:55:31
The National School Fruit Scheme starts in September this year. 75 percent of the Hungarian schools are participating in the EU-funded program. The school fruit scheme, started 5 years ago,...
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SPAR hosted the children of Tarnabod
Date: 2013-09-23 11:23:13
SPAR hosted disadvantaged children at the Metropolitan Zoo, in collaboration with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. The children from Tarnabod visited the domestic animals, which are also included in SPAR’s...
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The COPA elected a Hungarian Vice-President
Date: 2013-09-23 11:22:41
Kis Miklós Zsolt the General president of the National Association of Agricultural Economics (NAK) was elected as the Vice-President of the most influential European-level representation of the interests of individual...
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20 thousand less snacks pockets are polluting the environment
Date: 2013-09-23 11:21:25
As the first in Europe, Hungary carried out the recycling of salty snacks packagings. The participants of the joint program of Intersnack Magyarország and TerraCycle recollected 20 thousand salt snacks...
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The Dove lavished the country with compliments
Date: 2013-09-23 11:20:37
Dove’s domestic research has shown that women will feel beautiful when they get compliments. Therefore Dove this year aims to strengthen the confidence of the Hungarian ladies with events, movies...
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Hungarian pálinka festival held for the first time in America
Date: 2013-09-23 11:10:57
Hungarian pálinka festival was held for the first time in the United States, in Linden, New Jersey. At the event, more than five hundred people participated. The income of the...
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Mini-breweries are becoming more and more popular in the Czech Republic
Date: 2013-09-23 11:09:29
The demand for mini-breweries is increasing in the Czech Republic as well as their popularity. “In mid-September 189 mini breweries were operating in the Czech Republic and this number will...
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Bread can be bought on credit in Serbia
Date: 2013-09-23 11:08:00
In Serbia , more and more retail chains allow the customers to pay the bill not immediately, but just a year later, ie bread and milk can be bought on...
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The forecast of GKI for 2013-2014
Date: 2013-09-23 10:57:59
The Hungarian economy wobbles on a recessionary trajectory. Only 1.3 per cent economic growth can be expected in 2014, after a rate of 0.3 per cent in 2013, and the...
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Borvirág Wineclub – With Bacchus… and music!
Date: 2013-09-23 10:37:48
The wine-tasting event's goal is to deepen the wine culture of women and to make the purchase decision easier, which often seems difficult. Further information about previous programmes can be...
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KSH: wheat crop increased by 28 percent
Date: 2013-09-21 12:40:42
This year, 5,143 million tons of wheat was grown, 28.2 percent more than in 2012. The volume of yield is surpassing the average of the previous five years by 17.4...
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We can choose from 18 cash machines
Date: 2013-09-20 12:30:01
Two new online cash registers were given marketing authorization, so the entrepreneurs can choose from 18 cash machines – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) informed MTI on Friday. According...
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KSH: wage growth in the private sector accelerated
Date: 2013-09-20 12:02:37
Wage growth accelerated in the private sector in July: at businesses with at least five employees, the gross average earnings of workers increased by 4.5, their net earnings increased by...
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Celebrities, liked the gray beef burger
Date: 2013-09-20 12:00:16
Hien, Kállay-Saunders András and Lotfi Begi spnet the afternoon at an unusual spot at the OMÉK. First they learned about the indigenous Hungarian animal the gray cattle then tasted a...
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Renewed COOP store in Gödöllő-Palotakert
Date: 2013-09-20 11:25:12
As the results of the Match chain’s withdrawal from Hungary, the store in Gödöllő-Palotakert was acquired by the Gödöllő COOP Zrt.. The transformation of the store took place in several...
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Local governmental assistance to Minna
Date: 2013-09-20 11:10:59
The local government of Miskolc decided to develop a marketing concept to save the Minna local dairy company from liquidation. The local government plans to take ownership of the company...
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The third Sweet Days Festival has been opened
Date: 2013-09-20 11:10:45
The third Sweet Days Festival opened its gates Friday morning in the Millenáris Park in Budapest. This year’s guest country of the three-day festival is Switzerland. “They say nine out...
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Kaszás Géza: If I fail in filming, I’ll sell hot dogs!
Date: 2013-09-20 11:09:45
According to the Hungarian celebrities, American whiskey is good with American hot dog, so they took control. At the rockabilly party Hajas Laci, Fábián Anita, Kaszás Géza és Varga Viktor...
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“These wines are playing music” – 3rd Villányi Premium Wine Competition in Pécs
Date: 2013-09-20 11:08:52
The charity wine presentation – which is designed to promote the survival of wine song festivals – will be held at the Kodály Center in Pécs on 28 September 2013...
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Four and a half million HUF was gathered at the Charity Wine Auction of the Buda Castle Wine Festival
Date: 2013-09-20 11:08:14
At the Charity Wine Auction 48 items found new owners in a total value of 4.525 million HUF. Compared with the starting price, the highest bid price was paid for...
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Magazine: Fierce competition in the wine markets
Date: 2013-09-20 10:10:11
AKI data reveals that the production price of wheat was HUF 43,000 per ton, feed wheat’s production price was HUF 41,000 and feed corn cost HUF 53,000 between 15 and...
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6 FMCG brands are the favourite out of 10
Date: 2013-09-19 14:33:56
Large international brands are dominating the brand rankings in Hungary, but the Pöttyös leads the list, ahead of Facebook and Google – the Millward Brown international market research firm informed...
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GfK: The customers range of of retail shop types has not shrunk further
Date: 2013-09-19 12:40:01
According to the datas of GfK’s study analyzing the retail trends of the first half of the year, the customers range of of retail shop types has not shrunk further...
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No export subsidy on frozen poultry
Date: 2013-09-19 12:10:14
In the second half of the year, the European Union has stopped support for frozen poultry meat. The European Commission confirmed its's decision that was born on 19 July, that...
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Egg market participants urges the reduction of VAT on eggs
Date: 2013-09-19 12:07:09
According to the egg market participants, in addition to the to poultry and pork meat cuts, the VAT on eggs has to be reduced also. In their opinion, a VAT...
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Why the new cash register is so expensive?
Date: 2013-09-19 12:06:08
Although the Economy Ministry studied the international examples, finally made such conditions that new cash machines should be installed – said the Ministry to the questions of www. ado.hu, that...
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Cooperation agreement between the Lidl Hungary and the Dairy Product Council
Date: 2013-09-19 12:01:17
The Dairy Product Council and Lidl Hungary seek to promote the products of the domestic dairy farmers in close collaboration. Their goal is to make the products of the Hungarian...
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GMO-free honey producers may gain advantage
Date: 2013-09-19 11:30:12
Hungarian beekeepers can gain advantage on the European Union’s market, if it will be indicated mandatory that the honey contains genetically modified (GMO) pollen. In Hungary only GMO-free honey is...
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Dm’s new store with the largest product range opened in the WestEnd
Date: 2013-09-19 11:13:19
As the new stage of dm’s qualitative expansion the dm store in the WestEnd shopping center was re-opened with more retail space, enlarged goods inventory, and new decorative elements. One...
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World Music and pálinka
Date: 2013-09-19 11:00:13
This year the Pálinka and Sausage Festival of the Buda Csatle shows the national drink of the Caribbean region, complemented with world music delights on two stages. Just as the...
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