News and articles
Most of the Hungarian grapes will finish as wine
Date: 2013-08-02 12:25:50
Harvest is coming within weeks. According to experts, this year’s yield will be better than average on the that the total area of 60 thousand hectares of vines. It is...
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French wine strength measurements: the Spaniards are lagging behind the U.S. won new positions
Date: 2013-08-02 12:10:41
The FranceAgriMer (National Office of Agricultural Products) examines the strengths and weaknesses of the wine sector in 15 countries since 1998. On the basis of the FranceAgriMer’s competitive factor, based...
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Magazine: Optimistic mood at ECR Europe’s conference (part 1)
Date: 2013-08-02 12:08:44
ECR Europe’s 17th annual conference was organised in cooperation with EuroCommerce and took place on 14-15 May in Brusssels. The optimistic title ‘The Future is Bright’ was reflected in the...
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SPAR promoted the excellent Hungarian melon with tasting actions
Date: 2013-08-02 11:30:52
The SPAR Magyarország Kft. promoted the consumption of the Hungarian melon with tasting actions on 1 and 2 August in 79 stores of the company. During the first 10 days...
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Procter & Gamble creates one hundred and fifty new jobs in Gyöngyös
Date: 2013-08-02 11:25:29
Papp Kitti, Procter & Gamble’s Central European Financial Officer and Szijjártó Péter, the Prime Minister's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations announced today that the Procter...
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The “Prepare for the School” action has started in the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-08-02 11:24:11
The school year only starts on 2 September, but it is worth to buy the school supplies, notebooks, pens and other accessories even now. The school equipments are already available...
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Fresh Logisticsworking in stronger cooperation with Dachser
Date: 2013-08-02 11:14:00
The new strategic alliance will enable DACHSER to expand its network for temperature-controlled transport services in eastern Europe. Food Logistics freight services to Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic...
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The Bio-Fungi Kft. has expanded its manufacturing facility in Ócsa
Date: 2013-08-02 11:10:48
The Bio-Fungi Kft. dealing with fungus growing expanded the production capacity of its plant in in Ócsa with a 900 million HUF investment – the K&H Bank which is the...
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European tourism expanding in the first half year of 2013
Date: 2013-08-02 10:19:53
“As 2012 was a strong year for tourism, Europe’s modest upward trend confirms the health of its tourism sector against overall economic turmoil,” according to the European Travel Commission. The...
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Bizarr luxury services for pet favourites
Date: 2013-08-02 10:18:56
Vienna’s Sacher hotel, responsible for the world-famous “Sachertorte” is now targeting a new type of guest…dogs! The hotel, situated behind the state opera in the city's prestigious first district, is...
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Charity “ice-cream factory” for disadvantaged kids
Date: 2013-08-02 10:11:54
The charity “ice-cream factory” was opened on Thursday in Budapest, in Balatonlelle and in Sárvár; the organizers support the holidays of disadvantaged children from the accumulated income that comes from...
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Fake honey in Northeast China
Date: 2013-08-02 10:09:21
60-70 percent of the honey in Jinan, which is a north-eastern Chinese city with seven million inhabitants can be fake – according to a local newspaper, the phenomenon is specific...
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Retail sales keep rising in the US
Date: 2013-08-02 08:55:21
Retail sales probably rose at a faster pace in June and the U.S. housing market strengthened as the economy began to emerge from a slowdown tied to higher taxes and...
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Investment mood is increasing steadily
Date: 2013-08-01 13:15:00
According to the datas of the K&H SME confidence index conducted by interviewing SME managers, the investment intention of the companies passed the low point, and steadily increasing for a...
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GfK: growing wealth inequality
Date: 2013-08-01 13:12:20
The ratio of those who have savings still not growing among the domestic population. We measured the lowest ratio since 2004 in the first half of 2013 – GfK Hungária...
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Almost the quarter of the smokers changed their habits due to the tobacco law
Date: 2013-08-01 13:11:19
13 percent of the smokers think that the tobacco law will affect their smoking habits, while 11 percent of them stated that the tobacco law will have a significant impact...
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The number of accidents can be reduced
Date: 2013-08-01 12:10:38
90 percent of the traffic accidents happen because of the drivers' carelessness and irresponsibility – KSH’s annual accident statistics show, as well as the experiences of the LeasePlan Hungária Zrt....
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The Fiwi-Hűt Kft. is building a meat processing plant in Tata
Date: 2013-08-01 11:12:10
The Fiwi-Hűt Kft. is building a meat processing plant in the Industrial Park of Tata with a nearly one billion HUF investment. The investment will allow the company to double...
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Smurfs to move into the Tesco stores
Date: 2013-08-01 11:10:28
Tesco has smurfed something again! Tesco’s Smurf domino collection promotion starts on 1 August. Customers will receive gift dominos after every 3000 HUF purchase, and can get extra dominoes if...
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A wide selection and low prices, Wellness Weekend and a trip to Disneyland is waiting for Auchan customers
Date: 2013-08-01 11:08:45
Auchan prepared for this year's 30 thousand more school students: low prices, quality products and wide range of offers await the students and their parents. The Auchan prepares with a...
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New Cappy Pulpy Orange Drink – There's stuff in it!
Date: 2013-08-01 11:04:18
Coca-Cola’s new product, the Cappy Pulpy Orange Drink conquers with orange fruit fiber and fine orange taste. Its uniqueness that it is such as fresh as fruit drinks, but contain...
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French cheese was recalled in Japan, due to metal fragments
Date: 2013-08-01 08:58:54
About 60,000 boxes of “Kiri” cheese have been recalled in Japan, after metal fragments were found in the popular brand, its importer said. The fragments, which were visible when customers...
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Ipsos: we are searching for informations on the Internet
Date: 2013-07-31 13:40:24
According to the international survey of Ipsos, conducted among netizens, we mainly get the requested informations on the Internet, if we want to know more about new brands and products....
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Bisnode: fewer new companies have founded, but less companies have became insolvent in the first half of the year
Date: 2013-07-31 13:10:21
The first half of 2013 brought an improvement in the Hungarian company world: although a the number of new companies was less, the number of insolvent companies also decreased –...
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Shopkeepers expect more trickery
Date: 2013-07-31 13:00:09
Tricks may continue after the introduction of the new online cash machines, or at least the shopkeepers interviewed by Index stated. The NAV believes that the number and the value...
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New executives at Unilever
Date: 2013-07-31 12:59:51
From 1 August, Vörös Mónika will hold the HR manager position at Unilever. The newly appointed leader will manage the HR activities of four countries (Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and...
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Good quality grape harvest is expected in Tokaj-Hegyalja
Date: 2013-07-31 12:50:47
Grape growers expect a good quality grape harvest in Tokaj-Hegyalja this year – the Észak-Magyarország wrote on Wednesday. Prácser Miklós, president of the Tokaj Wine Village Community told the newspaper...
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Magazine: Mom, please buy that one!
Date: 2013-07-31 12:41:04
According to Péter Hellner, regional director of the Walt Disney Company, who is responsible for 13 countries, growth can be achieved even when it is recession time. Licensed products stand...
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The referenda initiative aimed at restricting tobacco sales has been rejected
Date: 2013-07-31 12:35:59
The National Election Committee (OVB) at its Wednesday meeting in Budapest rejected a referenda initiative aimed at restricting tobacco sales. According to the majority of the board members, the questions...
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Henkel awarded again
Date: 2013-07-31 12:35:02
Henkel received another sustainability recognition: On 20 June 2013, the RobecoSAM – the sustainable investment fund specialist – handed over the “SAM Sustainability Awards” prizes for the second time. As...
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