News and articles
SPAR voted for Hungarian melon, too
Date: 2011-08-22 10:52:46
The Hungarian Melon Association and FruitVeb with the support of the Agricultural Marketing Centre spendt more than 20 million HUF, to stimulate the consumption of Hungarian melon domestically. The promotional...
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State award at Univer
Date: 2011-08-22 10:43:57
The Minister of Rural Development has awaded Univer's director of corporate relations Györgyné Marosfi with the Golden Cross of the Hungarian Republic on 19th August 2011. The expert has been...
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StarBev eyes international expansion for Staropramen
Date: 2011-08-22 10:41:13
StarBev has announced ‘significant investments’ in its Staropramen brand, as it eyes international expansion. The company has invested €1.2m in a new visitor centre at its Staropramen brewery in Prague,...
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Auchan contra GVH
Date: 2011-08-22 10:34:44
The Municipal Court of Justice of the Auchan Hungary Ltd., because the Office of Economic Competition (GVH) Procedure of the Competition Council fined HUF 30 million, claiming that the retail...
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Support to Kézenfogva Foundation by Lidl Hungary
Date: 2011-08-22 10:32:51
Lidl Hungary has supported Kézenfogva Foundation with a more than 1 million HUF, as a whole 1 184 000 HUF. The money came from Cien suncreams sold between 9th June...
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Russia at the Budavári Pálinka and Sausage Festival
Date: 2011-08-22 10:27:07
In the romantic Buda Castle, on the Savoya Terrace, twenty palinka brewers and ten professional sausage makers present their mastery at the 2011 Buda Castle Palinka and Sausage Festival, offering...
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New science information system at six CBA-stores
Date: 2011-08-22 10:07:49
The new, customer-friendly CBA CENT store has a brand new science information technology. Among many other equippments, newly improved touchpad IMP cash-machimes and MK500 price-control machines, and NCR space-scanners are...
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HP cutting off PC department may affect upstream supply chain
Date: 2011-08-22 08:22:52
As Hewlett-Packard (HP) decided to perhaps spin off its PC business, which contributes revenues of about US$40 billion, it is becoming more obvious that HP intends to turn its focus...
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Breweries against drunk driving
Date: 2011-08-22 07:46:39
Breweries have decided to create a speciasl event in order to call attention to the importance of responsible drinking, which was launched on 25th July, the Day of Sober Responsible...
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Bakers do not plan price increases until the end of September
Date: 2011-08-19 14:15:18
Bakers are waiting for the stabilizing of flour prices, but then the bread may become more expensive if production costs rise. Kurdi András, the President of the Hungarian Bakers' Associatuin...
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Domestic winemakers urging the strict quality control of imported wines
Date: 2011-08-19 13:55:02
Domestic winemakers and the association of farmers ask for the intervention of the Ministry of Agriculture to repel the dubious origin import wines in order to defend the domestic grape...
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Morgan Stanley: the momentum of the global economy decreasing, business and consumer confidence declining
Date: 2011-08-19 13:30:45
Morgan Stanley modified the expected global growth rate for this year from 4.2 percent to 3.9 percent. The correction was made with reference to the not appropriate policy reactions for...
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Without subsidies, the breeding of native species is impossible
Date: 2011-08-19 12:50:21
Despite the expansion of mangalica and gray cattle products in trade, only the support can help the breeders of the local native animals to escape even without losses. Without the...
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Coca-Cola prepares for a four billion USD investment in China
Date: 2011-08-19 12:40:06
The world's largest soft drink manufacturer announced today, that the company will invest four billion USD between 2012-14. “China is one of the most important growing market,” – said Muhtar...
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A food merchant in Budapest concealed a monthly one hundred million HUF income
Date: 2011-08-19 12:39:10
It is estimated that a montly hundred million HUF monthly income was concealed by a food merchant in Budapest. The Central Hungarian Regional Tax Directorate of the National Tax and...
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Metro do not want to sell the MediaMarkt-Saturn
Date: 2011-08-19 12:30:45
The majority owner, the Metro Group denied the news of the possible sale of the MediaMarkt-Saturn electronics store chain. The subsidiary is part of the group, and there are no...
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GKI-Erste economic sentiment index reached its lowest level of the year
Date: 2011-08-19 12:26:54
In August the GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects continued to deteriorate. According to the empirical survey conducted by GKI with the support of the EU the declining...
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Magazine: An increase in prices and more promotions characterised the wet condiment market
Date: 2011-08-19 11:36:39
What is new on the wet condiment market? Well, premium brands managed to evade a significant decline in sales and private labels were getting stronger – only the medium category...
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FRESSNAPF supports abandoned pets with record quantity of pet food
Date: 2011-08-19 10:27:44
FRESSNAPF is not only the biggest pet-food and pet-accesoires producer company in HUngary, but also a responsible company who does actually consider the necessity of responsible pet-kkeping. In 2010, the...
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This autumn in Cologne: The 31st Anuga with more than 6,500 suppliers
Date: 2011-08-19 10:23:49
The 31st Anuga, which will be held in Cologne from 8th to 12th October 2011, is once again expected to attract around 6,500 suppliers from about 100 countries. The estimated...
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A small help to reach great aims
Date: 2011-08-19 08:21:23
Onlinet has supported Kemence Varázsa Foundation with two new PCs. The main purpose of the foundation is to support handicapped and mentally disturbed people who are working in the pottery...
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National product basket for quality and award-winning products
Date: 2011-08-18 14:40:49
The National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) is scheduled to start its National product basket initiative in October – said Pintér István, director of the organization, at a press conference in...
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Association of Hungarian Bakers: 73 kilograms of bread consumed each year
Date: 2011-08-18 14:10:53
Annually 73 kilograms of bread is consumed per capita – shows the datas of the Association of Hungarian Bakers. Two-thirds the sales volume is still white and half brown bread....
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Domestic beer industry declining since 2007
Date: 2011-08-18 13:10:53
The crisis continued in the beer industry in 2010 – shows the datas of the Hungarian Brewers Association. According to the document, the sales of the largest beer factories decreased...
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Worsening sentiment in the global economy
Date: 2011-08-18 13:09:43
According to the WES survey (World Economic Survey of the Munich-based ifo Economic Research and the Paris-based ICC International Chamber of Commerce; The global business climate index deteriorated in the...
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Green light for fattened goose and duck products at the Anuga in Cologne
Date: 2011-08-18 13:00:36
The event organizer, the Kölnmesse GmbH allows the presence of fattened goose and duck products at the Anuga exhibition in Cologne. The company previously – under pressure from extremist animal...
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Grape growers can get a good price
Date: 2011-08-18 12:50:58
It seems that this year's harvest start with good prices. At the small region of Kiskőrös, 120 forints are paid for fragrant grapes. “Earlier this week, the purchasers came out...
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PrímaPék builds a new plant
Date: 2011-08-18 12:42:36
The PrímaPék Finompékáru Kft. builds a new plant with a hundred million HUF EU support. Thirty to forty new jobs will be created. According to the communication of the company;...
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Hungarian Agricultural Research: Special Edition Published
Date: 2011-08-18 12:20:15
The latest issue of Hungarian Agricultural Research introduces Hungarian research institutes concerned with agricultural research and environmental studies. The special edition of the English language professional journal founded by the...
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The Coco House Kft. candy manufacturer expanded its premises
Date: 2011-08-18 12:11:31
The site of the Coco House Kft. was fully updated and expanded to almost double in Keszthely. The Western-Transdanubian Regional Development Council granted 36 million HUF support for the more...
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