News and articles
Rolling eggs
Date: 2011-02-08 17:36:13
The dioxin scandal in Germany upgraded Hungarian brands. This new food scare came in handy for Hungarian farmers and food processing companies as this is the umpteenth case that a...
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Industrial production unexpectedly declined
Date: 2011-02-08 13:17:16
Nearly a 12 percent drop occurred in the volume of the industrial production in December, compared to November. It was a negative surprise for the analysts. According to the Tuesday...
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The bakers of Somogy raises their prices: Bread price will increase above 300 HUF
Date: 2011-02-08 12:56:23
A kilogram of white bread may be more expensive than 300 HUF. The majority of the bakers of Somogy will raise their prices by 20-30 percent. During the summer harvest,...
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The more Hungarian suppliers the multis will use, the greater support they will receive
Date: 2011-02-08 12:54:37
The Ministry of National Economy breaks the typical practice of the previous governments, that supported several international companies on a much higher proportion compared to the average of the region...
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214 billion HUF of meat products: increase in value and quantity
Date: 2011-02-08 12:53:46
Retail sales of meat products increased by 3 percent in value, 4 percent in quantity last year, as compared to the previous year. The annual market size is about 214...
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Fornetti Pannon continues under the name Pek-Snack
Date: 2011-02-08 12:49:03
Galántai János, Chief Executive Officer of Fornetti Pannon Ltd. told that the Igal-based company from Somogy County changes its name to Pek-Snack and will further operate and develop its network...
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Be careful at price reductions
Date: 2011-02-08 12:16:17
The National Consumer Protection Authority raises consumer awareness of prudent behavior in case of price reductions. It can be observed that in this case, some traders use various tricks to...
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Wound up against the Traubi Zrt.
Date: 2011-02-08 12:15:03
The dispute, which lasts for more than one and a half decade may end after the court initiated liquidation proceeding against one of the companies using the name. The Traubisoda...
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YouTube has the largest mobile broadband traffic
Date: 2011-02-08 12:14:29
According to Allott Communications; YouTube led the total mobile data traffic in the second half of 2010. According to the recent global survey of mobile broadband traffic; in the second...
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Lidl catalogs on the net
Date: 2011-02-08 12:11:57
Lidl has introduced a novelty in Hungary: from this year, the catalogs of the discount chain are acvailable in online paged form. The current publications can be read on the...
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Russia exports caviar into the EU again
Date: 2011-02-08 12:10:56
Almost after a nine year break Russia exports caviar into the European Union again: the Russian fishery authorities allowed the export of 150 kilograms of black caviar. The initial volume...
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AVGHA is now equivalent of banks
Date: 2011-02-08 11:47:39
Starting from January this year, the Rural Credit Guarantee Foundation (AVHGA)is going to serve rural small-and medium-sized enterprises, as if it was a bank – Anikó Ulrich, Executive Director of...
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Wine fair: FLAVOURS and WINES 2011
Date: 2011-02-08 11:35:36
HUNGEXPO has rather strong reasons to shake up the winemarket with a new marketing forum. It takes place at the HUNGEXPO Budapesti Városközpont, on 18-20th November. The plan is to...
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New member of the Dove product family
Date: 2011-02-08 06:02:36
The new Dove Men + Care product line targets men who have reached a point in their lives where they are comfortable with themselves, but not in their skin. Dove...
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Retail channels in focus: 51-200 m²
Date: 2011-02-08 00:30:01
From the nearly 20,000 food stores 6,426 belong to the 51-200 m² group and most of them are part of a retail chain. The number of stores in this group...
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FUN 2010: Former Unilever Network
Date: 2011-02-08 00:24:16
This was the third year that former and present Unilever managers regularly met within the framework of FUN – Former Unilever Network. This year’s meeting, where the focus was on...
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The party is on
Date: 2011-02-07 23:02:45
…Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you… says the New Testament. But when will we really live in peace? – we may ask. Smart people say that...
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Russian experts audited the Hungarian agri-food export
Date: 2011-02-07 17:45:05
Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister and Kardeván Endre, Secretary of State responsible for food chain supervision and agri administration negotiated on Monday in Moscow with Nikolai Vlasov, the chief veterinarian...
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New portal to monitor companies
Date: 2011-02-07 14:40:43
A new site was launched these days and it appears to be really exciting so far. It is focused on monitoring companies – no portal has completed this task before....
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Ottó Légli was awared Wine-grower of 2010
Date: 2011-02-07 14:34:00
“I believe in a natural connectedness to the area where we live and work, and the positive effect this has on our work!” – Ottó Légli pointed out on 3rd...
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A turnaround may come in the retail property market
Date: 2011-02-07 12:46:28
The latest commercial market report of Colliers International shows that after the crisis years of 2008 and 2009, the Hungarian retail real estate market stabilized in 2010, as the operators...
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New label by Borsodi
Date: 2011-02-07 12:41:43
This year started with a significant change for Borsodi Brewery, since the beer launched a new label for its cans at bottles. The new label covers metal and gold colours...
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Kazakhstan and Russia may be the next World Trade Organisation members
Date: 2011-02-07 12:17:34
Central Asia's largest economy wants to become a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the future. Kazakhstan is expected to close the preparatory talks this year, so there...
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Investor confidence in the euro area exceeded the pre-crisis level
Date: 2011-02-07 12:16:20
According to the Monday released datas of the Sentix index, measuring investor confidence; in the euro zone, the Sentix index, increased to levels, have not seen for three and a...
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Kraft Foods calls for state intervention
Date: 2011-02-07 12:15:14
Because of the sharp increasing price of raw coffee Kraft Foods, the world's leading food producer calls for state intervention to curb food prices caused by speculation. According to Hubert...
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Christmas could not help the Czech retail
Date: 2011-02-07 12:02:14
In contrast to the expected growth Czech retail voulme produced a drop in December. Seasonally adjusted, decreased by 2.1 percent compared to November and by 1.3 percent, compared to the...
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Not recommended for dieters: a 140 thousand calorie hamburger
Date: 2011-02-07 12:00:04
An American team, whose aim is to create the most heroic dinner of the world prepared. the 140 thousand-calorie hamburger. Nearly 10 kilograms of bacon, 6 kilograms of beef and...
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Here is the slimmest LED monitor of the world
Date: 2011-02-07 11:37:32
LG Electronics (LG) unveiled its new E90 monitor, the company's slimmest LED monitor to date at just 7.2 mm in depth. With more and more consumers watching movies and videos...
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