News and articles
eNENET-Telekom: a report on Internet Economy
Date: 2012-11-29 12:02:05
The gaining ground of smart phones is in momentum in Hungary – the service providers have exceeded last years 800 thousand sales already until October 2012, and thanks to the...
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Sopron’s wine-growing area increased last year
Date: 2012-11-29 12:00:35
Sopron’s wine-growing area increased by more than eighty hectares last year. Two hectares were cut off, while ninety-seven hectares were planted in 2011. Beside a medium yield, year 2011 was...
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Cetelem: Christmas Tablets on easy terms
Date: 2012-11-29 11:27:40
Although the businesses are ready since November, we start getting Christmas gifts later an later. We buy the chosen products in the last weeks of December on easy terms and...
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Unequal distribution was the main theme of the 4th International Forum on Food and Nutrition
Date: 2012-11-29 11:15:56
The participants of the 4th International Forum on Food and Nutrition drew attention on the worldwide disparities of food distribution. The forum was held in Milan and ended on Thursday....
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Dr. Oetker: “We support the family” drawing competition
Date: 2012-11-29 11:00:49
The “We support the family” Program, is the social marketing program, of the Dr. Oetker Magyarország Kft. The program aims to mobilize the communities and to draw attention to the...
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Chestnut gastronomy in the café
Date: 2012-11-29 10:40:58
Lucullus BT’s first chestnut tasting was held on the occasion to promote the starting chestnut season. The event was held at the café of the Uránia Movie Theater. The event’s...
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Nielsen: turnover of household chemicals and cosmetics increased in value, decreased in amount
Date: 2012-11-28 13:30:17
Retail trade reached about 255 billion HUF in revenues of household chemicals and cosmetics in January-October this year, compared to last year's comparable period. This means plus 2 percent, in...
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Ministry of Rural Development: there will be no food price explosion
Date: 2012-11-28 13:00:40
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) believes on the basis of the study of the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) that there will be no food price boom in the...
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Unilever has joined to the recommendations for sustainable growth
Date: 2012-11-28 11:25:58
Strategic approach, responsible corporate governance, ethical operating, respected default values, environmental responsibility, partnership with stakeholders and interested parties, and transparent operation – these are the seven-point recommendation areas of the...
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Four hundred million USD investment for sustainable cocoa production
Date: 2012-11-28 11:23:08
The world's largest chocolate company the Mondelēz that belongs to Kraft Foods launches its “Cocoa Life” sustainability effort. The company plans to invest 400 million USD in the next ten...
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The Univer Product Zrt. won 135 million HUF on two competitions of the New Széchenyi Plan
Date: 2012-11-28 11:11:19
The Kecskemét-based Univer Product Zrt. won 135 million HUF on two competitions of the New Széchenyi Plan for pepper domestication and for the improvement of oven operating technology – Bazsó...
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Carpathian Basin honey festival in Zalaegerszeg
Date: 2012-11-28 10:59:09
Honey and beekeeping will be the central theme of the Carpathian Basin honey festival that will begin on Friday and lasts for three days in Zalaegerszeg at the Keresztury Dezső...
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Wildlife management success in Soponya
Date: 2012-11-28 10:40:17
Hungary’s largest venison processor the Soponya-based Vadex Zrt. closes year 2012 with significant results. The Soponya-based company this year buys about 1500 tons of wild animals in Hungary and in...
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Gift sets for all ages
Date: 2012-11-28 10:38:33
Unilever, the market leading cosmetics gift set producer, compiles most of its sets from ‘bestsellers’ and novelty products this year. In addition to well-established gift sets, the company also prepares...
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Demonstration for the Hungarian meat industry
Date: 2012-11-28 10:36:12
The Union of Meat Industry Employees (HDSZ) organizes a nationwide demonstration in the next week. They will protest to protect the jobs in the meat industry – HDSZ told MTI...
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The market of Kolosy square was handed over in Óbuda
Date: 2012-11-28 10:35:57
The Kolosy square market was re-opened in the 3rd district of Budapest – the local government informed MTI on Wednesday. The market – that kept its former tavern, inn, stables...
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Domestic economic expectations remained pessimistic in November as well
Date: 2012-11-27 17:11:11
GKI-Erste economic confidence index adjusted for seasonal effects has been essentially unchanged since May. A modest increase at the beginning of the year was followed by a fall in May,...
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GfK Hungária expects more conscious gift purchasing
Date: 2012-11-27 16:59:43
The experts of GfK Hungária’s Retail and Technology area expect more conscious gift purchasing this Christmas from the buyers. Properly to the trends of the previous years, increase in demand...
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NGM: retail sales are stagnating or decreasing throughout Europe
Date: 2012-11-27 16:55:52
The unfavorable retail data is not only a Hungarian phenomenon, the trend is typical in many other countries and regions of Europe – the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) told...
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The Milk Marketing board would consult with the Ministry on the draft of the land law again
Date: 2012-11-27 16:53:00
The Milk Marketing Board Interprofessional Organization requests the Rural Development Ministry to consult again over the draft of the land law again with the Milk Marketing Board, because they are...
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K&H SME confidence index: liquidity is drying out
Date: 2012-11-27 16:51:06
According to the latest K&H SME confidence index carried out among domestic SME managers, the deadline of customer accounts increases again also accompanied by worsening expectations. In parallel, the execution...
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The local government of Kapuvár opens a meat store
Date: 2012-11-27 16:50:05
The local government of Kapuvár opens a meat Store, because due to the liquidation of the Kapuvár Meat Co. the closure of the company’s store caused meat supply problems in...
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U.S. “Black Friday” More customers with smaller wallet
Date: 2012-11-27 16:49:56
This year, more customers were purchasing during the “Black Friday” action in the United States. However, they spent less than last year – shows the first summary, published during the...
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Bonbonetti group calculates with declining revenues
Date: 2012-11-27 16:49:42
The Bonbonetti group calculates with declining revenues this year compared to last year, due to the decline of the domestic market – CEO Sánta Sándor told at a press conference...
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Having a mobile phone will access internet – maybe
Date: 2012-11-27 16:49:26
More than half (55 percent) of the people use their mobile or smart phone devices at least once a week for online activities – shows the survey of Ipsos. If...
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The Mirelite Mirsa Zrt. has won the Food Ambassador of Hungary Special Award
Date: 2012-11-27 16:49:19
The National Foreign Trade Office (HITA) has launched an application for those domestic micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, that have their own manufactured products and their export activities are greatly...
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Wine and feast at the Bénye Christmas Wine Fair in the Millenáris Fogadó
Date: 2012-11-27 16:48:28
The winemakers of the Erdőbénye awaits everyone who have already been to the charming village of Hegyalja and of course those who would like to meet, the wines and winemakers...
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Celéebrating together: Bacardi is 150 years old!
Date: 2012-11-27 14:24:07
Bacardi was celebrating its 150th birthday in Kiscelli Museum on 16th November 2012 in Budapest. Bacardi founder Don Facundo Bacardí Massó was a man of enormous vision and passion. His...
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Retail sales fell by 3.1 percent in September
Date: 2012-11-26 13:00:59
In September, the volume of retail sales decreased by 3.1 percent, compared to last September and in the first nine months of the year it was 1.5 percent below the...
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GfK: decreasing overspending in December
Date: 2012-11-26 12:52:06
In December, households are spending more on fast moving consumer goods, than in the other months of the year, but this difference is decreasing year after year – shows the...
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