News and articles
New product category in Hungary from July
Date: 2012-07-19 11:46:09
The success of energy drinks have proven that consumers are constantly thirsting for a boost. But will they ever want to come back down and reach for a nonalcoholic drink...
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SPAR has a new in-store media agency!
Date: 2012-07-19 11:05:49
Starting from this September, the media partner of SPAR Magyarország Commercial Ltd. is going to be Win-Store Media Consulting Ltd. The two companies have already signed the contract, and made...
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Fifty-two winemakers of five countries present their wines at this year's Kürti Wine Festival this weekend
Date: 2012-07-19 11:00:16
The event is taking place in the cellars of Kürt (Strekov) village on Saturday and Sunday. Exhibitors will arrive from Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia, so the visitors...
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Lángos vote to be launched: Vénusz is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread
Date: 2012-07-19 10:58:12
Sometimes the really good fried bread sellers can be found at hidden, lost places. Vénusz aims to change this and is looking for Hungary's favorite fried bread. The Lángos voks...
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Gastronomic and local values festival in Nyíregyháza
Date: 2012-07-19 10:40:35
The festival promoting the gastronomy of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county and the local products of the region, on 21 and 22 July in Nyíregyháza-Sóstógyógyfürdő under the Guilds, Counties, People title. This festival...
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Sága and Heineken in the same boat
Date: 2012-07-19 10:13:17
Sága Foods, the company behind the market-leading sausage brand Füstli and Heineken's famous Hungarian beer Soproni are playing in the same team now: the best meal in the hot summertime...
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Wonderduck carried out ALDI's birthday prize show
Date: 2012-07-19 09:37:10
Similarly to the previous year, Wonderduck has carried out Aldi's successful birthday promotion this year, too. The prize this year was valuable, again: 4 new Audi A1 cars were handed...
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Safe playgrounds for even more kids
Date: 2012-07-19 08:09:20
Within the compass of Delikát's “Cook a playground” program, 44 up-to-date, EU-conform playgrounds have been built by Unilever Magyarország Ltd. This year, this number may even grow, in order to...
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OKSZ: trade’s position can improve
Date: 2012-07-18 13:20:57
The most important elements of the job protection action plan is expected to contribute those sectors that have diverse employment structure, such as the trade – told the National Trade...
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Melon Market: cooperation with the trading companies
Date: 2012-07-18 12:40:05
To reach success in the Hungarian agriculture, including the watermelon sector cooperation is essential – emphasized Fazekas Sándor Rural Development Minister on Wednesday in Budapest, at the opening event of...
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HENT: every seventh Hungarian bought fake products in the past year
Date: 2012-07-18 12:35:29
In the past year, 14 percent of the population purchased fake products at least once, while in the previous year this figure was 13 percent – the National Board Against...
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NÉBIH: most of the wheat, barley and canola has been harvested
Date: 2012-07-18 12:20:08
Most of the wheat, barley and canola has been harvested. Harvest is completed on 81 percent of the arable land of the three plants on more than 1.4 million acres...
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Magazine: Western trends in Hungarian grill product counters
Date: 2012-07-18 11:48:57
Grill product importer Landhof Hungária Kft. is also working on bringing international innovations to Hungary. Key account manager Péter Gnám told us that demand for new products is growing. This...
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Tetrapak: eco-friendly donation to the Children’s Hospital in Tűzoltó Street
Date: 2012-07-18 11:01:03
The 2.4 tons donation consists of more than 1 million worth recycled paper products, preceeds the cutting of thirty trees. The donation was handed over by the Tetra Pak Hungária...
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Alcoa bought a beverage can manufacturer
Date: 2012-07-18 11:00:36
The world's largest aluminum industrial company the U.S. Alcoa acquire total control in the world's largest aluminum drink can manufacturer the U.S. Evermore Recycling, by buying out the company’s previous...
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Investigation due to the bankruptcy of Shlecker
Date: 2012-07-18 10:59:18
The Stuttgart state prosecutor's office started an investigation against Anton Schlecker and thirteen other defendants, due to the bankruptcy of the Shlecker German drugstore chain. Proceeding has started against the...
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Three million Unilever products helped big families
Date: 2012-07-18 09:04:57
Throughout the 1.5 month of their charity-project, Coop and Unilever have collected more than a total of 3 million HUF to the Associaton of Big Families. Within the compass of...
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Two new products for hair-care
Date: 2012-07-18 08:54:46
Continue to blow it dry. Do not turn your head right-side up until the glue is completely dry. This will help your hair to stand straight up...
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Extreme pizzas are popular
Date: 2012-07-18 08:20:27
The health authorities of Zurich banned pizzas that contain spider,- scorpion, and snake poisons. Poisonous pizzas only contain non-lethal, only a small dose of poison. “My poisonous pizzas were very...
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More than Two-thirds of global consumers surveyed changed spending habits to save money
Date: 2012-07-17 14:04:08
Global consumer confidence declined three index points to 91 in Q2 2012, and is up two index points from the same period the previous year (Q2 2011), according to global...
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GfK: sports events can increase the beer and snacks sales
Date: 2012-07-17 13:30:15
The major sport events can increase the sales of beer and snacks, but the general economic situation and the weather significantly affect the turnover as well. According to the household...
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KSH: growing cattle, decreasing pig population
Date: 2012-07-17 13:10:39
In the past six months, the number of cattle and sheep increased, while the number of pigs decreased – announced the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday. The number of...
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Bread prices will increase significantly in the autumn
Date: 2012-07-17 13:00:26
According to the grain-milling industry participants, bread prices may increase significantly by as much as 15 percent in the autumn. Retailers, consider that a more moderate, single-digit price increase will...
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The dairy farmers can be the big losers of the land law
Date: 2012-07-17 12:10:28
The agricultural companies could only have the right to lease lands with the pre-employment of a certain number of employees – can be read in the land law submitted to...
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Coca-Cola’s second quarter was better than expected
Date: 2012-07-17 12:08:29
Coca-Cola reported better than expected second quarter results, thanks to increasing domestic and foreign sales volume. The company's net profit at the same time, decreased from 2.80 billion USD to...
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The removal of wine by-products and distillation will be simplified
Date: 2012-07-17 11:50:28
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) simplifies the procedures related to the removal of wine by-products (marc and lees) and the procedures related to distillation will be more simple as...
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Samsung leads on the market of smart phones
Date: 2012-07-17 11:42:49
Samsung increased its lead in front of Apple and Nokia on the global smartphone market – states the analysts of the Reuters news agency. Samsung, thanks to its new top...
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Collective agreement renewed at Spar
Date: 2012-07-17 11:01:03
The Spar Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. has signed the renewed collective agreement with its own meat plant, the TANN Magyarország Kft., and with the Trade Union of the Commercial Employees (KSZ)....
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Coca-Cola music for the Olympic Games
Date: 2012-07-17 09:17:10
Coca‑Cola and Grammy award-winning music producer Mark Ronson have travelled the world, capturing the sounds of five different Olympic sports and blending them into one song that brings the spirit...
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Tesco supports the paralympic team with 35 million HUF
Date: 2012-07-17 07:45:03
The CEO of Tesco has given a total of 35 million HUF support to the president of the Hungarian Paralympic Committee, within the compass of the official farewell-party of the...
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