News and articles
What has happened to the Hungarian sugar factories?
Date: 2011-08-29 12:39:57
More than 20 years ago, 12 sugar factories were operating in Hungary, now only one left in Kaposvár. The government decided to investigate the privatization process of the domestic sugar...
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Auchan has launched an InfoCenter
Date: 2011-08-29 12:22:10
Auchan has introduced a unique initiative on the market of Hungary hypermarkets. On 15th of August 2011 the chain launched a telephone information service to manage the feedbacks and comments...
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The chocolate is more delicious, if we believe that its Swiss
Date: 2011-08-29 12:21:41
If you check is scientifically, it turns out, that people do not feel the Swiss chocolates, the famous and expensive wines of California, more delicious, but a Chinese piece of...
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Hungaricums and culinary attractions will also take place at the BNV in October
Date: 2011-08-29 12:20:55
The Budapest International Fair (BNV) will be held between October 19 and 23 this year, instead of the former September dates – announced the Hungexpo Zrt. At the world of...
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Szerencs beside chocolate production can be the citadel of the reviving sugar industry
Date: 2011-08-29 12:19:17
The chocolate production in Szerencs is a real value rescue, because Szerencs has a huge part in the existence of the Hungarian chocolate, – said Rural Development Minister Fazekas Sándor...
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Electro World may survive on a smaller base area
Date: 2011-08-29 12:11:51
Currently the group is negotiating with a foreign investor. Electro World may survive transformed and in stores that have smaller base area – said Nagy Károly András chief executive officer...
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Magazine: Celebrities in-store and in hailstorm
Date: 2011-08-29 11:39:22
On 2 June Trade Marketing Club members convened for their traditional season starting barbeque party. Due to a heavy downfall participants were forced to find shelter inside Szépkilátás confectionery. Zewa,...
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Many people wait for the last days to purchase school supplies
Date: 2011-08-29 10:04:04
Hungarians usually get their back to school shopping done during the summer, but 20 percent of the population waits for the last days before school starts to purchase everything for...
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Gallicoop-kids get back-to-school support
Date: 2011-08-29 09:04:41
By the end of October this year, Gallicoop Turkey Producer Ltd. is supporting their employees with a total of 8 million HUF back-to-school support. With this gesture, the company is...
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Get zoo-tickets for selectively collected cartons
Date: 2011-08-29 08:13:32
Selectively collected beverage cartons are worth free children's ticket to the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden on September 10th and 11th. Now everybody who brings at least 10 empty milk-...
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New product by Henkel
Date: 2011-08-29 07:25:01
Pattex Fix is the most powerful adhesive range with an easy & convenient application for all domestic bonding, assembling & repairing jobs through professional quality....
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Retail area will increase by six million square meters until 2013 in the Central European countries
Date: 2011-08-26 13:20:57
The countries of the region will increase retail space to its one and a halffold by 2013. Romania and Bulgaria, rumbles, while Hungary is progressing very slowly. The Bulgarian and...
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New EU rules about tobacco production
Date: 2011-08-26 13:06:22
On 16 June 2011, the Commission launched a new campaign, Ex-smokers are Unstoppable, to encourage young adults in the 25 to 34 age group to stop smoking. The campaign shifts...
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35 new Hungarian products added to the Hungarian Traditions – Tastes – Regions collection
Date: 2011-08-26 12:37:50
35 products were added to the traditional Hungarian Traditions – Tastes – Regions collection, bringing the total number of products bearing the trademark to 83. Typical Hungarian and special regional...
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The strong Swiss franc affects the chocolate and emmental export badly
Date: 2011-08-26 12:15:42
The best-selling daily consumer goods manufacturers the chocolate and emmental cheese manufacturer Swiss-firms feel mostly the effect of the strong Swiss franc. Due to the decline in their exports, their...
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The Árukereső.hu will give hands to the Turkish e-commerce
Date: 2011-08-26 12:15:26
Hungary's leading price comparison site, the Árukereső.hu's team built its similar site also in Turkey, called the Ucuzu.com, which became the fastest growing local e-commerce site, tripling the number of...
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Extensive collaboration against tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting
Date: 2011-08-26 12:14:52
The National Tax and Customs Administration (NAV) signed an agreement with the member companies of the Hungarian Tobacco Industry (MDSZ) and with the Philip Morris Hungary Ltd. to prevent the...
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We can mix our own Coke on Facebook
Date: 2011-08-26 12:13:26
Coke has an application on Facebook where the users can set up their own soft drink recipes. We can choose among 125 Coke beverages, that we can prepare our own...
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Wine replaces beer in the Castle of Buda
Date: 2011-08-26 11:11:07
The 1st Beer Festival in the Castle of Buda opened yesterday and stays open to the visitors until Sunday evening. The visitors can taste more than one hundred types of...
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Magazine: private label products are unstoppable
Date: 2011-08-26 10:51:01
PLMA’s World of Private Label, the biggest annual private label product trade show in Europe was held in Amsterdam on 24-25 May 2011, with 3,600 exhibitor stands from 70 countries...
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New superglue: Locite Power Easy
Date: 2011-08-26 08:29:19
Loctite® Super Glue Power Easy Gel Control™ is a user-friendly formulation that allows more time to align and reposition pieces to ensure precision bonding with no accidental bonding of pieces...
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NGM: fixing the exchange rate may prevent a dramatic fall in consumption
Date: 2011-08-25 12:50:36
The Hungarian government did not anticipate that as a result of the dramatically strengthened Swiss franc, consumption would fall – said the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) to MTI. The...
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Chips-tax can be avoided with new recipes
Date: 2011-08-25 12:32:30
Where it is possible, the manufacturers are developing new recipes to avoid the chips-tax. The salt grains ncan win, energy drinks may fall – reports Index, after Figyelő. Perhaps the...
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The payment deadline reduces at the domestic firms
Date: 2011-08-25 12:31:50
The survey results among the domestic businesses show that in the last quarter, the deadline for payment of customer bills towards small and medium-sized enterprises decreased. The expectations are appear...
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The retail property market remained stable
Date: 2011-08-25 12:28:37
Hungary's retail real estate market continues to show signs of stability in the first half of 2011, after having reached this state last year. “The market participants have adapted to...
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The number of chip bankcards increased by almost two-thirds
Date: 2011-08-25 12:14:37
The spread of the EMV chip bank cards accelerated in Hungary: at the end of the first half their number reached 4.65 million this is the 53 percent of ther...
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The Spanish-owned company builds a new canning factory in Tatabánya
Date: 2011-08-25 12:11:57
The Spanish-owned Mivisa Hungary Kft. willé build build its new plant in the Tatabánya-Környei Industrial Park, where the cans will be produced. The project will give jobs to forty people....
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Huge price drops may come in Swiss shops
Date: 2011-08-25 12:10:23
The retail chains of Switzerland foreseen a significant food price reduction: due to the very strong franc, many customers spend money in Germany and France. According to the informations of...
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National Chocolate Festival in Szerencs for the fourth time
Date: 2011-08-25 12:10:14
The National Chocolate Festival awaits the guests from inland and abroad on the last weekend of August in Szerencs for the fourth time. After the success of the past three...
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Magazine: An increase in prices and more promotions characterised the wet condiment market
Date: 2011-08-25 11:50:02
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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