News and articles
No decrease in quantity when it comes to FMCG-products
Date: 2011-05-27 15:49:46
“The Nielsen Company ended 2010 with strong fourth quarter performance. We continue to see high growth in developing markets and have accelerated investments in our portfolio of products and services....
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Rising food prices draws back retail
Date: 2011-05-27 13:15:03
The slowly rising consumer food prices already draw back the retail traffic – even though analysts expected expansion. The retail prices, due to the strong price competition and weak purchasing...
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Animal breeders will receive 20 billion HUF support this year
Date: 2011-05-27 13:10:18
In 2011 the swine and poultry sector will receive a total of 20 billion HUF from the Hungarian state -said Feldman Zsolt, Deputy Secretary of State, of the Ministry of...
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The Hungarikum Association held its first general meeting
Date: 2011-05-27 13:09:14
At the first general meeting of the Hungarikum Association, the basic rules were adopted and the officials were elected. According to the communication; Birinyi József became the president of the...
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Few people familiar with the Hungarian Mangalica, Tokaji wine and goose liver in China
Date: 2011-05-27 13:08:41
According to the Chinese ambassador; the value of investments have also increased both in China and Hungary, and cooperation increasingly shifted from the traditional areas towards the dierction of green...
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Spanish vegatables checked in Hungary
Date: 2011-05-27 12:33:18
Hungarian rural development minister Sandor Fazekas has ordered the imediate strict control of groceries of Spanish origin, in order to protect the rights of Hungarian customers – the MInistry of...
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IT revolution in retail
Date: 2011-05-27 12:31:42
Currently one of the busiest branch of IT is the retail trade, where there is a constant need for business motivating solutions. Beside the developments within the retail space, such...
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The sugar beet growers will receive two billion forints
Date: 2011-05-27 12:30:02
The government provides 1.98 billion forints from the budget to support the sugar beet growers – states the communication of the Ministry of Rural Development on Friday. According to the...
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Tesco's cucumber comes from reliable Hungarian producers
Date: 2011-05-27 12:29:53
In recent days, a major international attention has been paid in relation to the assumptions under which the Spanish and North African imports of cucumber spread serious illness in several...
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Henkel supports disadvantaged children
Date: 2011-05-27 12:27:06
Henkel gave 800 thousand HUF support to the AMI and EPSZ institutions of the Körösladány-based Tüköry Lajos elementary school for the 2010-11 school year. The support will go on children...
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To what extent does income influence consumers’ store choice?
Date: 2011-05-27 11:02:55
Krisztina Kovács, sector manager, Consumer Tracking: GfK Hungária’s Retail Analysis 2010 helps us in answering the question in the title. Nearly nine out of ten households bought something in a...
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Member States are discussing standardisation of their environmental legislation in Budapest
Date: 2011-05-27 10:43:00
Hungary, with the environmental provisions of its new Constitution, is providing strong background support for the operation of organisations such as IMPEL (the European Union Network for the Implementation and...
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Hungary is at the forefront of volunteerism
Date: 2011-05-27 09:08:46
At the opening event of the ‘TeSzedd! Volunteer for a clean Hungary!’ action on Saturday, Sándor Fazekas said that this was a very important date in the European Year of...
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Győri: The spirit of the Presidency is manifest in volunteering
Date: 2011-05-27 08:00:33
There are few things that express the spirit of the Hungarian Presidency as well as volunteering does – Enikő Győri, Minister of State for EU Affairs of the Foreign Ministry,...
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Font Sándor: The entire food industry privatization should be reviewed
Date: 2011-05-26 13:24:46
The committee will primarily review the spontaneous and state privatization of the early '90s, the latter factory closures. The parliamentary committee will be formed within two weeks, and will be...
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Austrian-Hungarian cooperation will create the Center for Poultry Excellence
Date: 2011-05-26 13:20:41
The Vienna University of Veterinary and the Georgikon Faculty of the Pannon University signed a three-year cooperative agreement – announced by the cooperating parties. One of the world's leading university...
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The Fesztiva card succeeded at the Cellar Festival of Etyek
Date: 2011-05-26 12:35:42
The ninth Cellar Fest of Etyek was held on the 21st and 22nd of May. The electronic Fesztiva Card, developed by the Cellum Zrt. was introduced here first in the...
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The Erste mutual fund bought a trading center
Date: 2011-05-26 12:20:45
The Napfény Park trade center in Szeged changed hands. It was sold by Móraváros Ltd. below 8 percent yield to Erste open-ended fund. The Napfény Park (Sunshine Park) opened its...
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Patagonia can be a famous wine growing region
Date: 2011-05-26 12:05:11
Argentine winemakers are trying to turn Patagonia as a famous wine-growing area. The task is a challenge, since the land is more a fertile land, the area has a very...
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Polish retail trade accelerates
Date: 2011-05-26 12:00:47
In Poland, unemployment fell in April, compared to the previous month, while retail sales jumped in April, grewing by nearly 19 percent compared to the same month of last year...
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Most successful promotion of the year, 2010’ – trade day and award ceremony
Date: 2011-05-26 11:10:48
Trade magazin organised ‘Most successful promotion of the year’ for the third time. On 14 April about 100 people convened in the Bartók Room of Novotel Budapest Congress for the...
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Metro Cash & Carry Germany extends wine assortment
Date: 2011-05-26 10:06:30
Whether it's a trendy drink or a rare bottle – in the wholesale stores of Metro Cash & Carry Germany, professional customers will find more than 1,200 different spirits, sparkling...
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Macy’s going green
Date: 2011-05-26 07:37:09
One of the biggest department store chains in the US operates 4 Bloomingdale and 850 Macy’s stores, with a turnover of USD 25 billion in 2010. On 21 April the...
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GfK: Hungarian young people are the least committed towards their jobs
Date: 2011-05-26 07:00:00
The lack commitment towards workspaces is general among the young employees worldwide. Above all, they feel pressure at work, which causes long-term retention and management problems for the companies and...
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Consumer confidence further deteriorated in Europe's largets economy
Date: 2011-05-25 13:18:17
In Germany, the consumer confidence deteriorated further in June. The forward-looking, sentiment index became 5.5 points, weaker than the predicted 5.7 points of May. The assessment of the current situation...
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The apricots of Gönc received EU protection
Date: 2011-05-25 12:25:51
The European Union classified the apricots of Gönc as protected geographical indication products – announced the European Commission in Brussels on Tuesday. With the protection, the special Hungarian fruit became...
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‘I never tried to convince people that 100 Forints was more than 102 Forints’
Date: 2011-05-25 12:24:18
Péter Boros, the president of Coop Győr retired in April. His career and credo reflect the last 30 years of the Coop system. T. M.: – What was your family...
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Conference for CEOs and leaders of logistics – even for free, 8 days left to register (x)
Date: 2011-05-25 12:15:37
Do you need help as a CEO or director of logistics how to decide about various factors when it comes to taxing and keeping cars? Are you aware of various...
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Matusz-Vad Zrt.: frozen food sold well
Date: 2011-05-25 12:08:01
According to the results of the Győr-based Matusz-Vad Zrt.; the company has successfully surpassed the results of the same period of last year. Matusz-Vad Zrt. is one of the leading...
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Zwack is making loss, but the Easter revenue comes handy for the second quarter
Date: 2011-05-25 12:00:25
On operating level the first quarter brought 120 million HUF loss to Zwack Plc. The negative market trends, and the late April Easter period also contributed in this. The company's...
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