News and articles
Germans optimistic before the next six months
Date: 2009-08-19 00:06:30
German ZEW research institute’s prosperity, sentiment and business index for the next six month increased to 56.1 in August, from the 39.5 points July. This is the strongest improvement since...
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Even the dog food is consumed in hypermarkets
Date: 2009-08-19 00:05:21
According to the companies selling pet-food world brands; only 3-3,5 percent increase was occured in volumes traded on the Hungarian market. According to Szórádi Gyöngyi, Secretary-General of the Hungarian Pet-food...
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Spar bankrupted in Romania
Date: 2009-08-19 00:04:00
According to Ziarul Financiar; Romanian Spar asked for bankruptcy protection. The court of Arad registered the company due to the request of the two main shareholders – Ioan Adrian Cuc...
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Pig became a bad investment
Date: 2009-08-19 00:02:30
Pork became the second worst investment on the market, and even until the end of the year, it is expected to fall a further 33 percent on exchanges, compared to...
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Half of most of the ice cream is air
Date: 2009-08-19 00:01:30
According to the assesment of the German consumer magazine Stiftung Warentest; most of the volume of ice-cream is air. The vanilla ice cream of Haagen-Dazs became the best ice cream...
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Romania: discount in the mall
Date: 2009-08-19 00:01:00
The retail rents are falling on the Romanian retail estate market. In the city of Pitesti a contract was signed about bringing a discount into the shopping center. According to...
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Parmesan cheese is the credit provision in Italy
Date: 2009-08-19 00:00:30
In Northern Italy, Parmesan cheese is the provision for the credit instead of jewelry or property in several bank. The bank Credito Emiliano store 400 thousand parmesan cheese. The 40...
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Job-creating, logistics investment in Szeged
Date: 2009-08-18 00:06:55
The logistics center of Hansa-Kontakt Kft., which deals with food, chemical, beverage and tobacco trading, was built from 5 billion HUF. The logistics center with a 28 thousand square meters...
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Record in number of visitors, and in revenue on the Sziget Festival
Date: 2009-08-18 00:04:30
According to the report of econet.hu a record number of visitors (390 thousand) took part on the festival. Despite the decrease in sponsorship revenues, Sziget closed with a 150 million...
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Deloitte earlier this year also gave the Green Frog award
Date: 2009-08-18 00:03:00
Deloitte Hungary this year also presents, the Central European Environmental Report Award, in its popular name, the Green Frog Award. The prize will be awarded to the companies, which will...
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Cooking at home economically: Goulash soup from the price of four ice cream
Date: 2009-08-18 00:02:25
When the savings reduces a greater or less money can be saved by cooking at home. According to the datas of Maggi, an increase had been occured on the market...
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Loss in the first half year at Danubius
Date: 2009-08-18 00:02:00
The Danubius Hotel and Spa Nyrt. has reached a 1.3 billion HUF pre-tax loss in the first half of 2009. In the same period of last year its pre-tax profit...
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Environmental campaign for the recycling of glass
Date: 2009-08-18 00:01:10
European Glass Packaging Association has launched an innovative environmental protection campaign, in order to draw attention to the importance of recycling and the benefits of bottles. The Web site of...
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Caffeine affects different on occasional and chronic headache
Date: 2009-08-18 00:01:00
As the result of a study of more than 50 thousand people, Norwegian researchers found that caffeine causes headache at some people, while it prevents others. In summary, investigations found...
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Beer guide
Date: 2009-08-18 00:00:30
At the international price comparison site Pintprice.com anyone can search for information, about the price of beer in more than 200 countries. The datas of the price comparison site comes...
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Consumer confidence index unexpectedly decrease in the U.S.A.
Date: 2009-08-17 00:07:00
According to the survey of the University of Michigan; Contrary to the expectations, the U.S. consumer pessimism did not decreased. The Institute's consumer confidence index decreased from 66.0 points to...
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Nielsen and the Superbrands research the development opportunities of brands together
Date: 2009-08-17 00:06:12
Nielsen is the marketing partner of Superbrands in 82 countries of the world including Hungary. Superbrands, is the only one brand reward system in Hungary – and one of the...
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World grain market prices significantly decreased
Date: 2009-08-17 00:05:10
According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, domestic and world grain market prices significantly decreased in recent months. In the last month, the price of cereals in Hungary also fell...
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Cost of Living became cheaper in the euro area
Date: 2009-08-17 00:04:25
Consumer prices fell at record level in the euro zone in July, mainly due to the fact, that less need to be paid for energy and food. According to Eurostat...
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Farmer-Expo will be held again between 26th and 29th August
Date: 2009-08-17 00:04:00
The Farmer-Expo – which will be held in the center of the Agricultural University of Debrecen – will provide a forum for agricultural producers, domestic and foreign firms to represent...
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Hungarians consume less biscuits than most of the citizens of the union
Date: 2009-08-17 00:03:00
Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers Association assists the cereals made sweets lovers with a biscuits and muesli slice code. When eating biscuits and cornflakes from cereals, a lot of valuable nutrients get...
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So far, 40 percent of the hosts were fined
Date: 2009-08-17 00:02:40
During its mid summer restaurant control, the National Consumer Protection Authority found problems at the 40 percent of the catering units. The fine was 25 million HUF. Last year, more...
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Tesco leaks into the Chinese market
Date: 2009-08-17 00:01:30
In September, Tesco will open a store in an another Chinese city; in Ninghai. Tesco was athe last chain which appeared in China in 2004 and currently operates only 73...
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U.S. sugar stocks are on a thirty-four-year nadir
Date: 2009-08-17 00:01:00
The leading U.S. food producers, such as Mars recently warned the Obama government to take immediate steps, because they will soon run out of sugar. Many jobs can be a...
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Schlecker will take over 71, from the stores of the Woolworth chain
Date: 2009-08-17 00:00:30
German Schlecker network, which has businesses in Hungary will take over one-fourth, 71 from the stores of the bankrupted Woolworth chain of stores. The Woolworth Deutschland, which bankrupted in April,...
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Forty-five Hungarian companies will take part on the Anuga food fair
Date: 2009-08-14 00:15:00
Between 10-14 October mostly frozen food, organic and meat producers of Hungary will take part on the sector’s largest international professional food fair, the Anuga of Cologne. Fourteen of the...
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Quick report on agricultural producer prices by KSH
Date: 2009-08-14 00:13:00
The level of agricultural producer prices decreased by 13 percent in June 2009, compared to the same period of the previous year. In particular, the price level of plant products...
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Tokaj Merchant House should stay in long-term state ownership
Date: 2009-08-14 00:10:25
The Management of the Tokaj Merchant House Ltd. (TK) would like that it would be a rule that the most important wine company of the historic wine region would remain...
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German and French economies are growing, while Hungarian GDP falls
Date: 2009-08-14 00:09:30
According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung referring to the Federal Statistical Office the worst recession in German history has ended. In the second quarter of this year, the German economy increased...
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Tesco: action in honour of the Hungarian state foundation
Date: 2009-08-14 00:08:00
From 14 to 27 August 200 well-known and popular fresh and dry Hungarian products will be brought into light in all Tesco stores of the country, during the period of...
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