News and articles
By 2050, food should be ensured to nine billion people
Date: 2011-01-17 12:04:24
Immediate action is needed to ensure in order to ensure world food supply in 2050 – states French researchers. In the meantime, the price of cereal increased to record heights...
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New marketing-director at Pannontej
Date: 2011-01-17 12:03:52
Starting from 3rd January 2011, Andrea Szabó is the new marketing director of Pannontej. The expert started her carreer at Dr. Oetker in 1994 where she introduced numerous prodzct-categories such...
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The Poultry Product Council would promote domestic eggs
Date: 2011-01-17 11:58:18
The Poultry Product Council (BTT) would encourage the consumption of home-produced eggs with the help of the Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) – told Bárány László, chairman, to MTI on Monday....
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Wal-Mart expands in South Africa
Date: 2011-01-17 11:55:55
The South African Massmart retail network accepted American Wal-Mart's takeover bid on Monday. The shareholders of Massmart accepted Wal-Mart’s 148 rands per share (about 19 USD per share) bid, which...
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Hungarian companies at ISM, Cologne
Date: 2011-01-17 11:51:41
SM is the world's largest and renowned confectionery trade fair, held in Cologne between 30th January and 2nd February. The fair is also regarded as the grandest international platform for...
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12 percent of the pig stock in South Korea to be destroyed
Date: 2011-01-17 11:50:55
Foot and mouth disease occurred in South Korea, therefore, 1.4 million pigs will be destroyed. The authorities in South Korea have decided to bury 1.4 million pigs alive. The disease...
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Nespresso is a partner of Bocuse d'or 2011
Date: 2011-01-17 10:00:43
Ever since 1987, the Bocuse d’Or contest has been giving young chefs a unique opportunity to demonstrate their skills, offering them a tremendous springboard for their careers. Now, Nespresso is...
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Sealed Air acquires ProAseptic Technologies
Date: 2011-01-17 09:13:05
Sealed Air Corporation announded its acquisition of Barcelona-based Pro Aseptic Technologies, which aims to produce ultra-clean, aseptic packaging material for food and beverages. Sealed Air is a leading global innovator...
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Gfk: Too many citizens suffer of chronic illnesses
Date: 2011-01-17 06:39:30
More than 41 percent of Hungarian citizens over 15 suffer of chronic illnesses – GfK Health Care pointed out. Moreover, at least one million people have no idea about thair...
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Robust industrial growth is pulling the economy
Date: 2011-01-14 16:38:45
Industrial production reached a strong growth in the first 11 months of 2010 – reports the Central Statistical Office. The GDP also increased strongly during the last quarter – said...
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The fuel and food prices are fueling inflation
Date: 2011-01-14 12:10:16
The high inflation is mainly caused by the rising fuel prices and the price increases of foodstuffs. The core inflation is still low – told Suppan Gergely to Világgazdaság Online....
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The Hungarian pig breeders use dioxin-free feed
Date: 2011-01-14 12:05:34
The Hungarian Pig Association urges the Hungarian authorities to monitor the imports as rigorously as the Hungarian producers and also require to verify the dioxin-free status of the imported goods....
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The EU needs chicken imports soon
Date: 2011-01-14 12:00:48
Within a few years, the European Union will become chicken importer – shows the forecast, prepared by the European Commission about the expected agricultural trends of the forthcoming decade. The...
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Hungarian-Ukrainian Food exhibition in Gyula
Date: 2011-01-14 11:58:52
Hungarian-Ukrainian food and agricultural exhibition and business meeting will be held on the 27thand the 28th of January in Gyula – told the vice president of the Békés County Council...
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South Korea ordered a monthly two containers from chocolate apple leaf
Date: 2011-01-14 11:40:11
The Nobilis Zrt. of Mátészalka expects about two hundred million HUF annual revenue growth from the chocolate apple leaf, that will be exported to South Korea. The first transport will...
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Ikea closed a very successful fiscal year
Date: 2011-01-14 11:35:53
FY10 sales grew by 7.7% to €23.1 billion. The IKEA Group net profit for FY10* increased by 6.1 % to 2.7 billion Euro, compared to the previous fiscal year. The...
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Carrefour's revenue is higher than the annual Hungarian GDP
Date: 2011-01-14 11:21:18
In an environment he describes himself as “difficult,” Carrefour successful performance to exceed the consensus of analysts. The fourth quarter 2010, posting a turnover of 27.128 billion euros against 26.908...
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U.S. retail is growing for the sixth months
Date: 2011-01-14 11:18:00
According to the Friday communication of the Ministry of Commerce; U.S. turnover increased by 0.6 percent in December 2010, compared to the previous month, while analysts expected a 0.9 percent...
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New enterprise management system at Hell Energy
Date: 2011-01-14 11:10:13
Hell Energy Hungary Kft., Hungary's leading energy drink manufacturer will carry out its enterprise management by using the SAP IT system. Although the economic crisis had a smaller effect on...
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Cornexi mueslis are coming again
Date: 2011-01-14 09:34:28
Cornexi Food Ltd., producing traditional muesli bars, was established in 1996, and was relaunched in 2009 with new oweners. The company produces breakfast muesli bars in good quality, in 8...
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Charity action by SPAR and Maltese Charity Service was a success
Date: 2011-01-14 06:05:09
A new record is set now, the “Pleasure to Give” charity event helped to collect 140 million tons of food for families in need in SPAR outlets. This charity action...
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Charity offers by Tesco-customers within the Christmas-season
Date: 2011-01-14 05:27:50
More than 38 million HUF was offered to families in need. Tesco worked together with HUngarian Red Cross, Magyar Ökumenikus Segélyszervezet, Magyar Élelmiszerbank Egyesület and Ringier media company to help...
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No eggs in Hungary are contaminated with dioxin
Date: 2011-01-13 18:09:56
The Agricultural Office has closed its audit to scen eggs in Hungary, including eggs deriving from Germany, and it was found that none of the eggs examined were contaminated with...
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Agricultural producer prices grew by one-thirds
Date: 2011-01-13 12:21:14
In November 2010 the producer price level of agricultural products increased by 31% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. More specifically, the price level of crops and...
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Crisis tax for multinational companies is a necessity and legal
Date: 2011-01-13 12:15:59
Hungary offered a wide range of corprate tax relief since the change of the system in the early nineties, which even hindered Hungarian companies – however, throughout the years it...
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Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed the news: no dioxin-contaminated eggs in Hungary
Date: 2011-01-13 12:13:31
Hungary has not received dioxin-contaminated eggs – Endre Kardeván, Chief Veterinary Officer of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM), has pointed out after the news about dioxin-free eggs in Hungary...
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All three egg-samples of SPAR proved to be dioxin-free
Date: 2011-01-13 12:13:08
.As it is already known, The Agricultural Office has carried out an audit of eggs in one of the outlets of SPAR Hungary Ltd on 8th January 2011. The eggs...
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Companies revenue stagnated
Date: 2011-01-13 12:12:31
37 percent of 2500 companies researched within the compass of Marketing Commando's survey in January 2011 have closed a higher revenue in December 2010 than they did in the previous...
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One of the world largest manufacturers of caps for beverage containers moves on to Hungary
Date: 2011-01-13 12:10:26
Bericap Capital, one of the world's largest manufacturers of caps for beverage containers, will spend HUF 1.5 billion at its Hungarian plant this year to meet high demand, Napi Gazdaság...
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Crisis taxes will end in 2012
Date: 2011-01-13 12:00:19
The crisis taxes will end after 2012 but the government plans to negotiate a new system with the affected sectors which would generate about half of the revenue from the...
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