News and articles
Food industrial and wine awards were handed over at the Agri expo in Pápa on St. George's Day
Date: 2011-04-18 13:58:03
The St. George's Day agri expo opened in Pápa on Friday. At the exhibition and fair 75agricultural producers and entrepreneurs will shows their products in the sport stadium of the...
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Most of the CEOs believe, the crisis ends in a year
Date: 2011-04-18 13:55:07
Majority of the world's CEOs believe, that the crisis ends in a year, one in five states that the post-crisis era has already begun – shows the survey of Ernst...
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Penta Group's meat-group acquisitions under investigation
Date: 2011-04-18 13:08:25
An investigation has begun with the involvement of the stakeholders which will investigate the meat industrial acquisitions of Penta group in Hungary, and will – reports Kisalföld, referring to Jakab...
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Unilever Schwarzkopf and Henkel are also interested in the products of FARMOL Hungary Kft.
Date: 2011-04-18 13:07:52
The Italian-based FARMOL Hungary Kft. built an aerosol and bottle manufacturing and filling factory in the Industrial Park of Nyírbátor, with a nearly one billion HUF investment. Trial work began...
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D+D Kft. under liquidation
Date: 2011-04-18 13:06:39
The Pest County Court ordered the liquidation of D+D Kft., that is dealing with the wholesale of cereals. The Sülysáp- based company has difficulties, probably because of last summer's price...
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The investment of Pick Szeged Zrt. may be delayed
Date: 2011-04-18 13:04:24
A land ownership impedes the realization of the investment of Pick Szeged Zrt. The company needs the outlying areas to be expanded, because its Szeged-based factories are in the city,...
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The quarter of the domestic pig stock carries the PRRS virus that is not dangerous to humans
Date: 2011-04-18 13:03:59
The so-called PRRS disease is not dangerous to humans, but sometimes it can cause big trouble to the pigs. The authorities have organized a national eradication program, and if it...
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Futureal builds a mall in Poland
Date: 2011-04-18 13:00:34
The Futureal Group and the Irish Caelum Development Group signed an agreement over the Gorzów Wielkopolski Nova Park project. 62 percent of the shopping center that will be opened in...
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Fidesz-fraction does not support Sunday closure
Date: 2011-04-18 12:40:38
According to the informations of Magyar Hírlap; the Fidesz-fraction does not support the law amendment of KDNP over the free Sundays, after a study prepared by the Ministry of National...
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Hungarian product on the shelves of a German drugstore
Date: 2011-04-18 09:34:42
The hundred percent Hungarian product Linom has reached GErman customers: it will be available startating from May this year in 3000 outlets of Reformhaus drugstore....
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Challenge International du Vin was a success
Date: 2011-04-18 08:21:27
The „35. Challenge International du Vin“ competition took place in Bourg in Bordeaux on the 8th and 9th of April 2011. More than 5.000 wines from 38 countries have been...
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New requirements met by the greatest paper factory of Europe
Date: 2011-04-18 07:45:58
Hamburger Hungária Ltd. is one of the greatest paper factory of Europe, and now they are commensurate with ISO 14001:2004 standards – the audit was carried out in March by...
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Russian auditors opening facilities for the entire Hungarian food market
Date: 2011-04-15 17:08:42
Russian auditors – controlling experts – arrive to Hungary on 25th April, in order to examine the Hungarian companies willing to export their products. Their major goal is to decide...
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METRO won in two categories of “the most successful promotion of the year”
Date: 2011-04-15 14:19:22
METRO Commercial Ltd. has won in two categories at Trade Magazin's “The most successful promotion of the year” competition, which took a closer look at the FMCG-sector's promotions between 1st...
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The best spirits were awarded in Gyula
Date: 2011-04-15 14:19:06
The country's greatest spirit festival, the International Kisüsti Spirit Festival, Exhibition and Tradeshow took place between 15th and 17th April in the castle of Gyula. As a whole, 106 gold,...
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Nielsen: last year, the chocolate rabbit overtook eggs in value
Date: 2011-04-15 13:11:22
The retail sales of Easter seasonal confectionery has been slowly declining. Their store sales in the 2010 holiday season, compared to the previous year, decresed by one percent to about...
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300 food stores closed in one years
Date: 2011-04-15 12:42:29
Currently there is 300 less food stores in Hungary, than a year ago. The number of hypermarkets and discount stores increased in the largest extent, and there are also cities,...
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Retail becomes more and more international
Date: 2011-04-15 12:41:04
Despite the challenges, the international players of retail trade continued to expand on the global market – shows the annual report of CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). The survey of CBRE,...
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The EU consumers trust in locally produced food
Date: 2011-04-15 12:35:20
This opinion was confirmed at the meeting of the agriculture ministers of the European Union member countries in Luxembourg on Thursday. The consumers are much more confident with the local...
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ALDI opened their 75th store in Hungary
Date: 2011-04-15 12:13:26
ALDI Hungary has opened two stores in April: this way, there are 75 ALDI-stores in the country. The 74th outlet opened its gates on 7th April in Budapest in the...
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Nestlé: 20.26 billion Swiss francs revenue in the first quarter
Date: 2011-04-15 12:10:39
The world's largest food company, the Swiss Nestle reported 20.26 billion Swiss francs revenue in the first quarter. This is 9.29 percent less, than the 22.34 billion of the first...
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Coordinated control before Easter
Date: 2011-04-15 12:09:35
The police, the tax office, the food safety and consumer protection authority possess the stores. They are looking for violators before Easter. The action focuses mainly on Budapest and Pest...
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U.S: consumer confidence increased again
Date: 2011-04-15 12:00:22
On the basis of the survey of Thomson Reuters / University of Michigan; consumer confidence in the U.S. began to rise in April after the 16-month nadir of late March....
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Pál Sárközy signed his autobiography in CBA Príma Corvin
Date: 2011-04-15 11:22:50
Pál Sárközy, father of French president Nicolas Sarkozy signed his freshly released autography Tant De Vi in the CBA Príma store located in Corvin Shopping Mall on Frriday 15th April...
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Diabette from Karamell
Date: 2011-04-15 10:36:50
Karamell-Snack Kft. is a Hungarian-owned company that employs 170 people. Their products are probably more well-known than the company itself: it is enough to mention Diabette diabetic sweets, Ame countline...
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Double gold medals for grapefruit vodka
Date: 2011-04-15 10:10:29
In 2011, for the third time since 2007, Finlandia Grapefruit won double gold medals and the title of the World's best tasting flavoured vodka at the San Francisco Worlds Spirits...
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Tesco is looking for new regional suppliers
Date: 2011-04-15 09:17:41
Tesco is about to move on to learn about even more Hungarian suppliers within the compass of their Regional Suppliers' Forum. The next forum will take place in Visegrád, on...
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MFB: weak private consumption holds back economic growth
Date: 2011-04-14 15:35:08
Private consumption is expected to hold back the economic growth in the first part of the year in Hungary, after the consumer confidence index, decreased from February to March in...
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The Ministry of Rural Development would introduce a product fee on meat products
Date: 2011-04-14 14:41:09
The Ministry of Rural Development intends to introduce a product fee on animal products, intending to replace the meat inspection and other official fees. The Ministry of Rural Development (VM)...
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Henkel takes over Purbond joint venture
Date: 2011-04-14 14:36:06
The Swiss-based Purbond AG is now owned 100 percent by Henkel. Initially established as a 50:50 joint venture with Collano AG, also based in Switzerland, Purbond is a leading global...
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