News and articles
Brau Beviale 2010: Industry celebration in Nuremberg
Date: 2010-01-29 00:06:12
Brau Beviale will be held between 10th and 12th November 2010 in Nuremberg. Brau Beviale is the most important trade fair of the year, for the European beverage industry professionals,...
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Wincor Nixdorf presented new cash desk solutions
Date: 2010-01-29 00:03:12
Fifty-nine IT managers of store chains and banks got acquainted with cost-effective and quick cash desk solutions, at the headquarters of the Wincor Nixdorf company in Paderborn, Germany at the...
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We are looking for the actions of the shops more consciously
Date: 2010-01-29 00:02:58
According to the results of GfK Hungária’s Shopping Monitor 2009/2010 study; Consumers are getting more conscious. Nowadays the actions and promotions have prority status. The biggest interests are for the...
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This year there will be no SPS: We miss EU agricultural supports
Date: 2010-01-29 00:01:59
Hungary announced to the union’s competencies, that Hungary will not adopt the farm-based agricultural support system, the SPS this year. The news was told the MTI by Gráf József Agriculture...
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The SPAR shopping bags serve charitable purposes
Date: 2010-01-29 00:01:25
SPAR Hungary Ltd. is in strategic cooperation for many years with the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service. The two organizations are committed to social unity and help the needy effectively with...
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Dove returns to the purity of colors
Date: 2010-01-29 00:00:55
The Dove was the first, more than 50 years ago, that introduced the pH-neutral soap. In 2010, as the symbol of hydration the brand dresses into white color and launches...
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Vanish’s charity program ended with laundry handover in Veszprém
Date: 2010-01-29 00:00:30
As the closing of the Spotless Donation Program, the first rural laundry employing homeless people, was handed over on the 27th of January. Reckitt Benckiser supported the handover of the...
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McDonalds: Struggle with the franchise operators
Date: 2010-01-29 00:00:12
McDonald's Corporation sued against Enrico Sodano, the operator of the German franchise, claiming that Enrico Sodano plans to open a restaurant competing with the hamburger chain. The informations came from...
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International confectionery trade fair in Cologne
Date: 2010-01-28 00:04:59
Five Hungarian companies will also offer their supply, at the Cologne International confectionery trade fair (ISM) opening on Sunday, with 1503 exhibitors from 66 countries. Eighty-two percent of the exhibitors...
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The 40th World Economic Forum opened in Davos
Date: 2010-01-28 00:04:55
The 40th World Economic Forum opened on 27th of January in Davos, which is intended to focus on the creating of a saner world economy, a more responsible international banking...
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Winding ups and liquidations in all quantities
Date: 2010-01-28 00:04:37
According to Creditreform Ltd.; the number of insolvency proceedings in 2009, exceeded 14,600 which is a 29 percent increase, compared to 2008. In the cases of winding ups, the growth...
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Visa is satisfied with its 2009 results
Date: 2010-01-28 00:02:38
According to the results of Visa Europe; Visa debit cards performed well last year. Total card spending increased by 6.3, while the number of POS transactions increased by 10 percent....
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A growing number of consumer complaints
Date: 2010-01-28 00:01:59
The Budapest Conciliation Board closed 1774 cases last year. This is nearly 400 more cases, than the 1398 cases of 2008 – said Baranovszky György the Chairman of the Board...
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The “Together for the nurseries” program ended with great success
Date: 2010-01-28 00:01:22
The Executive Director of Tchibo Budapest Ltd. and Csisztu Zsuzsa, the ambassador of the campaign, handed over the 600 thosand HUF support to the representatives of the six winning nurseries....
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New sales manager at XAPT
Date: 2010-01-28 00:00:35
Kovács János was appointed as the Hungarian head of sales at XAPT, from the 13th of January. The newly appointed leader will be responsible for the sales operations management and...
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Penny Market: a fine for trappista cheese
Date: 2010-01-28 00:00:15
The Economic Competition Authority fined Penny Market Ltd. to 33 million HUF, because the company made unfair practices against consumers in connection with its “13 years of action”, took place...
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The confidence restored
Date: 2010-01-27 00:03:52
This year, businesses expect a positive change, since the K&H SME confidence index has risen to the value before the crisis, standing on -14 points. Last time the index value...
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EBRD expects a recession in Hungary for this year
Date: 2010-01-27 00:03:40
Risks borne the recovery prospects of the Eastern European region – said the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). who, believes there is a cause for...
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U.S. consumers are still confident
Date: 2010-01-27 00:03:25
Conference Board's consumer confidence index, increased to 55.9 points in January, from the 53.6 points of December. The recent positive data is a surprise. Analysts expected only 53.5 points. The...
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2010 can be an effective year for the Tóalmás meat plant
Date: 2010-01-27 00:03:00
The Tóalmás meat plant achieved a significant, approximately 20 percent revenue growth in spite of the crisis. Although they could not enforced increase production costs in their prices last year,...
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Near seven billion USD traffic between Hungary and China
Date: 2010-01-27 00:01:55
Hungarian export value increased by 4 percent, between Hungary and China. The two countries are getting more open towards each other. According to Chinese trade statistics; last year the traffic...
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Johnson & Johnson's report brought positive surprises
Date: 2010-01-27 00:01:33
Johnson & Johnson published better than expected results in its fourth quarter report. The company earnings per share was 1.02 USD, by eliminating the effects of the single items, while...
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Univer’s “Kitchen Devils” action was highly successful
Date: 2010-01-27 00:01:25
The main prize of Univer’s “Kitchen Devils” game campaign was lotteried. The lucky winner won a 1 million HUF value purchase order. During the game, more than 340,000 SMS messages...
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Germany can redeem 50 billion worth of fuel
Date: 2010-01-27 00:00:35
According to the experts of the German Federal renewable energy organization; Germany may be able to significantly perform beyond EU's directives of share in 2020 in the case of renewable...
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Octavian Dascalescu is the new CEO at BAT Hungary and BAT Austria
Date: 2010-01-27 00:00:15
A new CEO was appointed as the leader of the British American Tobacco Hungary (BAT). The Romanian-born expert, who can speak Hungarian replaces Emil Moskofiant, who was the CEO for...
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The retail on slope
Date: 2010-01-26 00:09:58
According to the Central Statistical Office; the retail sales volume adjusted from calendary effects, decreased by 5 percent, in the first 11 months of 2009. In November, it was 7.8...
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Hungarian success at the Green Week
Date: 2010-01-26 00:09:29
Hungary was the main guest and stood in the focus for ten days, on the world's leading agricultural and food trade fair, the Berlin Grüne Woche, ended on Sunday. The...
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Three exhibitions at one place
Date: 2010-01-26 00:09:11
Hungary’s one and only exhibition of viticulture and winery technology offers an ideal opportunity for introduction in the rest period for the sector, before the beginning of the seasonal works....
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The GKI economic situation index improved further
Date: 2010-01-26 00:08:26
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI economic situation index started the year with a slight rise. The number of those, who believe in increase of the production is the...
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2010 will be the year of kékfrankos
Date: 2010-01-26 00:03:14
2010 will be the year of kékfrankos in Szekszárd, where an international kékfrankos wine competition will be held, on the 24th and 25th of May. Beside the domestic wines, Slovakian,...
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