News and articles
Optimistic German business mood
Date: 2009-11-25 00:01:25
The German IFO business sentiment index in November improved to 93.9 points, instead of the expected 92.5 points. The current economic situation assessment index increased to 89.1 points, while 88...
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Tesco encourages on credit card use
Date: 2009-11-25 00:01:01
In order to develop financial awareness, in 20 stores of Tesco, at some cash desks, costumers can only pay with a credit card. Warning signs and hostesses draws the attention...
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The EU would change the e-trading rules
Date: 2009-11-25 00:00:28
The EU will amend the cross-border electronic (Internet) trade rules in the European Union. The need of the change incurred after experts concluded that the e-commerce requirements are contradictory, makes...
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Carsten Tilger is the new Head of Corporate Communications at Henkel
Date: 2009-11-25 00:00:15
The 42-year old Carsten Tilger is the new Director of Communications from 1st of March 2010. He will be directly accountable to the President of Henkel's Management Board, Kasper Rorstednek...
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Retail trade further suffers
Date: 2009-11-24 00:06:28
According to KSH; retailers, in the first nine months of 2009 reached a 4.4 lesser turnover and a 7.3 percent less turnover in September, compared to the same period last...
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We buy less and less for Christmas
Date: 2009-11-24 00:06:01
According to the datas of the GfK Hungária Market Research Institute; we spend less and less every year in the Christmas season. The consumption of daily consumer goods has a...
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The EU's employment decreased by four million
Date: 2009-11-24 00:05:12
According to the annual report of the European Commission; since the beginning of the international economic crisis, more than 4 million jobs had been lost in the European Union. The...
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Tesco met with its potential suppliers
Date: 2009-11-24 00:03:59
Tesco held its first regional meeting of suppliers in Debrecen. The hypermarket chain met with smaller firms – including the producers of local specialties – that can became supplier of...
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European milk market revival
Date: 2009-11-24 00:03:21
Mariann Fischer Boel, who is in charge for agriculture in the European Commission reported about an improving milk situation on the agriculture ministers meeting of the member states of the...
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Nestlé forum in the spirit of healthy lifestyle and healthy nutrition
Date: 2009-11-24 00:02:59
Nestlé has kept its second forum of “Nutrition, health and lifestyle”, with the participation of domestic experts. Fourteen delegates of the nineteen invited authorities, educational and research institutions, advocacy, NGO,...
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McDonald's turns green in Germany
Date: 2009-11-24 00:02:12
According to the German edition of the Financial Times; the yellow letter M in the future will be lit green background at the exterior of the German McDonald's restaurants. The...
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Orange Santa Claus chocolate from BOCI
Date: 2009-11-24 00:01:25
Because of the increasing chocolate consumption due to the advent period, Boci introduced new products. The Orange Santa Claus chocolate figure was specially prepared for Santa Claus. The chocolate is...
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FUN on the Margaret Island
Date: 2009-11-24 00:00:35
The Former Unilever Network (FUN) held its second meeting on the Margaret Island on 20th of November 2009. The meeting was not only for the former employees, but the Hungarian...
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The brewery in Nagytapolcsány will be closed
Date: 2009-11-24 00:00:15
The Topvar beer brewery in the Slovakian Nagytapolcsány (Topol'cany) is finally closing – report MTI after Bumm.sk of Révkomárom. The brewery production will be moved to Nagysáros (Vel'ký Saris). The...
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Chocolate Santa Claus: two billion turnover expected
Date: 2009-11-23 00:07:54
According to Nielsen market research company; Two billion HUF retail turnover is expected from Chocolate Santa Claus figures, if the growing trend of the past few years continues. The population...
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The improvement of economic expectations stopped in November
Date: 2009-11-23 00:07:12
In the eleventh month of 2009 after about half a year-long fall then after half year of rose – the increase of the seasonally adjusted values of GKI’s economy index...
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Agriculture will be in a critical situation in 2010
Date: 2009-11-23 00:05:59
The Constitutional Court will not decide in the case of the introduction of the single farm supporting scheme (SPS) this year. Thus, from 2010 the support for certain sectors should...
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Exciting special beers and beer flavorings
Date: 2009-11-23 00:04:29
The hospitality professionals were able to participate on a special taste trip at Gőry Pince-Vendéglő in Szeged. The unusual event drew the attention of professionals to give their guests, beer...
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The 10th Hungarian Wine Marketing Conference will be held in Sopron
Date: 2009-11-23 00:03:21
On 3rd and 4th of December, the 10th Hungarian Wine Marketing Conference will be held in the Hotel Sopron. A special wine competition will be linked again to the anniversary...
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Tesco reached its 100th unit with the opening of four new shop
Date: 2009-11-23 00:02:19
On 20 November four new Tesco stores were opened. With these, Tesco has a total of hundred hypermarkets in Hungary. The hundredth Tesco was opened in Marcali. In addition, three...
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The cell phone will tell you where the spinach had grown
Date: 2009-11-23 00:00:59
In the future, we can check the origin of the fruit and vegetables with our mobile phone, and also determine what fertilizers and pesticides were used during cultivation. The Japanese...
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Seventeen billion bid for Cadbury
Date: 2009-11-23 00:00:29
The charitable fund, governing Hershey has agreed that the company will offer 17 billion bid for the British chocolate producer Cadbury. The other potential buyer, Kraft Foods has offered 16.2...
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Demján’s company opened a mega-mall in Krakow
Date: 2009-11-23 00:00:15
The new development of Trigranit Co., the Bonarka City Center opened in the Podgórze district of the city, in the south part of Krakow. One of the main element of...
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Half of the Hungarian costumers would buy Hungarian product
Date: 2009-11-20 00:06:19
According to Ipsos Zrt.’s crisis survey; The population insists on Hungarian goods mostly in cases of food products, especially meat and sausages, milk and dairy products, as well as fruit...
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Less flyers, shorter actions
Date: 2009-11-20 00:05:11
According to the report of GfK Hungária Market Research Institute; the number of special magazines, leaflets and the validity of the actions also decreased from January to September this year,...
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Three hundred million of the EU dairy sector to assist
Date: 2009-11-20 00:03:17
According to yesterday’s agreement of the European Parliament and the ministers of EU Member States; 300 million euros will be spent to help out the dairy sector. "It happened for...
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The Auchan is not afraid from H1N1
Date: 2009-11-20 00:02:59
The Auchan introduced all measures, that protect the health of consumers and workers during the H1N1 virus spread period. The Auchan trains its employees since September, for cases of large...
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Drogerie Markt continues to develop
Date: 2009-11-20 00:02:18
The Drogerie Markt drugstore chain has increased the number of its Hungarian units to 254 stores, with the opening of its latest Budaörs business, on 19th November 2009. The significance...
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Great Britain is the cheapest
Date: 2009-11-20 00:02:01
According to a survey that tested the chain of stores of the Western European countries; Great Britain is the cheapest in obtaining basic consumer goods. The Which? market research company...
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Heineken Hungaria supports charitable purposes
Date: 2009-11-20 00:01:25
Nearly 40,000 votes arrived for the charitable associations and foundations in the action, announced by Heineken Hungária Zrt. Two of them was given the symbolic check in Sopron and in...
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