News and articles
Melon season started this week
Date: 2009-06-18 00:08:47
The high heat sweeten melons, so this year's crop will be tasty, but because of the drought and the scandals of last year's, volume will be less than normal. The...
Read more
The cars of the costumers will provide power for the supermarket
Date: 2009-06-18 00:03:00
The British supermarket chain Sainsbury's eco-shop opens in Gloucester, will use the kinetic energy of the cars of the customers to supply the supermarket with electricity. The Sainsbury's placed tiles...
Read more
Price increase has been stopped in the euro zone
Date: 2009-06-18 00:01:00
According to Eurostat's statistics of inflation, in May 0.0 percentage value was indicated in the 12 monthly consumer price index for the euro zone. On monthly basis, 0.1 percent inflation...
Read more
Tetra Pak expects growing milk consumption all over the world
Date: 2009-06-17 00:37:00
One of the world's largest food processing and packaging company expects that by 2012 milk consumption will increase by 2.2 percent all over the world. The company's Tetra Pak Dairy...
Read more
Only one-third part of the adults are willing to protect the environment
Date: 2009-06-17 00:26:00
Only one-third part of Hungarian adult population, are interested in the environment, as a subject. Similar proportions are those who say they are willing to do, to protect the environment...
Read more
Optimistic German investors: the ZEW index reached 44.8 points
Date: 2009-06-17 00:18:00
German investor confidence in the economy increased to a three-year peak in June. The analyst did not expect such a good data. The ZEW has been index increased to 44.8...
Read more
The turnover of Tesco increased by ten percent
Date: 2009-06-17 00:15:00
Tesco's turnover increased during the first quarter, primarily due to the increase in foreign sales. According to the the financial director of the largest UK network it is early to...
Read more
New promotional offense of Házi Piros Paprika Kft.
Date: 2009-06-17 00:09:00
Using the experiences of the past years Házi Piros Paprika Kft uses integrated promotion campaign during the summer of 2009. A new creative design targeting a more modern target group...
Read more
Amway did not affected by the crisis last year
Date: 2009-06-17 00:05:00
Amway distributor of household chemical goods and beauty items closed last year with a 15 percent increase with a 8.2 billion USD on international level. In Hungary, the traffic growth...
Read more
Nestlé expands in Southeast Asia
Date: 2009-06-17 00:03:00
Nestlé plans an investment around 260 million Swiss franc in Southeast Asia. The world's largest food company plans to expand trade and production activities in the high-potential region. According to...
Read more
The Kubu for health competition ended successfully
Date: 2009-06-17 00:01:00
The competition for primary school classes organized by the Kubu carrots and fruit nectars manufacturer Maspex Olympos Kft had been successfully ended. The aim of the competition held between 13...
Read more
158 thousand businesses in Hungary at the end of 2008
Date: 2009-06-16 00:37:12
New stores were opened in all regions of Hungary last year, with a total of 137 thousand sqare meter basic area. The size of the national basic area has been...
Read more
In case of cartel suspect, they firms have to demonstrate
Date: 2009-06-16 00:28:55
There is no international example of the modification of the Hungarian Competition Act. From now the sued companies have to prove, that their illegal market behavior put less impact on...
Read more
Borsodi Brewery for sale
Date: 2009-06-16 00:25:53
The Belgian-Brazilian Inbev is selling 11 beer breweries in 7 Central European countries including the Borsodi brewery. The companies are producing 15 million hectoliters of beer per year. Inbev bought...
Read more
VAT- war between the processors and retailers
Date: 2009-06-16 00:22:50
The National Food Processors Association reported to the Economic Competition Authority that the processors of the chain of stores want to force the supplier firms to a 4-6 percent reduction...
Read more
Euro-regional Economic days in Zemplén
Date: 2009-06-16 00:19:39
The Euro-regional Economic days will be held between 19 and 21 June in Zemplén. The population of the euro region of 164 Slovakian and Hungarian settlements expects the event as...
Read more
Italian flavors by Tchibo
Date: 2009-06-16 00:10:00
In July Tchibo offers a new coffee-grain version to its customers. The “Tchibo Espresso Sizilianer Art” and the “Tchibo Espresso Mailänder Art” coffees will provide an Italian coffe experience to...
Read more
The Mangalica holders are in advantage – Swinefat is increasing
Date: 2009-06-16 00:08:00
Long time ago fat was the food of the poor. At the moment it is far more expensive than cooking oil. According to market analysts, the oil price rise is...
Read more
Tesco expands in China, in Central Europe, discount actions succeeds
Date: 2009-06-16 00:05:00
Tesco bulids its first Chinese Shopping Centre as part of its expansion in China in Fushun city which has one million inhabitants. The discount actions in Central Europe succeeded. The...
Read more
Innovation Award at the GINNT EXPO
Date: 2009-06-16 00:03:00
On the International Solutions of Innovation Exhibition (Global Innovation Technologies Expo) – patroned by Rubik Ernő – the joint development of Dimoco and Idom 2000 won the first prize. The...
Read more
Czech retail sales decreasing further
Date: 2009-06-16 00:01:00
For April, the retail sales were decreasing for the sixth month in the Czech Republic. The economic recession and the rising unemployment rate reduced purchasing. The annual retail sales decreased...
Read more
Thirty-two hyper – supermarkets and discounts, and 18 drugstores opened this year
Date: 2009-06-15 00:38:13
The main criterion in the choosing of shops is to find a store where the customers can find everything they need. By the end of 2007, 1016 hypermarkets, supermarkets and...
Read more
Sixty-five percent of the domestic firms has debt that has expired
Date: 2009-06-15 00:31:48
The Marketx Group on behalf of Coface Hungary, examined the risk management practices of domestic firm. An increasing number of companies are affected with debts and their own debts are...
Read more
Hungarian wines in Hong Kong
Date: 2009-06-15 00:23:23
Hungarian wines will take part on the Hong Kong wine fair in November. The Hungarian wines will have a separate stand, organized by ITD Hungary and the Hungarian Wine Marketing...
Read more
Tesco offer: “Are you thirst to win?”
Date: 2009-06-15 00:17:15
Tesco Global Stores Ltd. will start a summer campaign between 15 June and 23 August. The aim of “Are you thirst to win?” competition is to redempt the most PET...
Read more
Recreation with the shopping list – Interspar's new action
Date: 2009-06-15 00:12:12
The SPAR Hungary Ltd. started another large-scale action to surprise its customers. Recreation with the shopping list “promotion offers discounted travel options for those who wish to relax inland. Between...
Read more
International meat seminar in Germany
Date: 2009-06-15 00:09:01
The German-based CSB System AG, organises an international seminar linked with a plant visit for the leaders of Meat Companies on 17 and 18 June in Geilenkirchen, Germany. The topics...
Read more
New leader at the Nielsen's Trade Relations Division
Date: 2009-06-15 00:05:29
Since 16 April 2009, Hortobágyi Ágnes (30 years) will be the new leader of Trade Relations Division at Nielsen. Hortobágyi Ágnes joined the Nielsen team five years ago. Before her...
Read more
New package of Royal Vodka gained first prize
Date: 2009-06-15 00:03:00
The new design of Royal Vodka, won fisrt prize on the first Hungarian packaging design competition called 'Pakk'. The new packaging of the specialty drink distributed by Bols Hungary was...
Read more
WTO: world trade is in a worrying situation
Date: 2009-06-15 00:01:00
According to Pascal Lamy, the President of World Trade Organization (WTO), the value of global trade decreased by 9 percent and there are no signs of improvement. "I do not...
Read more