News and articles
Bitter sugar confectionery: price increases are to come
Date: 2009-08-26 00:01:00
In times of the crisis chocolate improves mood, but the producers are threatening with world price increase, because the sugar and cocoa prices rose into the heavens on the world...
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The purchase of apples will start from 11 HUF per kilogram
Date: 2009-08-26 00:00:50
Agrana Juice Hungary Ltd. owning the majority of the market, started the purchasing of apple in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. The Austrian company pays 11 HUF (4 eurocents) for the fruit to...
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Almost one hour work for a Big Mac in Budapest
Date: 2009-08-26 00:00:30
In the world's boomtowns one has to work for a Big Mac for an average of 38 minutes. In Tokyo only 12 minutes, nearly an hour in Budapest and 158...
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Households saves because of the crisis
Date: 2009-08-25 00:04:50
Nearly three-quarters of households restrained spendings because of the recession. Most of the households save on holiday, clothing, entertainment and culture – reported Népszabadság the assessment of BellResearch research company....
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The Global economic climate indicator improves significantly
Date: 2009-08-25 00:03:20
According to the Munich based Ifo market research company, in the third quarter the global economic climate will continue to improve, especially the six-month expectations appear to be promising. IFO’s ...
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Tesco – new banking services
Date: 2009-08-25 00:03:10
Tesco supermarket chain widens the scope of its financial services and aims the full range of retail banking activities. Tesco recently announced, that 800 new jobs will be created in...
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Euro-zone’s industrial orders improved on monthly level
Date: 2009-08-25 00:02:50
Far beyond the preliminary expectations; Euro-zone’s industrial new orders stock level increased by 3.1 percent in June on monthly level, after the 0.5 percent decline of May. Only 1.7 percent...
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HÍR-es taste days in the Vajdahunyad Castle
Date: 2009-08-25 00:02:20
In the organisation of Agrármarketing Centrum (AMC), the HÍR-es taste days will be held for the second time in the Vajdahunyad Castle between 29-30 August 2009. The main goal of...
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Unilever: hot ice cream against climate change
Date: 2009-08-25 00:02:00
The market leader, Unilever fight with special tool against global warming: the company plans to produce an ice-cream, which will be sold at room temperature and buyers will frozen it...
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Aldi wins in the U.S. market
Date: 2009-08-25 00:01:20
Aldi can be among the big winners of the crisis: The German retail chain – famous for its low prices – can become a major player in the U.S. market,...
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Small beer breweries suffered huge market loss
Date: 2009-08-25 00:01:00
The turnover of small beer breweries decreased by four-fifth, this year compared to the datas of the previous year. In the mid 90s 340 small breweries were in Hungary, now...
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Penny Market: more than 200 thousand people in the loyalty club
Date: 2009-08-25 00:00:40
Penny Market launched a loyalty club in June, which now exceeds 200 thousand members. The “Penny Fan Game” offers three chances of winning for every customer who requires the card...
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Market in the U.S. garages
Date: 2009-08-25 00:00:30
Because of the economic crisis and the rising unemployment rate, garage markets are in bloom in the United States. More people are forced to sell their beloved belongingsin order to...
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One purchases cheap food because of the crisis
Date: 2009-08-24 00:04:00
The total turnover of the own branded products of the supermarket chains reached more than 165 billion HUF in the first six months of 2009 – states Nielsen market research...
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Ninety percent use Internet before shopping
Date: 2009-08-24 00:03:50
According to the survey of Google; almost 90 percent of the Hungarian consumers are using the internet before buying a product. About half of the users are browsing on price...
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GKI’s economic index improves for four months
Date: 2009-08-24 00:03:00
The economic outlook in August, has also improved. GKI’s economic index rising since May and already exceeds the value of last November. The expectations of each sector within the business...
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World premiere at the Veszprém store of CBA Plaza
Date: 2009-08-24 00:02:20
As the result of the cooperation between CBA, Coca-Cola and Szintézis, a new purchase advertising tool has appeared in the Veszprém store of CBA Plaza: the E-rail which is an...
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Tesco hypermarket opened in Berettyóújfalu
Date: 2009-08-24 00:02:00
The 108 employees of the new 3,000 square meter complex, are waiting their customers seven days a week, between 6 am and 10 pm at Honvéd u. 13. The new...
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Wine Village cancelled this year
Date: 2009-08-24 00:01:25
According to the communication of Wine Village Kht. because of the decision of the Budapest City Council's the succesful wine tasting summer end event will be cancelled. City Council wanted...
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Germany has not seen such a price decline since 1987
Date: 2009-08-24 00:01:00
According to the datas of the German statistical office; the consumer prices decreased by 0.5 percent in July compared to the previous month, for the first time since the spring...
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Scottish wine can win over French wine
Date: 2009-08-24 00:00:09
More than fifty French wine and food expert, wrote an open letter that called for action against global warming. Otherwise, Scottish wine can win the battle against French wine. Because...
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Online retail is crisis free
Date: 2009-08-19 00:09:00
According to the datas of GKIeNET; more than 2400 online retail stores were operating in the first half of 2009 in Hungary. The turnover of these online stores has reached...
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Germans optimistic before the next six months
Date: 2009-08-19 00:06:30
German ZEW research institute’s prosperity, sentiment and business index for the next six month increased to 56.1 in August, from the 39.5 points July. This is the strongest improvement since...
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Even the dog food is consumed in hypermarkets
Date: 2009-08-19 00:05:21
According to the companies selling pet-food world brands; only 3-3,5 percent increase was occured in volumes traded on the Hungarian market. According to Szórádi Gyöngyi, Secretary-General of the Hungarian Pet-food...
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Spar bankrupted in Romania
Date: 2009-08-19 00:04:00
According to Ziarul Financiar; Romanian Spar asked for bankruptcy protection. The court of Arad registered the company due to the request of the two main shareholders – Ioan Adrian Cuc...
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Pig became a bad investment
Date: 2009-08-19 00:02:30
Pork became the second worst investment on the market, and even until the end of the year, it is expected to fall a further 33 percent on exchanges, compared to...
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Half of most of the ice cream is air
Date: 2009-08-19 00:01:30
According to the assesment of the German consumer magazine Stiftung Warentest; most of the volume of ice-cream is air. The vanilla ice cream of Haagen-Dazs became the best ice cream...
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Romania: discount in the mall
Date: 2009-08-19 00:01:00
The retail rents are falling on the Romanian retail estate market. In the city of Pitesti a contract was signed about bringing a discount into the shopping center. According to...
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Parmesan cheese is the credit provision in Italy
Date: 2009-08-19 00:00:30
In Northern Italy, Parmesan cheese is the provision for the credit instead of jewelry or property in several bank. The bank Credito Emiliano store 400 thousand parmesan cheese. The 40...
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Job-creating, logistics investment in Szeged
Date: 2009-08-18 00:06:55
The logistics center of Hansa-Kontakt Kft., which deals with food, chemical, beverage and tobacco trading, was built from 5 billion HUF. The logistics center with a 28 thousand square meters...
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