News and articles
One billion VAT cheat disguised with cereal trade activity
Date: 2009-07-16 00:02:00
According to APEH press executive; a VAT cheat excessing one billion HUF has been uncovered by the auditors of the Southern Great Plains Regional Board of APEH. The investigation found...
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New packaging for Cappy Ice Fruit
Date: 2009-07-16 00:01:00
The typical taste of Cappy Ice Fruit will be coupled with an absolutely new modern design in the cases of the 0.5-liter and 1.5-liter packs. Thanks to the exciting design...
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Newspapers, radio, magazine then TV, is the sort of trust in traditional media ads
Date: 2009-07-15 00:23:00
In order, Hungarians trust in adverts of newspapers, radio and TV among the traditional media ads. In Europe, Television is leading in front of the newspapers. According to Nielsen 's...
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Consumers' expectations are on top
Date: 2009-07-15 00:22:00
After the turning point of May, for the third consecutive months, the seasonally adjusted volume of the GKI consumer confidence index is increasing. Although the improvement of July is minimal,...
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Surprisingly price decline after VAT increase
Date: 2009-07-15 00:21:00
According to Privátbankár.hu; the consequences of the VAT increase do not appear in the prices of the stores, prices even decreased. The value of the price basket of the internet...
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Value Creation Award focuses on nutrition, rural development, drinking water
Date: 2009-07-15 00:15:00
The Common Value Creation Award of Nestlé provides a support in a value of 500,000 Swiss francs to the successful applicant, who offers a concrete solution to the access of...
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The ice-cream and ice lolly consumers not only like traditional flavors
Date: 2009-07-15 00:09:00
Chocolate still the most favourable among the traditional flavors of ice cream consumption, but more and more new flavors appears among the favorites, such as foam ice lolly and pine...
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POS Media became Business Superbrands
Date: 2009-07-15 00:06:00
In July, POS Media Hungary has been awarded the Business Superbrands 2009 status and entered into the best brands of business sector (B2B). In 2009 now for the fifth time...
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Stella Artois became Superbrand for the fifth time
Date: 2009-07-15 00:05:00
Stella Artois – as each year – has won the Superbrand Award, now for the fifth consecutive time. The Superbrand is the world's leading brand building system, which rewards the...
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Sufficient fruit yield, consumer prices are not high
Date: 2009-07-15 00:04:00
Despite the natural disasters domestic fruit yield, will not be bad. European yields keeps prices real. Thus, neither the purchasing nor the consumer prices are not too high. The peaches...
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More than 100 artists applied for the Henkel Art. Award. 2009 Prize
Date: 2009-07-15 00:02:00
Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) announced the eighth time this year, the Henkel Art.Award. international application, which is the only comprehensive arts prize support in 31 countries of Central...
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Hungarian Maltese Service will get 10 HUF after each sold Vanish product in July
Date: 2009-07-15 00:01:00
The manufacturer of Vanish, the Reckitt Benkiser in the course of the “free of blemishes gift program” offers 10 HUF to the Hungarian Maltese Service after each sold Vanish product...
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Retail sales decreased by 5 percent
Date: 2009-07-14 00:21:00
In the view of the traders, the increase of VAT rate and excise taxes even more decreases public consumption – stated Feiner Péter, President of the National Trade Association (OKSZ)...
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Half billion HUF fine because of misleading the consumers
Date: 2009-07-14 00:18:00
For misleading the consumers 500 hundred million HUF fine has been imposed by the Economic Competition Authority this year. Compared to last year's 700 million HUF fine for the full...
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Chemicals found in organic products
Date: 2009-07-14 00:12:00
The EU's food safety agency, the EFSA found pesticide concentrations higher than the permissible limits in 1.24 percent of vegetables and fruits derives from organic farming. The Parma-based organization has...
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End of recession in Europe's largest economy
Date: 2009-07-14 00:10:00
According to the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Berlin; after a historic drop of one year, in the second quarter of the year, the shrinking of the German economy has...
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McDonald's moves to Switzerland
Date: 2009-07-14 00:08:00
McDonald's is going to transfer its registered office from the United Kingdom to Switzerland, due to the more favorable tax rules, relating to intellectual property. The new center will be...
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One-third less cereals, means a loss of 60-80 thousand HUF per hectare
Date: 2009-07-14 00:05:00
According to Vancsura József, President of the National Association of Cereal Growers; Due to the the drought, and the rainy, stormy weather in the last year it is expected that...
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Russian poultry center with Hungarian technology
Date: 2009-07-14 00:03:00
With an approximately 26-28 million euros investment, a duck and goose breeding base center will be set up in Russia, Bashkiria, using Hungarian techniques – announced Bárány László, President of...
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Twenty billion dollars to the african agriculture
Date: 2009-07-14 00:02:00
The world's economic superpowers will provide a 20 billion USD aid for agricultural developments in poor countries – agreed the participants of the G8 meeting. The three-year grant which will...
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Hypermarket growth expected to continue across India
Date: 2009-07-14 00:01:00
The expansion of hypermarkets across India is likely to continue unabated, according to a new study, which said about 315 new such outlets could open in Tier I and Tier...
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This year, at least 26 percent of income will be spent on food
Date: 2009-07-13 00:22:00
According to the survey of GfK Hungária, the spending on food and luxury items, from net income can increase to 26-26,5 percent this year, from last year's 25 percent. Kozák...
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The 30 billion of the food industry bank guarantee program is not enough
Date: 2009-07-13 00:20:00
The 30 billion will be not enought – announced Secfretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gőgös Zoltán on a professional conference in Budapest. The goal of the program...
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Decreasing producer prices in agriculture
Date: 2009-07-13 00:16:00
The agricultural producer level in May 2009 decreased by 21.7 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. The price of vegetable products decreased by 28.9, the price...
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Melon producers are not affected by Auchan's 59 HUF per kilogram prices
Date: 2009-07-13 00:15:00
Auchan has advertised Melon special action. 59 forints for a kilogram of melon. The President of Melon Association do not afraid of the pricedown effect of the action. Street vendors...
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The number of employees in agriculture can be increased
Date: 2009-07-13 00:11:00
According to Gőgös Zoltán Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, with the potential use of renewable energy sources in the more and more mechanized, modernizing agriculture, the number of employees...
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Three hundred and thirty billion HUF for social responsibility
Date: 2009-07-13 00:09:00
According to GKI's survey made with involvement of 1500 Hungarian companies, an increasing number of domestic companies, spend on social responsibility (CSR), The companies over 20 capita around 330 million...
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Former sugar beet growers can get support with EU contribution
Date: 2009-07-13 00:04:00
According to the informations of the EFE news agency, European Commission allowed that Spain, Slovakia and Hungary can get state support for sugar beet growers who were previously affected badly...
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Migros loses out to Lidl
Date: 2009-07-13 00:01:00
Swiss supermarket chain, Migros, has seen its profits fall due to the competition from Lidl, according to the group's head of directors, Herbert Bollinger. Speaking to the press he said...
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Large chains are expanding
Date: 2009-07-10 00:25:00
Although the turnover per square meter was significantly decreased, the large supermarket are opening a new businesses despite the crisis. Tesco plans a two-digit extension this year just like in...
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