News and articles
Gift voucher due to data disclosure
Date: 2010-09-01 00:00:05
The leading German Schlecker drugstore network apologized to customers, due to information disclosure and gave a five euro gift voucher to them. Last week, more than 7 million e-mail addresses...
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International Farmer Days in Bábolna for the 26th time
Date: 2010-08-31 00:06:55
The International Farmer Days in Bábolna is the oldest exhibition of the Hungarian agriculture. The International Farmer Days will open its gates between 8 to 11 September 2010. The highly...
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Zsindelyes Pálinka and Gastronomy Festival for the 4th time
Date: 2010-08-31 00:06:11
The Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery orgainses the Zsindelyes Festival in Érpatak again. After the great success of the previous years, the organizers are waiting the guests on the 4th of September...
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Business Superbrands and Superbrands award for the Magyar Cukor Zrt.
Date: 2010-08-31 00:05:21
The high professional acknowledgment awards were also handed over this year, in the scope of the Superbrands program. The Koronás Cukor which is the favorite of the consumers, received the...
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Cseke Gábor became the best Hungarian sommelier
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:55
Cseke Gábor who works in a hotel in London won the sommelier tournament in Sopron. The winner will represent Hungary at the Sommelier European Championship in November in Strasbourg. Cseke...
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Nescafé Plan: 500 million Swiss franc investment for Nestlé coffee related developments
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:28
Nestlé Nescafe launched its Nescafé Plan program in Mexico City. The project measures show Nestlé’s commitment, in connection with coffee cultivation, production and consumption. The Nescafé Plan is made up...
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Designed containers countrywide
Date: 2010-08-31 00:01:05
The designed selective waste collecting containers of Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. will soon appear. In the scope of the new feature of the coordinating body, the recovery of the various...
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Coop – Cipó House in Szolnok
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:58
The Coop Szolnok Trade Zrt. and the Cipó-Ház Kft. (Loaf House Ltd.) held its ceremonial opening on the 18th of August in Zagyvarékas. The Coop Zrt. Szolnok had already planned...
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“Our school should win!” again
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:22
The Univer Product Zrt. from September advertise its school supporter ”Our school should win” program again, for Hungarian primary and secondary schools. This year, the dream of five-schools will come...
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Sale out at Praktiker
Date: 2010-08-31 00:00:09
Praktiker sells one part of its products through Vatera and TeszVesz online auction sites in Hungary. Praktiker puts a strong emphasis this year for the end of summer sale out....
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Disappointing second quarter results in the European food retailing
Date: 2010-08-30 00:06:25
According to Nielsen’s Growthreporter analysis; European food retailing decreased in ten countries, including Hungary. In Hungary 3 percent less food, household chemicals and cosmetics (FMCG) have been sold in retail,...
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Improved economy, declining international confidence
Date: 2010-08-30 00:04:25
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co. in cooperation with Erste Bank; this year’s economic growth of Hungary will be around 1 percent. The Hungarian economy, after the...
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Liquidations in Central Hungary
Date: 2010-08-30 00:03:55
According to the datas of Opten; In the first half of the year 22 percent more liquidations were carried up in the Central Hungarian Region, than in the same period...
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The area centers may be important fair locations
Date: 2010-08-30 00:02:25
Matthias Limbeck, manager for Reed Exhibitions in Austria, expects real changes on the fair markets at smaller fairs in Central Europe. He believes ,the prosperous regions can improve their own...
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Fed: a weaker-than-expected recovery
Date: 2010-08-30 00:01:25
The economic recovery from the crisis is weaker than expected, but we are ready for further steps, if it is necessary – said Ben Bernake chairman of Fed. Shortly before...
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Monthly 40 tons of plum dumplings and stuffed pasta
Date: 2010-08-30 00:01:09
Pasta production restarts in the first week of September in the Goldsun plant of Zalaegerszeg – informed Kiss Viktor, one of the executive of the owner, the Zala-Cool Ltd. The...
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Spar: expansion after rebuilding
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:59
This year, the renovation of the Plus network was in the main focus of Spar. The group expects to increase its market share. – It is expected, that Spar Hungary...
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Tchibo tripled
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:09
Tchibo tripled its profit in the first half of this year, compared to a year earlier, due to the cost-saving program, carried out last year. In the sores of Tchibo...
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Tesco opened in Abony
Date: 2010-08-30 00:00:01
The newest member of the Tesco hypermarket chain, has been opened in Abony at Szolnoki road. The new, 3,000 square-meter store is open seven days a week, from 6 am...
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Henkel’s turnover grew considerably in the second quarter
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In the second quarter of 2010 Henkel’s sales revenue totalled at EUR 3,890 billion, rising by 11.6 percent from the second quarter in 2009. Adhesive Technologies and Cosmetics branches contributed...
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Restructuring, not restoration
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Market research company NPD asked the opinion of 71,000 consumers and found that shopping habits changed for good, there is no hope for restoring them. The cake has become smaller...
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Flóraszept’s new product's
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Flóraszept’s new products offer a cleaning alternative to housewives – at an advantageous price....
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Retail’s boat is still sailing on troubled waters
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
According to KSH’s quick report, volume sales in retail were down by 4.7 percent in the first four months of 2010 and by 5 percent in April, compared to the...
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To the dustbin it goes!
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
In Hungary, the bin bag market surpasses the value of HUF 4 billion. According to Csaba Horváth, the managing director of Hok-Plastik, because of the influence of fossil fuel price...
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Strategic partnership will strengthen the distribution Rézangyal
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Rézangyal Kft. and Coca-Cola Hungary signed an agreement on 15 June 2010, according to which from 5 July Coca-Cola HBC is the exclusive distributor of Rézangyal Classic Selection (11 flavours)...
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New CEO for Borsodi Brewery
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
From 1 August 2010 Zsolt Tőtös takes the CEO seat of Borsodi Brewery. Mr Tőtös has been working in the FMCG sector for 20 years, spending the last 9 years...
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Mobile phones instead of loyalty cards
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Coca-Cola and Rogers Wireless, a Toronto mobile phone service provider started a revolutionary cooperation. Codes printed on the inside of caps can be sent to the mobile company via SMS...
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Fasten yoghurt
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
Products in the Fasten yoghurt range constitute healthy and delicious alternative to those on a weight loss diet or to consumers who care about staying in shape....
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Prices in agriculture continue to fall
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The production price level of agricultural products was down 0.6 percent in May 2010. In April the fall was 5.7 percent in comparison with the same month last year –...
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Shaken, not stirred
Date: 2010-08-29 08:00:00
The budget needs more money – there is less money to spend in people’s pocket: this is not the best scenario when you want to sell alcoholic beverages. In the...
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