News and articles
Etele Plaza has received the occupancy permit – the tenants are moving in
Date: 2021-03-03 11:30:44
Etele Plaza has obtained the commissioning permit, so the tenants can start building their new stores in the largest shopping center in Buda. Developed by Futureal, with an investment value...
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The Czech company operating Kifli.hu is expanding from 190 million euros
Date: 2021-03-03 11:25:42
Rohlik Group has raised 190 million euros from investors to expand its existing markets and enter the online food market in Germany. The company is present in Hungary with the...
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The Food Bank and Munch enter into a strategic partnership
Date: 2021-03-03 11:25:29
The Hungarian Food Bank Association and Munch, the Food Saving Social Enterprise, have concluded an investment agreement. Thanks to the cooperation between the Food Bank and Munch, the food surpluses...
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The Media Union Foundation’s national campaign against food waste has ended
Date: 2021-03-03 11:25:26
The “Live Fully!”, campaign launched last August, ended in February. It is a nationwide social campaign aimed at raising awareness of food waste and, in the long run, reducing waste....
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For the first time, Lidl offers a household product made from recycled plastic
Date: 2021-03-03 11:24:08
As part of REset Plastic’s plastics strategy, Lidl is constantly working to reduce its use of plastics and use more and more recycled plastics. The company aims to get closer...
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Sweets Innovation Award for Rimóczi-Art
Date: 2021-03-03 11:22:11
Rimóczi-Art Kft. in Lajosmizse won the Sweets Innovation Award of the Association of Hungarian Sweets Manufacturers with its innovation of “Santa in Mask”. The Association has established the award to...
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ALDI TRAVEL introduces a free cancellation option
Date: 2021-03-03 11:21:10
ALDI TRAVEL expects a significant increase in traffic in Hungary: more and more people would like to travel after receiving vaccinations against Covid-19. The company has been experiencing a growing...
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Innovative solutions for high quality pork
Date: 2021-03-03 11:20:50
Bóly Zrt., part of the Bonafarm Group, the Kaposvár Campus of the Hungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, and the consortium established by the University of Debrecen within the...
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Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry calls for tax enforcement moratorium for the most vulnerable companies
Date: 2021-03-03 11:18:08
The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) proposes that, in view of the epidemiological situation, the issuance of official collection orders initiated by the Mayor’s Office and the National...
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Consumer price inflation has accelerated in OECD countries
Date: 2021-03-03 11:05:35
In the member states of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), consumer price inflation accelerated to 1.5 percent year-on-year in January from 1.2 percent in December. In January,...
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Most of the restrictions in Germany could be extended until the end of March
Date: 2021-03-03 11:05:31
Most of the restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Germany could be extended until March 28, according to a leaked draft proposal...
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A Shoe-in for Success
Date: 2021-03-03 10:35:00
Unique Store Fixtures’ contribution helps Chrisitan Louboutin’s new boutique showcase products in style. On the Retail Enviroments site published by POPAI Hungary’s mother organisation Shop! HQ, there is a nicely...
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New and innovative real estate services company appears in the Hungarian market
Date: 2021-03-03 10:18:17
The new real estate services company is named Nhood, and the new Hungarian company is called Nhood Services Hungary Kft. In January 2021 Antoine Grolin, Chairman of Ceetrus and Nodi...
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Red means CBA!
Date: 2021-03-03 10:04:16
When we hear the word ‘red’ in Hungarian retail trade, we instantly think of the private label products of CBA and Príma: these are called Piros (meaning ‘red’ in Hungarian)....
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A Foray Into Returnable Bottles – Aldi Süd Starts Test Phase
Date: 2021-03-03 08:50:47
Aldi Süd is testing the sale of mineral water and beer in returnable bottles at the regional subsidiaries in Bingen and Eschweiler. In each case, the favourite varieties of the...
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Britain Raises Contactless Limit As COVID Accelerates Electronic Payments
Date: 2021-03-03 08:30:58
Britain is more than doubling to £100 ($139.75) the limit on contactless payments made with debit or credit cards, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, as COVID-19 accelerates a shift...
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Open AI Energy Initiative Partnership Formed
Date: 2021-03-03 08:10:29
Shell, Baker Hughes, Microsoft, and C3 AI fuse their expertise to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) for energy sector applications. The energy industry is no stranger to digital...
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Magazine: Strong brands, strong flavours
Date: 2021-03-03 07:28:07
They don’t care about the pandemic or the changes of seasons: wet condiment (ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise) and horseradish sales continue to grow. Anita Plánk, ideation lead of Unilever Magyarország...
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KSH: GDP grew by 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter of last year
Date: 2021-03-02 11:50:29
The volume of gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 3.6 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period of the previous year. The seasonally and...
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A new digital market connects Hungarian producers with customers
Date: 2021-03-02 11:30:31
The official test mode of Hungary’s newest online producer market was launched on March 1. As part of the Digital Producer Market program, kozertplusz.hu it connects farmers and artisans directly...
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Factoring is becoming increasingly popular among SMEs as digital finance products are the future
Date: 2021-03-02 11:30:28
Interest in digital financing products has grown significantly, as the crisis caused by the pandemic has had a strong impact on the liquidity of domestic SMEs. Since March 2020, the...
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SPAR offers more and more health-conscious food products
Date: 2021-03-02 11:28:02
Based on the constantly changing customer needs, the company will enrich the number of its lactose, gluten and soy-free food products with new product developments this year as well. Demand...
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Tobacco growers closed a bad year last year
Date: 2021-03-02 11:26:01
In terms of average yield, tobacco growers closed a bad year in 2020 – the president of the National Association of Hungarian Tobacco Growers (Madosz) told MTI on Monday. Bényei...
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The field of organic farming is significantly expanding in Hungary
Date: 2021-03-02 11:20:15
The expansion of the size of the area involved in organic farming in Hungary is significant – the Ecological Agricultural Research Institute (ÖMKi) told MTI. The organization found from the...
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Analysts: labor market is facing a difficult quarter
Date: 2021-03-02 11:20:12
Until the end of last year, the labor market still persisted against the second wave of the pandemic, but in the first quarter of this year promises will be difficult....
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Gender equality in homes starts with this, according to IKEA research
Date: 2021-03-02 11:17:50
According to the vast majority of Hungarian couples, gender equality is an important issue and, in fact, a condition for a happy relationship, according to IKEA’s international research. At the...
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Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated in February
Date: 2021-03-02 11:05:38
Consumer sentiment in the United States deteriorated in February, according to a standard monthly survey by the University of Michigan. According to preliminary data, the value of the consumer sentiment...
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Overall satisfaction with retailers falls
Date: 2021-03-02 11:00:55
Overall customer satisfaction with large grocery chains dropped significantly in 2020, according to the latest Retail and Consumer Shipping Report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), released 2nd of March. The...
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Magazine: 2021: Change is here to be solidified
Date: 2021-03-02 10:57:19
In 2020 we stopped flying and most likely the trend will continue until April-June 2021, ‘home office’ became a standard work routine for several sectors, we minimised our driving and...
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Vision for the near future
Date: 2021-03-02 10:33:05
Our magazine interviewed some of the more innovative actors in the commercial pálinka distillery market. The topic was: how did they adapt to the pandemic-induced crisis situation? László Nagy, the...
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