Events

Cooperation is only possible with more trust

At the spring conference of the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), Magosz and COGECA participants discussed the role of cooperatives in Hungary and other parts of Europe. One of the...

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Magazine: Facing cleansers

For facial care products the biggest challenge in the Hungarian market is the low penetration level of the category. NIVEA’s 2015 ‘Good value for money’ survey found that only 31...

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The harvest has begun

This year's harvest season has begun in Hungary with the harvest of winter barley. the experts expect a good average crop – Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture...

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The investment mood of SMEs is improving

After last year's low point SMEs' willingness to invest revives again. Currently 56% of the CEOs are preparing for some kind of improvements – according to the K&H SME confidence...

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Ideal temperature for beers

Now it is official: The heat wave has arrived. The Beer Association expects an increase in beer consumption, due to the warm and the Football European Championships. In addition to...

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FM helps farmers hit by hail

The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) aims to help farmers hit by hail. The compensation fund is sufficient to cover the costs. The ministry in it Tuesday statement sent to MTI...

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Mosaic giant made of beverage cartons

The Beverage Carton Environmental Protection Association (IKSZ) created the world's largest mosaic image made from beverage cartons in two days at the Madách square in Budapest by using more than...

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Nébih checked the catering kitchens

The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) checked 1700 public catering kitchens since last October. Six percent of these, 103 kitchens failed, while 7 percent, 124 kitchens received excellent rating....

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PMI: the euro zone is growing slower than expected

According to the PMI indicators of the Markit Economics Institute for Economic Research in London, the euro zone is growing slower than expected. In June, the euro zone’s manufacturing purchasing...

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More and more card payments

MasterCard’s experience is that Hungarian retailers and shoppers are open to using innovative technologies. Together with Shoprent, the company did an e-commerce survey with 260 online shops in February 2016....

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Contactless payment is spreading

According to a Deloitte forecast, VR technology will reach the annual USD 1-billion turnover in 2016 – from this USD 700 million is hardware sales and the rest is content...

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Another two billion forints for the academy’s new agricultural innovation centre

The government gives another HUF 2 billion for building the new agricultural innovation centre in Martonvásár. With the new building of the Agricultural Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of...

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IT security service to be launched

Quadron Kft. is about to launch a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week IT security service – announced managing director Harold Teasdale at a Budapest press conference. Companies that wish to use the service...

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Magazine: Fruit flavours closed in a jar

The fruits Hungarians grow in their gardens for themselves (or buy in the marketplace) create a stable market for home preserving supplies. According to Eszter Varga, trade marketing and category...

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The NAK does not support the reduction in milk production

The European Commission may take a decision in July over milk production limits. From the step, the European Commission expects to mitigate the dairy market turmoil. This means that the...

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Savings Bank: next year Hungary's GDP may expand by 3.3 percent

After the temporary slowdown of this year (2.1 percent economic growth), the economy may grow by 3.3 percent next year – according to the Hungarian Savings Bank’s quarterly forecast. According...

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The new office of the MNKH was handed over in Slovakia

The new office of the Central European trade promotion network of the Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH) was opened on Wednesday in Ipolyság. Czimbalmosné Molnár Éva, Hungary’s Ambassador in Pozsony...

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Only 20 percent of the product fee is spent on waste management

The budget of the past five years clearly shows that that only 20 percent of the product fee is spent on waste management and the rest covers other expenses –...

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Drones with commercial aim to come

The Federal Aviation Administration issued the first operational rules to govern the commercial use of drones on Tuesday. The 600-plus pages of new regulations require drone operators to pass a...

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Paralympics 2016: sports equipment of tired outfits in the WestEnd

The members of the Hungarian Paralympic team were handed over the sport tools on Wednesday that was purchased from more than 1 million HUF within the “Wardrobe Updates” initiative. The...

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South China's dog meat festival whipped up the passions once again

China’s Yulin local government has distanced itself from a controversial dog meat festival in southern China after years of activism unleashed a groundswell of public opposition to the event. Huge...

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Together for consumers

Together for Consumers is a one-of-a-kind initiative even at European level. Since its start in 2014, 28 food companies and organisations have joined this public health programme. Participants have made...

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World Star award for the world’s first aseptic carton bottle

In Budapest Tetra Pak was presented the World Packaging Organisation’s (WPO) prestigious World Star award for Tetra Evero Aseptic, the world’s first aseptic carton bottle. Tetra Evero Aseptic combines the...

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Rondo invest more in their Soroksár factory

Rondo Corrugated Board Kft. invest more than HUF 700 million in their Soroksár production facility this year. The factory is being modernised in several stages and the latest development is...

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Mineral water bottling plant built in Csákvár

Spiller Kft. built a new mineral water bottling plant from HUF 1.2 billion in Csákvár. Part of this sum, HUF 480 million came from EU financing schemes. The project has...

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Magazine: Self-service at the checkout

According to a BBC survey conducted in the autumn of 2015, shop assistants ranked 51st on a list of 366 jobs most likely to be replaced with robots. Scientists say...

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Thirty million tankards more beer will be consumed this year

A sharp increase occured in beer consumption in Hungary since the start of the European Football Championship. The domestic brewing association expects a 3 percent increase on the beer market,...

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The Hungarian sellers are the most delighted when working

Hungarian salespersons and service industry workers are the most delighted when working among the Europeans, followed by Poland and Lithuania on second and third place – according to a new...

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Hungary GMO-free status is constantly monitored

GMO-free controls are continuous in Hungary. In recent years, GMO-contaminated seeds and crops were destroyed on 6,500 hectares – the Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel on Tuesday. Fazekas...

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KSH: net earnings rose 8.0 percent in April

The average monthly gross earnings in April were 6.4 percent higher than a year before, while net wages – due to the reduction in the tax rate – rose by...

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