Events
New tasting house promotes the pálinka of Gyula
Date: 2011-04-08 12:57:55
The new tasting house of the Gyulai Pálinka Manufaktúra was handed over, which will promote Hungarian gastronomy and will show the details of the producing of the Hungarian pálinka, in...
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U.S. retail performance is better-than-expected
Date: 2011-04-08 12:50:28
U.S. retail performance was not so bad in March as it was expected. The rising fuel prices not yet decreased the buying mood of people. The Thomson Reuters’ analysts consensus...
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Hungary’s watermelon producing area should be doubled
Date: 2011-04-08 12:41:57
Over the past ten years, the watermelon producing area never had been so small, as this year. Since the EU accession, seven years ago, the watermelon producing area decreased by...
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Eighteen companies from Csongrád County had been added to the positive list
Date: 2011-04-08 12:38:13
So far, 18 companies from Csongrád County entered into the recently created positive list of Consumer Protection Authority. The representatives of corporate and individual businesses took over the documentary evidence...
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Retro-feeling: Geszti Eszti, Kislángos and Baba
Date: 2011-04-08 11:17:11
All evidence indicates, that the retro-business is unstoppable rumbling Hungary. According to the most recent news; the Príma Maroni Kft. bought the trademark of Geszti Eszti, which was the nostalgic...
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Cash alternative payment solutions at Sziget
Date: 2011-04-08 09:03:52
Vodafone Hungary continues its co-operation with Sziget Festival as a main sponsor this year. Vodafone is going to focus on mobile internet solutions at this year's Sziget, thus for the...
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Startmobil: smartphone, as we see it now
Date: 2011-04-08 08:19:44
Nearly a quarter of adult internet users keep a smartphone in their pockets – Róbert Pintér's lecture informed us at the Startmobil 2011 conference. The expert got into details about...
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Reduction in global food prices
Date: 2011-04-07 18:37:12
After eight months of continuous increase, global food prices fell slightly in March – announced UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the FAO on Thursday. The FAO price index – which...
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The Association of Confectionery Manufacturers are optimistic before Easter
Date: 2011-04-07 13:47:42
This year the consumption decline is expected to be halt in the Easter confectionary markets and according to the general trend, there will be a 3-4 percent growth in this...
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Industrial production is on double-digit on an annual level
Date: 2011-04-07 13:12:25
On monthly basis, and with seasonally and working day effect adjusted the volume of industrial production in Hungary, increased by 0.9 percent in February – reports the Central Statistical Office...
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Horseradish fever in the Hajdúság
Date: 2011-04-07 12:48:11
Horseradish fever broke out in the Hajdúság. The price of horseradish has rached unrealistical highs. The reason of the high prices is that Polish merchants bought almost the whole export....
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Humusz Alliance: The Hungarian biobags do not decompose down naturally
Date: 2011-04-07 11:37:54
The biobags marketed in Hungary are based on trickery, almost without exception: in addition to the usual plastics, they contain different catalyst materials, that cause the plastic chains quickly fall...
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Summer in winter – the English way
Date: 2011-04-07 10:46:11
Summer in winter – this could be the slogan, meaning that the English know how to create a positive mood for potential shoppers – in London Christmas trees and African...
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Employees use social media mainly to present themselves personally
Date: 2011-04-07 08:33:27
In most countries more than 50% of the employees have a social media profile according to findings covered in the latest Randstad Workmonitor. Countries where usage of social media is...
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GFK: Consolidation process in the retail sphere began
Date: 2011-04-06 16:27:15
Following the worst downfall of the crisis of 2009, a rather slow process of consolidation began last year in the retail sphere of Hungary – GFK's new survey revealed today....
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The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centers opposes the restriction of Sunday opening hours
Date: 2011-04-06 15:32:08
Thirty-five thousand people is adversely affected (due to the layoffs or declining revenues), also the state will receive less revenue: limiting the Sunday opening hours is not actual in the...
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Europeum shopping center soon to be opened
Date: 2011-04-06 15:18:09
The Europeum shopping center opens in Budapest on the 14th of April. Ninety percent of the three-storey commercial facility has already been leased – said Vincze Anna, director of the...
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Pessimism in the SME sector
Date: 2011-04-06 13:22:28
Hungarian firms became more pessimistic, compared with the previous years. The SME index of Policy Agenda and Ipsos stood on 50.2 percent in this March. It is the lowest data...
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Chocolate prices may increase despite the ciwil war has ended
Date: 2011-04-06 13:12:49
According to experts, the world price of cocoa beans can decrease by 12 percent in the next few days after yesterday the fights have ended in Ivory Coast, so cocoa...
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The EU plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports
Date: 2011-04-06 13:00:50
The European Union plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports and Japanese animal feed imports as the “low prevalence” water is returned to the sea at...
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Information Point in the service of the New Széchenyi Plan
Date: 2011-04-06 12:58:22
A New Széchenyi Plan Information Point opens in these days at the Regional Enterprise Foundation of a Székesfehérvár (RVA). At the information point, one can get free advices in connection...
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Four members already leaving the wine-marketing comittee
Date: 2011-04-06 12:03:58
Four members of the newly resurrected winemarketing association need to leave because of decision made by Sándor Fazekas Minister of Rural Development – agromonitor.hu pointed out. THe four members are...
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One quarter of supermarket shoppers buy organic food products
Date: 2011-04-06 10:59:21
Bioculture Association, with support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre, conducted a survey at two Budapest organic product marketplaces and in a downtown supermarket about shopping habits concerning organic products. The...
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GKI: Three economic policy challenges
Date: 2011-04-06 07:30:50
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Co., in 2011 the government was finally forced to do what it wanted to avoid, and to implement a program envisaging some...
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Hungarian wines will be served during the Polish EU presidency
Date: 2011-04-05 13:22:53
Hungarian wines will be served during the Polish EU presidency, that will last in the second half of 2011 – announced the Ministry of Rural Development (VM). To compile the...
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Hungarian meat industry is in nadir
Date: 2011-04-05 13:20:04
In recent months, discussions have taken place continuously, because of the dramatically increasing feed prices. The association of pig farmers turned to the ministry, pushing for government intervention as soon...
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Four Hungarian wines received gold medals at the Monde Selection
Date: 2011-04-05 13:15:31
Thirteen Hungarian wines received medals, including four gold at this year’s Monde Selection International Wine Competition. Among the domestic wine makers, the Szekszárdi wines competed the best. According to the...
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Poultry Product Council: Need a day of poultry meat!
Date: 2011-04-05 13:14:45
The Poultry Product Council (BTT) proposes the International Poultry Council (IPC) the introduction of poultry world day at the meeting of the organisation that will be held from the 6th...
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The change of waste management rules may result in rising food prices
Date: 2011-04-05 13:07:09
The change of waste management rules may lead an up to a 10 percent food price increase. The waste management law, still under construction increases the product fee obligation of...
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ProWein 2011: Top Position Impressively Confirmed
Date: 2011-04-05 11:06:00
Many contacts, good business deals and an intense exchange of information and ideas: the mood at the international leading fair for wines and spirits was excellent. From 27 to 29...
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