Events
The Netherlands commits to using only sustainable palm oil by 2015
Date: 2010-11-08 10:20:46
By the end of 2015, all palm oil used in The Netherlands will be sustainable, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). All palm oil suppliers and...
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The medieval abbey basement of Köröshegy is to let
Date: 2010-11-08 09:32:39
Csaba Deckner decided to start the reconsruction-works of the abbey basement of Köröshegy three years ago. The picturesque, 100 m2 basement is to let now. PIctures and more information: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6567667/pince1.ppt...
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‘It is ending precisely now…’ (Part 4)
Date: 2010-11-05 22:55:00
This new, 6-part series by Trade magazin and GfK Hungária Market Research Institute focuses on price trends, pricing policies and consumer expectations in terms of price. Last time we examined...
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Scotch Whiskey export on its ten-year peak
Date: 2010-11-05 19:47:25
Scotch Whiskey export broke its ten-year peak, largely due to the sales increase in the emerging countries. According to the datas of the Scottish Association of Whisky Manufacturers; between January...
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660 billion ‘’turnover’’ in the black market of food
Date: 2010-11-05 17:48:23
If the government would repel the black market to one third, significantly more tax could income than the revenues from the crisis tax – states the National Trade Association (OKSZ)....
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Improving industrial production
Date: 2010-11-05 17:10:32
In September, industrial production increased by 0.5 percent compared to the previous month, the annual improvement was 10.9 percent – the Central Statistical Office reported. The sector remains the driving...
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Biofach 2011: more than 15 Hungrian exhibitors at the tradeshow
Date: 2010-11-05 13:31:51
More than 15 exhibitors will take part in next year's Biofach trade show in Nuernberg – Márta Némethy Hungary-based spokesperson of the tradeshow announced. Here are the details of the...
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More harvested Aszú than it was expected
Date: 2010-11-05 12:46:32
The Tokaj Trading House bought threefold of the expected quantity, thanks to favorable Autumn weather. According to Kiss István, CEO of the Tokaj Trading House; this year’s vine harvest is...
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Pálinka festival to be cancelled this year
Date: 2010-11-05 11:22:30
There will not be Pálinka festival under the arcades of the Ministry of Rural Development this year. According to the Tuesday communication of the Ministry of Rural Development, that was...
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In September euro zone’s retail weakened further
Date: 2010-11-05 11:03:49
The euro zone retail sales despite an expected slight growth, began to decline in September, which shows the vulnerability of household demand. According to the datas of Eurostat; retail sales...
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Russian ban on frozen chicken
Date: 2010-11-05 11:01:17
From the 1st of January 2011, Russia will introduce a comprehensive ban on producing and marketing of frozen poultry meat – announced Gennady Onyiscsenko leader of the consumer protection supervision...
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Magazine: Retailers are fighting for those with a low income
Date: 2010-11-04 23:33:28
Dollar (Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree) stores’ popularity is growing and recently Wal-Mart and brand manufacturers also started focusing on shoppers with a low income. Previously Wal-Mart refused...
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What you can eat today… about healthy lifestyle programs
Date: 2010-11-04 22:31:21
In the autumn several market research companies published data and results from the domain of healthy eating. Nielsen revealed that Hungarians find healthy food products too expensive. Ipsos found that...
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Milk Marketing Board: Auchan and Tesco sold milk under the milk purchase price
Date: 2010-11-04 19:59:25
The Milk Marketing Board turned to the Central Agricultural Office, because they suspect, that Auchan and Tesco sell milk under the milk purchase price, while it is well known that...
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Domino is preparing to open one thousand pizza stores in Germany
Date: 2010-11-04 14:45:50
The U.S. pizza chain, Domino is preparing to open one thousand pizza stores in Germany in the forthcoming years. The first Domino pizza shop will be opened in Berlin this...
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We are attached to Hungarian companies, and the favourite brand is Pöttyös Túró Rudi
Date: 2010-11-04 13:08:18
The repuation of a company is largely defined by the emotional proximity customers experience. The two traditionally Hungarian companies we feel close to are MOL and Richter – recent survey...
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Celebration and worries at the Europe's Day In Commerce
Date: 2010-11-03 17:21:35
Europe's Day In Commerce has been organized for the 6th time in Budapest on 3rd November this year. The event was organized by VOSZ and the Hungarian facility of Eurocommerce,...
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Pick, Gyulai, Herendi – The best Hungarian brands
Date: 2010-11-03 16:18:46
In many countries of the world the Superbrands awards are handed over each year, to recognise the finest brands. This year, the national jury paid attention to the Hungarian products,...
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The pig breeders on the edge of bankruptcy
Date: 2010-11-03 16:17:52
The pig industry faces a bad year, so the state should intervene – said Sákán Antal president of the Association of Pig Breeders. Without interference from state, pig stocks can...
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OECD expects a slow recovery
Date: 2010-11-03 16:10:57
OECD expects a 1.5 to 2.0 percent increase for the economy of the euro area in 2011 and a 1.75 to 2.25 percent for the United States. In its June...
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The Szegedi paprika received EU protection
Date: 2010-11-03 16:07:02
The European Commission, put the Szegedi paprika on the”protected area of origin of products” (appellations d'origine protégées, AOP) list – was announced in Brussels on Wednesday. The “szegedi fűszerpaprika-őrlemény” was...
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Two hundred thousand people visited the Corvin during a week
Date: 2010-11-03 16:06:13
Thanks to the customer services, as well as the family-friendly operating philosophy of the Corvin Shopping Center, more than two hundred thousand people visited the new complex in the last...
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Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair
Date: 2010-11-03 16:00:54
The 3rd Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair will be held between the 4th and the 6th of November 2010. At the same time, the Hong Kong Optical Fair,...
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Increasing industrial orders in the U.S.A.
Date: 2010-11-03 14:22:07
The new industrial orders in the United States, increased by 2.1 percent by 8.8 billion dollars, to 421 billion USD in September. Expectations were about a more modest, 1,3 percent...
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Aufwind Schmack to start test operation of biogas plant in April
Date: 2010-11-03 09:12:30
The Hungarian-based unit of Germany's Aufwind Neue Energien plans to start test operation of a HUF 3.9 billion biogas plant it is building in Szarvas in April, Aufwind Schmack announced....
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Ground, roasted passion
Date: 2010-11-02 21:46:39
In September Tchibo reintroduced its Tchibo Exclusive products, which are now made using a new recipe, from 100-percent arabica beans. Andreas Christmann, Tchibo’s international procurement director was present at the...
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The future haunts
Date: 2010-11-02 21:40:38
GINNT EXPO, the Global Innovation Technologies Expo was held in the Syma hall from 15 until 17 September. GS1 Magyarország Zrt. organised the event for the second time in Hungary....
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Annual meeting
Date: 2010-11-02 21:28:49
POPAI Hungary Association held its annual meeting on 9 September. The board’s report was accepted unanimously and everyone remained in their positions. POPAI Hungary decided to send a delegation to...
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New times and a new world (Part 1)
Date: 2010-11-02 19:29:26
The number of participants at the joint Business Days conference of Trade magazin and Lánchíd Club, held at the end of September each year, is growing from year to year....
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What you can eat today…
Date: 2010-11-02 18:40:41
In the autumn several market research companies published data and results from the domain of healthy eating. Nielsen revealed that Hungarians find healthy food products too expensive. Ipsos found that...
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