News and articles
Magazine: I’d love to have some pálinka-flavoured salmon!
Date: 2017-02-02 07:29:21
A real 21st-century Hungaricum product entered the market last month: cold-smoked salmon filet with pálinka flavouring. The new 100g product was developed by Hering-Trade and Rézangyal, and it is available...
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Nielsen: an increase in the weight of large stores in food-retailing
Date: 2017-02-01 11:55:44
Food retail trade reached an around 1620 billion HUF turnover between December 2015 and November 2016, 2 percent more than during the same period of the previous year. Nielsen’s Retail...
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The NGM turns to the competition office if the effect of the VAT reduction fails
Date: 2017-02-01 11:45:47
The National Economy Ministry (NGM) will turn to the competition office if the market operators violate of the competition rules and affect the market processes in a way that the...
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Tesco: home delivery without shopping bags
Date: 2017-02-01 11:42:45
In Hungary, one person uses an average of 500 shopping bags a year, while disposing 90 percent of the bags after a single use – Világgazdaság Online cites Tesco’s communication....
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The Italian-led cheese manufactory will launch a training
Date: 2017-02-01 11:35:46
The CBA opened a cheese manufactory in Veresegyháza in order to ensure quality cheese consumption in Hungary – Fodor Attila, Director of Communications of the Hungarian chain told MTI at...
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Workania: the average salary increased slightly last year in Hungary
Date: 2017-02-01 11:28:16
Gross salaries increased last year, compared to the previous year. The earnings continue to be the highest in Budapest, but wages are also affected by educational attainment, the job and...
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The Green Week in Berlin can bring many good deals
Date: 2017-02-01 11:26:26
The International Green Week Exhibition in Berlin (Internationale Grüne Woche – IGW) can bring specific businesses to the Hungarian food exporters. The Hungarian stand was visited by 380 thousand visitors...
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The long-lasting cold caused damages in the autumn crop
Date: 2017-02-01 11:23:57
Because of the bad weather most of the autumn sowings developed poorly in Hajdú-Bihar county, due to continuous cold the situation deteriorated further – the regional president of the National...
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Economic growth accelerated in Europe
Date: 2017-02-01 11:09:41
Economic growth accelerated in Europe both in the European Union as a whole and in the euro area in the last quarter of last year – according to the first...
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Europe’s unique soil quality research center will be established
Date: 2017-02-01 11:08:14
The internationally recognized researchers of the Eötvös Loránd University’s Faculty of Sciences (ELTE TTK) and the Hungarian Academy’sf Agricultural Sciences Research Centre (MTA ATK) will create a new strategic R...
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Euro area inflation strengthened in January
Date: 2017-02-01 11:01:04
According to the preliminary data of the European Union’s statistical office (Eurostat), euro zone’s inflation became 1.8 percent in January, after the 1.1 percent of December. The 8.1 percent annual...
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The number of Hungarian tourists broke a record in Croatia
Date: 2017-02-01 10:45:58
Breaking all previous records 513 thousand Hungarian tourists visited Croatia last year, where they spent 2.753 million guest nights – the Croatian National Tourist Board informed MTI on Wednesday. Marin...
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Modernised Lipica horse equestrian centre
Date: 2017-02-01 10:45:51
As part of a modernisation project, from HUF 1.8 billion a new, roof-covered equestrian centre was built in Szilvásvárad. The buildings serving the centre are also refurbished – works will...
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Mohács abattoir nears completion
Date: 2017-02-01 10:30:31
The test run of the new, HUF 20-billion Mohács abattoir – built by Market Építő Zrt. for MCS Vágóhíd – started in November. Production will commence in the first quarter...
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Quality Innovation 2016 competition winners announced
Date: 2017-02-01 10:26:06
The president of Finland started the Quality Innovation programme in 2007 in cooperation with quality assurance organisation Excellence Finland. In the National Prize category Pick Szeged Zrt. was one of...
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The NGM launched a social consultation tender on a tourism application
Date: 2017-02-01 10:20:45
The social consultation on the application for integrated product and service development of the key areas in tourism has started. The proposals can be submitted until 11 February. Rákossy Balázs,...
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Magazine:Heineken ludens
Date: 2017-02-01 07:17:52
Heineken is promoting two brands counting on the homo ludens that lives in all of us. In Soproni beer’s Everyone laughs at the end game the winner is the person...
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The slaughterhouse in Mohács employs 160 people from February
Date: 2017-01-31 11:45:42
The slaughterhouse in Mohács is operating in test mode. From February the company increases its staff to 160 from the current 100 – the CEO of the facility during the...
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Honey falsification: EU needs to take actions against honey adulteration
Date: 2017-01-31 11:34:07
If the beekeepers would sell their honey at current price it would mean bankruptcy for them – Nagyernyei Attila, president of the Tolna County Apiary Association told. The purchasers offer...
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The appropriate use of the digital economy would create more than 100 thousand new jobs in Europe
Date: 2017-01-31 11:31:14
The start-up technology companies increasingly go to Asia or to America and Europe seems to lag behind the developments in the digital market. If a Franco-German Valley would be established...
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Seklerland would also use the pálinka product name
Date: 2017-01-31 11:25:44
Kovászna, Hargita and Maros counties in Székelyföld asks for the amendment of the pálinka law from the Hungarian government. They also want to use the pálinka product name. The Hargita...
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The human being is the supreme value: the dm spends the amount remains from the reduction of contributions to wage increase
Date: 2017-01-31 11:24:22
The dm Kft. further develops the wages in 2017: wages will rise by 9 percent in the sales area, while in the case of the central office staff by 7...
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Firms and households saved huge amounts in December last year
Date: 2017-01-31 11:12:58
The population and the companies both increased the amount of their deposits in the last month of last year – according to the recent data of MNB, published on the...
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Simple food, fancy dishes – Vide of the day
Date: 2017-01-31 11:11:22
How Serious Steakhouse Spread Is Made? On this segment of Perfectly Plated, the Eater team crafts an ideal Italian spread from the menu at Quality Italian, a member of the...
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A tender to prevent of hail damages
Date: 2017-01-31 11:05:09
The Prime Minister’s Office published an application that supports investments for the prevention from hail damages – agrarszektor.hu wrote. The applications can be submitted between 14 March 2017 and 13...
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German retail sales declined
Date: 2017-01-31 11:02:40
Retail sales in Germany declined unexpectedly in December, provisional data from Destatis revealed Tuesday. Retail sales fell 0.9 percent in December from November, confounding expectations for an increase of 0.6...
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New Sales Director at Praktiker
Date: 2017-01-31 11:02:25
Bagaméri László is the new sales manager of Praktiker. The specialist was previously the operational manager of Tesco Global Stores in multiple regions, and also had a leading role in...
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Economic sentiment improved in the euro area and declined in the EU
Date: 2017-01-31 11:01:30
In January, the economic sentiment improved slightly in the euro area and deteriorated somewhat in the EU – according to the communication of the European Commission Directorate-General for Economic and...
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More than 8 billion HUF for farm development
Date: 2017-01-31 11:01:21
The Prime Minister’s Office announced a grant for farm infrastructure development. A total of 8.2 billion HUF is allocated in the Rural Development Program for tghis purpose – agrarszektor.hu wrote....
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The Butlers home furnishings chain reported insolvency
Date: 2017-01-31 11:00:56
The Butlers German home furnishings chain reported insolvency and asked for for bankruptcy protection. According to communication of the company, published on Monday, the shops continue to remain open, and...
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