Company and Personal News
New farmers' markets in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Date: 2014-04-07 11:06:49
The government considers to improve the farmers' access to markets in recent years – said Budai Gyula, Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Rural Development told in Újfehértó...
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Visa Europe: card use continues to grow in Hungary
Date: 2014-04-07 11:05:47
Visa Europe announced today its results for Hungary in 2013. Despite the fact that 2013 was a challenging year for the Visa on the Hungarian market, the Visa card usage...
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Hungarian-Slovakian cooperation helps SMEs reach foreign markets
Date: 2014-04-07 11:00:38
Economic cooperation between Hungary and Slovakia plays a key role in successfully enabling Hungarian small and medium-sized enterprises to reach international markets, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic...
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The Syngenta has increased its sales revenue in Hungary
Date: 2014-04-07 10:59:51
Syngenta's Hungarian sales in 2013 is expected to be close to 60 billion HUF, which represents a 13 to 15 percent increase over the previous year's sales – Czigány Tibor,...
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P&G Family Home
Date: 2014-04-07 09:20:35
The moving and interesting commercials of the ‘Thank You, Mom’ campaign opened new dimension in the relationship between marketing and sport, putting athletes’ mothers and everyday life in the limelight....
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Another Hungarian innovation to increase food safety
Date: 2014-04-07 00:55:10
From the middle of March AGRO.bio Hungary Kft. puts a numbered holographic tax seal on its products (BactoFil), to guarantee that they are original. AGRO.bio not only contributes to safe...
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Together for the Babies – dm’s charity program for small children and to help the families
Date: 2014-04-06 10:50:27
The dm drogerie markt launched its campaign for the third time on 4 November, to support the families and children, who are living among difficult living conditions. The partners of...
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Traders can choose from almost one hundred licensed cash registers
Date: 2014-04-04 12:00:35
Nearly one hundred online cash registers are already approved by the Hungarian Trade Licensing Office, so traders have the access to the right cash registers in all segments – the...
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Consumers in 2014 voted for the Soós pastas
Date: 2014-04-04 11:30:33
The Product of the Year competition was organized for the third time. The most popular products were chosen, on the basis of GfK Hungária’s survey carried out with the participation...
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The XIXO ice teas were honored by Product of the Year 2014 award
Date: 2014-04-04 11:28:36
Last night the Product of the Year awards were handed over for the third time, in the scope of an Awards gala ceremony. This year the producers and distributors could...
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The HAJDÚ grilled cheese is the Product of the Year
Date: 2014-04-04 11:25:32
The winners of the Product of the Year 2014 Competition were announced. The evaluation of the competition is based on the consumer’ opinion. The Kőröstej group’s HAJDÚ grilled cheese became...
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The HELL ENERGY improved its plant with a 251 million HUF investment
Date: 2014-04-04 11:11:24
The one hundred percent Hungarian owned energy drink producer and distributor, the HELL ENERGY Magyarország Kft. improved its Szikszó-based plant with an approximately 251 million HUF investment – the company...
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Klein Dávid will attack the summit with a marzipan
Date: 2014-04-04 11:10:05
Although Klein Dávid will have a chef in the base camp of the Mount Everest, he can only consume such foods in the high-altitude camps that he acquired in the...
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The Fruitbonbon Kft. builds a confectionery factory in Beregsurány
Date: 2014-04-04 11:08:26
The Fruitbonbon Kft. is building a confectionery manufacturing plant in Beregsurány, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The cornerstone ceremony of the of the 500 million HUF worth investment took place on Friday. At...
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Retail sales increased further in the Czech Republic
Date: 2014-04-04 10:59:42
Retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in the Czech Republic in February, compared to January. The annual increase was 8.1 percent in February – the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ) announced...
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Magazine: Life beyond the scent
Date: 2014-04-04 10:52:05
Until the 1980s Hungarians preferred aerosol deodorants with exotic scents. From the early 1990s the trend shifted in the direction of more natural scents and moisturising stick deodorants. When Eau...
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Metro: passion and expertise
Date: 2014-04-04 01:54:13
2014 is a special year for Metro, celebrating the 50th anniversary of forming the Metro Group and 20 years of Metro in Hungary. The anniversary year is made memorable with...
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Beef products from Poland
Date: 2014-04-04 01:51:03
Polish company Biernaczki held a press conference at SIRHA to announce their entering the Hungarian market with Beef Master products. The family-owned company is 20 years old and specialises in...
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Insights into retail in South East Europe
Date: 2014-04-04 01:41:48
FMCG retail trends are the most positive in the region in CROATIA. Croatia has been an EU member state since last July – and that was just the time when...
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Ups and downs in Turkish-Hungarian agricultural foreign trade
Date: 2014-04-04 01:30:40
Hungary’s agricultural foreign trade with Turkey was like a rollercoaster ride in the last decade. For instance our agricultural export to Turkey was seven times bigger in 2010 than in...
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Turbulences
Date: 2014-04-04 01:26:42
In Hungary the euro/forint exchange rate seems to have stuck above 310 – in perfect harmony of the interest of high politics. The government’s representatives said the weak forint isn’t...
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Erzsébet vouchers can now be used to pay in all Tesco stores
Date: 2014-04-04 01:20:51
As of 7 March Tesco Express stores also accept Erzsébet vouchers. With the 39 stores now joining the system the vouchers can be used to pay in all 220 Hungarian...
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The first few years
Date: 2014-04-04 01:17:22
In our previous issue, there was a special feature on the Branded Goods Association, recently celebrating its 18th anniversary – five full pages were merely not enough to present BGA’s...
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Support and recognition
Date: 2014-04-04 01:14:18
There are many ways of supporting someone, a good cause we believe in or something we deem to be necessary. We can also show our recognition of someone’s work, perseverance,...
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Shoppers, trends
Date: 2014-04-04 01:10:59
Google is about to open its first store at 131 Greene Street in New York. The 750m² retail unit’s opening is part of the trend called ‘reverse showrooming’ – shoppers...
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Seeing them and falling in love with them
Date: 2014-04-04 01:04:26
Trade Marketing Club’s annual ‘Trade marketing, my love’ conference is traditionally held around Valentine’s Day. This year it took place on 13 February and the theme was visual merchandising in...
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Growth can be attained in hard times too (Part 1)
Date: 2014-04-04 01:01:15
James Russo, Nielsen’s senior vice president responsible for global consumer insights states in his recent study that it isn’t easy to be a consumer these days. Although global consumer confidence...
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EuroShop breaks all former records
Date: 2014-04-04 00:57:41
Düsseldorf hosted the EuroShop trade fair between 16 and 20 February: more than 109,000 visitors came from 110 countries to learn about the latest trends and innovations, and to establish...
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Cotton wool factory
Date: 2014-04-04 00:52:06
Európa Partner Kft. set up a cotton wool factory in Bátor. The Budapest-seated family enterprise invested HUF 142 million to build the new plant and created 34 new jobs in...
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The goal is to double production capacity
Date: 2014-04-04 00:50:30
Asia Food Kft. won HUF 57.4 million from the Ministry for National Economy to increase its production capacity and employ 25 more people – from which 8 are of Romani...
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