Company and Personal News
Manufacturing industry expansion continues
Date: 2013-12-05 11:32:17
On the basis of the recent Business Flash Report of the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Material Management Association (MLBKT) the manufacturing companies continue to evaluate the market favorable, and most...
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Retail sales declined in the EU and in the euro zone on a monthly basis
Date: 2013-12-05 11:30:55
Retail sales declined in the European Union by 0.4 percent and in the Euro Zone by 0.2 percent in October, compared with the previous month. Compared with October 2012, retail...
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How we chew: the majority of Hungarians are using chewing gums after a good lunch
Date: 2013-12-05 11:25:26
A Hungarians are chewing after meals – Orbit’s latest survey shows. More than half of the respondents are using chewing gums after breakfast, lunch or dinner, while the third of...
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Magazine: Professional beauty care at home too
Date: 2013-12-05 11:24:09
Alveola Kft. celebrates its 20th birthday this year. Managing director Tamás Szóráth spoke to our magazine about the beginnings. He told that 20 years ago there weren’t top quality products...
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Christmas fundraising campaign in the METRO stores
Date: 2013-12-05 11:17:45
METRO’s Christmas fundraising campaign lasts from Santa Claus’ Day (6 December) to Christmas Day in all domestic stores of METRO. With the 100 HUF worth coupons that are available at...
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Chestnut counterfeiters were found
Date: 2013-12-05 11:10:07
The National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) ordered the immediate withdrawals of 14 products of two large chestnut producers on Thursday. The laboratory tests found that 11 items contained rice...
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Celebrate Christmas with Staropramen!
Date: 2013-12-05 11:08:08
The world's leading Prague beer the Staropramen celebrates with a Christmas package. In addition to the characteristic flavored ale and brown beers Staropramen’s special gift is an embossed glass, with...
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Analysts: retail datas are reflecting improving consumer confidence
Date: 2013-12-04 13:11:01
According the analyst of the Savings Bank, the fresh retail datas show improving consumer confidence. The analysts of the NGM has a similar view, while the analyst of the ING...
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KSH: the volume of retail sales increased by 2.5 percent in October
Date: 2013-12-04 13:00:04
According to the flash estimate of KSH, the calendar-adjusted volume of retail sales increased by 2.5 percent in October this year, compared to the same period of 2012 -the Central...
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Magazine: More than a thousand items in Christmas gift packs
Date: 2013-12-04 12:19:12
In November-December 2012 consumers spent nearly HUF 3.5 billion on about 2 million gift packs. In terms of value 3 percent less was spent than in the same period of...
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The milk and milk products consumption of the Hungarian adult population from the perspective of science and the consumers
Date: 2013-12-04 12:00:23
We were taught in our childhood that milk is life, strength and health, because it is rich in vitamins and mineral sources, is also the most important source of calcium...
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The Tokaji Aszú and the Tokaj-hegyalja wine region received Hungarikum awards
Date: 2013-12-04 11:31:49
The Tokaji Aszú and the Tokaj-hegyalja Historic wine region received Hungarikum awards on Tuesday – Prácser Miklós, Mountain Village President of the Tokaj wine region and Szakál Zoltán, leader of...
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The NAK and the Magosz initiated law amendments in favor of the small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises
Date: 2013-12-04 11:30:31
The law amendments were submitted by Győrffy Balázs, the president of NAK, Jakab István, the president of the MAGOSZ and Budai Gyula, Parliamentary Minister of State and federal director of...
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Tetra Pak’s FSC® certified packaging material is also available in Hungary
Date: 2013-12-04 11:25:34
Tetra Pak’s FSC® drinks carton boxes with certification are also available in Hungary for the packaging and filling companies. The product bearing the FSC symbol, helps in conscious purchasing decisions....
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The new plant of Kecskeméti Konzerv opened its gates
Date: 2013-12-03 13:08:57
With the help of an EU-support, the new vegetable-plant of Kecskeméti Konzerv Ltd. has opened its gates within the compass of the New Széchenyi Plan GOP-1.3.1-11/A-2012-0026 project. The celebration has...
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Household chemicals and cosmetics: 260 billion HUF turnover in January-October
Date: 2013-12-03 13:00:30
Retail sold more than 260 billion HUF worth household chemicals and cosmetics in the January-October period this year, 2 percent more than in the same period of 2012. In terms...
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GfK: the turnover of consumer goods this Christmas may be better than last year
Date: 2013-12-03 12:10:26
According to the experts of GfK Hungária, the end of the year can bring good results both for the trade of the fast moving consumer goods and for the durable...
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Even the PC-based cash registers can be ordered from the website of NAV
Date: 2013-12-03 11:40:40
The PC-based cash registers can be ordered from the website of NAV from yesterday. There are a lot of questions on the market of large cash registers, only the transition...
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KSH: foreign trade surplus was 830 million euros in September
Date: 2013-12-03 11:37:17
In September, the foreign trade surplus was 830 million euros (249 billion HUF). The volume of foreign trade export was 13 percent higher, than in the same period of 2012....
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Consumers: conscious shopping for safe Christmas
Date: 2013-12-03 11:35:55
The conscious consumer behavior is essential for the safety of the Christmas holiday season –the spokesperson of the National Consumer Protection Authority (NFH) emphasized, during her Smart Christmas! press conference...
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Unilever won a CSR Hungary Award
Date: 2013-12-03 11:33:22
The CSR Hungary Awards were handed over on 30 November for the sixth time. The Unilever Magyarország Kft. won the CSR Hungary Award in the Sustainable Large Company category. The...
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Tesco: all shares count now
Date: 2013-12-03 11:14:46
Tesco this year supports the szeretet.éhség campaign of the Hungarian Ecumenical Aid Organization with two innovations. The department store chain promotes the large-scale fundraising campaign with a video -sharing campaign....
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Spar’s lorry park has been expanded
Date: 2013-12-03 11:13:55
The Spar Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. bought 15 new Scania / Schwarzmüller lorries for almost 1 billion HUF. With the purchase, Spar’s fleet expanded to 72 lorries. The investment created 45...
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Tokaj Trading House: the 2013 vintage Tokaji wine will be outstanding
Date: 2013-12-03 11:12:33
The 2013 vintage wines will be outstanding in Tokaj-Hegyalja. The first 2013 vintage Tokaji Aszús will be marketed in 2016 – the state-owned Tokaj Trading House Ltd. told MTI. The...
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Magazine: More Christmas gift packs might be sold this year
Date: 2013-12-03 10:30:57
Katalin Rosta, junior brand manager with Unilever Magyarország Kft. told Trade magazin that this year they pay special attention to the design of gift packs as it is one of...
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Traders trust in Christmas boom
Date: 2013-12-02 13:00:59
Retail is confident that the Christmas season can be successful despite the past tough years, special taxes and cash register exchanges. The low inflation rate, the reduction in overheads might...
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Fazekas Sándor: the fruit and vegetable sector was successful in 2013
Date: 2013-12-02 13:00:14
The Hungarian fruit and vegetable sector achieved a great success in 2013 – the Minister of Rural Development said at the year evaluation meeting of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable...
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One thousand cash registers have been installed until now
Date: 2013-12-02 12:58:26
The number of online registers connected to the tax authorities is increasing steadily; while recently 200 to 220 cash registers were in contact with the authorities, now their number has...
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The size of the areas involved in organic farming in Hungary would be more than doubled
Date: 2013-12-02 12:20:20
The size of the areas involved in organic farming in Hungary would be more than doubled during the next fiscal period of the European Union, between 2014 and 2020 –...
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Deloitte BankIndex: We are more optimistic than last year
Date: 2013-12-02 12:10:55
According to Deloitte-Scale’s Bank index, in recent years, the savings mood of Hungarians as well as optimism in connection with consumption ability increased significantly, but a significant part of the...
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