News and articles
The competition authority imposed fines due to dietary supplements
Date: 2015-11-24 11:12:27
Several companies have given misleading information about certain dietary supplements that are containing devil's tongue extract (glucomannan). The agency on Tuesday informed that the proposed daily doses of the Celsus...
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Getting Familiar with the horse meat?
Date: 2015-11-24 11:11:41
The consumption of horse meat is sacrilege in the eyes of many people, but some of the horses in Hungary finishes its life as a food product. However, no horses...
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Consumer confidence decreased strongly in the US
Date: 2015-11-24 11:10:30
After a slight decline of october, consumer confidence deteriorated sharply in the United States in November – the Conference Board economic research institute announced on Tuesday. The CCI (Consumer Confidence...
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The PET Bottle Movement calls for the removal of the waste floating in the river Tisza
Date: 2015-11-24 11:06:55
The PET Bottle Movement urges a rapid removal of the waste floating in the river Tisza – the movement's organizer, the Természetfilm.hu Association sent a communication to MTI on Tuesday....
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Hotel Association: a double-digit growth in the turnover of hotels in Hungary
Date: 2015-11-24 10:50:58
In the first three quarters the gross sales of the hotels in Hungary exceeded 11.8 percent, compared to the previous year, reaching nearly 250 billion HUF, while the gross room...
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The Hungarian subsidiary of the US company is biulding a restaurant chain
Date: 2015-11-24 10:47:41
The Hungarian subsidiary of the Fusion Group launches an international franchise network. The subsidiary operates 32 Burger King restaurants and Anna cafes in Hungary. The first restaurant of the network...
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Successful corn variety presentation in Debrecen
Date: 2015-11-24 10:40:30
A corn variety testing system was introduced at the Debrecen laboratory of the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH). There were 80 participants from 32 town and villages. Sándor Szabó,...
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Farm produce marketplace in Kecskemét
Date: 2015-11-24 10:21:36
Every Thursday local farmers and artisan food producers are selling their products in front of the Town Hall in Kecskemét. The farm produce marketplace programme was organised by the county...
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New meat plant in Megyaszó
Date: 2015-11-24 10:14:52
The Harangod-Mag group completed building its new meat plant in Megyaszó. From the project’s HUF 420-million budget HUF 100 million was granted by a European Union programme. The new plant’s...
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Bombasei Decor builds new factory
Date: 2015-11-24 09:24:23
Swiss-Hungarian confectionery firm Bombasei Decor Kft. is building a new production facility in Szikszó. They are investing more than HUF 500 million in building a 10,000m² plant. The company has...
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Dairy sector plans to introduce a standardised system
Date: 2015-11-24 09:21:58
At the last Agriculture Club meeting, organisers K&H Group and Agrár Európa Kft. urged important actors of the diary sector to develop a standardised system for calculating production costs, which...
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Magazine: Rural Development Programme commences
Date: 2015-11-24 07:26:17
The first grant programmes in the government’s HUF 1,300 billion Rural Development Programme (VP) will be announced this autumn. In addition to the HUF 206-billion sum available from this budget,...
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The number of commercial credits increase before Christmas
Date: 2015-11-23 12:00:10
From the point of view, consumer lendings, the period before Christmas is traditionally strong. Most people are looking for goods and overdrafts, but credit cards are also commonly used in...
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Media Council: eight brands per hour appear on the two major commercial channels
Date: 2015-11-23 11:50:14
The viewers of the two large national commercial television channels identified an average of eight brands an hour in the first half of 2015. This ratio was 8.5 in case...
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More and more businesses join to the Black Friday
Date: 2015-11-23 11:48:18
More and more businesses join to the “Black Friday” in Hungary that will be held on 27 November , however, this kind of purchase special is not so widespread in...
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GKI: deteriorating, but still optimistic business expectations
Date: 2015-11-23 11:42:23
After the four months decline of November, the seasonally adjusted value of the GKI-Erste economic index increased slightly, due to the deterioration in business expectations. The consumer expectations remain on...
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Suspicious honeys to be withdrawn from the market
Date: 2015-11-23 11:40:15
Bognár Lajos national chief veterinarian immediately ordered the withdrawal of honeys that are suspiciously involved in honey counterfeiting – the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Thursday. According to the Ministry’s...
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Tesco is reducing food waste
Date: 2015-11-23 11:35:28
The European Waste Reduction Week organized between November 21 and 29 draws attention to the prevention of unnecessary waste production. Since 2013, Tesco actively supports the work of the Food...
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Analysts: average salary increase may be around 4 percent this year
Date: 2015-11-23 11:30:15
The annual average salary increase this year may be close to 4 percent – and it will bring the same level of increase in real wages in addition to the...
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New CEO at the Tokaj Trading House
Date: 2015-11-23 11:18:13
Szappanos Péter was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Tokaj Trading House – the state-owned company informed MTI on Monday. According to the communication, Szappanos Péter participates in...
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The eurozone is in impetus
Date: 2015-11-23 11:10:15
The economic growth in the eurozone grew at its fastest pace in four-and-a-half years, although companies continue to cut prices, fuelling expectations that the European Central Bank will bulk up...
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The Chinese government decided about consumption stimulating actions
Date: 2015-11-23 11:05:19
China in order to boost consumption increases imports, making the tax refunds for foreign buyers easier, and expands the range of cities that can be visited for 72 hours without...
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Advent fair to be held in Pécs
Date: 2015-11-23 11:00:50
Craftsmen merchandise, concerts, nativity scene, a number of delicacies and prestigious programs will await those who are interested in the Pécs Advent Craft and Fairy Tale Fair, which will be...
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Hungarian food products showcased in Rome
Date: 2015-11-23 10:38:51
The Hungarian embassy in Rome and NAK organised an event where Hungarian food products were introduced to the representatives of multinational and Italian retail chains, shop owners and agencies at...
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Hungary’s first farmer community forms in south Nógrád
Date: 2015-11-23 10:36:56
Farmers from seven villages met in Héhalom, Nógrád County to establish Hungary’s first farmer community. In the future fifty farmers from Héhalom, Egyházasdengeleg, Erdőkürt, Palotás, Kálló, Csécse and Ecseg will...
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Hungarian pork export to China
Date: 2015-11-23 10:32:20
Two more Hungarian companies, Pick Szeged Zrt. and Pápai Hús Kft. received authorisation from accreditation authority CNCA to sell pork in the Chinese market. The first frozen meat consignment from...
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NGM: the tourism application that aims to support the development of health resorts has appeared
Date: 2015-11-23 10:25:51
A tourism application that aims to support the development of health resorts has appeared within the Economic Development and Innovation Operational Programme (GINOP) on Friday – Rákossy Balázs, Minister of...
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