Company and Personal News
HITA: Hungary is the most attractive investment destination in the region
Date: 2012-06-21 12:03:50
According to rankings, published in the 2012 May issue of the Site Selection magazine, Hungary is the most attractive investment destination in the Eastern European region. According to the North...
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EURO 2012 – So far, 200 thousand liters of beer was sold in the fan zone in Kiev
Date: 2012-06-21 12:01:18
The football fans drank 200 thousand liters of beer in the fan zone of Kiev, since the beginning of the Ukrainian-Polish Football European Championship. Eight kilometers of sausages were sold...
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New Spar supermarket was opened in the 18th district of Budapest
Date: 2012-06-21 11:55:45
The SPAR Magyarország Kft. opened a new Spar supermarket on the 21st of June in the 18th district of Budapest under Sallai road 15/B. With the opening of the modern...
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Starbucks expands with a tea house chain
Date: 2012-06-21 11:27:22
The world's largest coffee chain, Starbucks wants to open its first tea shop in October. The shop will solely sell tea – the Handelsblatt writes. The shop will operate under...
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The ratio of domestic food products decreased in the Slovak stores
Date: 2012-06-21 11:20:46
The ratio of domestic food products decreased to a record low level, to 46 percent, compared to last year's 50 percent in the Slovak stores –the Slovak Chamber of Food...
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Coca-Cola expands to Asia
Date: 2012-06-21 10:55:03
Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday that it plans to operate in Myanmar as soon as the U.S. government allows companies to invest there, a move expected imminently. The world's largest...
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Pálinka safe is planned to be established in Szabolcs
Date: 2012-06-21 10:00:36
The establishment of a museum pálinka safe is planned in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where the region's most successful distillates will be preserved for posterity. The development of the safe was offered...
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Heat – Increasing mineral water, beer and ice-cream sales
Date: 2012-06-20 13:15:50
Mineral water, beer and ice-cream retail sales are increasing during the heat. Fodor Attila, director of communications at CBA told MTI on Wednesday, that from Friday, the sales of summer...
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NÉBIH will be more stringent in the future
Date: 2012-06-20 12:55:15
The Parliament adopted the modification and its implementation of the Law on the prohibition of unfair distribution behavior, which will be in the national jurisdiction of the National Food Chain...
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EP’s Agricultural Committee was opposed to the ban on foie gras
Date: 2012-06-20 12:05:33
The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee accepted the 2012-2015 EU animal welfare strategy report, but rejected the proposal to ban foie gras – announced Glattfelder Béla MEP (Fidesz)...
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Combine harvesters started up in the heat
Date: 2012-06-20 12:02:53
The the winter barley harvest has been started in the country's hottest regions in Bács-Kiskun and Baranya counties. Accoring to the informations of the village farmers, the yield is ranges...
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Spectacular brand event from Milka: Guinness Records was born in Budapest
Date: 2012-06-20 11:58:33
A Guinness record was born on the Milka Great Slow Dancing Day in Budapest on the 9th of June. 5,188 people was dancing slow in the Athletic Centre in the...
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84 percent of the consumers remember the positive verbal advertisements
Date: 2012-06-20 11:45:21
According to the recent study of trnd, consumers mostly call up positive verbal advertisements experiences in connection with products and services. Thanks to the help of trnd, the large companies...
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Magazine: Children of the millennium are the customers of the future
Date: 2012-06-20 11:39:27
The Y generation – those born around the turn of the millennium – will soon dominate the world and retailers had better win this generation now – this was the...
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Mall developments continue rapidly
Date: 2012-06-20 11:25:26
The global shopping mall developments continue with a rapid pace. The expansion of the middle class and the merchants leads to unprecedented constructions and the opening of new centers, especially...
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Praktiker focuses on private labels
Date: 2012-06-20 10:51:57
Praktiker has opted to put a major emphasis on their private-label products in the Hungarian market. Previous brands will be switched to Budget and Praktiker as a brand of its...
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The number of pigs would be doubled from 666 billion HUF in seven years
Date: 2012-06-19 13:32:48
According to the pork industry strategy of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) a total of 666 billion HUF additional development resources would be needed beside the current funding level...
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VM: discriminatory pricing will be terminated
Date: 2012-06-19 13:30:48
According to the law amendment of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) discriminatory pricing will be terminated in case of milk, carcass meat, poultry, vegetables and fruit products. The law...
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G'Roby is the first to introduce the QR-code shopping in Hungary
Date: 2012-06-19 12:30:48
The online market leader G'Roby food retailing chain, confirmed Pénzcentrum.hu’s previous informations over the introduction of the new solution to Hungary. According to the joint estimates with MasterCard – that...
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KSH: gross average wage was 219,400 HUF in the first four months of 2012
Date: 2012-06-19 12:10:57
The average wages in the private sector grew by 6.4 percent, and decreased by 2.3 percent in the budgetary field, which caused by the increase of public employment. In the...
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The Matusz-Vad Zrt. expects 15 percent increase in sales
Date: 2012-06-19 12:00:47
This year, the Matusz-Vad Zrt. expects a 15 percent increase in sales. The company reached 7.6 billion HUF turnover last year and 275 million HUF pre-tax profit – told Turnerné...
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Danone expects worse-than-expected results, but increasing revenues
Date: 2012-06-19 11:40:11
This year Danone expects worse-than-expected results due to the euro zone crisis and due to the increase in the price of raw materials. According to the Tuesday communication of the...
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Drogerie markt organized a bio-meeting
Date: 2012-06-19 09:45:46
The dm fulfilled the wishes of its customers by organizing a forum for the first time where the invited guests could share their comments and ideas about the organic range...
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Grando.hu: Internet sales may grow despite the crisis
Date: 2012-06-18 13:45:50
Although retail sales in the EU Member States declined by 1.9 percent last year, due to the crisis, e-commerce grew by almost 10 percent in 2011 and a further increase...
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Watermelon crop can be similar to last year's
Date: 2012-06-18 12:36:24
Despite the stormy weather of the recent days, this year's watermelon yield can be similar to last year's – told Mártonffy Béla, Chairman of the the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable...
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Cherry harvest has begun in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County: purchase price is high
Date: 2012-06-18 12:32:17
The cherry season has begun in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, with the highest purchase prices of the recent years – told Wachal Kálmán, leader of the Agricultural Board of the regional government...
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Environment-conscious delivery and storing
Date: 2012-06-18 12:31:40
Since the beginning of the year, the company in charge of the delivery and storing of Unilever Hungary's frozen products is Taly-based Catone Ltd. One of the most important things...
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The Szatmári Cannery operates production integration
Date: 2012-06-18 12:12:23
The Tyukod-based Szatmári Konzervgyár Kft. operates production integration to ensure the supply of raw fruit and vegetable materials – the company's managing director said on Monday, when Kardeván Endre, Secretary...
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Molson Coors has completed its acquisition on StarBev
Date: 2012-06-18 12:10:32
The Molson Coors beer manufacturer company announced today, that the group has completed its acquisition of StarBev group for 2.65 billion euros. The newly acquired group will operate under Molson...
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Tesco leaves Japan
Date: 2012-06-18 12:05:24
After nine years of trying, the world's third largest retailer, the Tesco gave up the attempt to conquer the Japanese market. The Japanese part of the chain will be purchased...
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