News and articles
The SodaStream has become the world's number one soda water brand
Date: 2015-03-11 11:16:20
On the basis of the soda water consumption habits, most people consume SodaStream products, so the SodaStream has become the world's number one soda water brand. According to the most...
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Wine makers from Tokaj and Szekszárd won Quadris awards at the 14th National Syngenta Wine Competition
Date: 2015-03-11 11:15:51
The Tokaj-based Patrícius Wine House, the Fitomark Tokaji Wine House and the Szekszárd- based Twickel Vineyards were awarded with Quadris awards – was revealed at the awards ceremony in Siófok...
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The new market in Budafok is under construction
Date: 2015-03-11 11:12:02
The construction of the new market has started on Wednesday in the middle of the 22nd District. Karsay Ferenc (Fidesz-KDNP), mayor of the district informed MTI that the old market...
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A biologist was managed to cultivate truffles in Britain
Date: 2015-03-11 11:10:04
The first truffle to have been cultivated on UK soil has been harvested from a field in Leicestershire, according to a plant biologist. Dr Paul Thomas planted the fungus on...
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Contaminated foods were seized in a plant in Tolna county
Date: 2015-03-11 11:05:26
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) seized one hundred tons of unknown origin, unmarked, contaminated food products, mainly vegetable flour in a plant in Tolna county. The NÉBIH in...
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Growing importance of the horeca sector
Date: 2015-03-11 10:48:32
Imre Horváth, the CEO of METRO Hungary talked to our magazine about the role of the horeca sector in the company’s business strategy. He told that they differentiate five big...
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The Carbona was elected as the best spa hotel in 2014
Date: 2015-03-11 10:42:59
Thousands of travelers voted the Hévíz-based NaturMed Hotel Carbona as the best spa hotel in 2014. According to the customer reviews of the German FIT Reisen, the winner of the...
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Beer coming from everywhere! – Video of the day
Date: 2015-03-11 10:35:38
Watch Simon Pierro at the world famous Oktoberfest in Munich. Here at Hofbraeuhaus! With more than 10 million hits on YouTube, Simon Pierro's unique iPad magic became an instant classic....
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The living dead: How the burnout syndrome keeps taking lives?
Date: 2015-03-11 09:55:57
Many people suffer from burnout and this illness signals that it is time one made changes in their life! We could say that untreated distress is the mother of the...
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Auchan’s special shopping trolleys
Date: 2015-03-11 09:24:02
Upon the recommendation of a mother whose daughter suffers from Angelman syndrome, on 3 December Auchan announced that they start to use special shopping trolleys in Hungarian stores. With the...
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Shopping while waiting for the bus
Date: 2015-03-11 08:42:30
Tesco Online Shopping app can be downloaded free of charge and makes it possible for consumers to do their shopping in 12 busy Budapest bus stops. Users only have to...
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Joining forces to help people living with flour sensitivity
Date: 2015-03-11 08:30:44
A new European Union directive entered into force on 13 December, which makes it compulsory to inform consumers properly about the food they buy. This detailed information providing also includes...
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Magazine: NÉBIH opinion on leftover food
Date: 2015-03-10 12:19:50
MVI is trying to find the way to freeze and reuse leftover food from restaurants in a way that complies with current regulations, in order to help people in need....
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The domestic food industry needs 1,000 billion HUF fundings
Date: 2015-03-10 12:15:39
The dominant food companies that do not qualify as small and medium-sized enterprises will not receive EU funding sources between 2015-2020 – the agrarszektor.hu wrote. The government would spend 300...
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The Food Act to be amended
Date: 2015-03-10 12:00:39
The amendment proposal of the act on the food chain and about its control is ready. According to the amendment it will be possible to appeal against the alleged classification...
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Online retail trade grew by 13 percent last year
Date: 2015-03-10 11:55:35
The domestic online retail sales increased by about 13 percent to 230 billion HUF last year, compared to the previous year. The sales of the six most important sectors increased...
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KSH: consumer prices fell by 1.0 percent in February
Date: 2015-03-10 11:45:02
The consumer prices fell by 1.0 percent in February, compared to the same month of 2014, while compared to the previous month, consumer prices increased by 0.5 percent for the...
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Good results at the Auchan Magyarország Kft.
Date: 2015-03-10 11:42:33
The Auchan Magyarország Kft. achieved an annual gross turnover of 326 billion HUF in 2014 in its 19 stores and the belonging 16 gas stations. The EBITDA of the company...
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SME investment willingness is uncertain
Date: 2015-03-10 11:30:04
The investment willingness of the SMEs declined again. At the end of the year, 56 percent of the CEOs planned some improvements. This seems to break the positive upward trend....
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Fazekas: the proportion of Hungarian products has increased in the domestic market
Date: 2015-03-10 11:29:39
The demand for Hungarian food products has steadily increased in the domestic stores. The proportion of Hungarian products in 2010 was 75 percent on the market, it has now grown...
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The employees of the filling station were competing for the best coffee maker’s title
Date: 2015-03-10 11:27:02
The Shell and Caffé Perté organized a special barista competition and professional day for the staff working at the filling stations. With the event the two companies intended to strengthen...
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The EP accepted the cap on credit and debit card fees
Date: 2015-03-10 11:25:24
The European Parliament has backed a deal to cap the fees retailers pay to process debit and credit card transactions, which EU officials say will mean savings for customers. Use...
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Manpower: 18 percent of the employers plan recruitments
Date: 2015-03-10 11:24:38
According to Manpower’s recent representative survey, eighteen percent of the employers plan to increase staff in the next three months. The highest recruitment rate is experienced in the construction and...
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The soft wheat crop may be smaller this year in the EU
Date: 2015-03-10 11:22:44
The European Union’s soft wheat harvest this year will be 141.5 million tonnes, lower than last year's record of 148.2 million tonnes, when the weather was very favorable. The European...
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The Tanti restaurant received a Michelin star
Date: 2015-03-10 10:40:19
Another restaurant in Budapest, the Tanti, located in the 12th district received a Michelin star in this year's Michelin guide. Tanti in Budapest receives its first Michelin star in this...
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The difference between pasta and pasta – Video of the day
Date: 2015-03-10 10:09:15
This odd Thai commercial s rather creative when it comes to illustrating the difference between fresh and dry noodlees…...
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What can we expect from the Hungarian economy in 2015?
Date: 2015-03-10 08:54:32
Hungarian daily Világgazdaság organised an economic conference, titled ‘2015: restructuring markets, new owners’, where experts discussed the state of play and the challenges of 2015 in Hungary. The conference started...
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Grocery retail sales augmented in both value and volume
Date: 2015-03-10 08:44:38
Between December 2013 and November 2014 value sales in grocery retail increased by 5 percent and volume sales expanded by 4 percent. Products in the 90 grocery categories audited by...
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Sales of household chemicals and cosmetics keep growing
Date: 2015-03-10 08:42:30
In the January-October period of 2014 retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics represented a value of HUF 270 billion, 6 percent more than in the first ten months of...
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PL buyers sense an improvement in product quality
Date: 2015-03-10 08:40:02
The majority of Hungarian consumers think positively of retail chains’ private label (PL) products. 72 percent of buyers sense an improvement in the quality of PL groceries and household chemical...
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