Company and Personal News
Chocolate paper or cigarette butt: Terracycle recycles everything
Date: 2013-02-01 10:51:52
Tom Szaky, the young leader of Terracycle has started the cigarette butt recycling program as the first in the world, which will be introduced among others in Hungary after Canada,...
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The homeless in Japan prefer McDonald's for the night
Date: 2013-02-01 10:50:42
Due to the country's economic problems a lot of middle-aged people are loosing their livelihoods and houses in Japan. A growing number of those who are unemployed for a long,...
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Burger King will start DNA testing for horse meat
Date: 2013-02-01 09:38:12
Just to be clear: Burger King (BKW) says there is no horse meat in its burgers. And just to make sure, Burger King tells Bloomberg Businessweek, it plans to test...
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Magazine: NETA made its mark on the kernel and dried fruit market too
Date: 2013-01-31 19:11:50
NETA, the public health product fee raised consumer prices on the salted kernel and dried fruit market too, which obviously led to lower volume sales. Sándor Kökényesi, domestic trade director...
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Seventy percent of the agricultural production is bought by the domestic food industry
Date: 2013-01-31 12:53:35
Seventy percent of the agricultural production in Hungary is purchased by the Hungarian food industry – Fazekas Sándor Rural Development Minister said on Wednesday in Budapest, at a meeting organized...
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Solid price drop on the cereal market
Date: 2013-01-31 12:37:31
The declining price trend in world grain trade continues. Good news arived from the Hungarian fields. According to the agrometeorologists, the ground’s water supplies are rapidly growing after a long...
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PwC: Family business survey
Date: 2013-01-31 12:09:32
Two thirds of family firms around the world have grown their sales in 2011, and even more are confident that their ambitious growth targets for the next five years will...
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Saudi Arabia imports Szentkirályi mineral water
Date: 2013-01-31 12:02:04
The Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. has signed a cooperation agreement with a Saudi Arabian investor group today at the Ministry of Rural Development, in the presence of Budai Gyula Parliamentary State...
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The Nébih has banned the distribution of foods and pesticides from the Far East
Date: 2013-01-31 12:01:00
The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) banned the distribution of 5000 kilograms of food from the Far East, as well as 72,000 liters of pesticides – the agency told...
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Atradius: Late payments and non-payments in the corporate sector increased worldwide
Date: 2013-01-31 12:00:02
The survey of Atradius Collections, carried out in 29 countries, with the involvement of 6000 companies, shows that despite the dangerous trends, only 30 percent of the companies were using...
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Dettol: fresh color in the world of anti-bacterial soaps
Date: 2013-01-31 11:40:03
The new generation Dettol antibacterial soaps, in addition to being effective in the fight against bacterias, they colorize hand washing with an enchanting fragrance, skin care ingredients, and attractive look....
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Cattle-plant investments at Tedej Zrt.
Date: 2013-01-31 11:38:22
In recent years, the Tedej Agricultural Production and Service Co. (Tedej Agrártermelő és Szolgáltató Zrt.) has spent more than 1.6 billion HUF on the development of its cattle plants –...
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OBI opens a store and renting Bricostore-stores
Date: 2013-01-31 11:20:44
OBI expands its network with four stores: the company rented three former Bricostore DIYs and opens a store in March in Győr. The OBI Hungary Retail Kft. that is currently...
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The thirty-first Agromash Expo has opened its gates
Date: 2013-01-31 11:00:45
At the opening ceremony, Fazekas Sándor Minister of Rural Development, told that this will be the largest ever Agromash Expo exhibition, with 200 exhibitors, on 32 thousand square meters. MTI...
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Maresi price winning contest: the winners are already enjoying the gift
Date: 2013-01-31 10:55:30
The winners of the price winning contest of the Maresi coffee milk and the Austria Marketing may already enjoying the ski slopes near Villach, or hiking, sledding and skating in...
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DHL: Success lies in international possibilities
Date: 2013-01-30 13:46:54
In an exacting economic environment, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have been presented with a challenge. A challenge to grow and increase the profitability of their businesses against a...
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The retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics increased by 2 percent in value and decreased by four percent in volume
Date: 2013-01-30 13:24:23
Retail sales of household chemicals and cosmetics in 2012 amounted to about 313 billion HUF in revenues, 2 percent more than the year before. In terms of volume, turnover fell...
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GfK: a further reduction in the number of magazines that draw attention to discounts
Date: 2013-01-30 12:25:48
According to the datas of the GfK Hungária Leaflet Monitor, the number of magazines that draw attention to discounts continued to decline, in the largest extent among discount retailers. The...
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Retailplaza webstore – where speed and convenience are cheaper!
Date: 2013-01-30 12:22:27
The Retailplaza, a store that is specialized for consumables has been opened. You can order quickly and easy from thewebstore, in addition the consumables are delivered home on a great...
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Tokaj Trading House: 20 years of success
Date: 2013-01-30 12:11:17
The Tokaj Trading House (Tokaj Kereskedőház Zrt.) was established on 1 January 1993 as the successor of the Tokaj-hegyaljai Állami Gazdasági Borkombinát. The past twenty years have brought a number...
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The local government of Sátoraljaújhely would save the Zemplén-Hús Kft.
Date: 2013-01-30 11:59:11
The company has ceased production earlier this year after having many serious marketing difficulties for years, due to the current market conditions and due to the national crisis of the...
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FEOSZ: media campaign on consumer rights
Date: 2013-01-30 11:55:59
The National Federation of Consumer Associations (FEOSZ) launches an information campaign on consumer rights from the end of January – the organization stated. From 30 January 2013, FEOSZ with its...
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New CEO at the head of the Tokaj Trading House Ltd.
Date: 2013-01-30 11:40:57
The Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő Zrt. (MNV), as the owner of the company appointed Goreczky Gergely as the Chief Executive Officer of the Tokaj Trading House Ltd. from the 1st of...
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Live animal will also be lotteried at the sixth Mangalitsa Festival
Date: 2013-01-30 11:36:56
In addition to the usual programs, livestock lottery will also be held at the 6th Mangalitsa Festival, that will be held between 8 – 10 February. The 6th Mangalitsa Festival...
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Horsemeat row: Offcuts in burgers came from Poland, says FSA
Date: 2013-01-30 10:52:22
Food standards authorities in the Irish Republic are certain that horsemeat found in beefburgers came from Poland, the UK Food Standards Agency has said. FSA boss Catherine Brown told the...
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IKEA’s revenues in Hungary exceeded 34 billion HUF
Date: 2013-01-30 10:36:58
The sales revenues of IKEA stores in Hungary in the 2012 fiscal year – 1 September 2011 and 31 August 2012 – increased by 1 percent to 34.2 billion HUF,...
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The 2012 Annual Awards Ceremony of the Hungarian Franchise Association took place on 24 January
Date: 2013-01-29 12:00:51
The Hungarian Franchise Association’s Awards Ceremony was held on 24 January at the LARUS Restaurant and conference center. The gala dinner of the Awards Ceremony is the domestic franchise industry's...
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The lobsters and the turbots will be exclusively provided by METRO at the Bocuse d'Or World Finals
Date: 2013-01-29 11:58:58
The world finals of the Bocuse d'Or chef competition begins today. First time in the history of the competition, a Hungarian competitor Széll Tamás, chef of the Michelin starred Onyx...
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Hungarians like soup
Date: 2013-01-29 11:15:55
The domestic housewives rather prepare dishes by using seasoning cubes and base foods than ordering from a restaurant. According to the recent survey of MAGGI, Hungarian housewives have time to...
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Eight companies are from Tokaj, out of the nineteen Hungarian companies at the ProWein wine fair
Date: 2013-01-29 11:15:00
This year nineten Hungarian exhibitors are representing the Hungarian wineries at the leading trade fair for of the world's wine market. The Düsseldorf ProWein, the t weill be held between...
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