News and articles
Beer-festival at Nyíregyháza-Sóstógyógyfürdő
Date: 2012-08-09 08:58:05
The beer-festival SótóFeszt in Nyíregyháza-Sóstógyógyfürdő is waiting for guests from 17th to 20t August with more than 50 beer-specialities....
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The Hungarian government focuses on the mangalica and the Hungarian great white
Date: 2012-08-08 13:15:44
The presentation that aims to develop the pig industry will be submitted to the government on Wednesday. In the presentation, the Ministry of Rural Development Strategy proposes to launch the...
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Mobile payment system before outbreak
Date: 2012-08-08 12:55:38
Tesco has launched its virtual store service, already at Gatwick airport. The passengers after landing can directly arrange the shopping with their smartphones. But this novelty not only spreads in...
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Analysts: Foreign trade surplus can be similar to last year’s or may be even larger
Date: 2012-08-08 12:50:48
According to the analysts of Erste Bank and the Savings Bank, this year, foreign trade surplus can be similar to last year’s or may be even larger. According to the...
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GfK: The icecream-season had a successful start
Date: 2012-08-08 12:35:10
This year's weather is very favourable when it comes to the icecream-market, especially for the box-versions of the most popular icecreams. In the beginning of the season – the second...
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NÉBIH asks the chains to display the office's green number
Date: 2012-08-08 12:00:47
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) and the National Food Chain Safety Office (NÉBIH) wrote letter to the food chains asking them to display the office’s toll free number in...
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August 20: Street of Hungarian Tastes, Cake of Hungary, Ice cream of the Year and other goodies
Date: 2012-08-08 11:59:13
The organizers are preparing a two-day program, that will follow the traditions, but will contain a number of new elements – announced the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice about...
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Honey festival in Csengerújfalu during the weekend
Date: 2012-08-08 11:10:05
Honey-king and honey-queen election, and honey fair and tasting, food with honey, cakes, honey ball and concerts will await the visitors on Saturday and Sunday at the Honey festival of...
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A clothing store caught fire in the Arena Plaza
Date: 2012-08-08 11:00:34
A 500 square meter clothing store caught fire in the Arena Plaza on the ground floor on Wednesday morning. No personal injuries were reported – the spokesman of the Municipal...
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Dachser Food Logistics acquires 50 per cent in Papp Italia
Date: 2012-08-08 10:44:45
Dachser Food Logistics establishes its own structure in southern Europe through its shareholding in Papp Italia. Dachser Food Logistics is dedicating the month of July to creating its own structures...
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MOSZ: pig-breeding is in crisis
Date: 2012-08-07 13:10:18
The Hungarian pig-breeding is in crisis: the feed prices are high, while the purchase prices are so low, that sometimes do not cover the cost price – set Elected members...
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The Milk Marketing Board asks for EU origin protection for rugged cottage
Date: 2012-08-07 13:00:07
In order to improve the domestic dairy industry’s situation the Milk Marketing Board asks for EU origin protection for rugged cottage. The claim is expected to be submitted in September...
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KSH: the volume of industrial production increased by 0.6 percent in June
Date: 2012-08-07 12:50:48
In June this year, industrial output grew by 0.6 percent compared to the same month of last year. The data of the working-days adjusted index is the same as the...
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MAGOSZ: 40 percent of the corn crop was destroyed in the heat
Date: 2012-08-07 12:40:00
According to the estimates of the Hungarian Farmers Unions and Farmers Cooperative Association (MAGOSZ), almost 40 percent of the expected corn crop has been destroyed across the country this year,...
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Zwack 378 million HUF after-tax profit in the first quarter
Date: 2012-08-07 11:45:52
The Zwack Unicum Nyrt. in the first quarter of its 2012-2013 business year reached 378 million HUF after-tax profits, 184 million HUF lower, than a year earlier – the company...
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Hungaricum Festival in Szeged again
Date: 2012-08-07 11:40:10
Quality Hungarian food, traditional arts and crafts products, culture, and sports are waiting for those who visit the Hungarikum Festival beginning on Thursday in Széchenyi square, Szeged. The nearly hundred...
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Hipercom: The best basket choice of July
Date: 2012-08-07 11:29:00
Hipercom Hungária Ltd. has listed the best basket choices of the month for June, too, based on various channels. The data of the research are taken from Hipercom Monitoring database,...
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New marketing director at Tesco
Date: 2012-08-07 11:22:42
Starting from 1st August 2012, the new marketing leader of Tesco is Judit Iglódi-Csató. The expert has been working for the retail chain since 2010 as the directory of marketing...
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Another compensation lawsuit started against the Four Paws
Date: 2012-08-07 11:14:53
After the 553 million HUF worth compensation lawsuit of Hungerit Zrt. another company, the Hortobágyi Lúdtenyésztő Zrt. initated compensation proceedings against the Four Paws animal rights organization. The first trial...
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Ideological war in Bolivia, against Coca-Cola and McDonald's
Date: 2012-08-07 11:12:34
The South American country of Bolivia has announced that by the end of the year, bans Coca-Cola from the country. The Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca explained that “the 21st...
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NGM: no specific proposal arrived to reduce the VAT on basic foods
Date: 2012-08-06 13:20:04
No specific proposal has arrived yet to the National Economy Ministry (NGM) on the reduction of theVAT on basic foodstuffs – the NGM informed MTI on Monday. The Hungarian regulations...
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Opten: the number of liquidations is on peak
Date: 2012-08-06 12:55:34
In July, liquidation proceedings were initated against 2251 companies. In the last three months the monthly average of liquidation proceedings was 2,328 which was 20 percent higher than a year...
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The European harvest started with the Csabagyöngye grape of the South Balaton
Date: 2012-08-06 12:30:08
Significant quantities of the Hungaricum grape is only produced in this region of Hungary on the plantations of the Balaton Agrár Zrt. From the grapes only the Badacsony-based Varga Winery...
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NMHH: 2.118 million broadband internet subscriptions in June in Hungary
Date: 2012-08-06 12:28:31
In June, 2.118 million broadband internet subscriptions were registered in Hungary, 11 thousand more than in May – shows the flash report of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH),...
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Less grain has grown in Russia
Date: 2012-08-06 11:10:49
The SovEcon revised its forecast on this year’s grain crop downward with several millions of tons, due to the drought in the Volga region. The market research institute estimates that...
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Apricot season started and ended early
Date: 2012-08-06 11:08:24
This year’s apricot season started early and ended early as well. The housewives were hoping that apricot will only be cheaper, but they soon disappeared from the market. In the...
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FAO: world's rice production is reducing
Date: 2012-08-06 11:06:35
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), revised the forecast of the world’s rice production downward, however, production will still exceed the demand, and therefore a possible risk of the...
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How green is the world's “most sustainable Olympics”?
Date: 2012-08-06 11:02:42
The organizers of London's Olympics heralded this year’s summer games as the greenest and most sustainable Olympics of the world, and although in some areas they actually achieved a podium...
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(HU) Strandok éjszakája: közel 40 fürdőben országszerte
Date: 2012-08-06 11:00:58
Nearly 40 Hungarian spas, swimming pools and adventure baths await visitors to the different programs of the Night of Baths on Friday night. The promotional event will be held on...
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Péter Zwack passed away
Date: 2012-08-03 19:55:09
Péter Zwack died in Italy at the age of 85. He was one of the most colourful personalities of the Hungarian political and economic life. He was born in 1927...
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