News and articles
Auchan increased its turnover and the number of its customers in Hungary
Date: 2013-02-12 11:30:55
Turnover increased by 10 percent in 2012 to 300 billion HUF in the 19 Auchan stores in Hungary, compared to the previous year, while the number of customers increased by...
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A Hungarian fast food network will be launched with the capital support of the Széchenyi Capital Fund
Date: 2013-02-12 11:24:36
The Széchenyi Capital Fund supports the plans of the more than 30-year-old Hungarian Crown Foods Kft. with 49 million HUF – the Board of Directorate of the Fund announced The...
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Continental: Hungarian manufactured products to the national tobacco shops
Date: 2013-02-12 11:22:20
The president of the Continental Dohányipari Zrt. is hoping that mainly those candidates will get concession on the tobacco shop tender who expressly agrees the sales of Hungarian produced tobacco...
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New sales leader at the Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft.
Date: 2013-02-12 11:20:17
From January 2013 Barnáné Vitárius Márta will be the new sales manager at the Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft.. She will lead a 36-member team and will be responsible for sales activities,...
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Kurucz Péter became the Country Manager of Brandbank Hungary Kft.
Date: 2013-02-12 11:20:11
The Country Manager of the Hungarian subsidiary of the UK based company will be responsible for the supervision activities and professional coordination of the entire company and to develop a...
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The most romantic city in Hungary is Kecskemét
Date: 2013-02-12 11:10:34
Flowers, chocolates, champagne: These are the hit products in Tesco beforeValentine's day. In relation to the number of inhabitants – the largest volume of these products was sold in Kecskemét,...
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CBA is considering denouncation due to swindlers
Date: 2013-02-12 11:00:13
Swindlers are trying to defraud buyers under the name of CBA, therefore the retail chain is considering a denouncation – Fodor Attila, the chain's director of communications told MTI on...
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Horsemeat scandal spreads as French retailers pull foods
Date: 2013-02-12 10:58:42
The Europe-wide scandal over horsemeat sold as beef spread Sunday as six French retailers pulled products from their shelves and France promised to have the results of an urgent inquiry...
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The ‘countrified‘ hotel is popular
Date: 2013-02-12 10:55:34
But customers at a real-life west country B&B can’t get enough of being insulted, appalled and maltreated by the owners. Instead, they are queuing up to watch incompetent staff search...
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I've heard about it, but… 11. – What is bento?
Date: 2013-02-12 10:22:58
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Four hundred thousand euros to be spent on Croatian and Hungarian wine tourism services
Date: 2013-02-12 10:15:52
A Croatian village and two Hungarian professional associations began joint development of wine tourism services. The year-long project will cost 405 thousand euros. Gonda Tibor, the president of the Pécs-Mecsek...
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Combi steamer tested by Lajos Bíró – Video of the day
Date: 2013-02-12 10:10:18
If we present the pr-films of certain restaurants, why not do the same with their distrubuturs, too? Coninvest Ltd., distributing Convotherm in Hungary, has offered a combi steamer machine for...
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Valentine's Day: mainly the younger and higher-income households buy praline
Date: 2013-02-11 13:20:37
According to the datas of the GfK Hungária’s Household Panel survey, the demand for chocolate bars and pralines can be increased with even 70 percent during the Valentine’s Day period...
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The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centers protests against the new interpretation of tobacco stores
Date: 2013-02-11 13:19:49
The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centers does not agree with the changing of the tobacco retail concession tender. They say that it would eliminate tobacco shops from the shopping centers...
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Growing pigs stoks
Date: 2013-02-11 12:40:13
After three years of decline, the number of Hungarian pigs increased slightly in the past six months – the Central Statistical Office’s recent analysis shows. On 1 December 2012, 2...
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Praktiker withdraws from Turkey
Date: 2013-02-11 12:15:53
11 February 2013. Praktiker AG is withdrawing from business in Turkey and, in view of the persistently loss-making operations in this country, suspends payments to the local subsidiary. As a...
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Nébih: Hungary does not affected by the horse meat scandal
Date: 2013-02-11 11:58:34
According to current informations, Hungary did not receive horse meat shipments – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih). The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) continues to monitor the...
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POPAI 2003-13: one decade of in-store marketing in Hungary
Date: 2013-02-11 11:54:06
POPAI, the Chicago-seated global association for Marketing at Retail was founded 77 years ago. Its Hungarian branch, the POPAI Hungary Association is 10 years old. Founder-president Miklós Bonyár informed members...
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MVH: the payment of separate sugar support has started
Date: 2013-02-11 11:20:23
The Agricultural and Rural Development Agency (MVH) started to pay out the separate sugar supports – the agency told MTI on Monday. According to the communication, the MVH allocates 10...
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METRO: 74 million HUF worth food to the people in need
Date: 2013-02-11 11:17:06
Bakery and dairy products, vegetables and fruit, cold cuts, meat, fish and other non-perishable food products were sent to the needy in a value of 74,025,426 million HUF in the...
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Brush instead of coffee, creative paper instead of canvas
Date: 2013-02-11 11:15:40
The creative application of NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® and the Papyrus Hungária Zrt. successfully ended. The best applications were chosen by a renowned jury with the lead of Agatha Ruiz de...
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I've heard about it, but… 10 – What is creole and cajun?
Date: 2013-02-11 11:14:42
Creole cuisine is a style of cooking originating in Louisiana, US which blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Native American, and African influences, as well as general Southern cuisine. It is...
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The “We Support the Family” Program’s annual drawing competition was completed
Date: 2013-02-11 11:12:03
The program ended with a result of 16 million online votes, more than 6,600 children's drawings, about 130 kindergarten and primary schools with a valid tender and the participation of...
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Magazine: The joy of working together
Date: 2013-02-11 11:08:08
Chefs who worked at the MVI gala dinner had an excellent time, working together in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoying the success of their cooperation. We asked a few of...
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The Ministry of Rural Deverlopment will save the poultry processing plant in Kálmánháza
Date: 2013-02-11 11:00:04
The poultry processing plant in Kálmánháza, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County will receive ministerial help to survive. The stake is to save two hundred and fifty jobs and to maintain the market. Kálmánházi...
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Expensive restaurants suffer from the Chinese government's austerity campaign
Date: 2013-02-11 10:20:37
In China, the vast majority of the expensive restaurants are affected badly by the government’s austerity campaign, which aimed to reduce the number of events funded from the central budget...
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Coface: The crisis in Europe is far from over for corporates
Date: 2013-02-08 13:05:20
Based on its day-to-day contact with companies worldwide, Coface has issued a cautious scenario for the global economy in 2013. The recovery of advanced countries is still in hostage to...
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OKSZ: The proposed amendment of the tobacco law is hazardous for small businesses
Date: 2013-02-08 12:59:36
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) has no objection to the modest extension in the offer of the new tobacco stores. But the submitted new amendment endangers the existence of many...
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The United States has authorized the import of Hungarian Mangalica
Date: 2013-02-08 12:52:53
The United States has authorized the importation of Hungarian bred Mangalica – Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, Ambassador of the United States announced on Friday, at the press conference held at the...
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Ministerial Commissioner supervises the implementation of the pig program
Date: 2013-02-08 12:52:37
Ministerial Commissioner will supervise the implementation of the pig program – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Rural Development announced at the opening of the 6th Mangalica Festival on Saturday in Budapest’s...
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