News and articles
The MOSZ urges compensation for the cucumber producers
Date: 2011-06-03 12:40:50
The National Federation of Agricultural Cooperators and Producers (MOSZ) suggest the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) to provide withdrawal support to the cucumber producers who were hit by the situation...
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The number of foreign tourists increased in the first quarter of 2011
Date: 2011-06-03 12:38:15
In the first quarter of 2011, 1 percent more foreign tourists visited Hungary (7.6 million), than in the same period of 2010 – reports the Central Statistical Office. Foreigners spent...
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The frost of May destroyed the apples in Szabolcs county
Date: 2011-06-03 12:34:55
The sudden cooling and frost in early May mostly affected the apple and walnut plantations in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The rate of damage is 94 percent in the case of apples...
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Scottish stormed the Tesco stores
Date: 2011-06-03 12:00:53
Crowds stormed the Tesco hypermarkets, due to incorrect beer prices in Scotland. According to Tesco's announced action; 36 cans of beers would cost 20 pounds, 11 pounds cheaper, but the...
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The best restaurant in the world?
Date: 2011-06-03 11:49:13
Restaurant Magazine organises ‘The World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ voting each year and last year’s winner was voted best restaurant of the year once again. It was in 2006 that Noma...
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Hell Energy's new factory to be opened
Date: 2011-06-03 11:24:08
In the beginning of June, Hell Energy Hungary Ltd.'s new factory is going to be opened near Szikszó. The company is celebrating its 5th birthday this year, and the new...
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Two new Lidl outlets in Hajdúböszörmény and Agárd
Date: 2011-06-03 11:19:49
Two new Lidl stores have opened their gates on 2nd June Thursday: one in Hajdúböszörmény and the other is in Agárd. The former has a parking lot for 160 cars,...
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HOVENTA-locations to be distributed soon
Date: 2011-06-03 11:18:28
The 30th HOVENTA International Hotel,-HORECA and gastrotechnological tradeshow is going to open its gates for the 30th time this year located at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Center between 11th and 14th...
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Mars and CSR set an example
Date: 2011-06-03 10:30:17
Mars Hungary has introduced the importance of volunteering and social responsibility through their own example within the compass of a 2011 CSR Market exhibition. The company has been present at...
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E-commerce and tablets
Date: 2011-06-03 10:27:29
In February 2010, when the first iPad appeared, most users rightfully asked themselves “Why should I buy a tablet?” A year later, as the iPad 2 debuts in Hungary, the...
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ÉFOSZ: hambuger tax is problematic
Date: 2011-06-02 18:00:46
The National Food Processors Association (ÉFOSZ) considers the hamburger tax's concept fundamentally wrong and contrary to the interests of the Hungarian economy – told ÉFOSZ to MTI on Thursday. According...
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Hungary foreign trade turnover on its pre-crisis level
Date: 2011-06-02 13:40:43
In the first quarter of 2011 the volume of foreign trade increased significantly, exports by 18, while imports by 16 percent, compared to the level of the previous year –...
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MagyarBrands Conference in the Millenáris Park
Date: 2011-06-02 13:36:32
The MagyarBrands Conference will be held in the Millenáris Park on the 3rd of June with the presentations of recognized domestic experts. Issues will be: product marketing, the brand building...
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Hungary is self-sustainable from wine
Date: 2011-06-02 13:35:02
This year is expected to be better for the wine sector than last year, but more forecasts cannot be given, because there is still a lot of time left until...
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Tesco held its fourth regional Supplier Forum in Visegrád
Date: 2011-06-02 13:30:44
On the 2nd of June 2, Tesco held its fourth regional Supplier Forum in Visegrád. At the event, 61 potential suppliers presented their products from Fejér, Komárom-Esztergom and Pest counties....
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2011 could be the breakthrough year for the online coupon sites
Date: 2011-06-02 13:20:36
Although the first Hungarian sites offering bonuses and coupons are less than a year old, in April this year, 1.5 percent of the population between the age of 14-74 have...
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The Hungarian Post Office delivers warranty Tesco products to service
Date: 2011-06-02 12:25:50
The Hungarian Post Office (Magyar Posta) and Tesco contracted over the delivery and re-delivery of warranty Tesco products to the service. Those who bought defective technical equipment in Tesco stores,...
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Young Entrepreneur of the Future would revolutionize packaging
Date: 2011-06-02 12:13:41
The “Young Entrepreneur of the Future” competition awards were handed over on Wednesday at the Corvinus University. The winner became Seres Viktor, who would set up a packaging, that would...
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Celebrity restaurants: recognition does not guarantee success
Date: 2011-06-02 12:11:02
Here comes the new Hungarian celebrity restaurants: VV Laci opens a restaurant in Óbuda. According to the own admission of the Real World's former doctor; he lost 20 million in...
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U.S. companies spent more than ever on online advertising
Date: 2011-06-02 12:10:58
The value spent on online advertising increased by almost one-quarter, by 23 percent, to 7.3 billion USD in the first quarter in the United States – shows the recently published...
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Food safety is more important than political interests
Date: 2011-06-02 12:00:45
The protection of customers is the most important key element of the food safety politics of the European Union, and the same applies to Hungary, too. This safety is far...
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New product family at Zimbo Perbal Ltd.
Date: 2011-06-02 11:54:22
A brand new grill sausage has been introduced by Zimbo Perbál Ltd. in Budapest on Thursday, within the compass of a press conference. Attila Hotváth, CEO of the Hungarian Zimbo-Bell...
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The first three months of the New Széchenyi Plan proved to be successful
Date: 2011-06-02 09:50:55
A significant change of attitude needs to take place in order to be able to handle sources in a more efficient way – Ágnes Molnár, secretary in charge of the...
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Sales are concentrated to hypermarkets and drugstores
Date: 2011-06-02 09:43:26
Retail sales of deodorants are still highly concentrated: from value sales hypermarkets had a 42 percent share and drugstores were at 38, informs the Nielsen Retail Index about the March...
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Government wants entrepreneurs to take part in the decrease of bureaucracy
Date: 2011-06-02 09:40:07
The government would like to involve entrepreneurs in the process of decreasing the number of employees working in administration field – Zoltán Cséfalvay, secretary of economics strategies pointed out on...
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New special wine products at the airport
Date: 2011-06-02 07:06:32
Lisze Ferenc international airport is willing to introduce a number og high quality wines to a wider audience, such as: 1940 Tokaji Aszúeszencia 1940 Tokaji Aszú 6 puttonyos 1956 Tokaji...
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The Ministry of Rural Development will market two million kilograms of sugar
Date: 2011-06-01 12:35:16
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) will market its strategic sugar stocks in the Hungarian-owned CBA Co-op chains. According to the informations of Agromonitor.hu, Fazekas Sándor, Rural Development Minister has...
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We consume more and more home produced milk
Date: 2011-06-01 12:28:44
Although the dairy market is dominated by the hypermarkets, now 4,500 domestic enterprises produce home produced cheese and dairy products. Every year, approximately 150 million liters of home produced milk...
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The wages of the doctors may increase from the hamburger tax
Date: 2011-06-01 12:20:03
According to Hírszerző; Szócska Miklós Secretary of State, responsible for Health issues told that the Ministry is modelling the forms of the public health product charges. The professional concept of...
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The EU can ban the aspartame sweetener
Date: 2011-06-01 12:08:58
The European Commission called on the EU's food safety control organization, the EFSA to re-evaluate the effects of using aspartame in the scope of a comprehensive study. The studies showing...
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