GfK: Consumer confidence improved slightly
GfK: Consumer confidence improved slightly
Date: 2012-07-03 14:00:58
Consumer confidence improved slightly in Hungary in the second quarter, compared to the previous quarter, but still not reached the level of of 2011 or 2010 – shows the latest...
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Hungary can get about 1,300 million euros from the CAP per year
Date: 2012-07-03 13:26:46
An all-day conference is being held at the Ministry of Rural Development about the reforms of the CAP, namely the Common Agricultural Policy. In 2014 a new, seven-year budget period...
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Foreign trade turnover is on last year's level
Date: 2012-07-03 13:24:29
In the first four months of 2012, the volume of exports was 0.7 percent higher than in the same period of the last year, while the volume of imports decreased...
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Magazine: Starbucks expanding
Date: 2012-07-03 12:35:10
Howard Schultz’s return to the chairman’s seat at Starbucks revitalised the coffee house giant: in 2012 Starbucks will open 500 new units in North and South America. As for their...
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VM: the number of payable administrative service fees will decrease
Date: 2012-07-03 12:05:21
The system of administrative service fees will become more transparent, more consistent and more simplified The number of payable administrative service fees will decrease to 900 from 2500 in August...
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Kupon Világ became a market leader
Date: 2012-07-03 12:00:39
Based on the sales figures of the site, the Kupon Világ reached a more than 1.3 billion HUF revenues in its first full financial year. Most of the revenue comes...
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The 1st Gönci Peach Festival debuts on the 14th of July
Date: 2012-07-03 11:48:39
The 1st Gönci Peach Festival will take place in Boldogkőváralja (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county) in the collaboration of BESTILLO Pálinka house and Boldogkőváralja. Programs for children and for families are waiting the...
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More and more accomodiations accept the Széchenyi Rest Cards of the different card issuers
Date: 2012-07-03 11:15:22
Many people are waiting for the regulation changes of the Széchenyi Card Rest, but 60 percent of the private hotels and boarding houses, do not use the favorable opportunities of...
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It is not yet possible to buy tickets to the Hungaroring with Széchenyi Rest Cards
Date: 2012-07-03 10:54:18
Overall, more tickets were sold to this year's Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix so far, but the domestic ticket sales have dropped significantly – told Gyulay Zsolt, President and CEO...
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SPAR wine-competition within the compass of VinAgora
Date: 2012-07-03 10:40:57
This was the first year SPAR Hungary has launched its exclusive wine-competition within the compass of the highly prestigeous VinAgora, As a result, nearly 300 wines of 130 wineries will...
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32 eggs in 1 minute – Video of the day
Date: 2012-07-03 10:39:13
Japanese Champion eater Takeru Kobayashi eats 32 hard-boiled eggs in 1 minute, while visiting the Sports Illustrated office. Takeru Kobayashi, the 33 years old professional eater also holds the world...
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Retail transaction tax can take tens of billions
Date: 2012-07-02 13:31:22
The transaction tax can take approximately the same amount in retail that the crisis tax did. The crisis tax will be eliminated this year. Although the Orbán-Cabinet has kept its...
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Eastern opening with the organization of the trading houses
Date: 2012-07-02 13:17:24
Domestic and foreign banks would be in the organization of the trading houses, that would improve the development of the Eastern economic relations; the Eximbank would be the partner on...
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VM: the government supports the strengthening of producer organizations
Date: 2012-07-02 12:50:19
EU's new Common Agricultural Policy and the National Rural Strategy both encourage the strengthening of producers' cooperations and cooperatives. The VM (Ministry of Rural Development) increased the national support for...
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Nestlé spends more and more at domestic suppliers
Date: 2012-07-02 12:43:07
Every year, nearly 2,000 domestic small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) deliver goods or provide services to the Nestlé Hungária Kft.. Nearly 85 percent of the company's external suppliers are Hungarians....
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Magazine: What is it that women need? (And what do men need?)
Date: 2012-07-02 12:35:14
It may be true or it may be an urban legend: tourists judge a country by the state its toilets are in. Well, they definitely don’t want to see an...
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The success of agriculture is mainly affected by the availability of EU funds
Date: 2012-07-02 12:29:40
“This year’s outlooks for the Hungarian agriculture will seem to be good this year, similar to last Year’s performance. On the basis of our survey, carried out among domestic SMEs...
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Hungaria champagne received a new image
Date: 2012-07-02 12:03:41
The Carbon Group Communications, the strategic brand agency of Hungaria Pezsgőpincészet (Hungaria Champagne Cellars) has started a major image update during the spring, to bring a new look to the...
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ADNS against counterfeiting
Date: 2012-07-02 12:02:05
It is estimated that approximately 10 percent of the Hungarian trade turnover comes from counterfeiting, which means several hundred billion HUF loss of revenues for the budget. The damage caused...
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Bona Farm: solely Hungarian meat is used for wintersalami
Date: 2012-07-02 12:00:30
Pick fulfills the inherent requirements in connection with hungaricums, so solely Hungarian meat is used for wintersalami – told Csányi Attila, CEO of Bonafarm Zrt. to HVG.hu. According to Csányi...
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HUNGERIT Zrt. won the “Oscar award of packaging” again
Date: 2012-07-02 11:59:17
The HUNGERIT Zrt. won the largest international packaging award, the World Star Packaging Award again in 2011, this time the packaging of the Valdor Mini products won the award. The...
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Hotel Association: hotels in Budapest are cheap in a regional comparison
Date: 2012-07-02 11:02:02
The performance of Budapest was good in terms of room occupacy, but despite the high hotel room occupancy, in average prices, Budapest is only on the 28th on the list...
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The new cookbook of Alain Ducasse
Date: 2012-07-02 10:06:48
Cooking simply and healthily, every day, improving fruits and vegetables, welcoming diversity: excess never felt so good! Alain Ducasse Edition brings you this delicious volume of simple and tasty recipes,...
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Golden Dove coming again
Date: 2012-07-02 09:45:37
A Direkt és Interaktív Marketing Szövetség 4 év után ismét megszervezi a hazai direktkommunikációs szakma legrangosabb versenyét. A 6 kategória mellett a zsűri különdíjat is kioszt Best Mobile Solution néven....
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The sales of food-stores increased by 6 percent in value, declined by 1 percent in quantity
Date: 2012-06-29 13:10:10
Food retail sales rose by 6 percent in value and decreased by 1 percent in quantity in the last six months, between December 2011 and May 2012, compared to the...
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The weak forint mitigated the decline of pork exports
Date: 2012-06-29 13:00:24
Most of the pigs were transported to Slovakia and Romania in this year's first quarter. The report of the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows that 17 percent more Hungarian pigs...
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We stand an average six minutes in queues
Date: 2012-06-29 12:37:07
The members of the Mystery Shopping Providers Association (MSPA) conducted a Europe-wide survey about the queuing habits of the different countries. On the basis of the results of the research,...
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More and more farmers' market in the country
Date: 2012-06-29 12:06:59
The number of farmers' markets is growing from week to week in Hungary, because the government simplified the opening of these kind of stores. One only need to notify the...
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Magazine: Only the smell of the sea is missing
Date: 2012-06-29 12:02:41
In the previous issue of our magazine we already reported on the opening of Dock buffet by the Budaörs fish market. Owner Péter Palotás used to be a chef himself,...
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The soft drink manufacturers association keeps the restriction on energy drinks excessive
Date: 2012-06-29 12:00:18
The Association of the Hungarian Soft Drink, Juice, Mineral Water Manufacturers believes that the law that limits the consumption of energy drinks by children is excessive – said Bikfalvi Istvánné,...
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