News and articles
Sziget Kft. on the sea of qualitative gastronomy
Date: 2010-12-20 12:09:39
The Sziget Cultural Management Agency Ltd. will organize the Budai Gourmet, series of culinary and cultural events. Sziget Kft. extends the topic range and the participants greatly, to give more...
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Slovakian shopping tourists occasionally leave five or six hundred euros in Hungary
Date: 2010-12-20 12:04:54
Before Christmas, shopping tourism always increases significantly. From Hungary, many people travels to the neighboring countries, but not only Hungarians travel abroad, a high number of foreign buyers also arrives...
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The confidence index has lost momentum: Europe's consumers are concerned
Date: 2010-12-20 12:00:17
December's consumer confidence decreased in the euro area, due to the concerns about the debts of several countries in the region. According to the preliminary datas of the European Commission...
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GKI's economic sentiment index finished the year at record high
Date: 2010-12-20 11:52:59
In December the value of GKI's economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects stayed at the level of November. The index has not been as high as now since four...
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The airplane-ticket agency behind X-Factor went bankrupt
Date: 2010-12-20 11:51:48
Auroviva, the travel agency sponsoring X-Factor has announced bankruptcy on 20th December. The company says that no passanger is forced to stay abroad. The travel agency announced on their website...
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Wine-grower of the Year has been awarded
Date: 2010-12-20 06:42:20
“I believe in a natural connectedness to the area where we live and work, and the positive effect this has on our work!” – Ottó Légli pointed out on 3rd...
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Distributor-restructuring at the entire product-portfolio of Perfetti Van Melle
Date: 2010-12-20 05:39:20
As a part of the optimatisation strategy of Perfetti Van Melle distribution, the entire PVM portfolio (Mentos, Mentos chewing gums, Chupa Chups, Center Shock) are going to be distributed by...
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Here's Hungary's first self-service checkout
Date: 2010-12-20 04:11:55
Of all Hungarian retailers, Tesco is the first to introduce self-service check-outs. In the recently-opened Dunakeszi-Fót-based Tesco outlet, the 4 new cash-registers were introduced on Friday: here customers get the...
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Magazine: Whose future is it, anyway?
Date: 2010-12-17 23:52:57
What is the state of play in the world of restaurants today? Which trends influence the profession and what kind of changes can be expected? Well, it is absolutely certain...
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OKSZ: positive retail sales expected in December
Date: 2010-12-17 13:37:20
In December, a five percent increase may occur in the value of the year end spendings. In a favorable case, the retail turnover may be up to 840-850 billion HUF,...
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Performance-based payments for next year
Date: 2010-12-17 13:29:10
Regus, the world's leading provider of innovative workplace solutions, predicts a growing trend toward performance-based pay for 2011. According to the survey of Regus; the bonuses will be replaced by...
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Szepsy István is praised as the winemaker of the century in Poland
Date: 2010-12-17 12:45:27
The most prestigious Warsaw-based Polish wine professional magazine, the Magazyn Wino has chosen Szepsy István as the man of the year. Before the Grand Prix awards ceremony an international jury...
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Nationwide inspection, because of the honey scandal
Date: 2010-12-17 12:34:50
Offense to the police was carried out against the Pannon Honig Kft. because of the suspicion the company sold unmarked honey, that contained antibiotics over the health limit. Fazekas Sándor...
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KSH: 131 700 HUF is the average net earning
Date: 2010-12-17 12:32:30
Real wages beside the 5 percent growth of the consumer price index, increased by 2.8 percent in January-October, mostly due to the changes in the personal income tax rules –...
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German business indicator is the highest since the unification of the two Germanies
Date: 2010-12-17 12:20:29
The business indicator of the Munich-based Ifo Institute for Economic Research increased, instead of the expected decline. The index became 109.9 points, compared to the 109.3 points of November. The...
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McDonald's and Ikea is expanding in China
Date: 2010-12-17 12:18:04
McDonald's and the Ikea Swedish furniture chain announced that in the next few years they will increase the number of their stores in the Asian country. McDonald's plans the opening...
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The EU court decided: the chocolate reindeer could not be protected
Date: 2010-12-17 12:17:39
The European Union's general court decided not to accept the request of Lindt & Spruengli AG and August Storck companies over chocolate products. The Swiss and German companies turned to...
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The Mars Hungary is “Really a Responsible Company”
Date: 2010-12-17 12:13:53
MARS Magyarország was the only major company that received the Hungarian Public Relations Association’s “Really Responsible Company” prize. The diploma was handed over on the 16th of December 2010 at...
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The Spa of Sárvár had been renewed
Date: 2010-12-17 12:10:04
The new family spa center of the Spa and Wellness bath of Sárvár has been finished from an investment of three billion HUF. The development was carried out with 900...
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Wine-events at this year's SIAL in Paris
Date: 2010-12-17 10:30:38
Since its inception, SIAL, the global reference in food innovation, has attached importance to bringing together people who create innovative wines that are open to the world at large. In...
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Porsche Hungária expects sales of new cars to rise in Hungary 2011
Date: 2010-12-17 10:26:42
Porsche Hungária expects the number of new cars sold in Hungary to rise from 53,000 in 2010 to 55-60,000 in 2011, PH managing director János Eppel informed MTI. Eppel said...
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BikeMania by McDonald's at Arena Pláza
Date: 2010-12-17 09:59:04
From 18th to 30th November 2010, McDonald's BikeMania arena is waiting for children and their parents on the first floor of Arena PLáza, right next to Hervis and Electro World....
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Tisza, Senior and Méta will co-operate
Date: 2010-12-17 08:28:33
Ater their relaunch in November, iconic traning-clothing brands of the eighties, Senior® and Méta® and the company behind them SeMe Original Ltd. decided to co-operate with Clash Ltd, the company...
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Goodman wins tender to develop a 500.000 sqm industrial and logistics centre
Date: 2010-12-17 07:12:46
Goodman Group (Goodman) has been awarded the tender for the exclusive investment in, and development of, the 500.000 sqm Pomeranian Logistics Centre adjacent to the newly built Deepwater Container Terminal...
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Magazine: Famine, malnutrition and solvent demand
Date: 2010-12-16 23:31:47
Throughout the course of history, numerous experts have examined the relationship between food production and population growth. Last time it was at the OECD Conference for Agriculture Ministers that the...
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Laws tightening will make the self-produced food more expensive
Date: 2010-12-16 17:05:42
The amendment would prohibit the marketing of self-produced food “below cost price”. According to the traders; the law can not rewrite the long-term competitive market conditions. According to the informations...
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The meat industry faces deficit this year
Date: 2010-12-16 16:32:59
Meat processors face serious difficulties between the producers and the dealers. In order to reduce their losses they export their products, in March they are expected to increase their prices....
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Crisis still continues in the real economy
Date: 2010-12-16 15:45:25
According to the analysis of Coface Hungary; the crisis has not ended in the real economy, the massive bankruptcy of the companies continues. Although the annual twenty-thirty thousand bankruptcies compared...
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800 thousand visited the Corvin since opening
Date: 2010-12-16 15:42:11
Since its 27 October opening, the new downtown shopping center, the Corvin puts a special emphasis on development and on operation. The latter proved to be very effective. Since the...
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Ipsos: Thanks, we are fine
Date: 2010-12-16 15:40:05
We had an odd year: good and bad experiences cumulated in the mood of the people. The three-quarter of the Hungarians complained about of their finances ans financial situation and...
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