News and articles
„Spring coupon days” started
Date: 2009-03-09 08:00:43
2 shopping malls from the capital and 3 from the country take part in the action organised by www.napiakciok.hu. The owner of the website made a successful action before Christmas....
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Energy by converting meat waste into heat and energy
Date: 2009-03-09 07:15:56
5,000 tonnes of out of date meat by Tesco converted into enough electricity to power 600 homes in UK. Tesco is supplying energy to customers through a new venture, which...
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Tesco urges to shopping tourism
Date: 2009-03-09 06:20:18
The leaflets of Hungarian Tesco are also available in Slovakian Érsekújvár and Fülek. Because of the weak HUF day to day more Slovakian come to Hungary to make their weekly...
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Henkel untouched by crisis
Date: 2009-03-09 06:06:20
In 2008, sales increased 8.1% to 14.13 billion euros, mainly on the company’s National Starch acquisition. Adjusted for foreign currency exchanges, sales rose 11.6%. Profits increased 31% to 1.23 billion...
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Pro Carton launches 2009 Carton Awards
Date: 2009-03-09 05:51:04
This annual event is now in its 13th year and has over that period had many excellent examples of the skills of carton manufacturers and designers. In 1996, Pro Carton...
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Lidl to reduce product range
Date: 2009-03-09 05:05:08
According to Lebensmittel Zeitung's informations the complete assortment is under close scrutiny, with a special focus on duplications. After years of continuous line extensions, Schwarz Group's discounter Lidl is reportedly...
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Coke to invest $2 billion in China
Date: 2009-03-09 04:53:31
The Coca-Cola Co. plans to invest $2 billion in China over the next three years. The investment would go toward new plant and distribution infrastructure, sales and marketing, and research...
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Bizerba presents new product and software solution
Date: 2009-03-09 04:47:51
At the Anuga FoodTec 2009, Balingen technology firm Bizerba will be presenting the checkweigher CWE 1500 and the software solution _statistics.BRAIN from the 10th to the 13th of March ....
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Who will be greener? – environment competition by Tesco
Date: 2009-03-06 12:33:47
The most diligent pupils win money for class excursion in value of HUF 500,000. The Tesco’s waste redemption competition for pupils between 6-18 ages starts today, the winner will be...
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Day of the farmers in Mezőtúr
Date: 2009-03-06 12:13:16
The event is one of the winners at Tempus’s „2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation” tender. The goal of the exhibition on 13th Mai is to show Hungarian agricultural...
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New sales director at Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-03-06 11:41:11
From 1th of February Csaba Csiszkó is the sales director of the company. The 40 years old specialist is responsible for execution of Kékkuti’s business plans, and developing of the...
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Demonstration of dairy farmers to wait
Date: 2009-03-06 11:04:41
Dairy entrepreneurs ask the government to start the former published reorganisation program in value of HUF 2.5 billion. Dairy farmers talk about a new demonstration because of deep buy-up price....
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Six months – more than 1,000 new MasterCard places of recipient
Date: 2009-03-06 10:26:46
Thanks to MasterCards new sales program, from July 2008 the number of Mastercard recipient places grow by 1,145. There are 9 million debit or credit card on the Hungarian market...
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Packaged Starbucks coffee in Europe
Date: 2009-03-06 10:03:47
Starbucks and Kraft Foods have announced they will launch packaged Starbucks coffee in select supermarkets in France and Germany. The aim is to expand super-premium Starbucks coffee in Europe. Beginning...
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Rewe reports 11% sales increase
Date: 2009-03-06 09:37:58
Group posted a full-year sales to around EUR50 billion in 2008, including sales of independent retailers. Sales outside its home market, Germany, grew by 15.4%. After a "really good year"...
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Consumers change habits as recession tightens its grip
Date: 2009-03-06 09:35:39
The recession has forced 87% of consumers to change their shopping habits, according to a study by research consultancy Shoppercentric. Out of a thousand people surveyed by market research agency...
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Working-capital loan for Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-03-05 12:44:23
The Hungarian Development Bank would injection HUF 30 billion into food industry sector. The bank would undertake 100% guarantee of the trade banks' resource placements. To this step the law...
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What is the real Hungarian product?
Date: 2009-03-05 12:40:40
The preparatory committee of Food codex can't agree about the defination of „Hungarian product” in the domestic retail. The problem is that the producers work also from importad raw materials,...
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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland
Date: 2009-03-05 12:26:46
The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said. The Switzerland-based...
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SIÓ helps for children from needy families
Date: 2009-03-05 12:12:34
Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...
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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-05 09:55:30
With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour. The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...
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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years
Date: 2009-03-05 09:42:23
In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech. Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...
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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:10:26
Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies. Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...
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Award for Kométa
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Kométa 99 Zrt. received the „Il Ponte“ award from MOKK (Hungarian-Italian Chamber of Commerce) last December, for acting as a bridge in Hungarian-Italian commercial relations....
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11 members for Reál Hungária Drink
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Two new members joined Reál Hungária Drink Kft. in February. With Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft., new counties are now covered by the distribution network of Reál Hungária Drink, which...
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Eight out of ten households buying carbonated soft drinks
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The market share of carbonated soft drinks remained stable in the market of cold beverages last year. According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, sales of light products were down...
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Premium quality organic products by Neuner’s – Tea cures have become an inseparable part of wellness
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Organically produced premium quality teas exist, but what makes a product special? Neuner’s products not only give us the answer but also show us a market gap unnoticed so far...
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Worse Coface ratings for China and Russia
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
For the first time in its history, Coface is advising investors to be cautious all over the world. China and Russia have also been placed on the negative monitoring list....
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Kinder Pinguí, Kinder Hűtött Finomságok
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
As many prizes, as many reasons to unwrap them! The packaging of every Kinder Hűtött Finomság has value, as it can be exchanged for gifts. Agency: Monday Consulting Kft./Well Reklámügynökség...
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Two new Milli Mia XXL products
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Two new products were added to the Milli Mia Krémtúró XXL product line in January: a vanilla-raisin and biscuit flavoured one. XXL products account for 10 percent of total sales,...
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