News and articles
In search for the best liver sausage and brawn
Date: 2010-07-01 00:01:01
Not only the best liver sausage is looked for but also the best brawn on the Élelmiszerlánc (Food Chain) World Week. The Hungarian products might be the world leaders on...
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FIFA World Cup revives sport related markets
Date: 2010-07-01 00:00:28
The World Cup does not only affect the market of flat panel tv sets, but also sportswear supply and sales – it is revealed in the data gathered by the...
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Sága-research on Hungarian women – less housework and more time with the family
Date: 2010-07-01 00:00:12
The study made by Sága Foods Plc. reveals that seven out of ten women wishes to spend less time with cooking and more time with her family. The aim of...
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Zwack closed down its financial year with a profit of two and a half billion forints
Date: 2010-07-01 00:00:05
On its general assembly, Zwack Unicum Plc. consented to pay a dividend of 1000 forints per share. Last year a dividend of 2300 forints per share was payed, the amount...
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British supermarkets are put in pawn by TESCO
Date: 2010-07-01 00:00:01
Nearly a billion pounds worth mortgage debentures have been issued by TESCO on its supermarkets in Great Britain. This is not the first such transaction and even the Hungarian subsidiary...
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E-bills can save us a trillion
Date: 2010-06-30 00:04:39
If the Hungarian companies switched to e-billing, our economy would get rid of 400 millions of paper bills and it could evade a cost of four billion euros with savings...
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Shopping addict men
Date: 2010-06-30 00:03:59
A German study claims that men can also become shopping addicts. The logos stimulated the rewarding system brain areas. Scientists have analyzed the brain activities of men susceptible of shopping...
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The EU about to export fruit more easily to Russia
Date: 2010-06-30 00:03:29
The European Union has made a revolutionary agreement with Russia – they have unified the regulations regarding the maximum allowed amount of pesticides in food. The agreement concerns fruits like...
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Henkel won Walmart’s prize for the second time
Date: 2010-06-30 00:02:59
The American commerce giant, Walmart has given Henkel the Sustainability Award for the second time. As members of the international Walmart task forces, German, Central-American and North-American employees of Henkel...
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Danone attacks with ten-cent yoghurt
Date: 2010-06-30 00:02:25
Danone turns to the markets of developing countries, because it has exhausted the growth opportunities of wealthy countries according to the Wall Street Journal. The company therefore aims to conquer...
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Gösser beer is 150 years old
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:55
For this occasion, the Gösser Breweries in Leoben held a beer festival to celebrate the anniversary. The thousands of people celebrating, but they could also taste Gösser’s anniversary beer. The...
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Heartfelt support out of corporate alliance and voluntary contribution: Maspex Olympos Ltd.
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:25
Operatives of Maspex Olympos Ltd. have initiated a fund-raising action for the benefit of flood victims. Each employee has donated a sum at their own discretion and by their own...
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Metro shows up in Egypt
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:00
Metro Cash & Carry wholesale chain continues its international expansion with its department store ’MAKRO’ opening in Cairo. Egypt is the thirtyfirst on the list of countries which join the...
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Chio fries its products in healthier oil from 1st July
Date: 2010-06-30 00:00:00
Starting from 1st July 2010, Chio Hungary Ltd. switches to a new oil mixture in both of its factories. The new frying oil contains 30% less saturated fatty acids than...
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Destination centers instead of malls
Date: 2010-06-29 00:02:59
For retail real estate development it is no longer enough to have a clean concept. The developers need to examine the shopping habbits, the purchasing power and the location of...
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Pick and Vodafone together in Formula 1
Date: 2010-06-29 00:02:55
The Pick brand pertaining to the OTP chief, Sándor Csányi, is going to appear on the McLaren Mercedeses at the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix 2010 – announced Sándor Csányi and...
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Cool weather is not favourable for beer consumption
Date: 2010-06-29 00:01:40
After last year’s throw-back of 90%, the cool early summer further worsened the sales statistics. It can not be foreclosed the by the time of annual data comparison, there will...
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No more ’ten-eggs’ or ’four-apples’?
Date: 2010-06-29 00:01:09
The latest proposal of the European Parliament would put an end to food distribution based on number of pieces. Instead, the volume of the product would be indicated on the...
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American consumers are optimistic
Date: 2010-06-29 00:01:05
Consumer sentiment in the US has reached an unexpected peak since January 2008. Besides, the number of layoffs has remarkably decreased since the same period last year. The Michigan consumer...
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Huge greenhouse is being built in Tura
Date: 2010-06-29 00:01:01
Founded on a local underground hot water of 130 Celsius degrees, a greenhouse as large as ten hectares (10,000 scquare meters) is being built. Approximately six thousand tons of tomatoes...
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New Managing Director at Dreher Breweries Ltd.
Date: 2010-06-29 00:00:20
It has been announced that Andrei Haret is the new Managing Director of Dreher Breweries Ltd. effectively from 1st July, 2010. The Romanian professional joined SABMiller in 2003 as the...
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Kellogg recalls its cereal
Date: 2010-06-29 00:00:08
The manufacturer of breakfast cereal products, Kellogg, is obliged to get 28 million boxes of cereal removed from shop shelves. The reason behind the decision is that the food tastes...
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VAT rise in Romania
Date: 2010-06-29 00:00:01
The amount of the value-added tax has been increased from 19 to 24 percent in Romania according to a governmental decision. The immediate tax increase was neccessary, because the Romanian...
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The majority, benefitted from globalization
Date: 2010-06-28 00:02:20
The survey of Ipsos, that was made for www.canada.com with the participation of 18,624 adult respondents, living in 24 countries, representing the 75 percent of the world's GDP. In context...
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Falling turnover at Lake Balaton
Date: 2010-06-28 00:01:32
The food retailers of the South-Balaton, reported a 15-20 percent traffic decrease, caterers reported about a 20-30, coastal buffets about a 30-50 percent decrease, compared to last year's pre-season datas...
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The Kisvárda–based company delivers to European McDonald's and British Tesco
Date: 2010-06-28 00:01:25
The Master Good Ltd. of Kisvárda uses completely genetically engineered organisms free feedingstuffs on its poultry plants. Bárány László, owner of the company told MTI, that his company supplements domestically...
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Midsummer Night programs in the METRO stores
Date: 2010-06-28 00:00:28
On the occasion of Midsummer Night, the METRO stores are waiting their professional customers with special programs. This year, the Metro on the day of Midsummer, prepared with special treasure...
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U.S. growth datas were smaller than expected
Date: 2010-06-28 00:00:25
Compared to the first estimations; U.S. GDP grew by 2.7 percent annually in the the first quarter – reports the U.S. Ministry of Commerce. In late April, the ministry has...
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Bonbonetti donations for flood victims
Date: 2010-06-28 00:00:12
The Bonbonetti Group which is Hungary's most traditional confectionery company donated the flood victims, with 1 million HUF worth sweets. The Tibi, the Cherry Queen and the Bonbonetti brands of...
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Contaminated Mozzarella could be transported to Hungary
Date: 2010-06-28 00:00:09
200-300 kg of milk-white mozzarella cheese could be released in Hungarian stores through three Hungarian suppliers. The product was produced by the German Milchwerk Jäger GmbH. Several applications have been...
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