News and articles
New regfrigeration hall of Unilever opened in Veszprém
Date: 2011-04-08 10:29:38
Thanks to an investment of Unilever's subsidiary, a brand new enery-efficient and environmentally friendly refrigeration hall was built at the Veszprém-based venue of subsidiary Multifrozen Ltd. As a result of...
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Cash alternative payment solutions at Sziget
Date: 2011-04-08 09:03:52
Vodafone Hungary continues its co-operation with Sziget Festival as a main sponsor this year. Vodafone is going to focus on mobile internet solutions at this year's Sziget, thus for the...
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Startmobil: smartphone, as we see it now
Date: 2011-04-08 08:19:44
Nearly a quarter of adult internet users keep a smartphone in their pockets – Róbert Pintér's lecture informed us at the Startmobil 2011 conference. The expert got into details about...
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Reduction in global food prices
Date: 2011-04-07 18:37:12
After eight months of continuous increase, global food prices fell slightly in March – announced UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, the FAO on Thursday. The FAO price index – which...
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The Association of Confectionery Manufacturers are optimistic before Easter
Date: 2011-04-07 13:47:42
This year the consumption decline is expected to be halt in the Easter confectionary markets and according to the general trend, there will be a 3-4 percent growth in this...
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Kométa increased employee wages
Date: 2011-04-07 13:31:15
Kaposvár-based Kométa ’99 Ltd. is increasing the wage of its employees again with 5.5 percent, which affects nearly 500 workers. In addition to the new contract, all employees get a...
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Industrial production is on double-digit on an annual level
Date: 2011-04-07 13:12:25
On monthly basis, and with seasonally and working day effect adjusted the volume of industrial production in Hungary, increased by 0.9 percent in February – reports the Central Statistical Office...
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Magyar Telekom is the main sponsor at the VOLT Festival and will have a stronger presence at the Heineken Balaton Sound Festival
Date: 2011-04-07 12:49:24
Sziget Kft. and Magyar Telekom strengthen their cooperation. Telekom will be the main sponsor at VOLT Festival, and the company will have a stronger presence at the Heineken Balaton Sound...
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Horseradish fever in the Hajdúság
Date: 2011-04-07 12:48:11
Horseradish fever broke out in the Hajdúság. The price of horseradish has rached unrealistical highs. The reason of the high prices is that Polish merchants bought almost the whole export....
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Ziegler Ostyagyár: Hungarian flour to blame
Date: 2011-04-07 12:43:41
Two products of the Ziegler Ostyagyár were withdrawn from the market, because of too high fusarium toxins content in Austria – reported the APA Austrian news agency on Thursday. Ziegler...
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One meat factory of the Debreceni Csoport to be closed
Date: 2011-04-07 12:42:15
The Szolnok-based Debreceni Csoport Húsipari Kft. closes its meat plant in Debrecen referring to the tightening market opportunities and to production optimization – states the company statement. According to the...
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Praktiker introduced electronic billing system
Date: 2011-04-07 11:49:52
In order to promote an environmentally friendly way of thinking, Praktiker decided to move on to an electronic billing system in Hungary. A a whole, there are more than 230...
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Humusz Alliance: The Hungarian biobags do not decompose down naturally
Date: 2011-04-07 11:37:54
The biobags marketed in Hungary are based on trickery, almost without exception: in addition to the usual plastics, they contain different catalyst materials, that cause the plastic chains quickly fall...
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Summer in winter – the English way
Date: 2011-04-07 10:46:11
Summer in winter – this could be the slogan, meaning that the English know how to create a positive mood for potential shoppers – in London Christmas trees and African...
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Employees use social media mainly to present themselves personally
Date: 2011-04-07 08:33:27
In most countries more than 50% of the employees have a social media profile according to findings covered in the latest Randstad Workmonitor. Countries where usage of social media is...
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Airline company searching for royal look-a-likes
Date: 2011-04-07 07:25:16
To celebrate the Royal wedding on 29th April 2011, easyJet is searching for Europe’s best Will and Kate look-a-likes. easyJet is helping to spread Royal wedding fever across the continent...
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Fast food place only to use Hungarian eggs
Date: 2011-04-07 07:20:35
Easter is getting closer and closer, so eggs are playing a more important role in the life of households and restaurants than any other time of the year. In the...
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GFK: Consolidation process in the retail sphere began
Date: 2011-04-06 16:27:15
Following the worst downfall of the crisis of 2009, a rather slow process of consolidation began last year in the retail sphere of Hungary – GFK's new survey revealed today....
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The Hungarian Association of Shopping Centers opposes the restriction of Sunday opening hours
Date: 2011-04-06 15:32:08
Thirty-five thousand people is adversely affected (due to the layoffs or declining revenues), also the state will receive less revenue: limiting the Sunday opening hours is not actual in the...
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Europeum shopping center soon to be opened
Date: 2011-04-06 15:18:09
The Europeum shopping center opens in Budapest on the 14th of April. Ninety percent of the three-storey commercial facility has already been leased – said Vincze Anna, director of the...
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Pessimism in the SME sector
Date: 2011-04-06 13:22:28
Hungarian firms became more pessimistic, compared with the previous years. The SME index of Policy Agenda and Ipsos stood on 50.2 percent in this March. It is the lowest data...
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Széchenyi Rest Card: The regulation has been released!
Date: 2011-04-06 13:20:17
A few hours ago, the regulation of the Széchenyi Rest Card had been released! According to the govermental regulation; the issuing institution cannot not charge fees and other expenses nor...
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Direct flight between New York and Budapest
Date: 2011-04-06 13:20:15
A direct flight was established between Budapest and New York. The Boeing B-767-300 plane of the American Airlines landed on Wednesday for the first time in Ferihegy. The passengers of...
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Chocolate prices may increase despite the ciwil war has ended
Date: 2011-04-06 13:12:49
According to experts, the world price of cocoa beans can decrease by 12 percent in the next few days after yesterday the fights have ended in Ivory Coast, so cocoa...
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The EU plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports
Date: 2011-04-06 13:00:50
The European Union plans to introduce more stringent emission limits for Japanese food imports and Japanese animal feed imports as the “low prevalence” water is returned to the sea at...
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Information Point in the service of the New Széchenyi Plan
Date: 2011-04-06 12:58:22
A New Széchenyi Plan Information Point opens in these days at the Regional Enterprise Foundation of a Székesfehérvár (RVA). At the information point, one can get free advices in connection...
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Japan's tourism in crisis
Date: 2011-04-06 12:50:20
Tourists avoid Japanese trips. Since the March earthquake and tsunami disaster, hardly any foreigners are visiting the country. Tokyo's Narita Airport received a daily 3,390 foreigners from the 11th of...
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Four members already leaving the wine-marketing comittee
Date: 2011-04-06 12:03:58
Four members of the newly resurrected winemarketing association need to leave because of decision made by Sándor Fazekas Minister of Rural Development – agromonitor.hu pointed out. THe four members are...
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The city of Szarvas offers the best job
Date: 2011-04-06 12:00:18
The municipality of Szarvas offers high salary in the scope of the “Best Job in Country” program. The successful tenderer, together with family will test hotels and restaurants for a...
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One quarter of supermarket shoppers buy organic food products
Date: 2011-04-06 10:59:21
Bioculture Association, with support from the Agricultural Marketing Centre, conducted a survey at two Budapest organic product marketplaces and in a downtown supermarket about shopping habits concerning organic products. The...
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