Japanese may drain the raw materials of Eastern foods out of Europe
Japanese may drain the raw materials of Eastern foods out of Europe
Date: 2011-03-23 12:58:08
The Fukushima disaster has no direct effect on the turnover of the Japanese restaurants and shops, that are operating in Hungary, because they supply range is produced far from Japan...
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Shopping carts dirtier than public toilets
Date: 2011-03-23 12:39:50
An American study found that shopping carts are dirtier, meaning more contaminants can be found on them than in an average public toilet. A recent study showed shocking figures about...
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12 global root trends identified by Future Value Chain 2020
Date: 2011-03-23 12:19:23
1. Increased urbanisation and the rise of megacities will impact the size of stores, logistics and the supply chain. • 2. Aging population will have economic and political consequences related...
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World Spirits Award 2011 was a success
Date: 2011-03-23 11:38:19
More products, more categories, more distilleries, more countries, more medals, more Spirits of the Year, more awards – and more success: this was the sum total of the WSA 2011....
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Spar Verde spring water – a more environment-friendly solution launched
Date: 2011-03-23 11:14:06
SPAR Magyarország Ltd. is a responsible company when it comes to environmentally friendly solutions, therefore they launched another sustainable solution in the past few years. A new environment-friendly product is...
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Environmental consciousness program ran by Kékkúti Ásványvíz Zrt
Date: 2011-03-23 10:09:01
22nd March was the International Day Of Water, and 14 thousand primary school students celebrated it with Nestlé Waters and Wet Projekt. Kékkúti Ásványvíz Ltd. organized an interactive educational day,...
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Analysts consider food VAT decrease unlikely
Date: 2011-03-22 18:48:19
Although the Rural Development Ministry would decrease the VAT rate of basic foodstuffs to 5 percent, according to the analysts polled by Origo, it has small chance to happen. The...
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Beyond milk
Date: 2011-03-22 16:47:43
There are great opportunities on the market of special dairy products and on the milk substitute market because at the moment few products are available, while the number of people...
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Mosonmagyaróvár-based sausage plant closed
Date: 2011-03-22 16:21:17
The new owner of the Mosonmagyaróvár-based cured salami factory, Debreceni Csoport Kft, will close the plant this May, only one and a half year later after buying it from Kaiser...
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GfK: the crisis can still be felt on the market of consumer durables
Date: 2011-03-22 14:39:15
In Hungary, the biggest increase occurred on the IT hardware market. The consumer electronics market was saved by the flat-panel televisions, due to the football World Cup as well as...
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Budapest will be the culinary capital of the region
Date: 2011-03-22 14:12:50
Between the 3rd and 5th of June 2011, the region’s largest gastrocultural festival the Dining Guide Food Show and the Budai Gourmet Festival will be held in one time and...
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Corvin shopping center: 36 thousand people greeted the spring on the Night of Discounts
Date: 2011-03-22 14:00:00
Beside the discounts of countless shops, spectacular benefit programs also attracted the visitors. The Night of Discounts of the Corvin Shopping Centre attracted lots of visitors. Programs were the Rádió1...
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METRO plans to open 110 stores in 2011
Date: 2011-03-22 13:58:48
After last year’s profit increase and and dividends increase Metro plans to open 110 stores in 2011. The company expects a 10 percent operating outcome increase in 2011, if the...
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Where will be the center of the wine region?
Date: 2011-03-22 13:55:32
Debate broke out between Sárospatak and Tokaj, over where will be the center of the Tokaj-hegyalja historic wine region. Both settlements want the ownership rights – wrote the Észak-Magyarország on...
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The top managers would like to work for Unilever
Date: 2011-03-22 13:54:06
According to the recent global survey of Hay Group; the best workplaces for managers are banks, the companies of the FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) sector, as well as large...
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Tesco considering further investments in Debrecen
Date: 2011-03-22 13:52:04
According to local news informations; an entrepreneur sold 70 thousand square meters of area near the highway 47 in Debrecen, where investors plan to build two commercial units. According to...
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New CEO at Tesco Hungary
Date: 2011-03-22 13:34:25
Gerry Gray is the new CEO of Tesco Hungary. The expert is going to arrive to Hungary within the next few weeks, and start working in mid-April. Gerry Gray has...
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Prowein opening soon
Date: 2011-03-22 11:50:05
At ProWein, the entire world of wine and spirits gets together three days long. Besides the uniquely extensive, international range of wines and spirits, ProWein also offers a comprehensive exhibitors’...
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Nearly all registrations sold – Anuga 2011
Date: 2011-03-22 10:56:30
Anuga: Positive signals during the run-up to the world's most important food and beverage trade fair Anuga 2011: Large number of registrations – from Germany and abroad – Anuga's partner...
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A new wholesale market to be bulit near the capital
Date: 2011-03-21 17:56:49
A new wholesale market is about to be bulit near Budapest in the foreseeable future, about 40 kilomters from the M3 motorway, at Bagi-Aszod, at about 45 hectares of land...
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FruitVeB: fruit and vegetable production can be increased by one million tonnes
Date: 2011-03-21 17:15:34
The FruitVeB calculates that in the foreseeable future – within in a few years – Hungarian fruit and vegetable production may be increased by 800 thousand, and even up to...
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Day of European Consumers: the Hungarian Consumer Protection Act is under preparation
Date: 2011-03-21 14:18:04
The European Economic and Social Committee draws up new guidelines to protect buyers. Although a sharp social debate has started over the definition of principles, most organizations agree that in...
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It is hard to ban the consumer groups
Date: 2011-03-21 14:02:14
The Economic Competition Authority (GVH) fined consumer groups again: Standard-Company Kft. was fined to 1.6 million, Invest Holding System Kft. to 5.8, while the Mutuo Risparmio Szolgáltató és Tanácsadó Kft....
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e-commerce should be made obstacle-free
Date: 2011-03-21 14:00:08
Obstacles should be removed as soon as possible out of the way of e-commerce, because with such steps about 10 percent savings would be available for European citizens. According to...
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The Amazing Coffee Exhibition will be held again
Date: 2011-03-21 13:59:13
Last year, nearly fifty companies were present at the first Amazing Coffee Exhibition, which was organized by the Magyar Kávétársaság as the first self-organized professional exhibition of the Hungarian coffee...
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Lidl may withdraw from the Swedish and Danish market
Date: 2011-03-21 13:57:01
According to the latest news, the Lidl discount chains withdraws from the Swedish and Danish markets: According to newspapers; the German discount chain wants to sell its Swedish and Danish...
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Hotel room rates on their 2004 level
Date: 2011-03-21 13:51:51
Last year, despite the 2 percent increase hotel room rates only reached their 2004 levels worldwide. In Europe, room rates stabilized on their 2009 in 2010. The hotel price index...
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One billion HUF seems to be too much for Egervin Winery
Date: 2011-03-21 13:50:46
None of the interested has offered at least net one billion HUF for Egervin Winery, that is under liquidation. The liquidator, writes out a new tender, and wants to close...
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Increasing value on a scientific basis
Date: 2011-03-21 12:43:49
Adding physiologically valuable materials to food products is one of the most frequent innovation directions. Food fortification is mostly a voluntary activity, meaning it is the food manufacturer’s responsibility to...
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