News and articles
A new bottling plant and pálinka distillery in Érpatak
Date: 2009-07-06 00:22:00
Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery will build an automatic bottling plant and a new brewery in September. The 229 million HUF investment will be realized partly by EU support. The automated bottling...
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Melon market works well
Date: 2009-07-06 00:14:00
Due to co-operation of the Hungarian Melon Association and the HungarianFruit-Vegetable Marketing Organization (FruitVeB) previous years' disturbances on melon market has been eliminated this year. According to Mártonffy Béla, Executive...
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A new Tesco store opened in Sárvár
Date: 2009-07-06 00:11:00
The newest member of Tesco hypermarket chain has been opened on 3rd of July in Sárvár. The new 3,000 square-meter complex is waiting its customers seven days a week, between...
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Apricot directly from the producer
Date: 2009-07-06 00:09:00
Although this year's apricot season started with high prices, Tisza-side producers continued their fruit offers in the capital. After strawberries and cherries, now they are selling apricot directly to consumers,...
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Euro zone retail decreased
Date: 2009-07-06 00:05:00
The retail sales in the euro zone decreased in May higher-than-expected despite the April growth. Turnover decreased by 0.4 percent in May. The annual rate also decreased above the expected...
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This year, EU's grain production will decrease
Date: 2009-07-06 00:03:00
According to the new forecast of Coceral which is the Organisation of Producers, it is expected that 285.27 million tons of grain will be harvested this year in the European...
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Agriculture Ministers and the EU, believe that freshwater and pond fishing is the future
Date: 2009-07-06 00:01:00
Fishing is one of the most promising sector in agriculture. According to Ministers of the EU, freshwater and pond fishing has a greater option than sea fishing – said Gráf...
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Retail food sales increased in value, but decreased by volume
Date: 2009-07-03 00:24:00
According to Nielsen market research company, retail food sales increased by 5 percent betwen June 2008 and May 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year, while volume...
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Hungarian manufacturing industry continues to decline
Date: 2009-07-03 00:23:00
The seasonally adjusted volume of the Purchasing Manager Index (BMI) is 45.8 percent in June, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the to 45.4 percent volume of May, but...
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Large beer and hamburger consumption on VOLT Fest
Date: 2009-07-03 00:22:00
One of the biggest festival of Hungary started on Wednesday in Sopron. This year, for the 17th time acceptable prices are expecting visitors. The beer is the most favourite product...
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Cafeteria – after the tax changes
Date: 2009-07-03 00:20:00
Cafeteria providers, will not migrate out of Hungary but the expected decline in revenues will force them to re-design their cost structure and services. According to Rajné Adamecz Ildikó, partner...
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The best investment agency of the regio
Date: 2009-07-03 00:12:00
The American investment magazine, Site Selection chose ITD Hungary, the Hungarian investment agency to the best investment agency in Eastern Europe. Budapest became the region's third most attractive investment location....
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Private radio in the Tesco – the first in the region
Date: 2009-07-03 00:03:00
Tesco last year around Christmas time has already been provisionally applied Mood Media's concept of a satellite radio and this year decided to finally shift in the general store background...
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Swiss chocolate is still popular
Date: 2009-07-03 00:02:00
Switzerland remains a major consumer of chocolate and chocolate-exporter The total turnover of Swiss chocolates increased by 9.3 percent, exports increased by 11 percent in 2008. According to Chocosuisse, which ...
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Coca-Cola opens two new plants in China
Date: 2009-07-03 00:01:00
Coca-Cola and its bottling partner, COFCO Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd., have opened two new bottling facilities in the less developed central and western parts of China. One of the bottling plants...
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Preferential loan to agricultural businesses
Date: 2009-07-02 00:24:00
Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture allows institutions to help the agri businesses with preferential guarantees. At Garantiqa Loan Guarantee Ltd. applications have already been prepared for the reception. Discount...
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Economic index of GKI rises for two months
Date: 2009-07-02 00:23:00
After the stagnation of April and the fall of October 2008, the GKI Economy Research Institute's economic index increasing for two months. According to GKI Economy Research Institute; the prospects...
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So far, four billion – IT project of Coop reached mid-term
Date: 2009-07-02 00:12:00
The introduction of Coop food commercial network's integrated IT system reached its turning point. The newest store, which is the five-hundredth unit of the Co-op Star Ltd. had been attached...
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Coca-Cola's new vending machine became festival winner
Date: 2009-07-02 00:06:00
A new interactive Coca-Cola vending machine with a large format touch-screen and Bluetooth capabilities has taken home the Gold Lion in the Point of Sale category at the 2009 Cannes...
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Tesco vs. Interspar
Date: 2009-07-02 00:04:00
Tesco reckons unfounded and misleading Blikk's Interspar advert relaesed on 26 June, which classified Tesco unethical, which states that Tesco's comparison of prices was unethical. Interspar alleged the slogan in...
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According to EU, the U.S. genetically modified corn is not harmfu
Date: 2009-07-02 00:02:00
The European Union's Food Safety Agency (EFSA), reaffirmed that the genetically modified MON 810 corn, banned in a number of EU countries is not harmful to human, animal health and...
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Carrefour expands in Romania
Date: 2009-07-02 00:01:00
Due to the changing market circumstances, the French retail chain, Carrefour expands its network of supermarkets in Romania while reposes a few of its hypermarket plans. The Carrefour has slowed...
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Kubu for health competition ending
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The Kubu for health competition organised by Maspex Olympos Kft. for primary schools has ended successfully. The objective has been to promote the consumption of fruits, fruit juice and vegetables....
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New head for Nielsen customer relations
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Ágnes Hortobágyi (30) was appointed the new head of Nielsen customer relations on 16. April. She has been working for Nielsen for five years, formerly in a regional position as...
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Imported swine cheaper than domestic swine
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Trends in the world markets of poultry and gardening products are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). According to their latest report, prices of and demand for poultry...
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Bonduelle olajbogyó fekete és zöld, magozott
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Olives, a popular produce of Mediterranean lands are now inlcuded in the Bonduelle assortment....
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New Nespresso production facility in Avenches
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The second NESPRESSO Production and Logistic Centre has been opened by Nestlé in Avenches. The new, 400,000 square meter facility will have an initial annual capacity of 4.8 billion NESPRESSO...
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Caribbean atmosphere by Malibu
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
The limited edition Malibu Island Recipes party bottle bringing us the relaxed atmosphere of the Caribbean is to appear on shelves in the first days of June....
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Still double digit expansion – in terms of value
Date: 2009-07-01 08:00:00
Retail sales of table margarine were up by 16 percent in the April 2008-March 2009 period, compared to the preceding year, with total sales exceeding HUF 14 billion. Average price...
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