News and articles
Women purchase alone and strong-minded
Date: 2009-12-14 00:07:39
According to GfK Hungária; In Hungary, shopping continues to be addressed to women. Half of the value of the purchasings of daily consumer goods are these kinds of purchases. Only...
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Almost six billion HUF spent on champagne during the holidays
Date: 2009-12-14 00:07:21
According to Nielsen market research company; Around half of the annual retail turnover of champagne occures around the Christmas and the New Year period. Around Christmas and New Year, the...
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Inflation was less than the average
Date: 2009-12-14 00:05:21
In November 2009, the monthly average consumer price increase was 0.3 percent, compared to last November, when it was 5.2 percent. In the first eleven months of 2009, prices were...
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Dreher Breweries: jobs and 46 billion government revenue
Date: 2009-12-14 00:03:05
Ernst & Young’s survey examined the effect of Dreher Breweries Ltd., on the Hungarian economy. According to the survey, the company allocates 46 billion HUF to the Hungarian state through...
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Procter & Gamble to buy Ambi Pur
Date: 2009-12-14 00:02:11
Friday, Procter & Gamble has signed a contract, with the Sarah Lee company, which bought Ambi Pur, for 470 million USD. According to the communication of Procter & Gamble, the...
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A positive surprise in the U.S. retail datas
Date: 2009-12-14 00:00:50
Although the wreck premium program ended in November, U.S. retail increased by 1.7 percent – shows in the trade ministry’s report. The analysts forecasted only an average 0.6 percent growth....
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Desperate Housewives strengthen the team of Lidl
Date: 2009-12-14 00:00:47
Lidl promotes its new hair shaping appliances with the stars of the Desperate Housewives TV series. The German-owned chain sent the main actors of the extremely popular series into mission...
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Chinese Túró Rudi may be a big failure
Date: 2009-12-14 00:00:30
The previous history of Cottage Kitty may end with a half billion USD state loss. The mass production of the Chinese product look alike Túró Rudi has not yet started...
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U.S. representatives and senators against too loud adverts
Date: 2009-12-14 00:00:15
Sheldon Whitehouse presented a law proposal to the Senate, which would obligate the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to regulate the volume of adverts. According to the law proposal, called (CALM)...
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The OKSZ support card usage limit fees
Date: 2009-12-11 00:06:47
The National Trade Association (OKSZ) agrees with the limiting of the extent of the so-called inter-bank fee (interchange-fee). The National Trade Association (OKSZ) emphasizes in its communication on Thursday: the...
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Mall development is in crisis
Date: 2009-12-11 00:05:21
This year, a relatively large number of shopping malls had been built, however, experts expecting a marked decline in the future. Most of the malls are obsolete, but do not...
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The domestic mineral water market is getting clearer
Date: 2009-12-11 00:05:10
The crisis cleared the market, consolidation has begun – foresaw Balogh, Levente its owner of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. The business has already shown signs of concentration, because the mineral...
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This year, the prices also fell in December
Date: 2009-12-11 00:03:25
On the basis of the price panorama of Privátbankár.hu; this year's December came with a significant price reduction, just like in 2008. The 2009 bill was roughly equal to the...
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Sopron rosés won five medals
Date: 2009-12-11 00:02:35
The National Rosé Wine Competition was held for the 11th time in Kunszentmiklós. Töltl Winery’s and Vincellér MPS Ltd.’s Soproni Kékfrankos Rozé new wines won gold medals. A total of...
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Salon sugar test: only 5 out of 19 made of chocolate
Date: 2009-12-11 00:01:25
Kosár magazine tested 19 products in its Christmas salon sugar test, in four categories. Beside the four high-quality Christmas candy, a few medium-quality and two almost convenient product have been...
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FEOSZ: consumers are getting more and more vulnerable
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:45
According to the National Federation of Consumer Protecting Associations (FEOSZ), at the creating of the legislations civil consumer protection proposals were not really taken into account. The consumer's vulnerability against...
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The morning coffee, is more important for the majority of women than makeup
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:15
According to a recent online research; we adher coffee the most among indulgents. The Nescafe Dolce Gusto surveyed the users of the TeszVesz online auction portal, about their indulgent habits....
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Cerbona supports the ice hockey team of Székesfehérvár
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:05
The food company became the sponsor of the Sapa Fehérvár Alba Volán 19 at the headquarters of Cerbona, in Székesfehérvár. The agreement – which financial details were not disclosed by...
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Former GDR brands competes successfully
Date: 2009-12-11 00:00:01
Piroska, champagne, Spee-detergent, Florena-cream, Raderberg beer – all these brands are food brands dating back to the GDR, which are still available on the shelves of dealerships. Twenty years after...
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GDP: 7.1 percent decline, with surprising composition
Date: 2009-12-10 00:06:29
Hungarian GDP developed surprisingly. The stocks have risen for example, as well as the production of the financial and real estate sector. Experts predict smaller degree of economic decline from...
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The value of gift vouchers increased by ten percent
Date: 2009-12-10 00:05:21
According to SODEXO Pass, Hungary's leading voucher distributor; this year, many companies have boldly treats the year-end premiums, giving an amount of 10 percent higher gift vouchers to their employees....
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Global food prices are on a 14-month peak
Date: 2009-12-10 00:04:19
According to FAO, United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization; the global food prices – after a temporary decrease – once again began to increase, and reached a 14-month peak in...
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Superbrands Hungary and the BKIK cooperates
Date: 2009-12-10 00:04:02
Wiszkidenszky András, the director of Superbrands Hungary and Szatmáry Kristóf, President of the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK), agreed that the Chamber will give technical support in the...
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From summer 2010, only one quick loan is available within half a year
Date: 2009-12-10 00:03:02
As Christmas approaches, the trade loans are popular again. The Financial Supervisory Authority (PSZÁF) alerts borrowers for prudence and foresight. Several financial institutions traditionally became the service provider of the...
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National treasures in the pálinka glass case
Date: 2009-12-10 00:02:14
In the course of 2nd St. Nicholas Day Pálinka ceremony, the pálinka glass case was unveiled near the main entrance, of the Hungarian Agricultural Museum, in Budapest. Those best pálinkás...
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Tokaj from Tokaji – Hungarian-Slovakian wine struggle
Date: 2009-12-10 00:01:05
The Slovakian Minister of Agriculture asked help from the European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development. Slovakia complains that Hungary changed its brand name Tokaj from Tokaji, this summer. The...
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Hamburger declines
Date: 2009-12-10 00:00:58
During November the turnover of U.S. McDonald's restaurants, decreased by 0.6 percent. This is the second monthly decline in a row. During the crisis, the fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's...
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Gifts and hot food from Gallicoop
Date: 2009-12-10 00:00:32
The market leader in turkey processing, the Gallicoop Zrt. continues its patronage activities this year. 100 families in need in and around Szarvas can celebrate Christmas with the gift package,...
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Plaza at the new Juventus stadium
Date: 2009-12-10 00:00:12
A large shopping mall will be combined with the new Juventus stadium in Turin. The 30 thousand square meters Mall will be handed over in the autumn of 2011. 1.6...
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Christmas not counterweights declining consumption
Date: 2009-12-09 00:06:28
According to the datas of GfK Hungária; household consumption decreases by about 7 percent compared to 2008, as well as a significant structural change was also witnessed in purchasing of...
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