News and articles
People drink less beer, more from beer cans, less from glass
Date: 2009-07-29 00:10:00
According to GfK Hungária ConsumerScan; after the previous year's stagnation, in the first four months of 2009 the household beer consumption continued to decline. The decline affects only glassy products,...
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Billions for comfortable livestock
Date: 2009-07-29 00:08:00
Pig and poultry holders can submit their claims for 10 billion HUF animal welfare support, to the Agriculture and Rural Development Office. The support this year, can be given from...
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Tesco sells than rents back its properties
Date: 2009-07-29 00:07:00
The Tesco chains of stores, sells its properties for 63 million euros, and then rents them back in Hungary. Max Curtis, the Global Communications Manager of the company stated that;...
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Pig cutting may be eliminated from 2010
Date: 2009-07-29 00:06:30
The rural guests table providers would be ruined by the 2010 planned regulation of the government, which may virtually eliminate the traditional pig cutting. If the host kill his pig,...
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Six out of ten women interested in healthy lifestyle during pregnancy
Date: 2009-07-29 00:06:00
The Nestlé Lifestyle Center, online portal, after examining the questions of the readers, connecting to healthy lifestyle, found that women begin to pay attention of healthy lifestyle when preparing for...
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eBay innovates on the online market
Date: 2009-07-29 00:04:00
eBay implement a number of changes, especially to help traders who distribute large quantities of goods. Furthermore, more images can be uploaded beside the products, and product search will be...
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Hotel Narád of Mátraszentimre will be expanded
Date: 2009-07-29 00:03:45
The expansion of Hotel Narád has been started June this year. The five-stairs, 34 room hotel will be transformed into a 54 room wellness hotel. A conference room of 166...
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Ahold reports 11.5 percent sales increase for Q2
Date: 2009-07-29 00:03:00
Ahold – the international food retailer with supermarkets in the USA and Europe – has reported consolidated net sales of €6.4 billion for the second quarter ending July 12, 2009....
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Every customer got a bill on the Hungaroring
Date: 2009-07-29 00:02:30
On the basis of the inspections carried out, in and around the restaurants of the venue of the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the inspectors of the Consumer Protection Agency...
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Eleven million HUF for the Education Center
Date: 2009-07-29 00:02:00
Danone’s “Together, for the Children” (TEGY) aims the rehabilitation and healthy nutrition of children with cancer. This year the member institutions of “Together, for the Children” would like to establish...
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The retail turnover of meat products increased by 6 percent
Date: 2009-07-28 00:06:00
According to Nielsen market research company, the retail value of meat products increased by 6 percent between July 2008 and June 2009 compared to the similar previous period. The size...
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Seven hundred million HUF helped out Gyulai Meat Ltd.
Date: 2009-07-28 00:05:55
Again, the usual pre-crisis production is operating in the Gyulai Meat Ltd., after the owner povided 700 million HUF to the Factory – reported Ruck János Chief Executive to MTI....
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Fewer guests at the time of the Hungarian Grand Prix
Date: 2009-07-28 00:05:00
Following the trend of the previous years, this year foreign guests do not is swarming in the the host-industrial units at the time of the Hungarian Grand Prix – reported...
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Heineken – festivals do not help out the brewing industry
Date: 2009-07-28 00:04:02
According to Michiel Egeler CEO of Heineken Hungária Breweries Ltd; it is conceivable, that Hungarian beer consumption will never come back to its 2006 and 2007 levels and if it...
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It is worth to be in environmentally conscious in long-term
Date: 2009-07-28 00:03:30
According to experts; the companies act good, if despite the crisis do not reduce the range of environmentally friendly goods for the benefit of cheaper products, but rather decrease their...
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Gramex 2000 Ltd.- New bottling line from three billion
Date: 2009-07-28 00:03:00
The new bottling line of Gramex 2000 Ltd. is capable of charging preservative-free sport drinks, ice teas, fruit syrups into one-way PET bottles in aseptic conditions. The new bottling line...
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The Mediterranean tourism performs poorly
Date: 2009-07-28 00:02:30
Cyprus tourism revenue fell by 15.8 percent in the first six months of 2009. compared to last year’s same period and 10.8 percent fewer tourists arrived in the island. Less...
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Hungarian apricot is popular on foreign markets
Date: 2009-07-28 00:02:00
The Italian, Austrian, South German, Czech, Slovak and Russian markets are interested after Hungarian apricot. Slowly, but year-to-year the apricot production area in Hungary is reducing. Now drought indisposed the...
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Wine safe at wineries
Date: 2009-07-28 00:01:30
A growing number of wineries has developed small-sized containers – wine safes – in recent years, which allows professional placement of valuable wines for clients. Usually the the wine safes...
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New Communications Manager at McDonald's
Date: 2009-07-28 00:01:00
Effective of June 2009, McDonald's Hungary has appointed Csilla Dudás as its new Corporate Communications Manager. Dudás will be responsible for all-inclusive PR activities and external communications of McDonald's Hungary....
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Retail trade continued to decline in May
Date: 2009-07-27 00:20:00
According to the communication of the Central Statistical Office; the volume of retail trade turnover in the first five months of 2009 was smaller with 3.6 percent and in May...
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The Hungarian canning industry is in double-fold
Date: 2009-07-27 00:18:00
The Hungarian canning industry is still struggling with survival. While the demand is declining the production prices of the producers increased by about 20 percent. Although the Hungarian Ministry of...
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Budapest is one of the best city to live in the region
Date: 2009-07-27 00:15:00
According to the report of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of the London Economic Analyst House; from the EU countries in Eastern Europe, Budapest is one of the best city...
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Most people believes, that ads are economically useful
Date: 2009-07-27 00:12:00
According to the survey of Nielsen market research company, made by the participation of 50 country; consumers do not hate advertising, so that a large majority of the ads play...
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Tesco Express store opened in Óbuda and Kispest, hypermarket opened in Sárbogárd
Date: 2009-07-27 00:08:00
Two Tesco Express stores opened on Friday in Budapest. The new format stores has much smaller business space but waiting the customers with selected product range, and the usual quality....
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Hypermarkets choose Hungarian fruit
Date: 2009-07-27 00:06:00
The hypermarkets in their range of fruit and vegetable products, prefer Hungarian products because the Hungarian consumer usually prefer domestic fruit and vegetables and is more economical to buy from...
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Despite the crisis, the after tax results of Danone has increased
Date: 2009-07-27 00:05:00
Danone, the world leader in dairy sales reported a 722 million euros after-tax profit in the first half of the year, 7.6 percent more than a year before. The income...
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Borsodi Brewery Ltd. became Superbrands
Date: 2009-07-27 00:03:00
The Borsodi Brewery Ltd. has received the Business Superbrands 2009 award. A number of products of the Brewery was awarded with consumer Superbrands award earlier, but this time the company's...
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More than one billion euros to develop tourism in Spain
Date: 2009-07-27 00:02:00
The Spanish government has approved a 1.03 billion euros support to boost tourism, which is crucial for the whole Spanish economy. Tourism generates 11 percent of the Spanish domestic product...
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Armonia mall in Romania – have recently opened and already being closed
Date: 2009-07-27 00:01:00
After nine months of operation, the Armonia Shopping Mall which built with 45 million euros investment will be closed in Braila, Romania. The turnover of the renters was less than...
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