News and articles
Könnyû és Finom joghurtital (eper- és vegyesgyümölcs-ízû)
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
At last, a drink version of Könnyű és Finom has appeared in the market....
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Declaration for the citizens of Europe
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
AIM published its declaration titled Brands for Health and Welfare, signed by the heads of 50 European FMCG companies on 31. March. Two members of the Hungarian Brands Association, Friesland...
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Insolvency continues to spread
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
The number of companies becoming insolvent grew by 21 per cent in the first quarter of the year, compared to 2007. Construction and commerce remain the riskiest industries. According to...
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Faktoring ABC – about factoring in simple terms
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
We hear about factoring every day, but relatively few businesses actually use this financial service. Probably, not many people are familiar with the advantages of factoring. We have asked Andrea...
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More tampons sold
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Sales of women’s hygiene products grew by one per cent in terms of quantity in 2007, compared to 2006. As a result of a 4 per cent rise in average...
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This time, it’s Buday!
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Peter Buday, the number one media star among Hungarian chefs has finally parted with his role as sous-chef beside Judit Stahl and now has his own gastronomic program on the...
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Syrupy story
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
A great variety of syrups play a major role in the growth seen in the sales of cold and hot beverages. As a result of the increasing popularity of mixed...
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Tunisia – the most European Arab country
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Tunisia is a popular tourist destination among Hungarians. It has no oil like its neighbours, yet its economy based primarily on tourism, produced 8 per cent growth last year. Progress...
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Danone Activia joghurtital
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Danone Activia will be available in the form of a yoghurt drink in kiwi-strawberry and apricot flavours, from the May of 2008....
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Why was it important for your company to be among the first signatories of the Declaration?
Date: 2008-05-01 08:00:00
Jack Castelein, CEO of Friesland Hungária Zrt.: – We are committed to actively participating in improving the quality of life for consumers. We launch innovative and healthy products to help...
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Hungarian Succes at Sunday Times Wine Club
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Hungarian offer stands from several white and red wine and a champagne of Torley, together with withe wine from Winery of Nagyrede and the Royal Tokaji. Hugh Johnson – author...
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Danone to Spend EUR 220 Million in R&D
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
In 2008, Danone plans to conduct 50 clinical studies, as the company shifts its strategy from biscuits and dairy products to health food products. French dairy and baby food company...
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Carlsberg's majority ownership in Estonian Beer Company
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
75% of the Shares of Saku Õlletehase AS went to the Carlsberg, the rest are freely tradable on Tallinn Stock Exchange. The previous owners of BBH AB were Scottish &...
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New Wellneshotel in Zsira
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Spanish Iberalta Group plans to built wellness hotel near to Hungarian-Ausztrian border in Zsira. The developing costs are 15-16 millios euros. On the Austrian site of the border there are...
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Hungarian Industrial Producer Sales Price Rose by 10 % in One Year
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
Domestic sales prices of the whole industry grew by 0.8% in March 2008 compared to the previous month, which figure was slightly higher than the monthly increase rate measured in...
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New Milli drink yoghurts on the shelves
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
The new products are to buy in two tastes: strawberry-raspberry and peach-maracuja. The drink yoghurts have 10% fruit content. Friesland Hungaria developes several healthy foods, under the name Milli too,...
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Four new Aldi store to open in Mai
Date: 2008-04-30 00:00:00
The German discount chain started with 5 unit in midle of April, one week later other 4 stores were opened. According to Aldi website, after the 2th of Mai...
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Environmentfriendly Tender for hotels
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
Almost every Hungarian hotel has now an environmental program, the next step is to involve the guest and the neighbours to the action. The Hotel Association of Hungary calla for...
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Liberalisation Set To Revolutionise French Retailing
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
The new law would allow supermarkets of up to 1000sqm to open anywhere they wanted. Until now, petits commerçants – or small shop owners – have been protected by a...
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Metro Q1 Loss Widens, But Sales Up The Metro Group
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
Net loss for the quarter amounted to E4.0m, from E1.0m last year; while EBIT amounted to E152m. However, sales rose 7.3% to E15.6bn, helped by strong growth in Eastern Europe....
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Tesco Starts Trial Of Carbon Footprint Labels
Date: 2008-04-29 00:00:00
The retailer is piloting carbon labelling across 20 of its own label products. There isn't consensus about every piece of data among the specialists. Tesco will telling customers about the...
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Hungarian retail trade turnover dropped
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Retail trade turnover at constant prices decreased by 2.5% in February, and by 2.7% in the first two months of 2008 compared to the level measured one year before according...
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Heineken's giant investment in Sopron
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The new watercleaner system costs EUR 2.2 million. The plant was built from 100 tons of steel, 800 qm beton and 1,000 meter steinless steel. The company use the same...
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Big success at Gyermelyi Paste Wednesday
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Almost 300 restaurants offered paste specialities on half price. 40,000 guests taste the dishes. According the new researches Hungarian likes pastes, people eaten yearly 6-7 kilos from it. Paste...
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Rent a car – better business as to buy
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The rent a car market is 3-3.5 times so big in Austria as in Hungary, altough there live only 7 million people. Fox Autorent Kft. offers cars with almost 0...
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Enterpreneurs' Forum in Debrecenben
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The National Association of Enterpreneurs and Employers organises forums between the enterpreneurs and authorities since three years all over Hungary. Laszlo Perlusz spoke about organisation's yearly program, which focuses on...
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Lactalis Enters Romanian Dairy Market
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The French dairy giant completed its takeover of the Romanian LaDorna group in a deal reportedly worth up to EUR 100 million. Lactalis acquires all shares of LaDorna, which is...
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Lidl chain with 260 units in Poland is looking for buyer
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported, citing unnamed sources, that Schwarz is seeking a buyer for its Lidl stores in Poland, which are potentially worth around 250 million euros. The Polish paper...
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Fake Clothes in Value HUF 42 million was found
Date: 2008-04-24 00:00:00
The solders of Hungarian Costum and Finance Guard controlled two Bulgarian camions. The first camion cames from Turkey and according to logistic information it delivered clothes. Trough the control the...
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