News and articles
Parmalat: 18% less profit
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The result is lower than that of 2007 not only due to the abovementioned reasons but also due to the negative impact in unit sales, the higher fixed production costs...
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Ramada Resort – Aquaworld Budapest waits the guests from Autumn
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
Central Europe’s biggest indoor water theme park offers unforgettable entertainment to visitors of every age throughout the year. Ramada Resort – Aquaworld Budapest is a four-star superior conference and wellness...
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Organic milk by Sole-MiZo
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The cows are feed only with own produced forages, it must be clean from chemicals. Cows can't get any output gradation and antibiotic. Sales and marketing director of Sole-MiZo said...
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Hungarians Drink the Traditional and Cheap Beer Brands
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The beer consumption is since years stabil 82 liter/person/year. Last year the non-alcoholic beer segment grow by 16%. Altough the raw material, producing costs and the tax increased faster as...
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Guest nights fell – first of all in the rural hotels
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
In the first four months of 2008, three, four and five star hotels had a 50 percent occupancy rate. Gross Room Revenue – at current prices – was up 6...
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Dairy farmers threaten boycott against Aldi
Date: 2008-05-16 00:00:00
The discount chain cut its butter price on to ten years bottom, two weeks ago decreased the milk price – the German farmers are angry. About 1,500 farmers in...
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Fast increase at food price
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
In April 2008 consumer prices rose by 0.3% compared to the previous month and increased by 6.6% compared to April 2007. In the first four months of 2008 the...
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Industrial gross output increased in March
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
According to Central Statistic Office the output grow by 1.9% compared to March 2007, the index adjusted by working days rose by 4.3%. The volume of the production was higher...
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The Balkans undergoing the most Dynamic Transition
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
The international consumer survey SHOPPING MONITOR CEE 2008 has revealed the growing popularity of the modern retail formats, in particular hypermarkets and discount stores. The most popular chains are Tesco...
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New rules at tax stamps from July
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
According the new regulation the tax stamps user have to give daily supply of data, so the authorithy can follow the produc from manufacturer to the retailer. The new tax...
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HUF 30 Million Penalty for Auchan Hungary
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
According to Hungarian Competition Authority the hypermarket chain have to pay HUF 30 million because of misleading consumers. Auchan kept insufficient stocks of products which it promoted in its newsletters...
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Fake products on Jozsefvarosi market in value of HUF 18 million
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
According to speakerman of Hungarian Customs and Finance Guard the specialist of the authority found 1100 pair of sportshoes, 800 clothes and more hunderd of sunglasses with fake brand sign....
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Americans eat a lot of GMO products
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
Most packaged and processed foods do contain genetically modified ingredients, the labels don't have to say so. According to a recent CBS News/New York Times poll, 53 percent of Americans...
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Glencore plant in Fokto
Date: 2008-05-15 00:00:00
When the plant starts to work, the whole Hungarian oilseeds stock can be process here. According to the plans the HUF 5 billion development will be ready until 2H in...
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Coca-Cola seeks more acquisitions to grow business
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
Sales of established soft drinks are declining in the United States as people opt for the likes of bottled water and tea, which they see as healthier.The soft drinks market...
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X5 Retail Group given go-ahead to buy Karusel
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service has given the green light to X5 Retail Group N.V. to acquire rights to determine the terms of business for Rusel (the Karusel retail chain trademark)....
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Metro Not Yet In Talks Over Kaufhof
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
According to specialist the value at about E3.0bn, including property worth about E2.0bn. Kaufhof operates 126 stores in Germany and 15 outlets in Belgium. The Metro Group has not yet...
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Americans like to shop at Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
Tesco received a strong positive reaction to its Fresh & Easy convenience chain in the U.S., the Financial Times reported, citing independent research seen by the paper. The research...
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MasterCard launches mini PayPass cards in Spain
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
Initial trials will take place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and 400 customers and 15 merchants, mainly restaurants and pharmacies, will participate. MasterCard partners with Spanish financial institutions La...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc's quarterly profit rose 7 percent
Date: 2008-05-14 00:00:00
Net income rose to $3.02 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the first quarter ended on April 30, from $2.83 billion, or 68 cents per share, a year earlier....
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8-10% price increase at food products
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
According to Federation of Hungarian Food Industries meat industry is at the bottom of food price growth because since last year meat industry couldn't make good the high feeding costs...
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33% profit growth at Unilever
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
The company closed the first quater with a 1.34 million euros operating profit sales grew by 7.2%, with 2.3% from volume and a 4.8% increase in price. Europe grew by...
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Turism-barometer get well
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
The average index is 44.3% but the hoteliers are more optimistic their index stands at 52.5% which is the highest since the index exists. According to research institute Ecostat not...
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Continous Disquisition about fake Hungarian Honey
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
The tax and food safety authorities controlled 9 plant, 6 of them must be henceforward spyed. Enzymes and sugar were found in the mills.According to Miklos Suth general veterinary said...
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Supermarket Edeka to sell some Plus outlets to appease cartel office
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
German supermarket chain Edeka could sell off some 400 outlets in Southern and Eastern Germany to raise its chances for getting regulatory approval for its Plus take-over from the German...
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GKI’s business sentiment index hits bottom
Date: 2008-05-13 00:00:00
Firms have not been downbeat ton such an extent since three years, consumers since thirteen years. In April the seasonally adjusted Economic Sentiment Index of GKI that have been published...
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(HU) Gazdasági terhek és politikai viszályok lehetetlenítik el a vállalkozásokat
Date: 2008-05-09 00:00:00
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