News and articles
Day of the farmers in Mezőtúr
Date: 2009-03-06 12:13:16
The event is one of the winners at Tempus’s „2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation” tender. The goal of the exhibition on 13th Mai is to show Hungarian agricultural...
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New sales director at Kékkúti Ásványvíz
Date: 2009-03-06 11:41:11
From 1th of February Csaba Csiszkó is the sales director of the company. The 40 years old specialist is responsible for execution of Kékkuti’s business plans, and developing of the...
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Union support for the domestic catering industry training
Date: 2009-03-06 11:30:31
Károly Gundel, area integrated vocational centre won HUF 244 million onetime, not to refunded summ from European Union. In the a project with the motto „Good profession – safe future”...
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Demonstration of dairy farmers to wait
Date: 2009-03-06 11:04:41
Dairy entrepreneurs ask the government to start the former published reorganisation program in value of HUF 2.5 billion. Dairy farmers talk about a new demonstration because of deep buy-up price....
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Six months – more than 1,000 new MasterCard places of recipient
Date: 2009-03-06 10:26:46
Thanks to MasterCards new sales program, from July 2008 the number of Mastercard recipient places grow by 1,145. There are 9 million debit or credit card on the Hungarian market...
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Packaged Starbucks coffee in Europe
Date: 2009-03-06 10:03:47
Starbucks and Kraft Foods have announced they will launch packaged Starbucks coffee in select supermarkets in France and Germany. The aim is to expand super-premium Starbucks coffee in Europe. Beginning...
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Rewe reports 11% sales increase
Date: 2009-03-06 09:37:58
Group posted a full-year sales to around EUR50 billion in 2008, including sales of independent retailers. Sales outside its home market, Germany, grew by 15.4%. After a "really good year"...
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Consumers change habits as recession tightens its grip
Date: 2009-03-06 09:35:39
The recession has forced 87% of consumers to change their shopping habits, according to a study by research consultancy Shoppercentric. Out of a thousand people surveyed by market research agency...
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McDonald’s to double number of McCafés in Austria
Date: 2009-03-06 09:08:34
Currently, around 50 of 162 McDonald’s units in Austria have the McCafé format. Company plans by the end of 2009 to have 100. McDonald’s Austria has launched new packaging which...
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Working-capital loan for Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-03-05 12:44:23
The Hungarian Development Bank would injection HUF 30 billion into food industry sector. The bank would undertake 100% guarantee of the trade banks' resource placements. To this step the law...
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What is the real Hungarian product?
Date: 2009-03-05 12:40:40
The preparatory committee of Food codex can't agree about the defination of „Hungarian product” in the domestic retail. The problem is that the producers work also from importad raw materials,...
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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland
Date: 2009-03-05 12:26:46
The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said. The Switzerland-based...
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SIÓ helps for children from needy families
Date: 2009-03-05 12:12:34
Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...
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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-05 09:55:30
With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour. The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...
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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years
Date: 2009-03-05 09:42:23
In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech. Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...
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New boutique hotel in Budapest
Date: 2009-03-05 08:57:56
The elegant 4-star Hotel Belvedere Budapest is owned by Gyetvai Fivérek Zrt, the operator is Belvedere Hotels Ltd. The art deco-style hotel with unique solutions offers 54 rooms, including 10...
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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:10:26
Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies. Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...
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New CEO for Szentkirályi following a good year
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Total net revenues generated by Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. were up by 12 percent at HUF 5.7 billion last year, while pre-tax profit was HUF 150 million. István Matus has been...
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Registrations for Anuga arriving
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Domestic food manufacturers are displaying more than usual interest towards this year’s Anuga exhibition to be held between 10-14. October in Cologne. 43 Hungarian companies have registered so far. Support...
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Zero producing a plus for the light segment
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Nielsen data only shows minor changes in sales of carbonated soft drinks from one year to another. It is hard to surprise consumers, but as the success achieved by Coca-Cola...
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Bio products everywhere from specialised stores to multinationals
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Biopont Kft established 11 years ago is the market leader in the Hungarian market of bio food, with more than 300 products in 20 product lines. Their brands are: Biopont,...
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Presidential coffee
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
There is no doubt that the owners of the Krispy Kreme café chain in the UK had supported Obama, because they served free coffee with his portrait sprinkled on it...
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New orders for processing sector down by a quarter
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Industrial production was down by 12 percent in November 2008, compared to November 2007. Production in the first 11 months of 2008 was up by 0.4 percent compared to the...
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Axe Hot Fever tusfürdő és aeroszol
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
With an extract of Brazilian hot mud and red dragon fruit, it is a refreshment to help you in getting ready to party....
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Award for Kométa
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Kométa 99 Zrt. received the „Il Ponte“ award from MOKK (Hungarian-Italian Chamber of Commerce) last December, for acting as a bridge in Hungarian-Italian commercial relations....
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11 members for Reál Hungária Drink
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Two new members joined Reál Hungária Drink Kft. in February. With Bora Kft. and Piramis Kft., new counties are now covered by the distribution network of Reál Hungária Drink, which...
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Eight out of ten households buying carbonated soft drinks
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The market share of carbonated soft drinks remained stable in the market of cold beverages last year. According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, sales of light products were down...
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Premium quality organic products by Neuner’s – Tea cures have become an inseparable part of wellness
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Organically produced premium quality teas exist, but what makes a product special? Neuner’s products not only give us the answer but also show us a market gap unnoticed so far...
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„Espresso dating guide”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Yahoo! has joined forces with Starbucks to play Cupid. Their Espresso Dating Guide web site helps in turning on line dates into real ones in cafés. According to an American...
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Modest year for hotels
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Though the number of guests buying commercial accommodation services was up by 1-2 percent in 2008, they spent fewer nights there, compared to 2007. The revenues generated by accommodation services...
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