News and articles
Hooters-concept
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Using beautiful female bodies as marketing tools has become commonplace in all segments of catering, especially in Hooters units. A number of other enterprises have also begun to copy this...
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Fat producing highest price rise
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In January 2009, consumer prices were up by 0,6 per cent on average compared to December and by 3.1 percent compared to January 2008. Food prices were up 2.2 percent,...
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SOLE Probalance Milk+Fruit 3 ízben
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The positive effects of fresh milk, fruit juice and healthy yoghurt are combined in SOLE Probalance Milk+Fruit products. Furthermore, Sole Probalance Milk+ products contain inulin – a natural herbal nutrient...
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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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Beiersdorf Profits Jump 28.3 Percent
Date: 2009-03-05 07:55:05
The company predicted a slower growing for 2009, but its goal is achieving a global market share of 5.5 percent. Group profit after tax for 2008 jumped 28.3 percent to...
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Almost 2/3 of chemical artikels are sold in hypermarkets and drogeries
Date: 2009-03-04 07:08:00
Last year the total retail sales of households chemicals and cosmetics grow by 3% to HUF 300 billion, but in volume it was 2% less as a year before. According...
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Total sales of 2008 at CBA was HUF 545 billion
Date: 2009-03-04 06:44:39
Last year the food retail chain grow by 4%, increased the number of stores and almost 50 units were renovated in and out. The CBA has the most retail unit...
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Hungary food safety authority gives all-clear on supplement scare
Date: 2009-03-04 06:27:00
Hungary has not imported any food supplements containing nimesulide, a substance known to be hepatotoxic, the Hungarian food safety authority (MEbiH) told MTI. Sweden recently informed the European Commission through...
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BAT Hungary made ready for changes in advertisement law by self test
Date: 2009-03-04 06:24:00
After a six months long campaign every employees of the company from secretary to CEO checked the stores in work group. Hungarian Parliament passed a bill to amend the advertisement...
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Difficulties at Charles Vögele
Date: 2009-03-04 05:58:07
The company lost share on its most important markets, in Switzerland, Germany and Austria in 2008. The total sales decreased by 1.8% to CHF 1.369 billion, the profit fell by...
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Profit Continues To Fall Across Europe
Date: 2009-03-04 05:26:00
The trend of falling occupancy, revenue and profit across key European hotel markets continued during January, according to the latest HotStats survey by TRI Hospitality Consulting. In Vienna the sample...
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ALDI expands in US
Date: 2009-03-04 04:25:00
Discounter is opening its 1000th discount store in the USA this week, in Connecticut. The number of Aldi stores in Connecticut, which is considered one of the most affluent US...
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Kaufland launches organic private label
Date: 2009-03-04 04:15:00
In the first phase 100 products will be on the stores’ shelves in Germany. According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, the label named K-Bio will initially comprise around 100 aggressively priced products,...
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Nordsee success in Budapest
Date: 2009-03-03 13:20:39
After the first Nordsee Restaurant in West-End City Center, the second unit will open this year in November. In the first half year the sales in Hungary's first Nordsee restaurant...
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Goldsun finish producing in April
Date: 2009-03-03 13:01:50
According to the liquidator no asprirant for Goldensun property either for the producing. Liquaidation of the company started in 2006, two years after fire int he plant. Five years before...
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Only half of developing came true in 2008
Date: 2009-03-03 12:51:07
According to property consultancy ESTON International there was no handover of new retail properties in Budapest in 2008, and several developers experiencing financial trouble delayed or even stopped projects. At...
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GDP growth under 1%
Date: 2009-03-03 12:31:44
The slowdown of economic growth over the year continued in the last months of the year with the decrease of production and use. According to the common flash estimate of...
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Sales prices of industry growing
Date: 2009-03-03 12:24:47
According to Hungarian National Statistical Office the domestic sales prices of industry rose by 0.9% in January 2009 compared to the previous month and were 4.4% higher than in January...
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HUF 350 bln for R+D in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-03 12:15:35
A map of the subsidies was published by R+D minister Károly Molnár at a symposium. About HUF 350 billion in grant money to support research and development as well as...
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Competition Commission to introduce code to protect supermarket suppliers
Date: 2009-03-03 12:13:57
The Competition Commission in the UK will introduce a new code of practice for supermarkets to enhance competition and ensure the fair treatment of suppliers. After investigations last year the...
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Body Shop To Cut Jobs
Date: 2009-03-03 11:41:31
The company said it is consulting employees about proposals to reduce its global workforce by 275 jobs to make the business more efficient. The Body Shop, which employs 9,200 people...
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Drastic Sales decreasing in Lithuanian
Date: 2009-03-03 11:10:22
Sales at food retailers were down 10.2% year-on-year, while non-food retailers suffered more, with sales down 20.6%. Sales at Lithuanian retailers in January slumped by 27.2% on a year-on-year basis...
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U.S. consumer spent more in January
Date: 2009-03-03 10:35:42
The January gain followed a drop of one percent in December 2008 and was even better than the 0.4 percent increase that economists had expected. U.S. consumer spending rose 0.6...
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The value of GKI’s economic sentiment index has been falling
Date: 2009-03-02 06:28:39
According to the survey conducted by GKI Economic Research Co. with the support of the European Union, business expectations deteriorated even more sharply in February than in January, whereas the...
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