News and articles
Liquidation of Herz Salami has been started
Date: 2009-05-28 00:32:00
The liquidation application against Herz Salami Ltd. became effective. It is begining of the liquidation of the 120 year old domestic company. The company's majority owner Jámbor János said, that...
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Save and invest rather than taking up loans
Date: 2009-05-28 00:25:00
The economic crisis did not change the financial habits of people, however changed the usage of financial products – states the study of GfK Hungária market Researc Institute. The financial...
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Bank guarantee program to help food processors
Date: 2009-05-28 00:21:00
The Food Industry Bank Guarantee Program of Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) provides a total of 37.5 billion HUF working capital loan for helping out the businesses. With the 90 percent...
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Bartender competition with aces
Date: 2009-05-28 00:20:00
For the eleventh time this year the Bacardi-Martini Open Cup has given the scope for the competition of domestic mixers with the participation of prestigious professional jury. Mixers could compete...
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A reduction in Ecostat’s tourism indicator
Date: 2009-05-28 00:14:00
The tourism indicator which demonstrates the expectations of the population and the businesses of the tourism sector decreased slightly. According to the survey of the fisrt half of the year...
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New domestic restaurant chain
Date: 2009-05-28 00:13:00
In April 2009 the latest domestic restaurant chain opened its first restaurant under the name Oscar Pizza. The network has 8-10 frequented placed businesses. All units have exactly the same...
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One of the big loser of the crisis is the meat industry
Date: 2009-05-28 00:12:00
According to the datas of Optem Company Information Service by mid-May, winding-up proceedings has been started against 73 animal husbandry, meat trading or meat-processing companies, so meat industry is the...
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Decreasing prices at Slovakian retailers
Date: 2009-05-28 00:03:00
After the chains in Slovakia are already advertised products that are cheaper than in Hungary, the Slovak retailers also began to decrease its prices. In the first quarter of 2009...
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Good news from France: In April private consumption has been increased
Date: 2009-05-28 00:01:00
Contrary to the analyst expectations the French private consumption increased by 0.7 percent in April. The consumption growth surprised analysts who previously predicted 0.3 percent decline. The growth in April...
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Who is going to have the biggest slice?
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Postal service providers are going to fight hard for control of the under 50 gram segment from 2013. We want to take advantage of our exceptionally wide range of services...
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Bonduelle for children
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Healthy nutrition for children is one of the key strategic objectives for Bonduelle pursued in co-operation with the Think Healthily! Program which is active in kindergartens. Bonduelle also provides training...
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Prices are not the weapons used in the fight for consumers in the grill market
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Apart from the general decline in consumption and the colder summer, the expanding selection of marinades and grill brines pose a further threat to the market of grill products. On...
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Chance or risk?
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
On 12. May, a conference was held by manufacturers of dairy products under the title “Chance or risk?” to discuss possible answers to the problems presented by the economic crisis....
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Hold-O-Mat
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to Heston Blumenthal, owner and chef of Fat Duck (with three Michelin stars), if a slice of meat is left to rest for ten minutes longer than necessary, then...
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Food prices dropping except for seasonal ones
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Food prices were up by 0.4 percent in April, compared to March. Seasonal prices like potato, fresh vegetables and fruits rose. The same happened to sausages, chocolate and poultry. The...
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Five candles
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Following the disappearance of borders five years ago, the flood of imported food came as a shock to the local food industry. Today, imported products account for nearly 30 percent...
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Record revenues for Ringier-group
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The Ringier group produced 5.3 percent growth in 2008, with revenues totalling CHF 1,536 million. Digital media accounting for 8.5 percent of total revenues achieved especially dynamic growth. Ringier Magyarország...
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Market expanding in terms of both value and quantity
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Annual sales of spices, red paprika and flavourings exceeded HUF 18 billion in the April 2008-March 2009 period. Growth was 11 percent in terms of value and 2 percent in...
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Foresighted companies invest in development even in times of crisis
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
It is quite surprising to see that SME-s have reduced their spending on material handling equipment less substantially than large enterprises. Regarding spending on warehousing software, the situation has not...
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Big green disco
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Surya Club in London might as well be called an eco-disco where the Club4Climate concept helps to promote ecological consciousness. Their slogan is “Dance to save the world”. 60 percent...
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No boom foreseen by Atradius for next year
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Forecasts predicting a boom for 2010 are not considered to be reliable by Atradius. The credit insurance company expects recession to continue in 2010 as well. According to their country...
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Stores opening
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Tesco, Tököl Open: 25 March Chain: Tesco Store space: 1000 m2 SKU: 20 000 Spar, Balassagyarmat Open: 30 April Chain: Spar Store space: 688* m2 SKU: 6000 Spar, Érd Open:...
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New sales director for POS Media
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Nikolett Neff, former in-store sales manager was appointed sales director of POS Media Hungary in March. She has been working for POS media since June 2004. Her tasks will include...
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Green spices bringing diversity into Hungarian cuisine
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Diversity in the use of spices is growing but this does not mean the end of red paprika. In fact it is still producing growth in spite of a substantial...
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Magyar Posta Logisztika expanding its portfolio
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Magyar Posta Logisztika (MPL) has been the leader in the Hungarian domestic CEP market for years, with a market share of nearly 30 percent in 2008. According to László Bereczki,...
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Jam for gentlemen
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Duerr & Son’s in London has celebrated its 125th birthday by producing the most expensive jam in the world, made from Sevilla orange with whiskey, champagne and gold flakes and...
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Change in VAT to have little effect on inflation
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to a study by KOPINT-TÁRKI Konjunktúra Kutató Zrt. and Agrár Európa Tanácsadó Kft., food inflation is expected to be significantly lower in 2009 than a year ago owing to...
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(HU) Flora
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
„Love your heart throughout your life because this is what drives you” – we want to encourage and inspire consumers to pay attention to cardiac health and also to adopt...
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