Events

Consumer confidence in the euro area has reached its sixteen-year peak in September

Instead of the expected stagnation, consumer confidence in the euro area has reached its sixteen-year peak in September, according to a preliminary estimate published by the European Commission on Thursday....

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Hungary’s only duty free zone was established in Záhony

The Association of Hungarian Logistics Service Centers (MLSZKSZ) welcomes that the Ministry of National Economy (NGM) designated a 17,400 square meter duty free zone in Záhony’s Free Business Zone. As...

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A product is considered creditable based on customer opinion

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Scitec named European dietary supplement manufacturer of the year

Bodybuilding.com, the biggest online fitness retailer in the world, has voted that Scitec Nutrition is the best dietary supplement maker and distributor brand in Europe. The products of Budapest-based Scitec are...

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Coca-Cola’s autumn campaign with Enikő Mihalik and friends

Once again beautiful Hungarian fashion model Enikő Mihalik will be the face of Coca-­Cola’s campaign. The celebrity and her model colleagues will be drinking Coca-­Cola zero in photos – with Budapest...

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Trips, accommodation and flight tickets can be booked at ALDI Hungary

ALDI Hungary has announced that they will add travel and accommodation services to their portfolio: under the ALDI Travel brand name, they will sell the products of Eurotours International in...

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Live music and special beers

This year’s DreherFest was organised on 15,000m² and those who came on 2 September had the chance to taste special beers (6 of them can’t be found in shops) and...

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Spar in support of community life

Next to the Interspar shopping centre that had opened in the Parkváros quarter of Érd this spring, a new Community and Event Centre opened on 7 September. Spar Hungary invested HUF...

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SPAR motivates for a lifestyle change

The objective of the SPAR Lifestyle Change Programme is to convince as many people as possible about the necessity of doing sports and eating consciously. It was on 18 September that...

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Once again: Szentkirályi Talent Programme

Szentkirályi Talent Programme continues this year. Szentkirályi-Kékkúti Mineral Water Kft. started the programme last year to search for talented 14-18 year old athletes. In cooperation with the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), the HUF...

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First Auchan supermarket opens in Szekszárd

On 2 September Auchan Retail Magyarország opened their first Hungarian supermarket in Szekszárd. Mayor Rezső Ács and Auchan Hungary CEO Dominique Ducoux cut the supermarket’s ceremonial ribbon. The CEO told that opening...

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Coca-Cola HB still leads the way in sustainability

Coca-Cola HBC Group, one of The Coca-Cola Company’s top bottling companies made it to the top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index in the fourth consecutive year. The company’s score was 90 points...

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COOP leaders receive the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit

On behalf of the President of Hungary János Áder, on 20 August Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga decorated the following COOP leaders with the Hungarian Gold Cross of Merit:...

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Hungarian chocolate among the world’s top 50 foods

The winners of the TOP50 FOODS prize were announced at this year’s Great Taste Award competition in London. Among them we can find chocoMe’s coffee-hazelnut chocolate called Raffinée. Hungarian product has never...

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Extra hot flavours, extra high level of dedication

This year Gyulahús Kft. won the Hungarian Product Grand Prize for the 12th time – this time for their Gyulai extra hot sausage – we learned from marketing manager Éva Gila. This...

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Establishing traditions with chocolate

Elemér Farkas, the founder of the Chocolate Museum informed that the museum is waiting for visitors with two types of interactive exhibitions in Budapest: The Praline Tour offers tasting and...

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Coca-Cola’s good performance in Europe

In the first half of 2017 the sales revenue of Coca-Cola European Partners was USD 5.4 billion. Volume sales were up 3 percent and operating profit jumped 14 percent to...

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Henkel’s improving sales

In the 2nd quarter of 2017 profits jumped 11 percent for Henkel. Like-for-like sales were up 9.6 percent at EUR 5.1 billion. CEO Hans Van Bylen told: organic growth was 5.2...

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Rio Mare’s manufacturer keeps growing

Italian consumer goods manufacturer Bolton Group increased sales by 11.6 percent to EUR 1.96 billion in 2016. The company’s profit grew by 9.9 percent to EUR 210.8 million. International sales...

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Ten times bigger sales in five years for Lidl in Croatia

While back in 2007 Lidl’s sales had been EUR 103.5 million, by 2017 this sum grew to EUR 540 million. A FINA analysis has revealed that Lidl was one of...

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Bad weather hits Italian winemakers

According to forecasts, 25 percent less wine will be made in Italy this year than last year. 41.1 million hectolitres of new wine will end up in the barrels. The...

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Amazon’s price war with Walmart

In June Amazon acquired premium category food retailer Whole Foods. However, this step didn’t result in outperforming Walmart. An analysis by Bloomberg points it out that more than half of...

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Pernod Ricard getting stronger

Jameson’s manufacturer Pernod Ricard is forecasted to increase sales by 3.6 percent to more than EUR 9 million in 2017. The company’s organic growth will be 3.3 percent. CEO Alexander...

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Spar’s success in Central Europe

Spar opened 4 stores in Poland, in the autumn another 4 shop will start and in September a Eurospar supermarket opened in Kokoszyce. This year Spar appeared with 21 new...

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Metro’s good 3rd quarter

German company Metro AG closed the 3rd quarter of 2017 with a 2.6-percent sales growth and a EUR 9.34-billion sales revenue. Member of the board of directors Olaf Koch told: in...

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Auchan’s excellent performance

Auchan Retail’s parent company, Auchan Holding realised a record 2.1-percent growth in the first half of 2017 – sales revenue was EUR 26.5 million. Auchan Retail’s growth was also 2.1...

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The first international retail chain in Belarus

Spar International has announced that by the end of 2020 they will open 60 stores in Belarus. Spar teams up with local group Almi, which has 43 shops at the...

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Europe’s top retail chains

According to data from Euromonitor International, Western Europe’s leading retail chain is the German company Schwarz Group, the owner of Lidl and Kaufland. The survey examined retailers’ market share in...

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Hegedűs-Hús expands production plant

By investing more than HUF 200 million, Hegedűs-Hús Bt. is expanding its meat plant in Tiszafüred by 500m². HUF 96 million from the project’s budget comes from the government. With this investment 40...

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Szatmári group buys mill in Szeged

In 2016 Szatmári group’s sales revenue was HUF 65 billion, 10 percent more than in the previous year. The group bought a mill in Szeged and invested HUF 1.5-2 billion in...

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