Small packaging units sell better

Spice retail sales grew by 10 percent in February 2009-January 2010, compared with the previous twelve months. The annual market surpassed HUF 12 billion and Nielsen registered minus 2 percent in volume sales. Private labels worsened their position from 38 to 35 percent in terms of volume. The market share of 25-30 g packaging units was up by 1 percent at 31; packaging larger than 250 g halved its share and was at 2 percent. Pepper was the strongest segment with 20 percent, followed by delicate (12) and noble sweet (11) paprikas.