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Year of the Tiger – and struggles too
Date: 2022-03-16 10:35:40

2022 is the Year of the Tiger and the astrologists say it will also be full of struggles, but luckily our efforts will bear fruit. Looking back on the last...

We are lucky with plant-based products
Date: 2022-03-08 10:44:44

Companies engaged in the market of alternative protein and plant-based food products have it hard if they want to be a step ahead of consumers. Flexitarians, vegetarians and vegans are...

Chapters from the big book of drinks
Date: 2022-03-07 08:25:23

Innovation work is necessary in the alcoholic drink category too, as the consumers of the 21st century demand changes and brave ideas. Innovating often means that the alcohol-free versions of...

Magazine: Sirha Budapest 2022: Hungary’s biggest celebration of the HoReCa sector
Date: 2022-02-28 06:22:58

Once again Sirha Budapest will open its gates between 22 and 24 March in 2022, at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Congress and Exhibition Center. The biggest food and HoReCa trade show...

Stores in the digital world – 2040
Date: 2022-02-21 18:50:20

In the last decade e-commerce produced a 75-percent, USD 3 trillion growth of global retail sales. Brick-and-mortar stores are likely to turn into places where products are sold as part...

The lowest inflation of the past four months occured in Germany in January
Date: 2022-02-14 11:02:36

After a nearly thirty-year high in December, inflation in Germany fell to a four-month low in January, the German federal statistics office Destatis announced on Friday. The final value of...

Magazine: Skyrocketing costs in the canning industry
Date: 2022-02-04 07:09:28

The size of the annual canning market is bigger than HUF 200 billion, making up for 8-10 percent of the food processing industry. Péter Sebesta, president of the Hungarian Cooling...

Magazine: We need sweets even when times are hard!
Date: 2022-02-03 06:09:30

According to the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, by the end of 2020 the confectionery market managed to recover from the shock it had suffered before Easter. Secretary general Gábor...

Magazine: Transforming bakery industry
Date: 2022-01-31 06:09:34

József Septe, president of the Hungarian Bakers’ Association informed that the number of currently active 900 bakery enterprises is expected to decrease to 500 by 2023. At the moment these...

Magazine: Milling industry is profitable – but this isn’t enough for a renewal
Date: 2022-01-28 07:09:38

Annual net turnover of Hungary’s milling industry was HUF 109.192 billon in 2020, from which export sales amounted to HUF 29.94 billion. There are 39 milling companies that operate 51...

Pandemic, costs and synergies
Date: 2022-01-27 10:22:21

Dr Sándor Kántor, director of the Association of Hungarian Brewers told our magazine: after the third COVID-19 wave beer sales jumped and 4.52 million hectolitres were sold in Hungary in...

Development work focuses on health and environmental protection
Date: 2022-01-27 09:14:13

The Hungarian Mineral Water, Fruit Juice and Soft Drink Association represents more than 95 percent of Hungarian mineral water bottling companies and 90 percent of soft drink and fruit juice...

Battling with weather extremities
Date: 2022-01-26 08:16:02

In Hungary fruits and vegetables are grown in the value of HUF 350-400 billion – from this HUF 80-100 billion is the output of fruit farming and HUF 150-200 billion...

Magazine: Results are needed – already by yesterday if possible!
Date: 2022-01-26 06:16:16

Krisztina Vatai, services management director of GS1 Magyarország told our magazine that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed consumers towards online shopping in FMCG buying too, therefore it is now more important...

Which way are you going, dairy sector?
Date: 2022-01-24 10:09:41

Hungarian dairy companies purchased 3 percent more cow’s milk in both 2019 and 2020, while in the first eight months of 2021 the like-for-like growth was 6.5 percent. In 2020...

Magazine: Key factors
Date: 2022-01-24 06:16:23

During the coronavirus pandemic those winemakers suffered the biggest sales losses whose main partners were in the HoReCa sector or in event gastronomy. Those selling to retailers quickly adapted to...

Pandemics and rising input prices hit the poultry sector
Date: 2022-01-21 10:15:56

The world’s poultry meat production has been developing dynamically in the last two decades, with an average annual growth rate of 5 percent. Experts predict that this trend will continue...

Magazine: Highs and lows
Date: 2021-12-14 07:16:00

In 2020 the combined output of meat processing and preserving companies was HUF 350 billion, while meat product makers manufactured in the value of HUF 210 billion. Tamás Éder, president...

Magazine: Business Days 2021 – The 8th wonder of the world (Part 1)
Date: 2021-11-12 10:51:53

Nearly 800 participants turned up to discuss the 8th wonder of the world – the restart of the sector – during the 5 five days of the Business Days conference,...

Magazin: Wholesalers: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
Date: 2021-10-12 06:49:12

They supply consumers with products around the world. They represent the strongest link in the supply chain. They are the ones who take stand behind the stage to make consumers...

The art of renewal
Date: 2021-10-06 15:58:02

Wholesalers had a hard time during the pandemic. Restrictive measures came one after the other, production slowed down, it was very difficult to keep the supply chain alive and the...

There is no festive season without chocolate
Date: 2021-09-24 10:01:10

In 2020 the end-of-year confectionery market was rather eventful, as the second wave of the pandemic had a negative influence on sales, but the lifting of the restrictions for Christmas...

The Christmas season might improve business results
Date: 2021-09-23 10:43:02

Judit Bresák-Varga, Promix Gifts Kft.’s sales manager reported to us that the COVID-19 and the restrictions that ensued caused a considerable decline in promotional gift sales. On average the industry...

In everyone’s kitchen
Date: 2021-09-17 10:22:14

Sales keep growing in the spice market and not only because of the popularity of home cooking, as the HoReCa sector is also getting back on its feet. According to...

In the spirit of practicality
Date: 2021-09-17 10:19:04

According to Nikolett Szőke, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s gifting brand manager, in 2020 the market of Christmas gift sets was heavily influenced by the pandemic in the beauty care category, and...

Festive treats with behind-the-scene secrets
Date: 2021-08-26 16:00:17

Hungary’s flour market doesn’t depend on end-of-years sales, mainly because of the level of industrial flour utilisation. In retail trade demand is growing for small-sized and special flours. Sales of...

Wine chocolate, bubbly chocolate and medical sweets
Date: 2021-08-26 15:06:59

All over the world people celebrated World Chocolate Day on 7 July. On this occasion the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office collected the most interesting chocolate-related patents from the last 125...

Shoppers want natural and effective products
Date: 2021-05-24 08:59:05

The COVID-19 pandemic made people spend much more time at home, which means that they also had more clothes to wash, more dishes to do and more cleaning work in...

The magic works from the inside
Date: 2021-05-21 10:12:35

It is very likely that the biggest boom of 2021 is going to take place in the food and dietary supplement market, in connection with consumers making great efforts to...

They are free from!
Date: 2021-05-20 10:00:29

The market of free-from products is really diverse and had a successful year in 2020. Zsófia Zsargó, Upfield Hungary Kft.’s senior brand manager said: margarine volume sale were up considerably...

Year of the Tiger – and struggles too Date: 2022-03-16 10:35:40

We are lucky with plant-based products Date: 2022-03-08 10:44:44

Chapters from the big book of drinks Date: 2022-03-07 08:25:23

Magazine: Sirha Budapest 2022: Hungary’s biggest celebration of the HoReCa sector Date: 2022-02-28 06:22:58

Stores in the digital world – 2040 Date: 2022-02-21 18:50:20

The lowest inflation of the past four months occured in Germany in January Date: 2022-02-14 11:02:36

Magazine: Skyrocketing costs in the canning industry Date: 2022-02-04 07:09:28

Magazine: We need sweets even when times are hard! Date: 2022-02-03 06:09:30

Magazine: Transforming bakery industry Date: 2022-01-31 06:09:34

Magazine: Milling industry is profitable – but this isn’t enough for a renewal Date: 2022-01-28 07:09:38

Pandemic, costs and synergies Date: 2022-01-27 10:22:21

Development work focuses on health and environmental protection Date: 2022-01-27 09:14:13

Battling with weather extremities Date: 2022-01-26 08:16:02

Magazine: Results are needed – already by yesterday if possible! Date: 2022-01-26 06:16:16

Which way are you going, dairy sector? Date: 2022-01-24 10:09:41

Magazine: Key factors Date: 2022-01-24 06:16:23

Pandemics and rising input prices hit the poultry sector Date: 2022-01-21 10:15:56

Magazine: Highs and lows Date: 2021-12-14 07:16:00

Magazine: Business Days 2021 – The 8th wonder of the world (Part 1) Date: 2021-11-12 10:51:53

Magazin: Wholesalers: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor Date: 2021-10-12 06:49:12

The art of renewal Date: 2021-10-06 15:58:02

There is no festive season without chocolate Date: 2021-09-24 10:01:10

The Christmas season might improve business results Date: 2021-09-23 10:43:02

In everyone’s kitchen Date: 2021-09-17 10:22:14

In the spirit of practicality Date: 2021-09-17 10:19:04

Festive treats with behind-the-scene secrets Date: 2021-08-26 16:00:17

Wine chocolate, bubbly chocolate and medical sweets Date: 2021-08-26 15:06:59

Shoppers want natural and effective products Date: 2021-05-24 08:59:05

The magic works from the inside Date: 2021-05-21 10:12:35

They are free from! Date: 2021-05-20 10:00:29