News and articles
Two new Italian fashion brands in Budapest
Date: 2009-02-24 05:30:04
According to Világgazdaság's (business daily) Gruppo Coin opens its first Hungarian unit in Palazzo Dorottya. It is company's first store outside Italy. Company's other brand OVS Industry also opens a...
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No more melamin poisened milk drink on Cora shelves
Date: 2009-02-24 05:05:46
Further a costumer brought the Chinese Milk Drink traded by Cora to the food safety authority in Szeged. The level of melamin was doubled as enabled in the product. According...
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LLP Budapest install Microsoft Dynamics NAV at Nivelco
Date: 2009-02-24 04:26:58
Nivelco asked LLP Budapest to implement Microsoft's enterprise resource planning software in its Hungarian and foreign subsidiaries. Nivelco process control company is one of the most rapidly developing, manufacturing and...
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Sales of Nespresso products grew 30 percent in 2008
Date: 2009-02-24 03:46:23
Nespresso is now the fastest growing among the most important brands at the company, annual reveneue past its goal of 2 billion Swiss francs two years ahead of schedule. The...
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DIM store in Hungary
Date: 2009-02-23 05:36:51
France's leader underwear constructor DIM Paris opened its first store in Hungary in Arena Plaza Budapest. There are several premium category brands in Arena Plaza, also DIM Paris fitt to...
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Monarchia Winery expands under new brand name
Date: 2009-02-23 05:29:11
The new Nimród Kovács Winery offers only premium category wines. Owner Nimród Kovács, former Monarchia Winery has continued to release ever more excellent wines of consistently high quality. The owner...
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Conference abouth Hungarians' free time
Date: 2009-02-23 05:03:10
The average Hungarian consumer is workaholic, works in its free time, nowadays holidays mean most than money or other goods. It is a tendenz, that people think life is a...
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Spar (Austria) reports 10% rise in group sales for 2008
Date: 2009-02-23 04:53:51
SPAR (Austria) sales for 2008 grow to EUR10.88 billion from EUR9.89 billion in 2007, also including revenue generated through SES (SPAR European Shopping Centres). SPAR(Austria)'s sales without SES were up...
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Hungarian Plain is one of the poorest region in EU
Date: 2009-02-23 04:42:32
The poorest 20 regions in the EU 27 were all located in Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and Romania, In Hungary the Nort and South Plain and North Hungary are the most...
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More than 80,000 visitors at 39. MIA
Date: 2009-02-23 04:40:13
Almost 1,500 represented and direct exhibitors occupying 100,000 m2 and laid out according to a new expo format, which focus on food & beverage proposals. MIA was an specialist showcase...
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PepsiCo developed Snacks for Women
Date: 2009-02-23 04:12:40
PepsiCo Inc. is aiming a new snack at women looking for a low-calorie, healthier alternative. Smartfood popcorn clusters were introduced as the company's first snack targeted specifically at women. The...
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Pernod Ricard To Launch More Products
Date: 2009-02-23 04:10:31
Drinks major Pernod Ricard plans to introduce mango-flavored Absolut, a Brazilian rum by Seagram's and a premium gin brand called Beefeater 24. Seagram’s Rum will be launched only in the...
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Rewe Group expands in Ukraine
Date: 2009-02-23 03:58:50
Starting this year, company plan to open around 10 new stores each year, predominantly in towns with over a million inhabitants. Rewe Group has outlined its expansion strategy for Ukraine....
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Starbucks opens ‘green’ roasting plant
Date: 2009-02-23 02:52:03
Starbucks Shared Planet programme targets LEED certification for all new company-operated outlets by the end of 2010. Starbucks has opened a new roasting plant in South Carolina that meets high...
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Novelty: Acoustic Transparent promotion textil trade show today and tomorrow (x)
Date: 2009-02-20 07:56:43
Mekkora Print Ltd. with 12 printing experience offers new brandable textils in frame of Event Expo Hungary exhibition between 20-21 February at Laszlo Papp Sport Arena in Budapest. Company shows...
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Specialists don't forecast food price increase
Date: 2009-02-20 07:17:23
According to Márton Szabó, Kopint-Tárki Research company's leader analyser, increasing VAT from 20 to 23% will not have big effect on food prices. Researchers think the retailer will not assign...
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Nimm2 by Storck arrived in Hungary
Date: 2009-02-20 05:48:22
From February 2009 also Hungarian sweet-toothed can enjoy Storck's sweet candies. From its 1962 starts, nimm2 is Germany's most well-known candy, which isfulled with orange and lemon flavours and 9...
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Hungarian wine growers in trouble
Date: 2009-02-20 05:41:19
According to Varga Winery market analyze demand for wine decreased at HoReCa sector, but sales in retail are till now stabil. The survey said in January there was a 15-20%...
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Food donation from Raiffeisen Bank
Date: 2009-02-20 05:12:28
The bank's „Jointly” program gives food for 9 créche, in three places the donation arrives in frame of a small event. The bank collected more than HUF 10 million from...
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HP turns to services as hardware sales falter
Date: 2009-02-20 03:46:24
HP said Wednesday that its profit dropped 13 percent in the latest quarter, dragged down by weakness in all major business lines except services. Sales ticked up just 1 percent...
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Nestle Warns Of Lower Sales in 2009
Date: 2009-02-20 03:35:31
Food giant Nestle has said its sales growth in 2009 is likely to come in at the low end of its target range, as the economic crisis makes it more...
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Carrefour stops activities in Algeria
Date: 2009-02-20 03:17:29
Carrefour and the Algerian group Arcofina have ended their partnership agreement, less than two years after being established, Carrefour said. "The concept of mass distribution does not work in Algeria,"...
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Retail area still growing in Hungary
Date: 2009-02-19 12:07:04
According to DTZ real estate adviser's analyze in 2009 the retail area increase by 450,000 sqm in Hungary. In next 3 years the grow will be 1 million sqm. Last...
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Hungarians has only 5 hours free time on workdays
Date: 2009-02-19 11:33:28
People have year to year less free time, and no changes to wait – concludes GfK Hungária newest freetime research. According to the survey responders think they will get less...
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Hungarian foods in Japan
Date: 2009-02-19 08:44:14
The Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre (AMC) organised 8. times collective stand for Hungarian firms on Foodex Japan. FOODEX JAPAN is held annually, welcoming 2,400+ exhibitors from 60+ countries & regions...
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Kraft Reveals New Brand Identity, Logo
Date: 2009-02-19 08:25:31
The company said it spent eight months developing the new logo, seeking feedback from thousands of employees and consumers worldwide. Kraft Foods has unveiled a new corporate logo and brand...
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Success with Darfresh packaging in Norge
Date: 2009-02-19 08:22:15
The new Stange products are very well received by both retailers and consumers. The products are now selling well at high profiled Norwegian retail chains. Located in Tønsberg, in Southern...
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Council tax against too much food packaging
Date: 2009-02-19 05:53:00
Almost 40 per cent of supermarket food packaging cannot be easily recycled, according to a study by the Local Government Association. Researchers assessed the packaging in a typical shopping basket...
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Wal-Mart' record sales
Date: 2009-02-19 01:30:00
Wal-Mart has reported that net sales for the fiscal year to 31 January 2009 were USD401.244 billion, an increase of 7.2% over fiscal year 2008. Income from continuing operations increased...
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Woolworths reborn?
Date: 2009-02-19 00:22:00
Three former bosses of Woolworths are ‘relaunching’ Woolworths under a new name. Former Commercial Director Tony Page and colleagues Andy Latham and Steven Jebson will open 50 shops based on...
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