News and articles
Difficult year for breweries
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Sales of bottled beer increased somewhat, while sales of draught beer dropped slightly last year. Demand for alcohol-free beer continued to shrink. The import of premium beers increased substantially. Members...
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HUNGAROPACK – for the 25th time
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
81 nominations have been submitted for the 25th HUNGAROPACK Packaging Competition by 40 organisations. The five nominations achieving the highest scores (awarded by a jury) have been awarded the HUNGAROPACK...
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Small stores and big chains in Italy
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Italy is one of the big European markets with 59 million consumers, there is only one Italian retailer (in 27th place) among the top 30 European retail enterprises. 77 percent...
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Kiss túróbonbon, kókuszos
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Cottage cheese dessert of medium fat content in protective gas packaging, made with coconut, filled with chocolate cream, dipped in chocolate and covered with peanut krokant....
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Clorox Color folteltávolító folyadék
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Clorox Color stain remover for coloured clothes. Owing to its unique formula, it can remove stains while leaving colours as they are....
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Third in the world
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Metro is the third largest retail company in the world after Wal-Mart and Carrefour, with 2,400 units world-wide in 31 countries and 270,000 employees....
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Perfume and music in gyms
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Mood Media has been contracted by Holmes Place International, an operator of premium category health clubs for providing background music in their entire chain. The agreement has been signed by...
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From one to two
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The 100,000th Széchenyi card and the first Széchenyi card 2 were handed over ceremonially in Budapest, on 9. October. Among others, the event was attended by the minister of finance,...
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Bio sector expecting strong sales at the end of the year
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Organic and health food has appeared in hyper markets and supermarkets years ago. Today, organic food is found on the shelves in most stores and online sale are also growing....
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Frozen vegetables still „mono”
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though sales of frozen vegetables expanded in terms of value last year, as a result of higher prices, sales in terms of quantity dropped somewhat. Sales of both mono and...
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Masculine beverage in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Per capita beer consumption of 82 litres/year has been stable in Hungary for years. The world leader in per capita consumption is the Czech Republic where this figure is 160...
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Cost saving innovations in machinery
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Innovation in technology for the food industry has accelerated in recent years. Innovation is aimed primarily at reducing operating costs. Economy is a priority in both energy consumption and the...
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Take a look at Paris!
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Hyper markets are undoubtedly a French invention. Carrefour has been the first to open a store of this type in a suburb of Paris. Let’s take a look at the...
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Bertolli Tejszínes paradicsomos tésztaszósz
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A new variant with sour cream and tomato has been added to the assortment of Bertolli pasta sauces sold in pouches....
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New regional boss for Unilever
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Herman Verstraeten was appointed the new regional CEO of Unilever Central Europe on 1. September. Herman Verstraeten took over the position from Tracey Rogers. He had been the CEO of...
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Wine and chocolate in harmony
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A press conference was organised by the Association of Hungarian Manufacturers of Sweets and the Hungarian Wine and Grape Association to promote wine and chocolate jointly on 2. A shift...
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Best medium size companies
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The top 200 list of medium size companies producing the most dynamic growth has been compiled by Coface Hungary and Világgazdaság for the first time under the title “Magyar Klasszisok”....
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Business presents at all levels
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
As Győző Sauer, managing director of 3L Present Kft says, “Giving a present feels good”. However, his colleagues responsible for buying presents would disagree, as it is not easy to...
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Frozen food most popular in youngest age group
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to survey of eating habits conducted by GfK Hungária, one out of two consumers like frozen food. These products enjoy higher than average popularity among young consumers and in...
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Beer industry optimistic about PET ottles
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Recession in the market of beer began in the autumn of 2007 and has continued ever since. All segments have been effected similarly, with no shift in the market towards...
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Post office in the pub?
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The Post Partner program launched by the Post Office continues. Post offices are to be operated by private businesses under contract. In this third stage, the Post Office is looking...
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In London…
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though I had not been in London since Dockland has become a new city centre, rain and 13 °C quickly persuaded me that walking around is not such a great...
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Baba Gyermek könnymentes sampon
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
With its gentle ingredients, Baba Tearfree Shampoo for Kids cleans hair gently and makes it shiny and soft....
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Nemzetközi ízek – Kaiser szalámik: Kaiser Dán szalámi sajtpalástban sz. vg. 40 g/db,
Kaiser Chilis szalámi sz. vg. 40 g/db, Kaiser Pármai szalámi sz. vg. 40 g/db
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Kaiser Salamis representing international flavours not only have a special flavour, but also come in very practical packaging....
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Momentum from Knoppers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A TV campaign was launched by Storck Hungária Kft for the Knoppers wafer in September. With its healthy ingredients, Knoppers is expected by the company to become a dominant product...
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Spar promoting consumption of fruits and vegetables
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Spar Magyarország has agreed to co-operate with FruitVeB in their „Naponta 3×3 az egészségért!” program, participating actively in an in-store promotional campaign for fruits and vegetables. The promotion will also...
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There is milk in every good thing
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
A campaign was launched by the Dairy Product Council on 1. October to promote the consumption of Hungarian dairy products, under the slogan „There is milk in every good thing”....
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Gift packages in widening price range
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The season of gifts will soon be here. Brand manufacturers have been working on Christmas offers for a while. As Anikó Radosiczky, senior brand manager of Sarantis Hungary says: “No...
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