News and articles
Last year a 30 percent decrease in sales of processed fruit occured
Date: 2010-03-23 00:07:15
According to the president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Marketing Council (FruitVeb) less fruit is expected this year than in 2009, although last year, the sector...
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New owner at Lekkerland
Date: 2010-03-23 00:04:55
The company dealing with the wholesale distribution of convenience products has a new owner. HU Management Ltd. took over the Hungarian subsidiary of German Lekkerland AG & Co. KG parent...
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Sealed Air Cryovac: a successful strategy in Kazakhstan
Date: 2010-03-23 00:03:25
What a transformation: With the help of to Sealed Air Cryovac, from an unknown branded cottage, a star product of one of the leading company of Kazakhstan was transformed. The...
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New owner at Naturland
Date: 2010-03-23 00:02:15
The company previously was belonging to the interest of Szabó József, was acquired by the NV Holding Company. The company owned by Nyíri Viktor will buy the part of Naturland...
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Lighter, eco friendly champagne bottles to come
Date: 2010-03-23 00:01:33
In the homeland of champagne in the French province of Champagne, champagne glasses will be replaced with more environmentally-friendly bottles. Instead of the former used 900-gram bottles, the champagne factories...
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Tesco may expect labour proceedings
Date: 2010-03-23 00:01:11
The Union of Independent Commercial Workers will turn to the labor affairs court in every affected counties. The union wants to achieve that Tesco have to pay equal wages to...
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The first self-service warehouse opened in Hungary
Date: 2010-03-23 00:00:08
Nearly for 50 years, a large part of Americans do not store unnecessary stuff at home, rather in self-service stores. In the specially-built warehouses anyone can rent storage place. The...
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Small spring cleaning
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The months of crisis slowed down the growth of specialised cleaning products. According to Nóra Szőts, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s category operations assistant manager, 2009 brought significant changes on the market....
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Thermal water heats the MARS plant
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
In the Csongrád-Bokros plant of Mars Magyarország Kisállateledel Gyártó Kft. the heating system uses thermal water. With this modernisation, the plant substitutes the annual natural gas consumption of 30 family...
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Environmentally friendly shopping bags in METRO stores
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
From February, as a result of cooperation with Friends of the Earth Hungary, environmentally friendly shopping bags are available in every Hungarian METRO store. The bags are made of canvas...
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Plain sweet and household biscuit sales grew in volume as well
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Sweet biscuit retail sales grew by 6 percent in terms of value, in December 2008-November 2009. Volume sales are stable at 25,000 tons, according to the Nielsen Retail Index. The...
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The crisis brought numerous bankruptcies
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Earlier forecasts about an economic upturn in the second part of 2010 might turn out to be wrong and the situation is rather volatile – says the director of. Coface...
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Fa Active Pearls dezodor-termékcsalád
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
New FA Active Pearl guarantees 48-hour protection in every situation....
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Retail done the Asian way
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
It is best to spend the winter where the sun shines and the weather is warm, so in November we decided to start the year in the Far East. Singapore...
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A walk in the future
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Welcome to Future Store Innovations! With this initiative our objective was to present retail-use technological innovations at stand 211/C of Foodapest.. Please, follow me. As we approach the store’s entrance...
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Spring seduction by Nivea
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Beiersdorf Kft. started the year with introducing four new products. Labello Lip Care pomegranate is the new star of the Fruity Shine series. NIVEA Double Effect shower and shave cream...
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Hungarian Product Grand Prix competition announced for 2010
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
The 13th Hungarian Product Grand Prix® competition was announced in 2010. Its main objective is to promote a quality-conscious approach, by which conscious consumer behaviour can be achieved. Applications are...
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Brand building is rewarding on the biscuit market
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Sweet biscuits have been developing constantly in the past couple of years. This year growth stalled, but Nielsen’s data indicate that there is no need to panic. Private labels’ dominance...
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Convenience in Europe
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Which products do consumers prefer, where do they buy them and when do they buy them? The Convenience & Marketing Department of the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel published a...
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Taft Volume Dús hatás – száraz, igénybe vett hajra hajlakk és hajhab
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Perfect hold and long-lasting volume....
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Wincor Nixdorf, the stronghold of cutting edge technology
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
One thousand Forints in the cash register is only worth 930 for a food store. The missing amount is the average cost of handling. New CINEO cash management systems, developed...
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Fruit Logistica: price war without winners
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
This year’s Fruit Logistica trade fair was held in Berlin, in the middle of February. German retail prices are going down, especially in the discount channel. There is a price...
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Thank you, SIÓ! in 2010 too
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
This is the third year that the Thank you, SIÓ! Schoolbag Programme is launched: every year about 1,000 primary school pupils are given schoolbags. The programme aims to help 6-10...
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World Retail Congress in April
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
On 21-23 April, Berlin will host the World Retail Congress, where more than 1,000 executives from 50 countries will gather to listen to at least 100 presentations – the main...
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Lower biscuit and wafer sales than a year before
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan survey, in the November 2008-October 2009 period Hungarian households bought 11 percent less sweet biscuits than a year earlier. Biscuit selection, honey macaroon and...
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Private labels leap forward
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
When we bought food last year, almost every 4th Forint was spent on private label products – this amounted to HUF 300 billion, according to Nielsen. In the case of...
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Joya szójaital UHT, kalciummal, csokoládé-, vaníliaízben
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Popular Joya soy drinks are now available in 200 ml version....
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Two minutes ahead of the Chinese
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
– We keep analysing the work processes and looking for ways to improve productivity and to cut costs – says Markus Vüllers, who guides us when visiting the plant. We...
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Everything for the little ones
Date: 2010-03-22 08:00:00
Despite the number of babies born decreasing, the selection of baby products is widening. Krisztina Antal, Nestlé Hungária Kft.’s trade marketing manager is of the opinion that young mothers do...
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