News and articles
China loses ten billions of USD on objectionable products
Date: 2010-06-22 00:00:05
The Chinese exporters because of “technical obstacles”, and complaints suffered a loss of a total 57 billion USD last year – states the survey of China's Quality Control High Authority....
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GKI’s prosperity index rose further in June
Date: 2010-06-21 00:04:02
The more than a year-long rise of the value increase of GKI’s prosperity index (seasonally adjusted) continued. After the nadir of April 2009 GKI’s consumer confidence index also Started a...
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The majority of the webstores had a good turnover last year
Date: 2010-06-21 00:03:55
According to the survey of WebShop-Experts Ltd.; a reduce occured in the turnover at the 18 percent of the surveyed webstores, compared to the previous year. So the turnovers in...
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Watermelon season delays
Date: 2010-06-21 00:02:11
Compared to the previous year, watermelon season will slip by three weeks, beginning on the 10th of July this year – said the president of the Hungarian Watermelon Association. Simonka...
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Super brands on the Superbrands video
Date: 2010-06-21 00:01:25
Hungary announces a tender entitled “The world of my Superbrands – my brandworld”. The task of the applicants is to make a 30-second video over their favorite brand. Anyone can...
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Tesco opened a hypermarket in Tiszafüred and a Tesco Express in Budapest
Date: 2010-06-21 00:01:02
On the 18th of June, a three thousand square meters Tesco hypermarket was opened in Tiszafüred, while a two hundred square meters Tesco Express opened its doors in the Népszínház...
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Holland laboratory tested the Hungarian tomato and strawberry
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:52
Holland laboratory found the remains of banned chemicals in tomatoes and strawberries bought in Hungarian shops. The Agricultural Office did not found such chemicals in those products. The Levegő Munkacsoport...
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Danone aims the first place in Russia
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:11
Danone will set up a joint venture with a local company in Russia. According to the plans, the company will play a leading role will in the dairy markets. The...
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Metro: four less stores in Germany
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:05
The German supermarket chain Metro closes four of its wholesale stores in Germany: Closes the Cash & Carry store in Halle, in Berlin-Pankow and Berlin-Marzahnban and sells the store in...
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Food labels – the lobby won again
Date: 2010-06-18 00:04:02
The European Parliament voted for the mandatory nutrition labeling on foods, marketed within the community, but rejected the”traffic light” type of sign system requested by the NGOs. On the basis...
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E-commerce is the future
Date: 2010-06-18 00:03:59
The next market research issue, the Online Gold Rush of Jones Lang LaSalle Retail 2020 has been published. The interactive Retail 2020 site predicts the next 10 years of the...
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46 tons of detergents from Unilever to the flood victims
Date: 2010-06-18 00:03:11
Unilever helped the flood victims of Hungary with total of more than 35.5 tons of detergents and with 4 pallets of food. This is one of the largest amounts of...
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Törley: Another new international success
Date: 2010-06-18 00:02:54
The 16th Sélections Mondiales Des Vins international wine competition was held in Quebec, Canada between the 26th and 31st of May this year. The expert judges this year juried 1836...
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The suppliers and customers of Bakó Hungária Kft. joined forces to help flood victims
Date: 2010-06-18 00:02:01
The Bakó Hungária Kft. and its suppliers supplies the baking and pastry industry and the internal bakeries of the hipermarkets with raw materials. The company and its 14 largest suppliers...
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The Hungarian Food Bank Association distributes nearly 2,000 tons of food aid
Date: 2010-06-18 00:01:25
The Hungarian Food Bank Association sends 1838 tonnes of long-term food in June 2010, in the scope of EU’s Food Aid Program, to about 380,000 persons in need. Most part...
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The STI group opened a new packaging plant in Romania
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:59
The western Romanian city of Kolozsvár became the home to the new new cardboard box factory of STI Group. While the production started in January 2010, the official ceremony took...
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SPRINTER – Confident growth, stable quality
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:45
The SPRINTER Courier Ltd. that was started as a Hungarian family business 13 years ago, achieved its best result in 2009. The packages on the domestic delivery market delivered by...
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NIVEA Creme: normal quality, brilliant design – for a limited time
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:12
NIVEA Creme, which is the first and original moisturizing cream, dazzles its fans with a sparkling design. NIVEA’s classic round shape universal cream simbolises the high quality and effective moisture...
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Peroni Nastro Azzurro: bottled Italian style
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:02
In the early sixties, mainly as the result of Fellini's films, the elegant Italian clothing came into fashionm all around the world, like sun glasses and the dolce vita lifestyle....
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Hungarian POPAI Awards
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The entry deadline for POPAI Hungary’s POP competition is 1 September. Entries will be exhibited at the Business Days in Tapolca, where all brand manufacturers and retailers can vote on...
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Kaiser's Salamis
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Kaiser Kft. developed traditionally cured salamis especially for accompanying different types of wine (red, white, rosé)....
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Coloured toilet papers
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The dominance of white toilet papers has come to an end! Renova, a prestigious manufacturer put red, orange, fuchsia and black toilet papers on the market, trying to grab the...
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For cooking, storing and carrying
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The category that involves bin bags, household foils, sandwich and roasting bags, and baking papers represents a value of HUF 10 billion, growing by 4 percent from 2008 to 2009....
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Pink world champion
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
This spring Martini Rosato won the only gold medal in its category at the 10th World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. Rosato, the youngest product in the MARTINI family, convinced...
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Renowned artists in the Hungarian jury of Henkel.Art.Award 2010
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Henkel Hungary put artists Szabolcs KissPál and Csaba Nemes, art critic Gábor Pfisztner and art historian Judit Angel on the jury panel of Henkel Art.Award 2010, to decide on 21...
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In-Store Show, London
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
On 29-30 June 2010, ‘Marketing Week Live’, the UK’s biggest marketing event will be organised in the Olympia. Four thematic exhibitions – Online Marketing, Insight, In-Store Data Marketing Show –...
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Kométa Fine Grill Sausages
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
This year Kométa Fine Grill Sausages will be available in 2 versions: with the already popular four-spice seasoning and in cheese-garlic flavour....
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‘Do it yourself’ pet food
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Canadian company RedMoon gives the ability to customers to create the food specific to their pets’ individual needs. First they have to select the ingredients, and then give the activity...
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Market expansion has continued
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Household paper product sales continue to grow: in the May 2009-April 2010 period sales were 8 percent higher than a in the previous twelve months. Toilet papers, tissues, paper towels...
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A renewed NIVEA Baby product family
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
New paraben- and preservative-free products in the NIVEA Baby family care for the sensitive skin of babies even better. A more practical packaging and a modern design also make the...
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