News and articles
Ranking of retail chains stays the same: Tesco leads, followed by two Hungarian chains
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Nielsen’s 2009 ranking shows that Tesco is the food and chemical product retailer with the highest turnover, followed by CBA and Coop. Just like a year earlier, Spar and Reál...
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Manufacturer brands are robust among insecticides
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
The insecticide and insect repellent market contracted by 4 percent in value last year – Nielsen registered a HUF 3.5 billion turnover. One packaging unit costs HUF 586, 20 percent...
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Decorative barcode
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
New Jersey’s Vanity Barcodes introduced decorative barcodes which can be scanned like a regular barcode and be used as a marketing tool. Vanity Barcodes serve their partners with ten different...
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Magnum Mini 6 multipack
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
With Magnum Mini 6 multipack, consumers can now treat themselves to an ice cream at home – from this year in almond and strawberry flavours too....
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Mood Media and Lapker signs agreement
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
After several years of negotiations, Mood Media and Lapker agreed to use all elements of scent marketing in Lapker Zrt.’s latest concept, a prototype convenience store that serves the needs...
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Gold and silver medals won in Paris!
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
At the 16th Vinalies Internationales, a prestigious international wine competition held in France on 26 February-3 March, Törley’s Chardonnay Brut 2006 sparkling wine won a gold medal, while Chapel Hill...
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Miskolci Árucsarnok was modernised
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Coop’s most profitable store is Miskolci Árucsarnok, which had been completely modernised after 15 years before it reopened on 29 March. Gates had to be opened 30 minutes earlier than...
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Choosing a store and shopping decisions in front of the shelf
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Nielsen’s new ShopperTrends survey revealed that a wide selection of products, a good price-value ratio and good quality are the most important competitive advantages for a retail chain, but domestic-owned...
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No more wasting money
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
GfK Hungária’s research comprising the year 2009 pointed out that after clothing and travelling, Hungarian households also had to start economising on the food budget last year. In the first...
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Orbit Wild Strawberry Bag
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From Hungary’s most popular chewing gums strawberry-flavoured Orbit Wild Strawberry is now also available in sachets....
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New managing director at Danone Kft.
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
From 16 March 2010, Paolo Maria Tafuri (49) is the new managing diector of Danone Kft. He joined Italaquae – Danone’s mineral water manufacturer in Italy – in 1989 and...
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Desire materialised – Guru from Pöttyös
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
This spring Pöttyös introduces its new dessert Guru, which simply seduces us to have a snack. Guru is a unique product, a real treat that combines cream caramel and crunchy...
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The several-year shrinking of the store network stopped last year
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Last year Nielsen registered 19,900 general food stores in Hungary, practically just as many as a year earlier. The number of hypermarkets rose from 137 to 152, while the 401-500...
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‘Fair share’ is the most effective
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
Many FMCG manufacturing companies carry out in-store surveys themselves, but these prove to be less efficient than they expect. My experience is that many decision-makers need complex systems that fit...
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Minor growth in the processing industry
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
In January 2010, industrial domestic sales prices were 1.8 percent higher in comparison with the previous month and 1.6 percent higher in comparison with January 2009. Domestic sales prices by...
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ProX probiotic yoghurt
Date: 2010-04-27 08:00:00
New products of the successful ProX probiotic yoghurt drink family in cups, for a healthy diet....
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“The most successful promotion of the year” competition has finished
Date: 2010-04-27 00:06:34
At the annual contest of the Trade Magazin the producers, traders and agencies implementing promotions of the FMCG sector could compete for “The most successful promotion of the year” title....
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Festival of Balaton wines in Budapest
Date: 2010-04-27 00:04:46
More than one hundred wine specialties and concerts are waiting the audience of the second Lake Balaton Wine Festival, on the first weekend of May in Budapest. The goal of...
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Farm Goods shop in the capital
Date: 2010-04-27 00:02:00
Great interest surrounded the Farm Goods shop opened in February at the Havana estate. The owners of the company purchasing food directly from the producers of rural areas are planning...
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The Sunday opening hours of shops may be limited in the autumn
Date: 2010-04-27 00:01:00
The law to restrict the opening hours of shops on Sunday may be modified in the autumn – said Harrach Péter, representative of the Fidesz-KDNP in the Monday issue of...
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The market of frozen goods to transform
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:50
Ambiguous picture emerges in the domestic market of frozen foods. Some manufacturers, distributors are optimistic, saying the sky is the limit in the dynamically developing sector. Others, however, are more...
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Housing program from Tesco
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:45
The Tesco, beside food and other retailing, banking insurance and travel services, would start retail property development with the construction of four estates. Tesco plans to create four estates in...
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U.S. economy slowly turns into the right direction
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:40
The U.S. economy recovery looks robust already we can talk about “self-sustaining recovery” – summarized the USA Today newspaper the opinions of 46 leading economists. The current 9.7 percent unemployment...
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The honey industry improving dynamically in Romania
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:30
Romania's honey production may increase by 10 percent this year, reaching 23,700 tons. Romania’s honey production last year, was 21,500 tons, while 20 000 tons in 2008. The number of...
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The Californian Hungarian-American Chamber of Commerce has formed
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:25
The Californian Hungarian-American Chamber of Commerce has formed aiming to build a bridge between the Hungarian and the Californian business interests – the Hungarian MTI informed by the Los Angeles...
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Organic food from Biogreen Ltd.
Date: 2010-04-27 00:00:20
The new health care product is only active in flaxseed, digestible form, which can be purchased in new packages. The enzymes activates during germination, is easily usable for our the...
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Rafinanz became the most successful promotion of the year
Date: 2010-04-26 00:01:30
The BTL division of Rafinanz won “The most successful promotion of the year” award on the annual competition of Trade Magazin and Nielsen. The adidas-Wii promotion made for the Coty...
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OKSZ: commercial sales fell in February
Date: 2010-04-26 00:01:18
According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office; the retail trade in February was smaller than a year earlier – states the National Trade Association. Unfortunately, not only the...
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Great exhibitor interest for Interpack 2011
Date: 2010-04-26 00:01:11
The leading trade fair of packaging offers new special group of offers: “Metal Packaging Plaza” and “Save Food!” The Interpack 2011 is following the results of the highly successful 2008...
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Barista Competition at the Wonderful Coffee exhibition
Date: 2010-04-26 00:01:00
More than forty companies represent themselves at the 1st Hungarian Coffee Exhibition in Pavilion D of the Budapest Fair Centre. The events of the 6th Hungarian Barista Championship are also...
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