Market News
Retail sales fall off
Date: 2008-05-26 00:00:00
According to Central Statistic Office the calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 3.7% in March, and by 3.1% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to...
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Food prices to stay high in next decade
Date: 2008-05-23 00:00:00
Food commodity prices will remain high by historical standards over the next decade but ease back to well below current peaks, says a report to be published next week by...
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Scottish Government Announces Plan To Ban Cigarette Displays from 2009/10
Date: 2008-05-23 00:00:00
Despite tobacco advertising having been banned in 2002, there are growing concerns that prominent displays of cigarettes and other tobacco products in shops and other points of sale. It is...
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Women use more desodors
Date: 2008-05-23 00:00:00
According to Nielsen research company the Hungarian desodor market grow in value by 12, in volume by 9% between March 2007- February 2008. The whole market was bigger than...
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Hungarian Agriculture Chamber for SPS directive
Date: 2008-05-23 00:00:00
The chamber protect that firm could buy land, so could be minimized the anomalies because of high feed costs. The European commission is to discuss a plan to reform the...
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Digital Media Directory at TV2
Date: 2008-05-22 00:00:00
From June 2008 a new directory leads the developing and sales of TV2's digital surfaces (internet sites, teletex, mobil content). The head of directory is Attila Fekete, who further worked...
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Holiday Cheques – Since 10 years
Date: 2008-05-22 00:00:00
The owner can use their cheques for 27 kind of service at 8500 places in whole Hungary. From the first years 1-2 billion sales, nowadays the foundation sold cheques in...
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Beauty contest for Wukis
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Results from the 1st Wukiland Beauty Contest organised by EVM Zrt were announced in April. The three competitors found to be most beautiful by the Wukiland community received valuable prizes....
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Increasingly strict standards for food safety
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
EU legislation pertaining to food safety has been changing since 2000. A new approach called “from farm to fork” has been adopted, which emphasises that all elements of the food...
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Aldi assortment tailored to Hungarians
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
1,085 items have been recorded by Nielsen in the Debrecen Aldi store. The widest assortment of products is that of groceries, with 285 items. The price of the few branded...
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Gardeners might be the winners of the decade
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Food will be a strategic commodity in the future, with a permanently high price. As the rise in prices is not expected to stop, overall demand is expected to be...
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Changes in standards
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several changes will come into effect in 2008. Changes in standards. According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several...
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One sided co-operation in the dairy sector
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
An international conference has been organised by the ministry of agriculture and rural development about the dairy sector. According to László Vajda László, head of department from the ministry of...
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Grill parties a joy for retailers as well
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Double digit expansion in the category of grill products has been constant for years. Growth was estimated at 15-20 per cent last year, although precise figures are not available. According...
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Stores online
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to Ádám Harcz, key account manager of CSB-System Hungary Kft., the introduction of a software solution becomes a feasible option for FMCG businesses, when the amount of data generated...
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Record breaking fines in the FMVG sector again
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The Business Competition Authority (GVH) has made a major effort to fight misleading advertising last year. The number of complaints recorded by the Authority was higher than ever. The number...
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Mono spices and paprika above the average
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Sales of mixed spices which account for over half of the retail sales of spices showed stagnation in the February 2007 – January 2008 period. Sales of mono spices expanded...
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Digital customer relations
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
In what way can an IT service provider, an agricultural holding and a financing company be similar? Well, they all use the Microsoft Dynamics CRM system. Experts from Microsoft Magyarország...
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How to avoid fines?
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Voluntarily undertaking obligations – applied in several cases last year – allows companies subjected to legal action to escape fines by terminating or amending objectionable behaviour and practices. This is...
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Time for exciting flavours
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
The increasing popularity of barbecue parties has a positive effect on the sales of mixed spices. Further growth is dependent on more special, exotic flavours. “Magyarosch” cuisine relying on pepper...
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IT in control
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
There comes a moment in the life of FMCG companies when they can no longer function relying solely on human resources. This is when they need a management, or logistic...
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Best practice
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
One of the companies from the market of hot beverages was targeted by GVH as a result of a campaign where points had to be collected by customers. Upon being...
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Discount store doing well
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, Hungarian households buy spices primarily in discount stores and hyper markets. The majority of households buy spices on a regular basis,...
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Preston TradeCenter: instant in-store data
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Market data is increasingly important for the FMCG sector. Accurate and fresh in-store data is needed. However, few manufacturer actually have an accurate picture of their in-store presence regarding specific...
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One more year?
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
A year ago, we wrote that Hungarian legislation on adopting the guidelines about unfair trade practices accepted by the EU Commission in 2005, is to be passed by 11. June...
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Added value for syrups as well
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to manufacturers, the sales of syrups are slowly shrinking. A vacuum has been created in the market by the disappearance of Szobi, one of the largest manufacturers. – Demand...
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Industry above inflation
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Domestic industrial prices were up by 10.8 per cent in March compared to March 2007, and by 0.8 per cent compared to February. Industrial export prices were 0.3 lower on...
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Martinique: dream world full of controversy
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
Martinique, an overseas territory of France is 7,000 kilometres from Budapest. The beaches are beautiful, the vegetation is lush, but we cannot fail to notice the many controversies. Martinique is...
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Double digit growth for dish washing tablets
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, demand for dish washing tablets is growing as the use of dish washers becomes increasingly common. While the segment of dish washing liquids is...
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Dynamism is Slovakia and Lithuania
Date: 2008-05-21 08:00:00
According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales expanded in the 27 EU states by 2 per cent on average in February. Slovakia and Lithuania produced the fastest growth, while sales...
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