Market News
Not very useful for trade
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to György Vámos, purely trading organisations cannot expect to benefit much from programs of the National Development Plan, as significant growth in revenues is a criteria of participation, while...
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Credit cards are for getting over difficulties
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to a study prepared for MacterCard, Hungarian small to medium enterprises use business credit cards primarily as a source of short term bridge financing. According to clients, no fee...
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Children fond of inventive gifts
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
It is not very difficult to communicate with children, but manufacturers should be aware of the increasingly strict regulations applicable to this activity. Maresi Foodbroker Kft. has several products for...
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New tracks for market research
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Market research is a link between seller and buyer. Sellers who have a better knowledge of their target group than their competitors enjoy an enormous advantage. It is no wonder...
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Success of Hungarian food and wines in Spain
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
A promotion with sampling called “European Weeks” was held in the stores of the retail chain El Corte Inglés, between 10-15 March. The products of 19 Hungarian companies were among...
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Opposite groups drink spirits
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to data from the joint database of GfK Hungária and Szonda Ipsos called Product Media Index, less than one out of three Hungarians drink spirits. 6 per cent of...
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Austrian exports soaring after some hard years
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Austrian food producers do not complain about being in a small market. Instead, they successfully look for possibilities to export their goods. Josef Domschitz (45), the officer responsible for competitiveness...
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ECR= efficient consumer response
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
ECR is the abbreviation of. Efficient Consumer Response, while ECR Europe is an organisation composed of manufacturers and retailers, established in 1994. Their aim is to allow players in the...
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Competition in meat prices
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The prices of agricultural products showed a rise of 11,1 per cent in January/March 2007, compared to a year earlier. The prices of vegetables grew by 2,8 per cent, while...
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The way to Hungarian shelves
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Austrian have learned from the flood of imports to their market at the time of their accession to the EU and prepared for a similar flood of exports in 2004....
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„We should be playing to win, not to avoid losing”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Some noteworthy quotes from Milan: “We, manufacturers and retailers should learn to co-ordinate our collaboration, because we are forced to take risks together, in order to grow.” A. G. Lafley,...
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Eggs will stay expensive
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) monitors and publishes trends in the world market of meat and eggs. Data from KSH and the Market Price Information System of AKI is worth...
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Alcohol-free beverage becoming an international star
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Retail sales of alcohol-free beverages showed the biggest growth in terms of value last year. Total sales exceeded USD 200 billion, according to a global analysis by Nielsen titled „What”s...
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Reduction of interest rates is expected
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to a forecast made jointly by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, the relatively favourable rate of growth of the first quarter of the year will be maintained for...
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Panorama of drinks before the heat
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
A warmer climate is not the only reason behind the expansion seen in the sales of alcohol-free beverages. More comprehensive brand strategies, deeper knowledge of consumers and innovation also make...
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Food offensive broken
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The total volume of retail trade was practically the same in February 2007, as a year earlier. Revenues generated by retail trade in the first two months of 2007 totalled...
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Market of meat for the grill far from being saturated yet
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The most seasonal meat product category, that of meat for grilling shows constant growth. Within this category, sausages are still the biggest segment, but marinade meat, Vienna sausages and other...
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Food above inflation
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The average rise in consumer prices was 0,5 per cent in April 2007, while price rises totalled 8,8 per cent for the previous year. According to a report by KSH,...
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Hyper markets strong in hair
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Retail sales of shampoos exceeded HUF 10 billion in the March 2006 – February 2007 period. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, sales expanded by 4 per cent compared...
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Lunch carrying less weight
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to a study titled “Eating habits” by GfK Hungária Piackutató Intézet , the significance of daily meals is changing. Dinner is becoming the main meal of the day for...
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No deal in international coffee talks
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Coffee processors and producers will have to wait another year for a new International Coffee Agreement after talks over the last week failed to make a breakthrough. It means...
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Winter Invasion 2008 – focus on Budapest culture life
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
This year the event brought 25 500 extra guest nights to the Budapest hotels with the participation of 70 suppliers. Following the success of the first edition of the Budapest...
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Food direct for woman
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Slight lady smiles onto the consumer on the cereal's bag, yoghurt is filled in a bottle which forms the woman body, also the chocolate shows the cheesy woman body. Although...
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Bird flu infects two people in UK
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Two people have been infected with the bird flu virus that has caused an outbreak on a farm in North Wales. A further nine people are currently experiencing flu-like symptoms...
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Non-GMO driving Russian food price increase
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
New voluntary screening and voluntary 'No GMO!' labelling is driving up food prices in Moscow, according to reports. At present only foods sold in Russia that do contain genetically-modified organisms...
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Successful diet competition between companies
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
The target was not to hunger, but eating scienter and sporting regularly, and helping in it to each other at the workplace. 121 groups with 821 peoples enter for the...
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Ethnic foods gain ground
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Growth in the retail ethnic foods in Europe is outpacing overall growth in the foods and drink sector, according to the report of Leatherhead Food International. The new report, called...
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In contemp of descending real wages, the hungarian buy
Date: 2007-05-25 00:00:00
While real wages dropped by 6.5% year on year in March, the volume of Hungary's retail sales fell by only 0.5% in the same month, according to preliminary calendar effect-adjusted...
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