Market News
HUF 1 billion for Chocolate Santas
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
80% of the sold hollow chocolates between November-January is Santa Claus, 8% are Chirstmas decoration from chocolate. Last year 840 tons of christmas sweet were sold, in value HUF 2.2...
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Land based support starts to pay in December
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
In two weeks more than 37,000 applications must be recontrol. More hunderds of agricultural specialist solved the problems in two weeks. According to the ministry of Agriculture huge number of...
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The consumption is dominated by life style
Date: 2008-11-27 00:00:00
Research company GfK Hungary and TÁRKI made a new model about the type of consumers. 8 new cathegory were standed. The study researched the consumption attitude of 3049 Hungarian between...
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The meat processing sector is reckoning with crisis
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
The processors are groaning procurement purchase prices increasing since his year middle, till according to the producers the forage, energy cast and the salary is too expensive, ratio of the...
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Hungarians purchase less
Date: 2008-11-26 00:00:00
According to calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 1.6% in September, and by 2.0% in the first nine months of 2008 compared to the same period...
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Disillusioning research about Hungarian agriculture
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
According to the survey of Hungarian Agriculture Chamber and the Agribusiness Research Institute the sector loss its competitiveness, the market for Hungarian agriproducts decreased, the innovation is minimum and the...
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Paying moral in Hungary decreased drasticly
Date: 2008-11-24 00:00:00
The time to get money from submitted invoice has increased to 165 days from just 35 days five years ago, the Hungarian unit of French credit insurance company Coface told....
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47 new Quality Food from Hungary
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
This year almost 50 products of 16 companies won the right to use the logo of excellency. With the new brands the „Quality Food from Hungary” family has 350 members,...
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Because of the crisis people change to cheaper food
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
Most of the Hungarians spare on gas and electricity, some postpone the change of electronical equipments. The Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey, conducted by Nielsen Consumer Research, was conducted from...
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The effects of the financial crisis appears in number of insolvencíes in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
About 26% of insolvency procedures were in the trade sector and 17% were in the construction sector. The number of insolvencies was also disproportionately high in the tourism, real estate...
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Households equipments and playconsols are Christmas favourite gifts
Date: 2008-11-21 00:00:00
According to GfK Hungary researches the sales of articel of foods jump in December, it will be 10-11% of the yearly consumption. The total sales of articel of food was...
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Agrarian demonstration on Friday
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
According to business daily Vilaggazdasag, the farmers have a demonstration in front of Tesco Logistic Center in Budapest, but other massive protest is to wait at Auchan and Tesco stores....
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Hungarians eat less chocolate az the European average
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
According to the national association of chocolate producers Hungarians eat yearly 4 kilogram chocolate, most of the at the Christmas season. The European average is 7 kg. Every Hungarian family...
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Spending power decreasing
Date: 2008-11-20 00:00:00
Hungary slides down by three places on GfK European spendig rank list and is now on the 28th place. On the top of the list stands Lichtenstein, the citizens of...
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Huge price increase for eggs
Date: 2008-11-18 00:00:00
According to the Poultry Product Chamber the consumer price for eggs could reach HUF 40 in the Christmas season. Last weeks the suppliers price grow by HUF 2 to HUF...
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Industrial gross out put increasing stoped
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
According to the Central Statistic Office in September 2008, the industrial gross output decreased by 0.7% compared to September 2007,the index adjusted by working days declined by 5.3%. The volume...
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Employees in the retail sector aren't comitted enough to their workplace
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
Only half of the employees is able and want too, to make better achievement to help their workplaces succes – said an research in business daily Vilaggazdasag. The most comitted...
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Crisis on the Hungarian milk market
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The biggest problem the low suppliers price and the retail price in the shops. Last year the supplier's price was HUF 100, nowadays it is about HUF 75. Friday...
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Red label for Colourings
Date: 2008-11-17 00:00:00
The additional label information on foods containing E102 , E104, E110, E122, E124 or E129 will be obliged to state: “Consumption may have an adverse effect on activity and attention...
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Baking products for all generations
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Christmas is also a season for cakes. According to market research data from Nielsen, traditional baking additives continue to enjoy unbroken popularity. Baking powder and vanillin are still basic products...
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Frozen food most popular in youngest age group
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to survey of eating habits conducted by GfK Hungária, one out of two consumers like frozen food. These products enjoy higher than average popularity among young consumers and in...
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Beer industry optimistic about PET ottles
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Recession in the market of beer began in the autumn of 2007 and has continued ever since. All segments have been effected similarly, with no shift in the market towards...
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Super supermarkets
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to a study published by GfK Hungária to help companies in strategic planning, in spite of a reduction in purchasing power, supermarkets still produced dynamic growth in the first...
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Germans attached to the PICK brand
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to Gábor Ámann, sales and marketing director of PICK-Szeged, they are forced to boost export, in order to be able to produce premium products on an economic scale. At...
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Domestic market of jam expanding
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the jam market showed expansion in terms of both value and quantity in the first half of 2008. As a result...
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Instant food on trays increasingly popular
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The canned vegetable category shows stagnation in terms of quantity and moderate growth in terms of value, while demand for canned meat is in decline. Shelf price is increasingly important...
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Growing demand for premium beers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Retail sales were up by 5 percent in terms of value in October 2007 – August 2008, compared to the preceding year. The value of the total market exceeds HUF...
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Budapest region on top
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Purchasing power in Hungary has been mapped by GfK Hungária for the sixth time this year. Hévíz, the wealthiest settlement outside Budapest two years ago is now only third with...
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Bio sector expecting strong sales at the end of the year
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Organic and health food has appeared in hyper markets and supermarkets years ago. Today, organic food is found on the shelves in most stores and online sale are also growing....
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There is always money for sweets
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Though consumption has not dropped, the domestic production of sweets has declined in the past two years. Multinationals like Kraft and Nestlé have relocated part of their production to other...
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