Market News

Online shops to pay bigger fines

Ákos Kara, secretary of state responsible for infocommunication and consumer protection informed that the name of online shops that don’t comply with the regulations will be registered in an online...

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Magazine: Pasta: a healthy choice

Hungarians like pasta, this is well-reflected by the fact that we are seventh in the European pasta consumption ranking. Although the product is healthy, sales only expand in certain segments....

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Summer preserved

Weather, fruit quantity available and market prices – basically these three factors decide what the home preserving (of fruits and vegetables) season will be like. According to Eszter Varga, trade...

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Slower growth

Between January and April 2017 more than HUF 11 billion worth of pasta was sold in Hungary. Both value and volume sales were up 2 percent. Small shops belonging to...

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Unlimited data package, without a loyalty period

On 15 May Alexandra Reich, CEO of Telenor Hungary introduced the new, unlimited data tariffs of the mobile service provider at a press event. Telenor Hello Data limits the minutes...

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HEINEKEN brings us the Beers of Europe

On 9 May HEINEKEN Hungária Zrt.’s premium beer collection – which consists of four traditional European beer brands – debuted in Hungary. In the Beers of Europe selection shoppers can find...

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FMCG and retail commercials from a neuromarketing perspective

Synetiq’s neuromarketing team measured more than 1,100 commercials in 2016 with their innovative method, and from these 500 were retail and FMCG ads. The company also kept market expectations and KPIs...

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Better performance from the food industry, combined with market loss

Tamás Éder, president of the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries (ÉFOSZ) told that the food sector performed 1.4 percent better in 2016 than in the previous year. Despite this good performance...

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The calmness of the land before the storm

The Branded Goods Association (BGA) and its members had a successful year, but 2017 started with a bang – it is enough to mention the government’s planned measures to impose...

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Retail took a step forward in 2016

In 2016 retail sales grew by 4.7 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). FMCG sales rose by almost 3 percent, sales of high-value consumer goods improved by 5 percent...

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2017 is the year of challenges in the Hungarian tobacco product market

Sales in the Hungarian tobacco product market have been increasing since the introduction of the new tobacco shop system. After the 25-percent surge at the end of 2014, sales have been...

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Agrarian Chamber: The Cherry Season begins

The Cherry Season begins and the most popular variety is traditionally the Germersdorf’s giant, the Biggarreau Burlat and the Van. The price of fruit is likely to be affected by...

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Which are the most popular FMCG retail chains?

Kantar Hoffmann conducted a shopping habits survey in the 18-64 age group in March. They were trying to get to know which retail chains Hungarian shoppers know the best and like...

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Foreign trade balance: food exports reached outstanding results

In March, exports in euros were 19.0 percent higher, while imports were 21.3 percent higher than in the previous year, according to the second estimate of the Central Statistical Office...

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New rules for this year’s vintage

A new element of the grape and wine sector strategy has entered to the stage of implementation: the new rules will align the needs of vineyards and winemakers will be...

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The Procurement Manager Index broke a record in May

The Procurement Manager Index jumped to 62.1 points in May, from April’s 56.2 points – the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Company (MLBKT) told MTI on Thursday. May, was an...

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Mineral oils from the packagings

During our lifetime, we can eat up to 40 decagrams of food-soluble packaging materials, and surprisingly, even solid materials can dissolve in each other. The mineral content of the paper...

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African swine fever has been detected in Transcarpathia

A wild boar’s carcass – died in African swine fever (ASP) – was found at the beginning of the week at the Beregújfalu border crossing point in Beregszász. The pathogens...

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Improved performance from discount supermarkets in 2016

GfK’s 2016 Retail Analysis revealed that the FMCG consumption of Hungarian households increased by 2 percent last year (in value). Private label products continued to increase their market share in almost...

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Kazakh-Hungarian Agricultural Investment Fund examines agricultural investments

Three investment opportunities are examined by the Kazah-Hungarian Agricultural Investment Fund on the field of the Kazakh dairy industry, meat industry and crop production. Kazakh-Hungarian Agricultural Investment Fund was established...

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Nébih: you can go fishing for carp again

From Thursday one can go fishing for, carp, garda, domolykó and orfe, but fishing for walleye, catfish and compo is still prohibited – the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih)...

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The latest Snickers campaign pays tribute to football

Snickers has joined forces with a footballing legend: their latest campaign is called ‘Play Like Pelé’ and it will give three football fans the chance to meet and train with...

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New company sells Nosalty’s advertising space, and the company also has a new operative director

As of 1 May it is Nosalty Media and Trade Zrt. that sells the advertising spaces of Nosalty. The company’s CEO is Noémi Török who leads a sales team of...

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Magazine: Consumers expect more from yogurts

In the past few months plain yogurt sales decreased in value and stayed put in volume, while fruit yogurt sales didn’t change in value but reduced in volume. Henriett Szabó-Spanyol,...

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An abundance of new products in the healthy food market

There are still much fewer health-conscious consumers in Hungary than in Western Europe, but the selection healthy foods is growing. According to Fatime Bánkúti, marketing manager of Omega Bázis Kft.,...

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Analysts: investments have increased in record numbers

All expectations are far surpassed by the first-quarter growth in investments this year, which is a record – Macroeconomic analysts told MTI. According to the latest data of the Central...

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Hungarian agricultural exports over eight billion euros

Hungarian exports of agricultural products were over eight billion euros last year, while the foreign trade balance closed with 3 billion euros positive, despite the avian influenza has had a...

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Restrictions on avian influenza have been lifted in Hungary

Restrictions on avian influenza have been lifted in Hungary – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Wednesday. According to the information, the domestic and EU poultry deliveries can...

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MNB: corporate and retail borrowings increased in the first quarter

The growth in corporate lending continued in the first quarter. The volume of loans in terms of transactions increased by 4 percent. The lending dynamics of the household sector also...

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A campaign to be launched to promote rabbit meat consumption

A national campaign to be launched to promote rabbit meat consumption – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture announced at a professional conference in Kaposvár. According to...

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