Mars Hungary – less chocolate, more pet food this year

Mars Hungary plans a turnover of 50 billion HUF for the 2009 financial year, stated, Ács Tamás the Executive Director of Mars Hungary on a press conference held in Budapest – reports ProfitLine.hu.

The Hungarian subsidiary of the world's third-largest pet food manufacturer is dealing with the production and distributrion of pet food and with the distributrion of chocolate, food and drink. Fifty percent of the turnover comes from pet food, more than 30 percent comes from chocolate confectionery. Export reached 31 billion HUF in 2009. The stagnating turnover could thank to the increasing of pet food. The turnover of chocolates are expected to decrease. The company employs approximately 800 people and seasonally employs 200 more. The company do not plans dismissal due to the crisis.