Events
Difference increased in consumption
Date: 2016-07-01 11:33:24
According to the Central Statistical Office’s data on consumption, the difference between the citizens of Budapest and the rural people has increased enormously in the beginning of the year –...
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The wheat harvest begins next week
Date: 2016-07-01 11:31:16
Farmers expect a good wheat harvest both in quantity and quality. The wheat harvest begins next week. However, the optimistic expectations is overshadowed by the low price levels: purchasers only...
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The 2016 Wine Selection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade was presented
Date: 2016-07-01 11:30:08
The 2016 Wine Selection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (KKM) was presented: 23 types of high-quality Hungarian wines of three selected categories will represent the Hungarian...
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Jakab István: the conditions are given for the production of quality food
Date: 2016-07-01 11:27:27
The country has all the conditions for the production of quality food – the Vice President of the National Assembly said on Friday. Jakab István, Vice President of the Hungarian...
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MLBKT: the purchasing managers’ index in June indicates a slowdown in growth
Date: 2016-07-01 11:25:59
The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) in June was 1.3 percentage points lower than in May and became 50.9 percent. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI) is indicating an expansion for the...
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The Médiaunió launched a campaign for the selective collection of plastic bottles
Date: 2016-07-01 11:15:35
The Médiaunió Alapítvány (Media Union Foundation) launched its It Is Not Hard campaign for the selective collection of plastic (PET) bottles – the organization told MTI on Friday. In Hungary...
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Retail sales decreased in Switzerland
Date: 2016-07-01 11:03:52
In May, a further decline occured in retail sales in Switzerland – the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) announced on Friday. Retail sales in Switzerland declined by 2.3 percent in...
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Most attractive workplace’ – 3rd place, Szerencsejáték Zrt.
Date: 2016-07-01 10:47:28
Mr Braun told that 2015 was a successful year for the company in every respect, and this success wouldn’t have been possible without the excellent work of the company’s 1,500...
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Revolutionary new Shop&Roll Loop shopping trolleys
Date: 2016-07-01 10:11:21
Miami-seated company Araven came out with their latest innovations at the GlobalShop trade show. The revolutionary new 55-litre Shop&Roll Loop shopping trolleys are manoeuvrable from all 4 sides, thanks to...
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New city guilds
Date: 2016-07-01 10:07:28
On shopping streets and in shopping quarters stores are trying to fight against the conquest of comfortable online retail. Small artisan shops are offering experiences to customers that can’t be...
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Intimate hygiene: something that is taught
Date: 2016-07-01 10:05:14
Intimate hygiene used to be a taboo topic among women for a long time even in the modern age, therefore brands need to educate consumers if they wish to break...
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Three from four consumers say a brand’s origin matters the most
Date: 2016-07-01 10:02:02
65 percent of Hungarian consumers say their shopping decisions are more influenced by where brands come from (global/multinational or local) than nine other factors such as price, taste, function or...
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Koronás Sugar helps to make jam
Date: 2016-07-01 09:46:18
Koronás Sugar’s portfolio contains two types of preserving sugar, the 2:1 and 3:1 versions – the difference between them is that using the first means adding 1,000g of fruit to...
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Czech brewery wins Central European Green Frog Award
Date: 2016-07-01 09:22:37
Deloitte Hungary started their Central European Sustainability Report programme in 2000 and it was in 2015 that they first handed out this Green Frog Award at national level. There were...
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Magazine: World Tour on the programme of the SIAL 2016 trade show in Paris!
Date: 2016-07-01 07:31:53
Consumption and retail trends, and successful innovations from 28 countries that reflect these – this is World Tour by SIAL, to which Trade magazin is the Hungarian partner. Between 16...
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Farmers are irrigating barely
Date: 2016-06-30 11:22:37
Barely half of the farmers who have water rights permit irrigated their lands last year – Magyar Idők wrote, referring to the Hungarian Agricultural Economics Research Institute’s report. Only 2200...
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Bread of the Hungarians: ingredients are coming from Hungarians living beyond the borders
Date: 2016-06-30 11:10:54
This year, the sourdough comes from Gúta to Baranya for the Bread of the Hungarians. The salt again is coming from Parajd, for the preparations, water from the headwaters of...
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Russian alcohol imports may stop
Date: 2016-06-30 11:01:51
Due to the shortage of tax seals, Russia may stop the import of spirits soon – the Kommersant newspaper wrote on Thursday. According to the newspaper the old-style tax seals...
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SPAR Veggie by NENI arrives to Hungary
Date: 2016-06-30 10:26:03
Veggie by NENI is SPAR’s own healthy product range that has been very successful in Austria for quite a while. Márk Maczelka, SPAR’s head of communications told that Haya Molcho...
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Using dietary supplements: not an ‘elite hobby’ any more
Date: 2016-06-30 10:22:03
In the last few years the market of dietary supplements and vitamins was booming. Both the number of buyers and products available keep expanding year after year. Unfortunately, the vitamin...
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Russian food embargo was extended until the end of 2017
Date: 2016-06-29 11:27:40
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended the food embargo against the countries, which imposed sanctions against Russia, until the end of 2017. “To extend, from August 6, 2016, to December...
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FM: Six tons of sterlets are installed into the Danube and the Tisza
Date: 2016-06-29 11:03:43
Within a few weeks, more than 6 tons of sterlet to be installed into the Danube and the Tisza rivers – the Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture...
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German consumer confidence has improved
Date: 2016-06-29 11:00:59
German consumer confidence is set to improve in July despite concerns about Brexit – the survey of the GfK market research company was published on Wednesday. The forward-looking consumer sentiment...
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A few nights of lack of sleep can increase the risk of obesity
Date: 2016-06-29 11:00:46
Three nights of lack of sleep can significantly reduce the regulating ability of the blood’s glucose insulin levels – mipszi.hu wrote. Too little rest thus contributes to type 2 diabetes...
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0.2-percent inflation rate in April
Date: 2016-06-29 10:12:26
In April 2016 consumer prices rose 0.2 percent on average from the April 2015 level. In comparison with April 2015, food prices augmented by 0.9 percent. Seasonal product prices elevated...
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More and more commercials aired
Date: 2016-06-29 10:08:41
Retail has started to advertise even more now that shops can once again open on Sundays. While back in February retailers’ commercials had a 16,760 GRP in the 18-49 age...
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Small decrease in the consumer confidence index
Date: 2016-06-29 10:06:38
In Q1 2016 a 61-point consumer confidence index was measured in Hungary, which is 2 points below the 63-point level of Q4 2015. However, if we compare the 61 points...
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Magazine: Iced tea manufacturers are more and more adventurous
Date: 2016-06-29 10:01:08
Iced tea sales grew by two-digit numbers last year, in part because the category was able to take away consumers from other segments such as fruit drinks. The majority of...
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More and more people are purchasing by using smartphones
Date: 2016-06-28 11:40:21
One of the leading company of the performance-based advertising technology market, the Criteo has published a quarterly report on mobile commerce which contains a comprehensive analysis about the online shopping...
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The GKI lowered this year's growth forecast to 2 percent
Date: 2016-06-28 11:38:13
The GKI Zrt. expects a 2 percent economic growth this year after the previously projected 2.3 percent. Vértes András president of the GKI told at a press conference on Tuesday...
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