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Weakening price-decrease in the agricultural sector
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Producer price level of agricultural products in June 2009 fell by 13 percent, compared to the same period in 2008. According to KSH, crop products were down by 17.5 percent,...
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The Wandering Magyar
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The food basket known by the name of Hungaricum is one of the most straightforward advertising messages: sausage, onion and a pitcher accompany Hungarian flavours. However, in an age of...
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Battery-operated air fresheners energise the market
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Last year the air freshener market produced a two-digit expansion, but this year growth is losing pace. One third of the market is covered by aerosol products and battery-operated devices...
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Consumer confidence on the increase, moderate optimism
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
We have experienced an unparalleled economic crisis and the consequences have been difficult to predict. The Consumer Confidence Index makes it possible to forecast probable trends. FMCG retail data in...
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(HU) A HÓNAP TÁBLÁZATA – Top 10 élelmiszer a régiókban
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Packaged demands
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Household packaging material sales grew in value and stagnated in terms of volume, compared to last year. The food packaging and baking paper segments both grew by two-digit numbers. As...
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Foreign markets – Spain: Supermarkets dominate, discounts gaining ground
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Out of 100 Spanish households, 58 spend the most money on food, household chemicals and cosmetics in supermarkets. For the Spanish, the most important in choosing a shop is a...
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Most popular segments became more expensive by 7-11 percent in one year
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to Nielsen, retail sales of coffee was up by 5 percent in value, surpassing an annual HUF 50 billion in August 2008-July 2009, compared to the same period in...
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Cosmetics market prepares for Christmas
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
In value, the market holds its position. In personal body care, shower gels and deodorants are the two biggest sub-categories where special products, innovations and promotions push category sales forward....
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Private labels: two-digit growth
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, private label food product sales were up by 14 percent in the first half of the year, while household chemicals and cosmetics improved by...
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Modern and exclusive messages from coffee brands
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Private labels are attacking on the coffee market too, but they are successful mainly in the instant segment where functionality prevails over the formality of drinking a good ground-roasted espresso....
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Mothers mobilised via the Internet
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Despite the recession, the baby category is solid in terms of both value and volume, since major indicators hardly changed compared to previous years. Creams, wet wipes and private labels...
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The business potential of co-operation
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Communicating restrictive measures to employees in the way management wants these to be interpreted is a major problem all over the world. It was a mystery for the top management...
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Coffee accessories going natural
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to Rita Habuda-Salyámosy, the managing director of Maresi Foodboker Kft., coffee whiteners are only used by a part of coffee drinkers. The share of discounts and private labels rose...
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Consumers look for more economical sources of energy
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
A modest restructuring is taking place on the battery market, alkaline and Zinc coal batteries play the leading roles. Private labels’ expansion and novelties push the category forward. We find...
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Network research answers the following questions of leaders
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Which colleagues should I select to be members of a winning team? • How can new colleagues be made part of the team more easily – so that they would...
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Sales growth of instant 3in1 coffees drawn to a halt
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Despite that most Hungarian consumers buy ground roasted coffee, the segment continues to show a negative trend. According to data by GfK’s ConsumerScan, ground roasted coffee sales were down by...
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Wages are stagnating
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
At enterprises with a minimum of five employees and at budgetary institutions, gross average wages improved by 1.3 percent and net average wages increased by 1 percent in the first...
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Using modern technology
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Pannon Kávé Kft. rents out and operates coffee making machines and beverage vending machines. Managing director László Lőrincz says that the crisis caused a setback in both the Horeca and...
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Decreasing production, subdued prices
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that shrinking consumption directly affects the processing industry and...
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Price/value ratio plays the leading role on the fondant candy market
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
This year’s fondant candy season may bring significant price increase. Both base material and energy prices increased, affecting branded products and private labels alike. Volume sales are practically guaranteed to...
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Dwindling pessimism
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to predictions by GKI, made in cooperation with Erste Bank, the Hungarian economy’s performance probably reached its nadir this summer. External balance is radically improving, while internal balance meets...
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We bought more fondant candy in 2008
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, in October 2008-January 2009, Hungarian households bought more fondant candy than a year before; the increase was 4 percent in terms of volume (meaning that...
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Supermarkets recuperate in the first six months
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
A report by GfK Hungária on retail in Hungary in the first half of the year reveals that households bought significantly less in volume. The supermarket channel expanded healthily, it...
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Beautiful and hardworking
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Toyota believes that a workplace can be comfortable, what is more, it should be comfortable. Image does matter in business, therefore Dyna is not only practical but good-looking and stylish...
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Hungarians economise differently than the rest of the world
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
While in the United States and Europe consumers try hard to save money by looking for cheaper products, Hungarians buy less of the same daily consumer goods, according to a...
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Thriftiness fuelling activities
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Cheese is one of the categories where thriftiness has driven consumers to turn to cheaper products and distribution channels, resulting in growth for discounts and private labels. Average prices were...
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Retail volume sales decrease all over Europe
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, in June 2009 retail sales continued to shrink in terms of volume: in the EU-27 by 1.7 percent, in the Euro zone by 2.4...
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Less cheese consumed than a year ago
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, practically all segments of the cheese market showed decline last year. Hyper markets and super markets remained the primary distribution channels. Sales in...
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Share of import significantly lower in Hungarian retail chains
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The future of agriculture and the food industry depends on Hungarian consumers: on their decision whether to buy domestic or foreign products – researchers of Agrár-Európa Tanácsadó Kft. and Kopint-Tárki...
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