Events
Declining manufacturing orders in Germany
Date: 2009-12-08 00:01:25
The German manufacturing orders showed an unexpected fall on October monthly basis, suggesting that the recovery of the largest European economy, is getting slower. According to the seasonally adjusted preliminary...
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One can buy until 2 pm on Christmas Day
Date: 2009-12-08 00:00:55
The shops can be open until 2 pm on 24th December, on 31st stores will close earlier than usual, at 6 pm. During the Christmas holidays, on 25th and 26th...
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EUFE launched its roadshow for the renewal of high-quality public nurition
Date: 2009-12-08 00:00:10
EUFE’s (Meal Vouchers Distributor Association) Roadshow arrived to its first stage to Gödöllő. The initiation seeks to promote healthy nutrition and mor variable public nurition. The program aims to encourage...
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Superbrands 2009 Gala: the recognitions for the best brands were handed over
Date: 2009-12-07 00:06:02
The new High brands and Superbrands publications were presented at the Hotel Intercontinental in Budapest 3rd of December. The committees of well-known experts selected the new business and consumer Superbrands...
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EU's GDP increased again
Date: 2009-12-07 00:05:02
In the third quarter of this year – the first time since January-March 2008 – European Union's economy expanded, compared to the previous quarter. According to Eurostat; The gross domestic...
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London started the Christmas season energetically
Date: 2009-12-07 00:03:21
Despite the recession, the first major pre-Christmas shopping weekend in London was characterised by spending fever has not seen for two years, where millions of customers stormed the British capital's...
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Hungary will host the first Sustainable Food Chain World Summit next year
Date: 2009-12-04 00:08:01
Hungary will host the first Sustainable Food Chain World Summit in August 2010 and the tenth Jubilee World Congress of Meat Hygiene and Meat Inspection. The premiere of the event...
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The crisis does not affect the food deliveries
Date: 2009-12-04 00:04:28
Food delivery companies do not seem to face a significant downturn. The fast delivery, the changing supply and the energy saved on cooking are enough convincing reasons not save on...
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Winery at the Corvinus University
Date: 2009-12-04 00:02:11
The Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) will create a Vine and Winery Institute, in order to further increase the traditionally good quality of the domestic wine education and research, from...
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Decreasing alcohol consumption in Russia
Date: 2009-12-04 00:00:15
This year, in the January-September period, Russian alcohol sales decreased by 15 percent in volume, compared to the same period of the last year. Vodka consumption has decreased by 15-16...
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Sensormatic system at NorgesGruppen
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Norway’s leading food retail chain, NorgesGruppen equipped its stores with Sensormatic® acousto-magnetic (AM) detection technology in order to cut down on stealth and increase profits. Sensormatic AM labels are smaller...
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The new trend – as nature planned it: fruit juice not from concentrate
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
More and more people follow the new trend all over the world: they love fresh pressed fruit juices. These juices do not contain preservatives, taste enhancers or additives. But first...
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Austrians trust their good old brands
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
According to Nielsen Austria, retail turnover growth in food products is losing speed in Austria. Last year food sales augmented by 4.8 percent, largely due to increased prices, but in...
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The diamond of beer tapping
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
On 15 October, Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. organised the Stella Artois Beer Tapping Championship for the 12th time in Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts. Twelve participants qualified for the final and...
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We remain loyal to fruit juices
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
The fruit juice market keeps shrinking, with the exception of 100% fruit juice’s volume sales, the segment’s market share improved by 2 percentage points in the first eight months of...
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Price/value ratio and the brand value of products and retail chains put in the limelight
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
According to David Calhoun, Nielsen’s president/CEO consumers are getting used to changes caused by the crisis. They worry less and try to accommodate to the new situation. Spending habits changed...
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Marvellous Coffee Exhibition
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Magyar Kávétársaság Kft. is organising the international Marvellous Coffee exhibition for the first time in pavilion D of the Budapest Fair Centre, on 23-25 April in 2010. Key actors of...
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Wine parade according to retail channel at Prowein
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
3,100 exhibitors from 45 countries, together with 35,000 visitors are forecasted to be present at ProWein in Düsseldorf, on 21-23 March 2010. Since food retail units offer a wine selection...
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The first E-Mail Marketing Report was prepared
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
90 percent of active Internet users read approved commercial e-mail messages with an interesting subject, but an informal addressing is not always an advantage – reveals the E-Mail Marketing Report...
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Trends in high turnover food products
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Retail turnover growth of a few high turnover food products in October 2008-September 2009, compared to the previous such period (measured in value; in percentage)....
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Hungarian exhibitors at the world’s biggest confectionery fair in Cologne
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Four Hungarian producers, Bonbonetti, Felföldi Kft., McScotland Kft. and Vida Kft will take part in the next International Confectionery Fair, the ISM. The event, held on 31 January-3 February 2010,...
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Among the last in Europe
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
According to a quick estimate by Eurostat, in August 2009, the volume of retail turnover kept falling, by 1.8 percent in the EU-27 and by 2.6 percent in the eurozone,...
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Warning! Traffic diverted! Business Days 2009 (Part 2)
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
On the morning of the second day at the Business Days conference of Lánchíd Klub and Trade magazine, held on 30 September-2 October in Tapolca, we examined how the crisis...
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Solutions of the future in Düsseldorf
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
More than 200 exhibitors will participate in Düsseldorfs information technology fair EuroCIS, on 2-4 March 2010. The most important topics will be effective cash register solutions, payment systems, supply chain...
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Hungary increased prices the most
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
In August 2009, consumer prices in the EU-27 were 0.6 percent higher than in August 2008, according to harmonised data. The biggest price increase was in Hungary with 5 percent,...
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Sales approach an annual HUF 27 billion
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Demand for wiener is steady: 27,000 tons were sold in September 2008-August 2009, just like a year earlier, according to the Nielsen Retail Index. Wiener sales grew above the meat...
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Nails grow fast at Beauty International
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
New possibilities in beauty and skin care are in the limelight of cosmetics trade fair Beauty International, held in Düsseldorf on 26-28 March 2010. 1,200 companies and brands are expected...
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Light at the end of the tunnel?
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
A regional study recently published by PricewaterhouseCoopers paints a slightly unexpectedly positive picture of the consumption markets of upcoming states. According to experts, most global companies realised before the crisis...
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The crisis made wiener buyers more rationalistic
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
Consumers accept pre-packaged wieners and do not think of deli counter wiener as better. The price advantage of the latter is also dwindling and it is important to be aware...
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Private labels in the limelight at Alimentaria 2010
Date: 2009-12-03 08:00:00
In March every second year, Barcelona becomes the world capital of the food industry when Alimentaria, Europe’s biggest food and gastronomy fair is held. On 22-26 March 2010, the 18th...
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