Events

One and a half billion alliance of the poultry producers

With a nearly a half billion investment, poultry producers joined forces in order to build a poultry proccessor in Pacs, Zala county. Rural Development Minister, Fazekas Sándor also took part...

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Serious corn deficit in Hungary

There is a massive export of feed grains isn Hungary right now, therefore there is a strong and urgent need for state laws about the regulation of the amount of...

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Greenpeace establishing biofarm against gen modified food in Hungary

Greenpeace is fighting against gen modified food, prostesters stood up for the cause in front of the Hungarian Parlament on Thursday. The green organization wants Hungary, the current EU-president to...

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Amalgam fillings will be changed for free

Thanks to the new program PreFog, amalgam fillings might be changed to composite ones for free all over Hungary. Nowadays entists and patients today have several choices when it comes...

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The national economy ministry considering the imposition of the hamburger tax

According to the informations of Index; the reform program of the Ministry of National Economy contains the following steps: medical review of the disability degree of the disabled, the free...

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The Chief Veterinary Officer withdrew the dioxin regulation

The Chief Veterinary Officer withdrew the dioxin regulation on the grounds, that the German authorities are able to eliminate and prevent the marketing of the contaminated products, because on the...

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Supermarket chains in the fuel market

The petrol stations with names of the supermarket chains are interesting participants of the European and Hungarian fuel market. Some believe that, it would be a solution against the ever...

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March will bring higher prices

The price of grain, flour, sugar, fuel andbread will become more expensive in the next weeks. Varga László, president of the Hungarian Baker’s Association did not say exact number for...

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The Hungarian stand will presents more than 300 products at the Paris Exhibition

327 products of 47 Hungarian producers and manufacturers will be presented, between the 19th and 27th of February in Paris, at the International Agricultural Exhibition on the Hungarian stand –...

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The future belongs to the contactless cards

The bank card market is getting more lively: Visa and MasterCard both see the future in contactless cards. According to the annual report of Visa Europe; the volume of the...

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Fruit Logistica – More Hungarian products introduced

Good for consumers, easy for growers to manage and environmentally friendly. The new series of sweet-tasting and naturally scab-resistant apples from Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti – CIV, is the only Italian...

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Coface: level of circular indebtedness seem to have increased

According to a new statement by Coface Hungary, the level of circular indebtedness seem to have increased last year although the financial crisis has made companies less daring. Payment deadlines...

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The organic meat is not free from environmental risks

Hungarian organic food distributors expected prestige and revenue growth, from the dioxin scandal of Germany, despite a large German company’s checks warned  the domestic players of the industry that it...

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Significant assets in the foreign trade balance

According to the the first estimate; in last December the value of exports was 1634 billion HUF (5,890 million euros), while the value of exports was 1,508 billion HUF  (5,434...

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Strike and riots threaten one of the world's most important trade route

6000 Suez Canal operator started to stike today, demanding higher wages. The channel management stresses that the ship traffic is smooth, while the price of Brent oil rose above  100...

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German export close to record

German exports rose by 18.5 percent last year, compared to the 2009 crisis year, the trade balance surplus exceeded 150 billion euros. According to the statistical datas released on Wednesday;...

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New EU rules ahead on plastic food packaging

New EU rules for food contact in plastic packaging are on the horizon. A proposed regulation known as the Plastic Implementation Measure (PIM) has been approved by the EU’s Council...

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Ahold and Tesco battle in Czech Republic

Two of Europe’s biggest retailers, Ahold and Tesco, are battling to be the market leader in the Czech Republic. Each retailer currently holds about 20% of the market, according to...

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Different roles in the sales area – Nielsen workshop about category management

How can the performance of a category can be improved in store sales? Paris Galanis, Nielsen’s regional category manager consultant gave answers to this question at a 2-day workshop in...

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Budapest Calling

On 23-24 November 2010 Budapest Calling, the first Hungarian call centre trade fair took place, where 36 companies and organisations of the dynamically growing sector introduced themselves. Direct Marketing Association’s...

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POS-011

Last year we introduced three campaigns each month, from the food, non-food and drink categories. This year we are going to feature two campaigns each month, one of them will...

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Does holiday season spending generate profits?

After a 6-percent growth in November, in the US Wall Street analysts expect a 3.4-percent average growth from leading retail chains for December. What investors would like to know is...

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Hungary

POPAI Hungary Association held its first meeting on 20 January, where new members were introduced and the action plan for 2011 was finalised. Closer domestic and European relations and more...

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The bankruptcy wave is still here

In real economy the crisis is far from being over and a large number of companies are still expected to grow bankrupt. With 20,000-30,000 bankruptcies a year, Hungary is still...

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Fruit prices increased the most

Agricultural product prices significantly elevated in the past year. The production price level of agricultural products was 31 percent higher in November 2010 than a year earlier: vegetable product prices...

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obli/ance

The smart buyer’s main aim is to find the supply with the best price/value ratio. For the sake of the best offer the consumer is willing to collect information and...

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iconising

People’s attention span has become shorter in their stimulating environment. The sender of information only has a few seconds in which it must grab the consumers’ attention. Only those can...

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blind leading the blind

Consumers want to find new sources of information instead of those with expertise. Companies lose control over consumers and over the information flow. People turned their back on experts and...

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sustainable quality of life

After the recession consumers still want to sustain their standard of living. They reject obscure and vague promises, advantages and brands. Consumers set reachable purposes and look for more down-to-earth...

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age-lag

Everybody wants to be younger, wants to look youthful and is ready to make sacrifices in order to achieve this. There is a whole shift concerning age groups: children grow...

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