Market News
Frozen food most popular in youngest age group
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to survey of eating habits conducted by GfK Hungária, one out of two consumers like frozen food. These products enjoy higher than average popularity among young consumers and in...
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Beer industry optimistic about PET ottles
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Recession in the market of beer began in the autumn of 2007 and has continued ever since. All segments have been effected similarly, with no shift in the market towards...
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Super supermarkets
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to a study published by GfK Hungária to help companies in strategic planning, in spite of a reduction in purchasing power, supermarkets still produced dynamic growth in the first...
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Germans attached to the PICK brand
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to Gábor Ámann, sales and marketing director of PICK-Szeged, they are forced to boost export, in order to be able to produce premium products on an economic scale. At...
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Domestic market of jam expanding
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the jam market showed expansion in terms of both value and quantity in the first half of 2008. As a result...
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Instant food on trays increasingly popular
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
The canned vegetable category shows stagnation in terms of quantity and moderate growth in terms of value, while demand for canned meat is in decline. Shelf price is increasingly important...
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Growing demand for premium beers
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Retail sales were up by 5 percent in terms of value in October 2007 – August 2008, compared to the preceding year. The value of the total market exceeds HUF...
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Budapest region on top
Date: 2008-11-16 08:00:00
Purchasing power in Hungary has been mapped by GfK Hungária for the sixth time this year. Hévíz, the wealthiest settlement outside Budapest two years ago is now only third with...
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Solid grow at the consumer prices
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
In October 2008 consumer prices increased by 0.2% compared to the previous month and rose by 5.1% compared to October 2007. In the first ten months of 2008 the average...
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Bent cucumbers can be sold by retailers from next July
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
End to minimum shapes and sizes for 26 fruits and vegetables, such as aubergines and apricots, cherries, garlic, leeks, peas, spinach and watermelons. But 10 standards will remain. Misshapen fruit...
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Prices jump up in Latvia
Date: 2008-11-13 00:00:00
In the 27 member states of EU according to the harmonized data the annual inflation was 4.2% in September 2008 compared to September 2007. The lowest annual rates were observed...
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Retailers Association Expects Flat Sales Next Year in Germany
Date: 2008-11-11 00:00:00
HDE, the German retailers’ association, has announced that it expects sales at stagnate in 2009, but said it expects them to be good during the upcoming Christmas season. The Wirtschaftswoche...
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The financial balance improves, but the GDP stagnates in 2009
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
The forecast prepared by GKI Economic Research Co. in co-operation with Erste Bank shows that in the radically changed global economic environment the Hungarian economy takes a completely new path...
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The trade balance deteriorated
Date: 2008-11-10 00:00:00
In September 2008, according to first estimates of Central Statistic Office, exports amounted to HUF 1,612 billion (EUR 6,724 million), while the value of imports reached HUF 1,576 billion (EUR...
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European Consumers Spill the Beans on Food Labelling
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
The study questions 17,300 people in France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and the UK, both in supermarkets and at home, and finds on average 18% of Europeans (27% in UK,...
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Research – month to months more privat label products in the leaflets
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
According to GfK Hungaria the leaflets are since many years very popular. The research company observs the leaflets of the retail sector since 2003, the biggest adviser are in...
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China Detains Suspect in Melamine Eggs Case
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
The owner of a Chinese feed factory suspected of adding melamine to its product which turned up in tainted eggs has been detained. Chinese eggs came under the spotlight after...
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Expansions in Bosnia
Date: 2008-11-06 00:00:00
According to reports in the Bosnian press, the local unit of Mercator plans to capture a 5% market share in the country by 2010. Citing Director, Mensud Lagumdzija, the retailer...
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Export decreased in August
Date: 2008-11-05 00:00:00
In August 2008, the export volume decreased by 7, while that of imports by 8 percent as compared to the same month in the previous year. The trade balance showed...
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8th Night of Hungarian AdEaters
Date: 2008-11-05 00:00:00
The internationally acclaimed 'advertainment' show celebrate dover 350 of the finest, most amazing, artistic and creative TV & cinema advertising films from around the world! The show on 29th November...
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The better to now the consumer, the better to get the possibility to keep it
Date: 2008-11-05 00:00:00
Kirowski and GfK Hungária organised a workshop about marketing and communication strategies in time of crisis. On the exclusive workshop researchers, businessmen, ad agency people talk about handling with the...
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World exhibitions to arrive in Hungary
Date: 2008-11-04 00:00:00
Europe’s most modern and highest standard event and exhibition center, where the most renowned international world exhibitions, trade fairs and tour events will take place, is going to be built...
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(HU) Október első felében történelmi mélypontra zuhantak a várakozások
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
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Companies recall 100,000 laptop battery packs
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
Computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The voluntary recall applies to...
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(HU) Tiltakozik a termékdíj miatt az Országos Kereskedelmi Szövetség
Date: 2008-11-03 00:00:00
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Junk Food Ad Spend Down, but Moving Across UK Media
Date: 2008-10-30 00:00:00
Junk food ads have been appearing less on British television, thanks to an April 2007 ban on ads that mislead nutritional value, encourage excessive food/beverage consumption, or otherise promote an...
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The most efficient Hungarian ads will be awarded
Date: 2008-10-30 00:00:00
The 7th Effie competiton was organised by the Hungarian section of the International Advertising Association and the Association of Communication Agencies in Hungary. EFFIE award – globally famous award in...
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Dutch Supermarket Sales Expected To Grow
Date: 2008-10-30 00:00:00
The new study said revenues are expected to grow to E789m in the week before Christmas, up from E737.6m last year. During Christmas Supermarket sales during Christmas are expected to...
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