Events
More and more food consumed in China and Brazil
Date: 2010-07-07 00:02:39
While the Americans, the British and the French are spending less on food, in China and Brazil more and more food and drinks consumed – shows a British research. According...
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After pálinka, the wine and soda and the home made beer to come
Date: 2010-07-07 00:02:25
After the government announced the free fruit preparation, the wine and soda and home made beer makers feel, that they suffer unjustified discrimination. They would like to achive a reduction...
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Russia seeks self-sufficiency in chicken breeding
Date: 2010-07-07 00:00:38
A serious fall may occur in European chicken exports in a couple of years, if Russia succeeds in the development of its own chicken breeding. Consumption slightly increases in the...
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Temporary brand ambassadors
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Hostess activity is the art of communicating in person. We asked the leaders of two companies, In-store Team and Rafinanz about the opportunities and drawbacks. Both experts agreed that hostess...
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Margarine sales grew, average prices fell
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Few food categories were able to grow in both value and volume last year, but margarine was one of them. Retail value sales were up by 4 percent in April...
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New marketing and advertising directors at Árukereső
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
From May 2010, István Rácz is the new marketing director of arukereso.hu Kft. The new position was created recently as a result of the price comparison site‘s dynamic growth. As...
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Trade Marketing Club special award: Maspex Olympos, Apenta Drink for a million Forints or for a holiday every week!
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
The main goal of Apenta’s 2009 campaign was to make more people try the renewed product range, with its modern bottle shape and a more expressive label design. A prize...
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Innovations brought results on the margarine market
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
While a couple of years ago margarine was the victim of persecution, today the category has a healthier image and it develops steadily. Baking margarine sales data from last year...
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Help came the second time as well
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
After the big rains in June, several companies rushed to help flood victims. Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. and the Hungarian Red Cross transported 54,000 litres of mineral water to villages in...
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Protocolar techniques
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Trade Marketing Club’s traditional summer meeting and grill party was held on 10 June. Rainy weather did not deter participants from registering and on the day of the event their...
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Modern oils in several flavours
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Maresi Foodbroker Kft. distributes KRONEN maize germ cooking oil, which is rich in quality fatty acids and vitamin E. Rita Habuda Salámosy, Maresi’s managing director told that KRONEN oil is...
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Házi Piros Paprika celebrated 20 years
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
On 4 June Házi Piros Paprika Kft. celebrated its 20th birthday in Bakodpuszta. Last year the company’s sales revenue was HUF 2.6 billion and they integrated 2,000 hectares of land....
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Fighting those extra kilos
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Being overweight and the related illness are one of the biggest problems in welfare societies. Update offers clinically tested, lasting solutions to these problems. The system, nomen est omen, is...
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The margarine market expanded despite the recession
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
According to GfK’s Consumer Scan, 73 percent of Hungarian households bought some kind of tub margarine and 60 percent purchased baking margarine in the first quarter of 2010 – both...
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Spring rejuvenation in ten towns and villages
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
The spring collection campaign of KÖSZI, a joint initiative of CBA and Procter&Gamble finished at the end of June. 10 winner towns and villages won HUF 1 million, which they...
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Calculating with everything
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Anna and her team not only prepared for the competition, but did market research too because they want to see their product in the shops. I am quite sure that...
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Large packaging units sell better
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Value sales of carbonated soft drinks grew in stores larger than 400 m² in the April 2009-March 2010 period; value sales fell in stores smaller than 400 m² – informs...
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Completa’s prize game comes to an end
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Completa’s promotion campaign started on 1 March 2010. Participants had to collect 4 barcodes from products and send them to Completa before 30 April. The first 5,000 senders received Completa...
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Customised bath bomb
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
After a long day of hard work everyone loves to plunge into a hot bath. Especially if we can prepare the fragrant bath balls ourselves – it only takes five...
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Sugar-free soft drinks – now in the lower categories too
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Carbonated soft drink retail sales fell last year, in terms of value and volume alike, but the decrease did not affect the different retail channels to the same extent. –...
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Who will be the most talented young Hungarian?
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Beck’s Different By Choice Award talent search contest ended on 10 May. From the 47 nominees 10 qualified to the second round. Until 9 June the public can cast their...
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Energising fake blood
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
A US company is capitalising on the booming vampire trend. They put BLOOD Energy Potion on the market, an energy drink in a bizarre packaging: it comes in small bags...
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Pantyliner sales are the most concentrated
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
Sanitary napkins make up the biggest category among feminine hygiene products. According to the Nielsen Retail Index, its HUF 5 billion turnover remained stable in May 2009-April 2010, but in...
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Free research tool for advertisers and agencies
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
IAB Europe and Google will launch a service called Consumer Commerce Barometer (CCB), which provides agencies and advertisers with consumer data. CCB is a free on-line research tool that relies...
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Ecologic packaging for the milk industry
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
A California company developed a packaging solution called Eco|logic, which makes possible the 100-percent recycling of packaging material. The two-layer packaging – used in the milk industry – combines a...
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Good opportunities in the intimate sphere
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
An increasing number of segments and actors appear on the intimate hygiene market. Besides traditional products such as sanitary napkins, pantyliners, incontinence pads, tampons and cotton wool the significance of...
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Growing importance of managing fresh categories
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
InterMopro, InterCool and InterMeat – the trade fairs of dairy, meat and frozen products will be held on 12-15 September in Düsseldorf. From Hungary six companies are going to participate...
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Retail keeps plunging
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
According to KSH’s report, there was a 4-percent decline in domestic retail turnover in March, compared with data from March 2009. In the 1st quarter, retail turnover was 4.6 percent...
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What will we eat when we grow up?
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
This spring Hungary is about to appeal to the European Court of Justice, because after a long moratorium a few months ago the European Commission gave green light to growing...
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Franchising works well in Hungary
Date: 2010-07-06 08:00:00
According to data from the Hungarian Franchise Association, 18,000 enterprises are members of the 340 franchise networks in Hungary – we are ahead of the neighbouring countries. A well-organised franchise...
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