Other
One eye laughing, the other eye weeping
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to experts from PriceWaterhouseCoopers Kft, some players in the FMCG sector might be able to reclaim VAT, while the burden on enterprises employing several hundred people could be reduced...
Read more
Higher tax might blacken the food market
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The latest government measures are certain to have a rapid and deep effect on the food supply chain. The combination of reduced purchasing power and higher VAT will transform food...
Read more
Let’s start again!
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
As a drastic reduction has occurred in sources of financing available for companies since last autumn, a number of financing products subsidies by the government have been introduced to bring...
Read more
Ideal co-operation between manufactures and agencies V. – You don’t have to believe everything (part 2.)
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
This time, we are going to discuss certain aspects of merchandising activities in some detail, like equipment, supervision, remuneration. As we cannot expect merchandisers to send us an SMS at...
Read more
Consumer preference for grilling stable
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The grilling season when the largest part of special sausages and spices are sold is near. Consumer enthusiasm for grilling remains stable with sales totalling 900 tonnes in the March...
Read more
As offered by Budapest Bank
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
We have asked Budapest Bank whether they see any interest by companies from the FMCG sector in government subsidised financing. UMFORG financing is only available to manufacturing enterprises and even...
Read more
Prices are not the weapons used in the fight for consumers in the grill market
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Apart from the general decline in consumption and the colder summer, the expanding selection of marinades and grill brines pose a further threat to the market of grill products. On...
Read more
Less money in our pockets
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Gross average income was down by 1.5 percent in the first two months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Real income was down by 4.3 percent. Average...
Read more
Market expanding in terms of both value and quantity
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Annual sales of spices, red paprika and flavourings exceeded HUF 18 billion in the April 2008-March 2009 period. Growth was 11 percent in terms of value and 2 percent in...
Read more
Baltic retailers in trouble
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales were down by 3.4 percent in the EU-27 countries in February compared to February 2008. Only Poland and Belgium produced growth, while...
Read more
Green spices bringing diversity into Hungarian cuisine
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Diversity in the use of spices is growing but this does not mean the end of red paprika. In fact it is still producing growth in spite of a substantial...
Read more
Waiting for the grilling season
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
International trends in the poultry and garden product markets are monitored by AKI. According to analysts working for USDA, turkey production and consumption is expected to drop in 2009. In...
Read more
(HU) Több fűszerkeveréket vásárolnak
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
Read more
Drop in conjuncture index stopping in April
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Following a nine month continuous drop, the value of the GKI conjuncture index finally stabilised in April. According to a survey by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. conducted with the support of...
Read more
Concentration decreasing in sales of ice tea
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of ice tea were up by 3 percent in the April 2008-March 2009 period, exceeding HUF 14 billion, while sales in terms of quantity were down by 4...
Read more
Proportion of people following a healthy diet stable
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to the latest survey conducted by GfK Hungária about eating habits, practically all foods are consumed less frequently. Traditional dishes and flavours continue to remain dominant. The proportion of...
Read more
Stores can do a lot to boost sales of ice tea
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Experts are looking forward to this year’s ice tea season with cautious optimism in spite of the recession. The market of ice tea is still dominated by traditional lemon and...
Read more
Hungarian origin increasingly important
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The freshness and good quality of products continue to remain the primary considerations for consumers, while price remains the second most important. According to the GfK Hungária Shopping Monitor and...
Read more
Lemon ice tea becoming even more popular
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, growth of the ice tea market continued both in terms of quantity and value in the first quarter of 2009. The market was still...
Read more
Fewer guests in the beginning of the year
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The number of foreign guests served by commercial accommodation providers was down by 19 percent in January-March, compared to the same period in 2008, while the same number for domestic...
Read more
Annual sales approaching HUF 40 billion
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of household paper products were up by 8 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the previous year. Retail sales totalled more...
Read more
Price rise in the food industry
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Domestic industrial prices were down by 0.7 percent in February 2009, compared to January and up by 4.6 percent, compared to March 2008. Industrial export prices were up by 12.2...
Read more
Innovation apart from price might also be a guarantee of the future
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Paper tissue has been the most dynamically growing segment in the domestic market of household paper products in recent years. Dry tissue is used for removing wet and greasy stains...
Read more
Food retail still dropping
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 3.2 percent in February 2009, compared to the same month in 2008 and by 0.5 percent, compared to January. Retail sales totalled HUF 958 billion...
Read more
Who is going to have the biggest slice?
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Postal service providers are going to fight hard for control of the under 50 gram segment from 2013. We want to take advantage of our exceptionally wide range of services...
Read more
Shower gel improving it position in the top 5
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of shower gel were up by 5 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the preceding year, with sales exceeding HUF 14...
Read more
Food prices dropping except for seasonal ones
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Food prices were up by 0.4 percent in April, compared to March. Seasonal prices like potato, fresh vegetables and fruits rose. The same happened to sausages, chocolate and poultry. The...
Read more
Five candles
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Following the disappearance of borders five years ago, the flood of imported food came as a shock to the local food industry. Today, imported products account for nearly 30 percent...
Read more
Adam in the focus, following Eve
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
An increasing number of products intended for men are appearing in the shower gel and body lotion category, previously regarded as rather feminine. The category continues to produce annual growth...
Read more
No boom foreseen by Atradius for next year
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Forecasts predicting a boom for 2010 are not considered to be reliable by Atradius. The credit insurance company expects recession to continue in 2010 as well. According to their country...
Read more