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Bábolna International Farmer Days for the 25th time
Date: 2009-09-01 00:04:00
This year, between 16th and 19th 2009 September, the Bábolna International Farmer Days will be held with a specialty. This will be 25th time that the Bábolna International Farmer Days...
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Wine growers faces with sales problems
Date: 2009-09-01 00:03:00
According to Horváth Csaba, Secretary-General of HNT; This year, 3.5 million less hectoliters of wine was produced than last year. It is estimated that this year the same amount as...
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Organic foods tolerate the crisis well
Date: 2009-09-01 00:02:00
According to market researchers, economic downturn did not harm the sales of the organic products in most countries. On the basis of the feedback of traders, the growth in Hungary...
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Lean pro day in Debrecen
Date: 2009-09-01 00:01:25
American Chamber of Commerce organises Lean proffessional day 3rd September 2009 in Debrecen. At the event, the Lean management philosophy (minimize the losses), will be the main theme. The system...
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Eurokonform casher will be a mandatory next year
Date: 2009-09-01 00:01:00
According to the decision of the Government from the 1st September 2009 only eurokonform hardwares (eg: cash register, taximeters) could be purchased from EU budget and funds, which is capable...
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More needs to be learnt in the managing of PET bottles
Date: 2009-09-01 00:00:40
During the summer heat up to twice as many PET bottles are purchased. On an annual basis, the number of empty PET bottles are up to 1,4-1,6 billion, which is...
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Pizza and grilled meat are a succes in Romanian hypermarkets
Date: 2009-09-01 00:00:35
Four Romanian hypermarket chain (Auchan, Cora, Real, Carrefour) judged to operate within the fast-food stores. The chain's success proves that 4-5 percent of the total revenue is from the sales...
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The retail sales of tea increased by value and by quantity
Date: 2009-08-31 00:05:28
According to Nielsen market research company; the retail sales of tea increased by 10 percent in value and by 3 percent in volume in the 2008 August and 2009 July...
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GKI: soluble pessimism
Date: 2009-08-31 00:05:00
According to the forecast of GKI Economic Research Company and Erste Bank, the downfall of the Hungarian economy will reach its nadir in the summer. The external balance has improved...
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Pro-shops and mobile bakers
Date: 2009-08-31 00:04:20
Hungarian Baker Association would improve the market position of bakers, with the strengthening of Pro-shop networks and the strengthening of direct sales. With the replacement of commercial chains more profit...
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The basket price of Origo has moderated
Date: 2009-08-31 00:04:00
Origo’s most recent price panorama seems to justify the notion, that because of the continuous decrease in consumption, VAT increase could not be enforced in the declining retail scene. Origo...
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More than expected wheat yield for next year
Date: 2009-08-31 00:02:00
The International Grain Council (IGC) has changed its forecast for world wheat yield, from 654 million tonnes to 662 million for the 2009 – 2010 years. According to the organization’s...
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The Minister would support irrigation with state involvement
Date: 2009-08-28 00:04:00
Irrigation is not possible without state involvement, stated Gráf József, Minister of Agriculture. Its lack, brings the domestic participants a disadvantage, compared to other countries in agriculture. While in the...
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Germans are optimistic, confidence in the euro area
Date: 2009-08-28 00:03:25
The GfK market research institute’s the value of the German consumer sentiment index in September increased to its 15-month peak. Conference Board's composite index for the euro area economy increased...
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Kopint-Tarki: this year, a significant decrease in agricultural production
Date: 2009-08-28 00:03:00
This year, 8-10 percent decline in agricultural production can be occured compared to last year – said Szabó Márton the lead researcher of Kopint-Tarki on a press conference. According to...
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Beekeepers closed a bad season because of weather
Date: 2009-08-28 00:02:00
This year, because of the extreme weather the producer price of honey has been increased. The beekeepers at the end of the season are less visited by the thieves, in...
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Germany has thrown back to second place due to the crisis
Date: 2009-08-28 00:01:10
In the first half of the year, China took the world's largest exporter title away from Germany. According to the datas of the World Trade Organization, China's sold 521.7 billion,...
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Hungarian cheese is being falsified
Date: 2009-08-28 00:00:55
It is estimated that only one third of the farmers offer their own product to customers. The others others trying to sell, unknown origin products. According to the farmers, many...
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Sliced and whole salami, flavouring – in-store sales are stable
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In terms of value, sausage and salami retail sales grew in parallel with all meat products in thee July 2008-June 2009 period, compared to the same period a year before....
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Printing companies and packaging
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
There are still great differences between Western Europe and Hungary concerning printing services for packaging. – On the domestic market, it is mostly small ”garage” companies offering printing services to...
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The price of shopping
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
The communications war between Hungary’s two FMCG giants, Tesco and Spar keeps raging. A few weeks ago, Spar filed a complaint against Tesco at the Hungarian Trade Association’s Ethics Committee...
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Deli counter meat product sales are revitalising
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Despite lobbying by the Hungarian Meat Industry Federation, meat products were not included on the list of products with a reduced VAT. Although the 5 percent increase is not catastrophic...
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Price increase lowest in the food industry
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
In comparison with the previous month, domestic industrial sales prices increased by 0.9 percent in June; compared with June 2008 they grew by 2.1 percent. KSH’s report reveals that in...
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Bartender competition in Siófok
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Hungary’s best bartenders were competing at the 5th Bols competition in Siófok on 29 June. Miklós Járfás won the classic category and Roland Urbán finished first in the Flair category....
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Less sausage and salami sold in the first four months
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Gfk Hungária’s data indicate that Hungarian households purchased less sausage and salami than a year ago. In the first four months of 2009 sausage sales went down by 7 percent,...
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Strengthening forint slows down meat imports
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) monitors and regularly publishes the world’s poultry and fruit/vegetable product trends. Their latest report reveals that the price of Hungarian slaughter pigs decreased early July....
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Award winning STI-displays
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
STI’s two display solutions won the POPAI prize in Poland. Scrabble won in the ”everyday use” category with an island type solution, while the Lübbe suitcase finished first in the...
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High quality sells better
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
Nielsen Retail Index reveals that lemon juice retail sales grew by 13 percent in terms of value in June 2008-May 2009, compared to the previous period a year before. The...
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Waiting for the nadir
Date: 2009-08-27 08:00:00
According to economic projections by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, the worse is yet to come for the Hungarian economy, with GDP expected to decrease to 6.5 percent. Agriculture...
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