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Together with the Control Authorities

Last week Hungarian Entrepreneurs's business forum continued in Southern Transdanubia region, in Pecs.   Entreprenuers bad leading systems, attitude by non following the rules, the over controlled firms and the...

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Retail sales fall off

According to Central Statistic Office the calendar adjusted data, the volume of retail sales decreased by 3.7% in March, and by 3.1% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to...

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Food prices to stay high in next decade

Food commodity prices will remain high by historical standards over the next decade but ease back to well below current peaks, says a report to be published next week by...

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Scottish Government Announces Plan To Ban Cigarette Displays from 2009/10

Despite tobacco advertising having been banned in 2002, there are growing concerns that prominent displays of cigarettes and other tobacco products in shops and other points of sale. It is...

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Women use more desodors

According to Nielsen research company the Hungarian desodor market grow in value by 12, in volume by 9% between March 2007- February 2008.   The whole market was bigger than...

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Hungarian Agriculture Chamber for SPS directive

The chamber protect that firm could buy land, so could be minimized the anomalies because of high feed costs. The European commission is to discuss a plan to reform the...

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Digital Media Directory at TV2

From June 2008 a new directory leads the developing and sales of TV2's digital surfaces (internet sites, teletex, mobil content). The head of directory is Attila Fekete, who further worked...

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Holiday Cheques – Since 10 years

The owner can use their cheques for 27 kind of service at 8500 places in whole Hungary.  From the first years 1-2 billion sales, nowadays the foundation sold cheques in...

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Largest Marché opening in Austria

Marché Schwechat was opened at the end of April, on the Vienna external ring. Construction work has taken 14 months and cost EUR 3,5 billion. This facility is the largest...

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What’s inside Hungarian warehouses?

We can easily find warehouses of European standard in Hungary at present, especially if we want it to be bear Budapest. – According to estimates, over a hundred thousand square...

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Still in recession

Retail sales were down by 2.5 per cent in February 2008, compared to February 2007. According to the latest KSH report, retail sales were down by 0.2 per cent in...

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Packaging in three stages – part 1: colour

Our sense of colours is a prehistoric heritage, related to our deepest reproductive drives. The use of colours is so ancient and universal, that even flowers know everything about it…...

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STI group to expand its international organisation

A Turkish partner and a new Polish production facility have been added to the STI group. Dasa and Milas Ambalaj based in Istanbul is a manufacturer of premium category packaging...

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Tough challenges for designers

The main driving force behind innovation in the market of commercial vehicles is EU environmental policy. As a result of increasingly strict EU emission standards, environmental considerations are the current...

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Less grain for export

Exports were up by 19 per cent in January 2008, while imports were 15 per cent higher than a year earlier. Total exports amounted to HUF 1,529 million in the...

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POP materials popular among customers

Emotions are playing an increasing role in influencing in-store activities. According to a presenter at the EuroShop exhibition held in Düsseldorf, providing joy and an exciting experience for customers is...

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Private labels strong in discounts

Private label products are 40 per cent cheaper than brand products on average in Hungary. The market share of PL products has been rising for years, but the rate of...

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Top model slower than IFA

There are two ways for commercial vehicles to meet Euro V standards. One is the recycling of emission gases (EGR), while the other is based on selective catalytic reduction (SCR),...

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More optimistic households

The complex Consumer Confidence Index of Gfk Hungária and Corvinus University improved by four per cent in the first quarter of 2008. Expectations regarding financial position next year were up...

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JÓFEJ-campaign for the fourth time

A campaign against drunk driving is to be organised by the Association of Hungarian Breweries for the fourth time in 2008. The JÓFEJ campaign to be conducted in the summer...

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Mobile refrigerator boxes with GPS

Today, it is possible not only to monitor where our vehicles are and what they are doing, but we can also check the temperature in the storage space and whether...

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Strong concentration, soft discount stores in Norway

The retail of food shows and exceptional degree of concentration in Norway. There were 442 modern stores for each 1 million people in 2006. Knut Gartland, head of marketing and...

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Beauty contest for Wukis

Results from the 1st Wukiland Beauty Contest organised by EVM Zrt were announced in April. The three competitors found to be most beautiful by the Wukiland community received valuable prizes....

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Increasingly strict standards for food safety

EU legislation pertaining to food safety has been changing since 2000. A new approach called “from farm to fork” has been adopted, which emphasises that all elements of the food...

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Aldi assortment tailored to Hungarians

1,085 items have been recorded by Nielsen in the Debrecen Aldi store. The widest assortment of products is that of groceries, with 285 items. The price of the few branded...

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Gardeners might be the winners of the decade

Food will be a strategic commodity in the future, with a permanently high price. As the rise in prices is not expected to stop, overall demand is expected to be...

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Changes in standards

According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several changes will come into effect in 2008. Changes in standards. According to Györfi László Tamás, from TÜV Rheinland InterCert, several...

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One sided co-operation in the dairy sector

An international conference has been organised by the ministry of agriculture and rural development about the dairy sector. According to László Vajda László, head of department from the ministry of...

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Grill parties a joy for retailers as well

Double digit expansion in the category of grill products has been constant for years. Growth was estimated at 15-20 per cent last year, although precise figures are not available. According...

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Stores online

According to Ádám Harcz, key account manager of CSB-System Hungary Kft., the introduction of a software solution becomes a feasible option for FMCG businesses, when the amount of data generated...

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