Events
Decrease has not stopped
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Retail sales continued to fall in July (6.6 percent in volume). According to KSH’s report, the decrease was 2.3 percent smaller than in the previous month. In the first seven...
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More cooking done at home is both an opportunity and a challenge for pasta
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Average price on the pasta market has been stagnating since 2008 and private labels have achieved a 45 percent market share. Import is not significant and egg-content is practically unchanged....
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Cattle sent to the slaughter
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Agricultural Eonomics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their latest market report reveals that decrease in the production price of domestic slaughter...
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We buy pasta more frequently
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
The volume of pasta bought per household increased moderately in January-June 2009, reveals GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan. Fewer households bought pasta, sales still improved by 2 percent. 80 percent of households...
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Optimistic report on the economic perspectives of the near future
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Summer data indicate a moderate improvement in the situation of the world economy and Hungary: the most painful part of the crisis is over. However, the extent and length of...
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Gift packages: old brands and new concepts
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Most producers agree that in volume sales last year’s level is achievable, producers do not prepare with crisis-packages but with beautiful and eye-pleasing offers. Unilever Magyarország Kft. was the number...
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Payment deadline may become longer
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In Central and Eastern Europe the number of companies whose credit ratings dropped kept increasing in the past few years – says Zoltán Dercze, managing director of Coface Hungary. 45...
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Only LCD and plasma televisions achieved growth
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In the first half of the year, the market of consumer electronics contracted by 25 percent in both value and volume, compared to the same period last year – finds...
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Retail turnover on the increase in Belgium.
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, the volume of retail turnover continued to decline in July 2009: by 0.9 percent in the EU-27 and by 1.8 percent in the eurozone,...
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Mayonnaise academy
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
On 10 September, Univer Product Zrt. held a gastronomy-history event called Univer Mayonnaise Academy. Lectures, games and a cooking show brought mayonnaise closer to participants. Today Univer sells one third...
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Loan market recovering slowly
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
After the development of previous years, the loan market dramatically declined. Global crisis narrowed down resources, entailing a lending activity contracted to the minimum; at the same time interest rates...
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Wages and salaries are up by two percent
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
At enterprises employing a minimum of 5 people and at budgetary institutions, gross average wages were 1.3 percent higher and net average wages improved by 1.4 percent in the first...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
From 2010, HUNGEXPO Zrt.’s prestigious trade exhibitions are organised based on a new concept. FOODAPEST and UKBA will take place every second year, at the same time. The first dual...
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FOODAPEST NEWS
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In just four months, FOODAPEST opens its gates in Hungexpo Budapest Fair Center. We are happy to inform you that in 2010 Trade Magazine will be the official journal of...
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Erste Bank
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
Market changes in the past few years influenced customer demand. Firms often postpone their investments and revise their spendings. This trend entails the optimisation of financial services used and a...
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Decrease, but improvement as well
Date: 2009-10-27 08:00:00
In January-July 2009, the volume of foreign trade was 18 percent lower in export and 25 percent lower in import than one year earlier. KSH’s report also states that our...
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European Day of Commerce for the fifth time
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:55
This year, on 3rd November, the European Day of Commerce will be held, by the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers. The main message of the event is to focus...
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Panorama on the Christmas commercial credit market
Date: 2009-10-27 00:05:11
The CEO of Hungarian Cetelem expects subdued season on the commercial credit market. According to Lendvai János; unemployment causing serious problems, making it difficult to expected high demand for loans...
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The number of conferences halved in the first part of 2009
Date: 2009-10-27 00:04:12
According to the compilation of the Hungarian Convention Bureau; during the first half of this year, 118 international conferences were held in Hungary. This is a 51 percent decline, compared...
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Bankruptcy wave before peak
Date: 2009-10-27 00:03:12
According to the latest analysis of Coface Hungary; the insolvency ratio of the firms increased by 36 percent in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same...
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Does not involve consideration to the webshop in case of waiver clause
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:55
The union court stated: In the cases of Internet orders, if the buyer cancels, one should not pay fee for the usage to the seller, despite one used the product...
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Consumer confidence fell in Germany
Date: 2009-10-27 00:01:25
According to GfK market research institute; contrary to the expectations, consumer confidence has deteriorated in Germany,: November’s sentiment index decreased by 4.0 point from the previous 4.2 points. The analysts...
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Coffee is good for the liver
Date: 2009-10-27 00:00:28
According to the analysis of the American Cancer Institute (NCI) the daily consumption of coffee, has beneficial effect on liver function. Those chronic hepatitis C patients who drink three or...
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Quality complaints against dairy products
Date: 2009-10-27 00:00:15
All produced and marketed milk of Fresh Food Ltd. before 21st October will be recalled, because it does not meet the required composition – stated the Agricultural Office Authorization. The...
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Trade: sloping down
Date: 2009-10-26 00:06:21
According to the datas of the Central Statistical Office; retail sales decreased in the August of 2009 by 8.5 percent, compared to the same month of 2008. At foods 7...
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The economic expectations are improving for six months
Date: 2009-10-26 00:05:21
The seasonally adjusted value of the GKI economy index increases for six months now, after nearly half-year fall. The improvement is, however, slower than the deterioration was, so it is...
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Italian investment is expected in the Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-10-26 00:04:58
The Hungarian investment promotion agency is negotiating with several Italian companies, over investment opportunities, in the areas of food processing and alternative energy – said Spányik Péter leading external diplomat...
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Selling glasses and concert tickets in hypermarkets
Date: 2009-10-26 00:03:12
British hypermarket chain, the Asda will open optical desks in 84 stores in Britain. The strong retail chains are selling quite different products differ from their profile, more often. Asda...
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EU protection for the Hungarian horse-radish
Date: 2009-10-26 00:02:24
The European Commission declared protected and added Hajdúsági horse-radish to the narrow range of protected products of the European Union. According to the communication of the EU, Government, the Hungarian...
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Hungarian wines in Milan
Date: 2009-10-22 00:05:18
For the first time in Italy, the Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency (ITD Hungary) organised an autonomous Hungarian wine presentation. The Milan event aims to promote the wines of...
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