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China consistently overtakes
Date: 2010-02-18 00:00:02
After became the world’s largest exporter this year, China can be the second largest economy after the United States, overtaking Japan. According to the statement of the Tokyo government; Japan's...
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Food, beverages and desserts on 15 thousand square meters
Date: 2010-02-17 00:05:55
More than 250 exhibitors will present their goods on the Hungexpo between the 21st and 24th of February, where two simultaneous exhibitions will be also available for visitors: the food...
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Nearly 10 percent reduction occured in the producer price of agricultural products last year
Date: 2010-02-17 00:03:02
In 2009, the agricultural producer price level fell by 9.5 percent, which came from the 12.7 percent price decrease of the plant products and the 4.6 percent price decrease of...
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The U.S. manufacturing industry improved
Date: 2010-02-17 00:02:25
In February, optimism increase significantly in the American manufacturing sector – appears in the survey of Fed. The value of the Empire State index, increased to 24.91 points, from 15.92...
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SMEs save on marketing
Date: 2010-02-17 00:01:59
According to the research of internetvallalkozas.com; last year, the SMEs were dealing with their already existing customers and the tracing of new markets, marketing spendings were drastically curbed. According to...
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We like to buy vitamins in drugstores also
Date: 2010-02-17 00:01:42
Nowadays we spend every fifth HUF for vitamin in drugstores. While we could observe the emergence of agency networks in 2008, in 2009, the turnover of drugstores increased significantly by...
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KSH hanged the consumer basket
Date: 2010-02-17 00:00:10
The crisis has changed the consumer habits, so the Central Statistical Office (KSH) also changed the consumer basket: the ratio of consumer durables decreased. The Central Statistical Office (KSH) each...
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HunDeszt for the fifth time: this time in the winter
Date: 2010-02-16 00:06:12
Almost 30 pálinkas received gold certification at the industry's most prestigious national contest, the HunDeszt pálinka competition. The jury announced winners in 12 categories. From the 283 samples, 29 pálinka...
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Hungarian economy declined by 6 percent last year
Date: 2010-02-16 00:05:17
According to KSH’s and Ecostat’s datas; The latest Hungarian GDP data caused a slight positive surprise among analysts. The Hungarian economy shrunk by 4 percent in the last quarter of...
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The denominator will be at the Bocuse d'Or Hungary
Date: 2010-02-16 00:03:59
The finals of the Bocuse d’Or Selection Hungary will be held at the Foodapest exhibition, Budapest on the 21st and 22nd of February. Paul Bocuse, the denominator of the competition...
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The number of employed people can decrease with millions in the coming decades
Date: 2010-02-16 00:03:29
The Economic and Social Council (GSZT) is concerned about the demographic trends in Hungary, and proposes to prepare a comprehensive program to improve the situation – said Parragh László president...
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More optimistic mood in the three-fourth of the world
Date: 2010-02-16 00:02:12
According to the research of Ipsos and Reuters News; positive consumer evaluation of the economic outlooks published for the first time, since the large destruction of the recession. In the...
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Food price insecurity
Date: 2010-02-16 00:00:55
Food price can go up and down in the forthcoming months. The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar and the changes in demand can also affect the price of the...
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The Arany Korona cooperative will help the Hungarian small-scale producers
Date: 2010-02-15 00:02:59
The Arany Korona which is a marketing cooperative was formed in October last year and would like to help domestic manufacturers and service providers, in the distribution of Hungarian goods....
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The increasing of recycling is a Europe-wide trend
Date: 2010-02-15 00:02:41
According to the survey of the European Container Glass Federation (FEVE); The household glass recycling in Europe increased into record heights, in 2008. In 2008, 25.5 billion bottles, about 11...
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OKSZ vs. Agricultural Office
Date: 2010-02-15 00:02:35
The National Trade Association expressed its consternation in a communication, in context with the Agricultural Office’s Food Code related resolution. According to OKSZ; the Office cannot determine such implementing terms,...
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2010 may be worse for German households, than last year
Date: 2010-02-15 00:02:32
In 2009, consumption in Germany increased by 0.4 percent, boosting the economic development. In 2010, household spendings are expected to stagnate – appears in the latest research of GfK Group....
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Olive oil marketing the Italian way
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The olive oil and wine producers of the Italian province of Imperia turn to the Hungarian, Czech and Polish markets for new sales opportunities. The chamber of commerce invited purchasers...
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Time travel at Christmas
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The end of last year will not be remembered for an abundance of presents. Most families celebrated modestly with a smaller Christmas tree and fewer or cheaper presents. Traditionally, December...
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Turkey sales plummeting
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
It seems that demand for cheaper poultry also started to shrink: last year poultry processing companies bought only 1 percent less chicken meet from breeders, but at a 6-percent lower...
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More wine, but less beer sold in the first nine months of 2009
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, in the alcoholic beverages category households bought 6 percent less beer than in the same period of 2008, but as average prices were slightly up...
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Thoughts on C.S.R.
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
CSR is a positive way of thinking as well, one that leads to some kind of self-cleansing. Badly interpreted CSR and promotions hidden behind the mask of CSR will soon...
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The new law’s executive office does not aim at maximising revenues
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The Act on the prohibition of unfair market conduct by the suppliers of the food product life cycle entered into force on 1 January. On 10 December 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers and...
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We insist on our espresso
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
When it comes to indulgence, we insist on our cup of coffee the most – revealed an on-line survey recently. NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto surveyed the users of TeszVesz, an auction...
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Half a kilo of poultry products bought per purchase
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Poultry products is the second biggest segment on the market of processed meat. GfK Hungária’s Consumer Scan reveals that in October 2008-September 2009 the segment shrank by a mere 2...
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Canned beer keeps conquering
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Beer retail sales topped HUF 116 billion in December 2008-November 2009. Volume sales fell by 3 percent to 386 million litres – according to the Nielsen Retail Index. The average...
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Increasingly popular
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In Hungary, olive oil retail sales grew by 3 percent in December 2008-November 2009, nearing HUF 2.5 billion. Volume sales were up by 4 percent; hypermarkets generated 45 percent of...
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Modest growth may start in the summer of 2010
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, after a 6.5-percent economic decline in 2009 stagnation is expected for 2010. The Hungarian economy has probably hit the...
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Trends in high-selling food products
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Retail turnover of the 90 food categories surveyed by Nielsen was HUF 1,320 billion in December 2008-November 2009, up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier. The following...
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Domestic products’ share shrinking among dairy products
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last year milk processing generated a gross production value of HUF 218 billion. Production cost was HUF 75-80/kg – rather competitive, if we consider that in the EU the average...
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