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Small growth at Hungarian industrial output

Hungary industrial output growth retreats to 4.3% yr/yr in March from 9.8% in Feb.  According to Central Statistics Office (KSH) Hungary's industrial output decreased by 2.6% month on month (vs....

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A fair day for fair trade

World Fair Trade Day taking place on 10th Mai. This year's event in Hungary talks about climate protection too.   The domestic events take part on Margit-island in Budapest, where...

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In the face of price increase the buyer of cooking oil is stabil

Last year July one liter cooking oil costed HUF 245, this year in February it grew by 65% and costs HUF 405.  According to GfK Hungary's ConsumerScan research people bought...

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FruitVeb to Campagne for a more Fruit Taste World

The Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Product Organisation (FruitVeb) want to populize the Hungarian products in Hungary and abroad. The organisation has a HUF 70 million ad budget, the goal is...

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Entrepreneurs want cauntable business environment

The Hungarian Economy is very ill – said Klara Perjes mayor of Gyula – on a business forum of the National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers in Gyula. On this...

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(HU) Új elnök az ÉFOSZ élén

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Domestic sales prices of the whole industry grew by 10.8%

The highest monthly price increase occurred in manufacturing of refined petroleum products (2.6%) which was mainly due to the price rise of the world market prices of oil and oil...

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Illegal alcohol plant in Hejokeresztur

The employees of Hungarian Costum and Finance Guard found illegal alcohol and materials to make it in value of HUF 17 million.  The family hous worked as an illegal alcohol...

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Retailers unhappy about Polish trading law

The Act imposing tight limitations on large-area retail spaces with a surface area exceeding 400 square metres.  IKEA has held back an overwhelming majority of its investments in Poland due...

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„Organic” products from discounts to shops with fake label

The abuser company bought cheap products at hypermarkets and relabel them, after that sold it as „organic” products to several stores in Budapest and Pécs. In Hungary only products controlled...

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US consumers attitude to change

Everyone is looking to save by altering where they shop, how they shop and the brands they buy – according to AC Nielsen US.   Since March 2007, according to...

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Top categories in store types

According to data from the Retail Index of Nielsen, the market share of hyper markets and super markets increased in the food market in the February 2007- January 2008 period....

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More tampons sold

Sales of women’s hygiene products grew by one per cent in terms of quantity in 2007, compared to 2006. As a result of a 4 per cent rise in average...

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Retail trade still down

Total sales in the retail sector were 3 per cent down in January 2008, compared to 2007. According to a KSH report, overall sales in the retail sector amounted to...

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ECRM – a missed chance to score

This year’s food retail meeting of ECRM was held in the second week of March in Budapest. Only three Hungarian companies attended the meeting where retailers have the time to...

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Improving confidence index for KKV-s

The business confidence index among predominantly Hungarian owned enterprises was up to 97,8 per cent in the first quarter of 2008. No further restrictive measures are anticipated....

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Mosquitoes dominating the market of pesticides

As a result of last year’s warm and dry weather, with hardly any mosquitoes, sales dropped in the market of pesticides and insect repellents by 5 per cent in terms...

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Drastic rise in price of rice

The price of rice has produced a rise of 70 per cent in the last three months. Mihály Bencs, the managing director of Riceland Magyarország Kft, has explained the latest...

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Declaration for the citizens of Europe

AIM published its declaration titled Brands for Health and Welfare, signed by the heads of 50 European FMCG companies on 31. March. Two members of the Hungarian Brands Association, Friesland...

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Record breaking Alimentaria

Over five thousand companies from 70 countries attended the Alimentaria 2008 exhibition, which closed on 14. March. The total number of guests was 158,000. Italy was the largest exhibitor with...

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Fighting insects on all levels

Sales of pesticides and insect repellents total nearly HUF 3,5 billion annually. The category shows constant growth over longer periods, with dynamic expansion in the tick repellent segment. The season...

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Satisfied Austrians, in high concentration

According to data from the Austrian subsidiary of Nielsen, food sales showed growth of 3.4 per cent last year, compared to 2006. As the inflation rate was only 2.2 per...

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Ten Hungarian exhibitors at SALIMA

With the help of BD-Expo, our colleague visited the SALIMA exhibition held in Brno in the first week of March. SALIMA celebrated its 25th birthday last year, becoming the largest...

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Improving global living standards, expanding market for chemical products

World-wide sales of chemical products have expanded at a faster rate than previously, since the last Nielsen survey. The Nielsen survey covered 29 categories and its findings were published in...

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The power of agencies

According to an estimate by the Hungarian Advertising Association, total advertising spending in Hungary amounts to HUF 180 billion annually. The FMCG sector accounts for 20-22 per cent of this...

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First in Europe regarding frequency of shopping

Average Austrians visit hyper or supermarkets 18 times per month and discount stores on 6 occasions. This makes them the European champions regarding the frequency of shopping. However, the disadvantage...

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VINEX turns 12

VINEX is the largest and most complex winery event held in the Middle and Eastern European region. The Grand Pric Vinex wine competition is also held during the exhibition, organised...

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Faktoring ABC – about factoring in simple terms

We hear about factoring every day, but relatively few businesses actually use this financial service. Probably, not many people are familiar with the advantages of factoring. We have asked Andrea...

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