Events

Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Administration increase the default penalty

Next year guilty must pay HUF 1 million because of invoice problem.   The default fines increase from HUF 100,000  to 200,000, form 200,000 to 500,000. One million HUF is...

Read more

Fake milkdisributor found

The Budapester enterpreuter operated without permissions.  In Sparkler-action, collective control of several authorities, 5 tons milk product were found. The milk, cheese, cottage-cheese in value of  HUF 7-8 million must...

Read more

HUF 680 billion excise in government pocket

Due to the continuously control increase the legal petrol, cigarettes and alcohol sales. According to industrial dates there was 7.1% higher sales in the first 10 months as a year...

Read more

Next year's carriage must cover the lost from this year too

According to plans of Budapest local government trucks should pay ten times higher fees for coming into the city as now. Association of Transport Companies said this year carriage can't...

Read more

Auchan to invest 0.5bn-euro in Romania

French retailer targets 22 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants by 2010.  "We will continue to expand with large-scale hypermarkets, because this what we specialise in. The Discount Market store...

Read more

European recognition for Széchenyi card

Széchenyi card has been selected by the jury of the European Enterprise Awards 2007 to be one of the 13 finalists. The result of the final will be announced on...

Read more

Mineral water market continue to sparkle

There are 100 springs in Hungary which provide certified mineral water. Water from 45-50 of these is bottled. No major changes have taken place during the past two years in...

Read more

Vision of the future – with a difference?

I listened enthusiastically to an account by Zsuzsa Hermann, editor in chief of this magazine, of the successful POPAI Hungary event, held at the end of October. A vision of...

Read more

Grüne Woche: business and politics

The Grüne Woche food exhibition to be held between 18-27. January 2008 in Berlin is an important source of business an political information. It is also an example of sustainable...

Read more

Putting us in the mood

Tamás Pálóczi, managing director of Mood Media Hungary spoke about the methods used to create a specific atmosphere in stores. He pointed out that sensory marketing can be a key...

Read more

Champagne market expanding around Christmas

The Christmas/New Year’s Eve season accounts for 40 per cent of annual champagne sales. Though the annual level of consumption shows stagnation, end of the year consumption is growing. Over...

Read more

Imported wine in one out of six glasses

According to estimates, the quality of grape produced this year will be good, but its quantity will be less than usual. Wine production will just be sufficient to cover domestic...

Read more

Good communication skills are no longer enough

The development seen in the field of technology has not been welcomed too enthusiastically by sales reps. Though registering orders has become simpler and faster, GPS and Internet based monitoring...

Read more

East and West meeting at Fruit Logistica

As a result of the growing significance of fresh fruits and vegetables in competition among food retailers, the interest displayed towards the Fruit Logistica exhibition to be held between 7-9....

Read more

TV partner for brand building

Tamás Sipos, sponsorship manager of TV2 described the advantages of sponsorship over advertising spots. Sponsorship is linked to programs directly. In case of strategic co-operation, the channel offers Brand Care...

Read more

Panorama of champagne before clinking glasses

The structure if the champagne market is not unlike that of wine. Differences however, are more interesting. According to György Kovács, managing director of Törley Pezsgőpincészet Kft., sweet champagnes continue...

Read more

Increasingly popular beer specialities

According to the Hungarian Association of Breweries, the combined sales of the four large breweries increased by 5.6 per cent last year. Lager beer continues to account for 68 per...

Read more

Happy and disgruntled

How satisfied are Hungarians? What makes them happy? These questions have been answered by Krzysztof Zagorski, general director of the Warsaw Public Opinion Research Institute. He was the only presenter...

Read more

Prophecies and facts in Tapolca (part 2.)

We hard five presentations on the second day of the Tapolca conference about innovative brands, Trade Marketing Klub held a meeting in the evening, while the third day was devoted...

Read more

IFE FOODAPEST: together for the first time

According to an agreement between Montgomery International and HUNGEXPO Zrt., the two well-known exhibitions of the food industry have united under the name IFE FOODAPEST. The new event will be...

Read more

Frankfurters are the second most popular meat product

Over 27,000 tonnes of frankfurters are sold annually. Retail sales exceeded HUF 24 billion, in terms of value in the September 2006 – August 2007 period. According to the Retail...

Read more

Cheap spirits in decline

The domestic production of spirits totalled 46 million litres last year. Less than 3,5 per cent of this quantity has been exported. Imports account for 15 per cent of domestic...

Read more

Heineken strengthening its brands

László Benedek, sales director did not recommend that participants follow the example of the beer industry, as this years expansion was due entirely to the 25 per cent extra tax...

Read more

Important things to know

Place: HUNGEXPO Budapesti Vásárközpont Budapest X., Albertirsai út 10., Mail address: 1441 Budapest, Pf. 44; Telephone: 263-6000 Entrance: Gate III. Organisers: HUNGEXPO Zrt., III. Kiállítási Divízió 1101 Budapest, Albertirsai út...

Read more

Need for renewal among frankfurter brands

Private label products have been increasing their share in the market of frankfurters so far. This however, has lead to brand manufacturers increasing their efforts in the field of innovation....

Read more

Christmas party concepts

The purpose of Christmas parties is not only to close a given year, but also to serve as the beginning for the next year. There are two types of Christmas...

Read more

Building loyalty without damaging brands

Anita Carra, trade marketing director of Unilever, spoke about their multi-brand promotions. This year, the key to success has been proactive action and the ability to come up with new...

Read more

United against illegal trade!

This sentence was the key idea from the Day of European Commerce held for the third time this year. Sándor Demján, acting chairman of the National Association of Employers and...

Read more

Fish dead or alive

60 per cent of the carp distributed for retail around the end of the year is live. Part of this quantity is processed by the stores, while other fish are...

Read more

Flour, eggs and pasta on top of the price wave

Consumer prices showed an average increase of 0.7 per cent in September 2007. According to KSH data, prices were 6.4 per cent up compared to September 2006. Food prices were...

Read more
Oldal