Events

Fondants with double function

Though we do not have sales figures about the market of fondants, no radical changes were been seen last year. According to Imre Horváth, general director of Sweet Point Zrt.,...

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What is the program offering?

The most important form of financing for creditworthy micro enterprises so far neglected by banks is micro loans at market interest rates. The program will involve a significantly wider spectrum...

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When food safety is uncertain

In our third and final report about the CIES conference held in Shanghai, we focus on the issue of food safety. The title of the presentation by James Morehouse, senior...

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Using shrinking budgets smartly

Mrs. Szalókyné Judit Tóth, director of Nielsen turned the attention of the audience to the present. Though 58 per cent of consumers find it harder to make ends meet, only...

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Season of fragrances

Perfumes are popular as Christmas gifts. As a result of growing incomes, the marketing efforts of distributors and the proliferation of western culture, demand is growing. Segmentation of the perfume...

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„An extra wallet which can be opened”

According to László Krisán, general director of KA-VOSZ Zrt., Széchenyi Card has become a leading product in the market among small enterprises, filling a gap which traditional financing tools had...

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Hungarian food losing ground

Zoltán Fórián, head of division, Agrár-Európa Kft., pointed out that there is confusion in the press regarding the expected increase in demand and the extent of price rises. According to...

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Perfume market becoming more masculine

According to data from MEMRB Market Research, the perfume market produced growth of 9 per cent in terms of value in the September 2006 – August 2007 period. Seven out...

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How does it work?

Széchenyi Card is a form of financing for SME-s, with preferential interest rates subsidised by the government, which is intended to improve their liquidity. Access to this form of financing...

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Increasing cost effectiveness a key to survival

Péter Nagy, head of division from PriceWaterhouseCoopers Kft., spoke about the increasing importance of cost effective operation, which is not only the result of market pressures, but also that of...

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Continuing concentration of margarine sales

According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, the average price of margarine rose by 5 per cent in August-September, compared to the same period last year. Retail sales in terms...

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Who are the users?

Széchenyi card accounted for a substantial part of financing agreements signed by SME-s with banks for a shorter than one year term. The largest part of the amount available is...

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2008 could be the year of Aldi

In her opening presentation on the second day, Mrs. Szalókyné Judit Tóth, director of Nielsen emphasised that it will be the cheaper sales channels and products will show growth in...

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Lighter butter creams on bread

While margarine continues to remain a basic product, consumers are becoming familiar with its alternatives. Creams which can be spread on bread not only compete with each other but with...

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Post/pre mix Colas continue to lose ground

According to Nielsen data, HoReCa sales of carbonated soft drinks amounted to over HOF 55 billion in the August 2006 – July 2007 period, with the rate of decrease in...

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Solving liquidity problems by factoring

Dr. István Tari , director of Erste Bank Kereskedelmi Centrum and László Stickl, general director of Erste Faktor spoke about the solutions bank can offer to the liquidity problems of...

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Marketing might become yeast for the baking industry

Bakery products are popular in Hungary. Production is fragmented however, which means resources are not sufficient for powerful marketing. According to József Werli, secretary of the Hungarian Association of Bakers,...

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From grape to bottle

2007 is really a difficult vintage. It was started with a very mild winter, early budding, but spring frost limited our crop at some vineyard-sites. Hot and dry summer made...

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Diversity, service, speed

László Hovánszky, managing director of METSPA outlined the development of retail trade seen over the past 15 years. He thinks that the response by domestic producers and manufacturers to the...

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Our everyday bread from the neighbourhood store

According to data from the GfK Shopping Monitor, small, neighbourhood stores account for the largest part of sales and their market share has increased from 48 per cent in 2004...

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Revival in the poultry market

Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors developments in the world market of meat and poultry. Data from the Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be useful for...

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Hoventa – everything that is catering

This year’s Hoventa attracted over 15,000 visitors. The main attraction was the WACS Global Chefs Challenge”, but the 4th Hungarian Barista Championship was also a very successful event. Over 150...

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Bread dominant

According to data from the Hungarian Association of Bakeries for 2006, per capita consumption of bread was 80 kilos with another 14 kilos of other bakery products. This proportion has...

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Economic growth at its lowest

According to a forecast prepared by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, economic growth will be slower this year than expected previously, while the rise of gross wages and the...

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Everything you want to know about your consumer

Career & Style held its conference on 7. September, where current issues of the consumer market and possible future changes were discussed. In her opening presentation, the managing director of...

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Extreme wine labels spreading

Labels make a big difference when customers do not have a definite idea of what kind of wine they are looking for. Today, the trend is to make labels simple...

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Corn prices: + 45 per cent

According to a KSH report, the prices of agricultural produce were 10.4 per cent up in July 2007 compared to July 2006. Plant produce showed a price rise of 20.8...

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CIES MARKETING FORUM

7-8 November 2007, Brussels A unique speaker, Rob Reid, is coming from Los Angeles to Brussels to share his success story at the CIES Marketing Forum. He founded Listen.com, the...

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Internet banking not very popular among Hungarians

According to an international, online survey conducted by Nielsen, Hungarian Internet users rarely use the net for banking transactions and use ATM machines less frequently than the international average. Only...

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Food boosting inflation

According to a KSH report, consumer prices remained unchanged in August 2007, compared to July, but the rate of inflation was 8.3 per cent. Prices were on average 8.5 per...

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