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Hungarian wines in London
Date: 2009-05-06 00:34:43
For the 29th time, between May 12 and 14 ‘The London International Wine Fair’ took part with the participation of Hungarian firms. On Agrármarketing Centrum’s exhibition space 11 winery and...
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Save on office paper!
Date: 2009-05-06 00:29:57
With reasonable printing billions can be saved. In Hungary, in particular the administration and education wastes most of the of paper. In Hungary approximately 425 million HUF per year is...
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Free parking for suppliers
Date: 2009-05-06 00:16:34
Suppliers does not have to pay parking fee during the loading time after Metropolitan Assembly has accepted Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s proposal. According to regulation between 10 and...
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Hard times for the retailers of shopping centers
Date: 2009-05-06 00:11:26
The fall in household consumption causes downhill-ride for the retail sector. Customers increasingly looking for cheaper products, which affects negatively the more expensive shopping centers. The decreasing demand may have...
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Adult education – the more efficient usage of human resources
Date: 2009-05-06 00:02:00
Especially those companies can survive, the global economic crisis, which focuses on not only the business but also the training of the staff. The majority of small businesses in Hungary,...
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Decline in market of mineral water
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the market of mineral water showed decline both in terms of quantity and value last year. Sales were down by 5.1 percent in terms...
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Milk price hitting bottom
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Supply prices of agricultural products were down by 27.4 percent in February 2009, compared to the same month in 2008. The price of plant products was down by 37.2 percent,...
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Buying local products voluntarily
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Following many months of negotiations, a code of ethics has been signed by the representatives of retailers, farmers and processing enterprises which will become effective on 1. July. According to...
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Faster than average growth in sales of insecticides
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The market of insecticides expanded by 11 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the preceding 12 months, with retail sales exceeding HUF 3.5...
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Volume of foreign trade down
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Export was down by 28 percent in January, compared to January 2008, while import was down by 27 percent. The balance of foreign trade showed a deficit of HUF 47...
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Industrial real estate fair in Vienna
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Real Vienna, the international fair of industrial real estate is to be held for the fourth time this year, between 26-28 May. The event will be organised by Reed Exhibitions...
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Private labels on the offensive
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Private labels have been continuously increasing their share in retail sales for years. The assortment of private labels is widening and deepening at the same time. The perception of private...
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Demand shifting towards insect repellents with lower environmental impact
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
As long as insects will continue to exist, insect repellents will have a stable market. However, demand is shifting towards products which have a smaller impact on our environment. As...
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Portugal in the forefront of growth
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Food retail has been developing at a remarkable rate in Portugal, which was second only to Poland in terms of quantitative growth last year. Sales of FMCG products grew by...
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GINNT EXPO in June
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The Global Innovation Technologies Expo is to be held for the first time this year, between 10-11 June, in Budapest. The aim of GINNT EXPO is to present all automatic...
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Conference about free time
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The average Hungarian consumer is a workaholic, working even in his/her free time, which means that free time has become more precious than money or commodities. According to the findings...
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Mainly domestic chains advertising insecticides
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
According to the GfK Leaflet Monitor, 450 advertisements of insecticides were published in leaflets circulated by retail chains in 2008. Only two of these were private labels. Domestic retail chains...
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Nielsen reporting from London and Brussels: „Food relatively resistant to crisis”
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
According to Jonathan Banks and Jean-Jacques Vandenheede from Nielsen, the number of purchases has begun to drop while demand is shifting from pleasant things towards necessary products. Everything is related...
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Vending machines for food
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Food manufacturers will meet manufacturers and operators of food vending machines at the Eu’Vend exhibition to be held in Cologne between 10-12. September. Apart from vending machines, there will also...
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SOS-stores selling cheap food in Belgrad
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Grocery store chains launched the so-called SOS-stores, grocery store for low-income individuals in Belgrad, Serbia. The outlet features prices 20-50% lower than regular retail rates. The freshly opened stores are...
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Crisis management with efficient communication
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Crises undoubtedly shake the foundations of existing systems and lead to the appearance of better structures. Companies disappear or merge, and unusual solutions are invented, with the survivors benefiting from...
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Inflation fastest in Latvia
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Consumer prices were up by 1.7 percent on average in the EU-27 countries in February 2009, compared to 2008. Inflation was slowest in Ireland and Portugal (0.1 percent) and fastest...
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The industry behind food safety
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Companies providing the background for food safety have developed a number of innovative technologies which allow food to be tracked from farmlands to our tables. One of the key elements...
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Negative self regard among the aged
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
We were told at the Hungarian Consumer 50+ II conference held on 8. April, that people belonging to the 50+ generation in Hungary have an essentially negative regard of themselves...
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Companies getting greener
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Regardless of the economic crisis, no company can afford to neglect the protection of our environment, because consumers are getting increasingly sensitive to such issues. – We spend a lot...
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The “price of fear”
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
According to cultural anthropologist László Bence Tarr, who regularly holds courses on stress management, it is a mistake to think that stress is an unavoidable feature of work, because stress...
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Food safety on the agenda of KRIMINALEXPO IT-SEC
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Effective measures against the most dangerous forms of counterfeit among food and pharmaceutical products will be a priority topic at this year’s KRIMINALEXPO IT-SEC conference and exhibition to be held...
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Brands love mommy-bloggers
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Mommy-bloggers can easily become the big fishes of online marketing in the near future. As a matter of fact, mothers are top-consumers: they are responsible for $2.1 trillion of U.S....
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Already huge CSR market still growing dynamically
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
In the opinion of Éva Bitter, independent sales consultant, CSR is a new form of communication for FMCG companies which is still quite rarely used, but can be far more...
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