News and articles
Coop: also a good neighbour when it comes to financial services
Date: 2012-08-26 21:37:24
Early June the COOP Group and GRÁNIT Bank signed a strategic cooperation agreement, creating the framework for providing shoppers with financial services in 3,000 COOP retail units. Dr István Rédei,...
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Ostorosbor Winery addresses young people with wines that give value for money
Date: 2012-08-26 21:31:14
Péter Kiss, chief winemaker of Ostorosbor told us that the company’s main goal is to make wines with an excellent price-value ratio – top quality wines at affordable prices. The...
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Touching the essence of things…
Date: 2012-08-26 21:27:10
After seeing, touching is the second most important sensory experience that influences shoppers. If a product is attractive visually but it does not feel good to touch it, it will...
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The art of decision making: in defence of prejudices
Date: 2012-08-26 21:23:22
Humankind has been giving the right answer to the questions and challenges posed by its environment. It made the right decisions and did the right things – as fast as...
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Paper solutions dominate in the Hungarian packaging industry
Date: 2012-08-26 21:19:00
In the last 10 years the world’s corrugated cardboard production increased by about 50 percent: in Asia by 134 percent and in Europe by 28 percent; in North America production...
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Fewer ready packaging but more packaging material entries at this year’s Hungaropack
Date: 2012-08-26 21:15:22
In 2012 the Hungarian Association of Packaging and Materials Handling (CSAOSZ) organised the 29th Hungaropack Hungarian Packaging Competition. There were 53 entries from 31 companies, from which 47 were consumer...
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Sága Classic and Smoked breast ham
Date: 2012-08-26 12:28:08
Sága Classic and Smoked breast ham products return in new packaging....
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Pur 3xAction Lemon
Date: 2012-08-25 22:43:22
The experts at Henkel raised the active agent level in the Lemon version of Pur 3x Action, making it more effective in removing stubborn stains and burnt on food....
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WELL Relax Drink
Date: 2012-08-25 22:41:13
WELL Relax Drink is a completely new product in Hungary, a premium representative of functional soft drinks in the ‘RELAX DRINK’ category....
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(HU) A csomagolóanyag is biztonsági tényező
Date: 2012-08-25 22:02:36
Sorry, this entry is only available in HU....
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Positive trends in terms of both value and volume
Date: 2012-08-25 10:30:00
General food stores’ revenue from pet food is more than HUF 40 billion a year. According to the Nielsen Retail Index, dog food (annual market: HUF 25 billion) value sales...
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Good old flavours and new packaging solutions on the butter market
Date: 2012-08-25 10:14:03
Yes, it is true that economic recession drew the development of many categories to a halt, but butter’s popularity does not seem to fade. Why? Because of its healthy image...
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Customers’ desire: flexible promotions
Date: 2012-08-25 00:06:04
A study by Acosta Sales & Marketing (USA) tried to find out how retailers and manufacturers can generate long-term demand for goods. They found that the poorest and the richest...
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Analysts: retail sales will not decline further
Date: 2012-08-24 14:00:21
The analysts of the TakarékBank and the ING do not expect a further decline in retail sales for the remainder of the year. They consider that the sector's performance can...
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Volume of sales in retail shops decreased also in June
Date: 2012-08-24 13:01:44
In June 2012, sales in retail shops decreased by 1.7% in volume year-on-year. A fall in the sales of petrol stations as well as furniture and electrical goods shops played...
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The Milk Marketing Board urges reduced VAT
Date: 2012-08-24 13:00:24
The chairmanship of the Milk Marketing Board Interprofessional Organization states in a press release that the situation is hopeless in the dairy sector, due to this year's drought. The lack...
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Bioethanol Association: domestic production is not responsible for the food price increases
Date: 2012-08-24 12:30:02
The Hungarian Bioethanol Association (MBSZ) considers the attacks against bioethanol production qualm. The Association believes that domestic bioethanol production is not responsible for the increase in food prices. The organization...
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Four students selected their school tools with the help of celebrities in the Tesco
Date: 2012-08-24 11:41:41
Yesterday morning those who walked between the shelves of school equipments in the Tesco store , in the Váci Street could meet familiar faces. Dukai Regina and the Vastag brothers...
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Americans throw out 40 percent of the food
Date: 2012-08-24 11:25:51
Forty percent of the food purchased in the United States ends in the waste: Americans throw out about 9 kilograms of food per month – shows the recent report of...
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The Thanks Sió! School Bag Program has started
Date: 2012-08-24 11:20:19
Sió’s Thanks Sió! School Bag Program was launched this week for the fifth time. In the scope of the program Sió supports the primary school students of the country's 130...
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Dairy Queen will not enter the Hungarian market
Date: 2012-08-24 11:10:36
The Hungarian entry of Dairy Queen has failed. The company offering typical American fast food menus was looking for franchise partners in Hungary, in January. The director of the company...
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Happy Box Days in the Zoo
Date: 2012-08-24 11:10:17
Children between 2 and 14 years will be given Zoo tickets who arrive with at least least ten flattened cardboard boxes on September 8 and 9 to the main entrance...
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The HÍR-es Íznapok will be held for the fifth time
Date: 2012-08-24 11:10:00
Well-known performers and traditional Hungarian dishes are awaiting the visitors at the fifth HÍR-es Íznapok event in the Vajdahunyad Castle. Unique historical flavor trip, colorful programs, and the music of...
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Spray-on coating keeps bananas fresh
Date: 2012-08-24 10:54:03
A spray-on coating made from a substance found in crab shells can prevent bananas ripening too fast and keep them fresh for up to 12 days, scientists claim. Bananas become...
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Hundred thousand people spent their holidays in the scope of the Erzsébet-program
Date: 2012-08-24 10:20:45
The National Holiday Service estimates that in 2012 about 100 thousand people spent their holidays in the scope of the Erzsébet-program – Guller Zoltán, managing director of the National Holiday...
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Is molecular gastronomy a real threat?
Date: 2012-08-24 09:41:12
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses shows off the gingerbread house in the State Dining Room on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009 in the Washington, D.C. The replica, made of white...
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Increased control in case of apple and melon
Date: 2012-08-23 12:10:17
Inspectors strictly examine the quality of vegetables and fruits, paying particular attention to the spray residues. During the summer period, the plant protection directorate struictly examines the quality of marketed...
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EU support for the restructuring of vineyards
Date: 2012-08-23 12:00:22
The application deadline expired one of the most important element of the EU wine market support. The EU wine market support for this season is 29 million euros. Farmers could...
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The third biogas creating fermenter was built in the sugar factory of Kaposvár
Date: 2012-08-23 11:50:00
With this development, Hungary's only operating sugar factory can ensure 80 percent of its energy needs required for processing. Hájos László, Deputy General Manager of Magyar Cukor (MC) Zrt. at...
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