News and articles
Giropizza – one of the biggest pizza making competitions in Europe
Date: 2011-09-20 00:02:50
This year one of the highlights of Hoventa will be a pizza making competition: the regional final of the 8th Giropizza d’Europa will be held on 13 October. Giropizza is...
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HOVENTISSIMA
Date: 2011-09-19 23:58:32
Between 11 and 14 October Hoventa, the international hotel, restaurant, catering and gastro-technological trade exhibition is waiting for visitors at the Hungexpo fair centre with more programmes than ever before....
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Body care for all ages
Date: 2011-09-19 23:50:22
Body care is a complex category that comprises accessories of bathing, skin care and beauty care. Consequently brands play an important role in the category as few take the risk...
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Both value and volume sales improved
Date: 2011-09-19 23:47:38
Body lotions bettered their market position: retail sales were up 9 percent in value and 5 percent in volume in January-June 2011. The category is 12th in the Nielsen ranking...
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Increased demand for pricier teas
Date: 2011-09-19 23:29:31
We buy more than HUF 13-billion worth of tea every year and retail sales augmented 2 percent in the December 2010-May 2011 period, while volume sales did not change –...
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Future in capsules
Date: 2011-09-19 23:27:34
Coffee is still in the top 5 food categories but according to Nielsen volume sales dropped by a couple of percent. Value sales did not change because increased raw coffee...
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Elevated coffee prices resulted in slower sales
Date: 2011-09-19 23:26:05
Coffee has the fifth biggest turnover among the 90 products measured by Nielsen. Annual retail sales amounted to HUF 47 billion. Value sales were stable in the December 2010-July 2011...
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Successful dairy snacks
Date: 2011-09-19 23:22:41
Data by Nielsen tell the story of stable sales on the cooled countline sweets, with túró rudi dominating. Dairy snacks represent one quarter of the market and the trend is...
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Demand kept growing for curd-filled bars in terms of value
Date: 2011-09-19 23:20:59
Cooled snack bars are the 11th most important among the 90 food categories measured by Nielsen, with annual sales nearing the HUF 27-billion threshold. In January-June 2011 value sales rose...
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Motivating programmes improve public health the most
Date: 2011-09-19 23:18:40
Budapest was the host of CAOBISCO’s (association of chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industries of the European Union) annual meeting and the following open roundtable discussion for members of the trade....
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Real chocolate has the advantage
Date: 2011-09-19 23:16:46
Chocolate figure sales augmented in both value and volume in the 2010 Christmas season – according to data from Nielsen. More valuable real chocolate pushed forward against nougat. Andrea Szabó,...
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Sales were up 4 percent in value and 2 percent in volume last year
Date: 2011-09-19 23:12:22
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of Christmas seasonal sweets was in the HUF 2.5 billion zone in the last three years. In the November 2010-January 2011 period...
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Domestic products are only attractive if they are sold at good prices
Date: 2011-09-19 23:11:26
GfK Hungária measures an increasing segment of the fresh product market. From their report we learn that Hungarian households spend an annual HUF 226 million on fresh products – in...
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Fruit-vegetable sector: a need for restructuring
Date: 2011-09-19 23:09:12
Retail chains arrived in Hungary by the turn of the millennium and they brought global retail with them. The proportion of fresh fruit has grown in sales, less canned and...
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The neighbour’s garden: soybean processing in Burgenland
Date: 2011-09-19 23:04:47
Debates in the European Union concerning the regulation of GMOs divide experts in Hungary as well, albeit from a commercial point of view the trend is clear in Western Europe:...
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Changing spending habits
Date: 2011-09-19 23:02:01
These days most families shape their budgets from week to week. From statistical data on 3.8 million Hungarian households we can see that families’ budgets are shrinking. The Hungarian Trade...
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BDO: VAT increase, chips-tax – the government follows EU trends
Date: 2011-09-19 15:00:07
The adjustment measures of the Hungarian government follows the general practice of the European Union (EU), since in the EU, it is becoming increasingly common excise duty on the highest...
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There is need for regular savings
Date: 2011-09-19 12:46:19
Fifty-one percent of the population between the of 30 and 40 have some kind of savings, but this money is usually under half million forints – a new survey by...
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New stores in the Corvin
Date: 2011-09-19 12:45:15
The service range Corvin shopping center, soon celebrating its first anniversary will be expanded by a further 10 new stores during September and October. Among the new tenants, representatives of...
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Commission agreed in the exemption of GMOs
Date: 2011-09-19 12:44:24
At Monday's National Sustainable Development Committee meeting the parties agreed that the GMO free Hungary should be maintained. In this spirit, unanimously adopted the proposal over the joining to the...
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Veszprém issues local money
Date: 2011-09-19 12:39:53
From the 1st of January, local money will be issued in Veszprém and its region, called Balaton Crown – said Porga Gyula (Fidesz-KDNP), Mayor of Veszprém on Monday, at press...
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Magazin: Egg consumption: unstoppable sinking?
Date: 2011-09-19 11:24:17
Data from the Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) and KSH’s market price information system (PÁIR) reveal that the price of slaughter pig moderately increased recently and slaughter cattle prices augmented...
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Support for assets to mark sheep and goat
Date: 2011-09-19 10:40:45
From 15th September to 30th November, farmers get to sign up for a special support for sheep- and goat checking devices. the Hungarian Agricultural Chamber informed MTI. According to EU...
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Starbucks celebrates its 40th birthday with discounts
Date: 2011-09-19 10:38:54
The coffee chain, that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, offers a 30 percent discount to its customers. The guests of coffee chain, can buy the chain's tumblers and cups...
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The Rural Development Minister would restore the old prestige of Kalocsai Paprika
Date: 2011-09-19 10:37:28
With the collaboration of producers and processors, and with support of the ministry the old prestige of Kalocsai Paprika can be and should be restored – said the Rural Development...
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Onions beating beer and chocolate, at least at the Brits
Date: 2011-09-19 10:32:27
The onion gives the “happiest” food experience – at least for the Brits – even overtaking the chocolates and chips as well. According to the survey of the Live Well...
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Full house at the Global Party
Date: 2011-09-19 10:30:58
The Budapest issue of the world's biggest charity event was sold out. The Symbol Budapest offered the whole income of the event to the Gyermekkor Foundation of the Children Hospital...
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White fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of stroke
Date: 2011-09-19 10:28:33
According to Dutch researchers; white-fleshed fruit and vegetable consumption may protect against stroke – reported BBC's website on Friday. In the study, more than 20 thousand adults' health was tracked...
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Scandinavian reality show promotes the Lake Balaton
Date: 2011-09-19 10:25:26
A Swedish and Norwegian reality show is under shooting for one month in the Northern uplands of Lake Balaton, until the end of September. The show entitled The Master of...
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SMEs are waiting with the a Széchenyi Rest Card
Date: 2011-09-19 10:24:48
Fringe benefits continously play a major role in the business life, since the majority of the domestic SMEs will build them in their benefit system in the next year again...
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