Company and Personal News
Billions – on conditions
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
By signing the New Hungary Development Plan on 9. May, it was finally decided how much money will be available from the total of HUF 7,000 billion for development of...
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Child-friendly Pöttyös
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The web site of Pöttyös Túró Rudi intended specifically for children www.pottyoskapitany.hu, has officially been classified as „child-friendly”. This title was awarded under the program „2007 – the year of...
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Panorama of drinks before the heat
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
A warmer climate is not the only reason behind the expansion seen in the sales of alcohol-free beverages. More comprehensive brand strategies, deeper knowledge of consumers and innovation also make...
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Weight Control products in the process of listing by Kaiser Food
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Kaiser Food Élelmiszer-ipari Kft. has displayed interest in the Weight Control program of Alexandra Béres from the beginning. Five products which belong to the program and had been developed with...
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Lunch carrying less weight
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to a study titled “Eating habits” by GfK Hungária Piackutató Intézet , the significance of daily meals is changing. Dinner is becoming the main meal of the day for...
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Criteria criticised
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The National Association of Food Processing Enterprises (ÉFOSZ) is confident that their recommendations will be taken into consideration in working out the details of operative programs. Approximately HUF 30 billion...
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Borsodi still the market leader
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Revenues of Borsodi Sörgyár reached HUF 44,3 billion in 2006. According to data from the Hungarian Association of Breweries, Borsodi beer was the moist popular brand last year. Sales of...
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Szentkirályi wants a quarter of the market
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. achieved revenues of HUF 4,3 billion last year. The company intends to achieve 20 per cent growth and a 25 per cent share in the Hungarian market...
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Fortunate taking off
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Modern and healthy products distributed by Fortunate fit well into the Weight Control program, which made it quite natural for them to join the program. They will start with nine...
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Feeling like travelling again
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests in the first quarter of the year grew by 6 per cent compared to the...
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Not very useful for trade
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
According to György Vámos, purely trading organisations cannot expect to benefit much from programs of the National Development Plan, as significant growth in revenues is a criteria of participation, while...
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Zwack partners sampling new products
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Izabella and Sándor Zwack invited owners of wine and delicacy stores to Zwack Visitors Centre, to a dinner complemented by a visit to a museum and sampling of new wines...
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Market of meat for the grill far from being saturated yet
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The most seasonal meat product category, that of meat for grilling shows constant growth. Within this category, sausages are still the biggest segment, but marinade meat, Vienna sausages and other...
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Bio-basis for Vitamor
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Vitamor Kft. has had a bio-plantation for several years. They have contacted Alexandra Béres to help compile product lines which would fit into her lifestyle program. At the moment, three...
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The Ahold fraud
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The Dutch company Ahold has become famous for one of the biggest series of accounting frauds in food retail trade. Though no charges have been filed in connection with the...
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New tracks for market research
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Market research is a link between seller and buyer. Sellers who have a better knowledge of their target group than their competitors enjoy an enormous advantage. It is no wonder...
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A hail of medals for Törley wines
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Wines and champagnes from Törley Pezsgőpincészet won seven gold and ten silver medals at the Savings Co-operatives’ National Wine Competition held for the ninth time this year....
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Hyper markets strong in hair
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Retail sales of shampoos exceeded HUF 10 billion in the March 2006 – February 2007 period. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, sales expanded by 4 per cent compared...
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Algida – “the patron”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The target group with an active lifestyle has been a priority for Algida since 2004. They made contact with the Alexandra Béres program in 2006. Though they have not joined...
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How to measure success?
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
As Péter Biczó director of Price Waterhouse Coopers Kft. has pointed it out to us, different figures may be used to describe market success, according to different systems of accounting....
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Austrian exports soaring after some hard years
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Austrian food producers do not complain about being in a small market. Instead, they successfully look for possibilities to export their goods. Josef Domschitz (45), the officer responsible for competitiveness...
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Food direct for woman
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Slight lady smiles onto the consumer on the cereal's bag, yoghurt is filled in a bottle which forms the woman body, also the chocolate shows the cheesy woman body. Although...
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Bird flu infects two people in UK
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Two people have been infected with the bird flu virus that has caused an outbreak on a farm in North Wales. A further nine people are currently experiencing flu-like symptoms...
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Coke in Talks to Buy Highland Spring
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Coca-Cola Co. is in talks to buy Britain's No. 2 bottled water brand Highland Spring in a potential 500 million pound ($992.7 million) deal, British Sunday newspapers reported. The...
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Further problems for Danone in China
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
More than 118 tons of imported Evian-branded mineral water failed to meet China's food safety standards, according to national quality supervisors. Evian bottled water imported on February 18 contained 100...
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Vanillia again
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Coca-Cola North America has reintroduced Vanilla Coke to its 'sparkling beverage' line-up. The soft drinks company said that the brand relaunch will include new logos and packaging. The company...
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No deal in international coffee talks
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Coffee processors and producers will have to wait another year for a new International Coffee Agreement after talks over the last week failed to make a breakthrough. It means...
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Winter Invasion 2008 – focus on Budapest culture life
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
This year the event brought 25 500 extra guest nights to the Budapest hotels with the participation of 70 suppliers. Following the success of the first edition of the Budapest...
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Carlsberg interested in Champions League
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Carlsberg has shown interest in becoming the main sponsor for the Champions League, which is currently sponsored by Heineken. The Danish brewer was cited in Esmerk this week, saying...
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