Company and Personal News
Less money in our pockets
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Gross average income was down by 1.5 percent in the first two months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Real income was down by 4.3 percent. Average...
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Delma Vajízű margarin
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The new Vajízű margarine fits perfectly into the well known Delma product line dedicated to the priority of flavour....
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Third place: Coke ZERO – Lauritzen Marketing – The impossible is possible
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The spectacular sampling campaign organised to support the introduction of Coke Zero was a great success among consumers and members of the jury as well. Young urban males were stopped...
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Consistent expansion by Lekkerland
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Lekkerland AG & Co. KG convenience boosted its revenues by 3.5 percent to EUR 11.6 billion in 2008. EBITDA was up by 9.9 percent to EUR 136 million, while EDIT...
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Smurf invasion
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
A new customer loyalty campaign has been launched by SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. Customers in INTERSPAR, SPAR, Kaiser’s and Plus stores will receive Smurf figures and points depending on the...
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Lemon ice tea becoming even more popular
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, growth of the ice tea market continued both in terms of quantity and value in the first quarter of 2009. The market was still...
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Baltic retailers in trouble
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales were down by 3.4 percent in the EU-27 countries in February compared to February 2008. Only Poland and Belgium produced growth, while...
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Baba dezodor és roll-on
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The well known gentle care by Baba provides 24 hour protection against perspiration with its ProDermaTM ingredient which also contains skin care components....
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Consumers not turning to cheaper products yet, but buying less
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
This quarter’s meeting of the Trade Marketing Klub held on 23. April was dedicated to an assessment of the preceding period given by chief executives of Nielsen and GfK. The...
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TUC biscuit manufactured in Székesfehérvár
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
A new biscuit has been added to the assortment manufactured by the Székesfehérvár plant of Győri Keksz Kft. TUC is now manufactured with traditional products like Pilóta or Albert. The...
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Újvidék and London in the AMC program in May
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
AMC provided support for 16 Hungarian exhibitors attending the 76th International Agricultural and Food Industry Fair in Újvidék held between 9-16. May. A consumer promotion under the „Delikatesno iz Mađarske”...
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Annual sales approaching HUF 40 billion
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales of household paper products were up by 8 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the previous year. Retail sales totalled more...
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Waiting for the grilling season
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
International trends in the poultry and garden product markets are monitored by AKI. According to analysts working for USDA, turkey production and consumption is expected to drop in 2009. In...
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Dr. Oetker Töltött Muffin
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Products unique in their category, made with special baking-proof pudding cream and sold with a free muffin baking form....
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ECR Europe Barcelona
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The panel discussion to be held under the title “2018: Choice of our future” at the ECR Europe conference in Barcelona will be attended by top executives of three companies...
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Puddings in the Milli Mia product line
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
New puddings were added to the Milli Mia dessert product line in May. Apart from chocolate and vanilla flavour versions, these also include creamy puddings made from fresh milk and...
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Innovation apart from price might also be a guarantee of the future
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Paper tissue has been the most dynamically growing segment in the domestic market of household paper products in recent years. Dry tissue is used for removing wet and greasy stains...
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Drop in conjuncture index stopping in April
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Following a nine month continuous drop, the value of the GKI conjuncture index finally stabilised in April. According to a survey by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. conducted with the support of...
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Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz Tube
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Since May 2009, the market leading Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz chewing gum has also been available in new and innovative packaging so far unseen in Hungary....
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In May, the first time in a nine-month period the economic index of GKI has been improved.
Date: 2009-05-27 00:46:27
The seasonally adjusted values of the GKI consumer confidence index has been appreciably increased after last October’s fall and April’s stagnation. According to the survey of GKI Economic Research Co....
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Agreement between the Brand Allience and FEOSZ
Date: 2009-05-27 00:41:41
The Hungarian Brand Allience (Márkaszövetség) and the National Federation of Consumer Associations signed a cooperation agreement. On the general meeting of Brand Allience held on 25 May, Deák Ferenc the...
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The international SPAR organization reports about strong turnover growth
Date: 2009-05-27 00:25:00
The SPAR countries held their annual international congress in Switzerland between 25 and 27 May 2009. SPAR organizations of the world's increased their turnover by 6.3 percent to 27 billion...
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Every third Hungarian purchases in small stores
Date: 2009-05-27 00:18:57
According to the datas of GfK Hungária, the long-term change in consumer habits, seems to strengthen due to the economic crisis. The number of high rate shopping has been decreased,...
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Demeter Winery won a gold medal with its IQ 2006 wine
Date: 2009-05-27 00:12:59
IQ 2006 Cuvée blanc received a gold medal on the world's most prestigious wine challenge, the Challenge International du Vin in Bordeuax, in the country of wine. Demeter Winery situates...
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New advertising interface at Interspar
Date: 2009-05-27 00:07:00
A new device has been added to the portfolio of Media Target Instore business: From June 15 2009 in the stores of Interspar a new advertisement on shopping cart handle...
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Danone to raise assets
Date: 2009-05-27 00:04:38
Danone plans a private asset increase in order to reduce its debt and increase its financial flexibility. According to the company's chief executive officer Emmanuel Faber the transaction will take...
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The European Commission to examine food shop prices
Date: 2009-05-27 00:01:00
It is observed in many European countries that the decrease in prices in the food market does not follow by a decline in consumer prices. While a large number of...
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Retail trade turnover has been decreased in March
Date: 2009-05-26 00:33:00
The volume of retail sales decreased by 3.6 percent in March, and declined with 3.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period of previous year – states...
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The small meat-processing companies are in hopeless situation
Date: 2009-05-26 00:30:00
Those domestic meat industries can survive the crisis whivc has own raw material production, has significant opportunities for domestic sales, and has export markets. The smaller companies working with imported...
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Economic Competition Authority inspects the ethical code of food
Date: 2009-05-26 00:21:00
The ethical code of food was signed by a number of professional organizations and associations in mid-April. The ECA started an inspection because of the suspicion is that there is...
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