News and articles
Surprising results of the latest food safety research (X)
Date: 2009-05-06 00:53:54
The research result of GKI draws attention to the importance of food safety developments. GKI Economic Research Ltd’s research shows that 24% of the domestic population generally does not believe...
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GKI report on the situation of the Hungarian real estate market
Date: 2009-05-06 00:49:59
GKI’sApril market analysis notes, that the real estate sector is clearly one of the biggest losers of the financial-economic crisis. Assessment of the housing situation in 2008 is steadily deteriorating...
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Participation in the 76th Novi Sad International Agriculture and Food Fair
Date: 2009-05-06 00:39:14
Agrármarketing Centrum in order to facilitate the expansion of the domestic food market, supports the presence of Hungarian companies on South East Europe's most prominent agricultural exhibition, the 76th Novi...
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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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METRO’s profits halved
Date: 2009-05-06 00:23:28
One of the biggest German chain of stores’ profit halved during the first quarter of 2009. Revenue is expected to fall throughout the year, though the management is still optimistic....
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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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Royal vodka introducing their new lid and bottle design
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Starting from April this year, Royal Vodka is coming out with a new design. Besides the new lid, the bottle is going to get a new form too, commensurate with...
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The finest Stella Artois beer is being produced by Borsodi Brewery Plc
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Borsod Brewery Plc., Hungarian factory of AB-InBev has won an international quality prize for beer-producing developments realized in 2008. AB-InBev runs a quality-competition among its breweries every year. Beer produced...
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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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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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Cherry Queen Marcipán 3 szemes
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The new size Cherry Queen Marzipan (35g) offers the delicious flavour of the original Cherry Queen Marzipan in a smaller package....
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New name for courier service
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Road Parcel, one of the leading courier services in Hungary is to change its portfolio, image and name. Its name is to change to trans-o-flex and will specialise in delivering...
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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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Fruit yoghurt among the biggest categories
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Yoghurt consumption was up by 5 percent last year, exceeding 66,000 tonnes in the March 2008-February 2009 period. Sales in terms of value exceeded HUF 35 billion, with a 10...
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SIÓ–ECKES CSR programs focusing on children
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Corporate social responsibility is a strategy which represents a commitment to certain causes. For SIÓ-ECKES, the safe and healthy lifestyle of children has been such a cause for several years....
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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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Fonte Verde természetes ásványvíz 0,75 l-es
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The new Fonte Verde 0,75 litre natural mineral water brings convenience into our everyday life and provides the most important conditions for our well being....
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With dots for cultic gifts
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
A promotion similar to last year’s EFFIE prize winning campaign is planned again by the Pöttyös brand. One of the important innovations is that uploading a single code will be...
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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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Yoghurts for all occasions
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
If protecting one’s health is affordable and this is communicated intensively, negative market trends can be defied. Yoghurt is probably the best example for this. Sales of yoghurt have risen...
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Three pillars
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
The CSR activities of SIÓ ECKES Kft represent three pillars: the Thank You SIÓ! program, traditional charitable activities like support for Heim Pál Children’s Hospital and other social initiatives like...
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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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Kométa Finom Grillek négyfűszer, csemege, sajtos-fokhagymás, provance-i grillkolbász
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Modernised, dynamic packaging. Premium quality, exceptionally delicious grill sausages in four flavour versions....
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Univer-firm opened in Kecskemét
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Kecskemét-based Univer Product Plc. is about to close its firm in Nagybánya (Romania) in June, and moves production to Hungary instead.The company involved in babyfood and relishing has already communicated...
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New musical image for Obi
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
Obi has had a new musical image developed under the name Obi Fiesta by Mood Media. Background music in 23 Obi stores will be compiled to reflect a sunny and...
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More households buying yoghurt
Date: 2009-05-05 08:00:00
According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, 84 percent of households bought yoghurt in 2008. The segment of fruit yoghurts produced growth in 2008, while that of natural yoghurt declined. Demand...
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