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Holland laboratory tested the Hungarian tomato and strawberry
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:52
Holland laboratory found the remains of banned chemicals in tomatoes and strawberries bought in Hungarian shops. The Agricultural Office did not found such chemicals in those products. The Levegő Munkacsoport...
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Danone aims the first place in Russia
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:11
Danone will set up a joint venture with a local company in Russia. According to the plans, the company will play a leading role will in the dairy markets. The...
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Metro: four less stores in Germany
Date: 2010-06-21 00:00:05
The German supermarket chain Metro closes four of its wholesale stores in Germany: Closes the Cash & Carry store in Halle, in Berlin-Pankow and Berlin-Marzahnban and sells the store in...
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Food labels – the lobby won again
Date: 2010-06-18 00:04:02
The European Parliament voted for the mandatory nutrition labeling on foods, marketed within the community, but rejected the”traffic light” type of sign system requested by the NGOs. On the basis...
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E-commerce is the future
Date: 2010-06-18 00:03:59
The next market research issue, the Online Gold Rush of Jones Lang LaSalle Retail 2020 has been published. The interactive Retail 2020 site predicts the next 10 years of the...
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46 tons of detergents from Unilever to the flood victims
Date: 2010-06-18 00:03:11
Unilever helped the flood victims of Hungary with total of more than 35.5 tons of detergents and with 4 pallets of food. This is one of the largest amounts of...
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Törley: Another new international success
Date: 2010-06-18 00:02:54
The 16th Sélections Mondiales Des Vins international wine competition was held in Quebec, Canada between the 26th and 31st of May this year. The expert judges this year juried 1836...
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The suppliers and customers of Bakó Hungária Kft. joined forces to help flood victims
Date: 2010-06-18 00:02:01
The Bakó Hungária Kft. and its suppliers supplies the baking and pastry industry and the internal bakeries of the hipermarkets with raw materials. The company and its 14 largest suppliers...
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The Hungarian Food Bank Association distributes nearly 2,000 tons of food aid
Date: 2010-06-18 00:01:25
The Hungarian Food Bank Association sends 1838 tonnes of long-term food in June 2010, in the scope of EU’s Food Aid Program, to about 380,000 persons in need. Most part...
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The STI group opened a new packaging plant in Romania
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:59
The western Romanian city of Kolozsvár became the home to the new new cardboard box factory of STI Group. While the production started in January 2010, the official ceremony took...
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SPRINTER – Confident growth, stable quality
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:45
The SPRINTER Courier Ltd. that was started as a Hungarian family business 13 years ago, achieved its best result in 2009. The packages on the domestic delivery market delivered by...
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NIVEA Creme: normal quality, brilliant design – for a limited time
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:12
NIVEA Creme, which is the first and original moisturizing cream, dazzles its fans with a sparkling design. NIVEA’s classic round shape universal cream simbolises the high quality and effective moisture...
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Peroni Nastro Azzurro: bottled Italian style
Date: 2010-06-18 00:00:02
In the early sixties, mainly as the result of Fellini's films, the elegant Italian clothing came into fashionm all around the world, like sun glasses and the dolce vita lifestyle....
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Pedigree® Adoption Programme continues
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Pet food manufacturer MARS Hungary continues its programme for improving the conditions of dogs living in shelters. The revenues from Pedigree® product sales between 1 June and 30 November 2010...
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Long lasting freshness for men
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Henkel developed Fa Men 3D Protect deodorants for men who lead an active life. These deos guarantee a long lasting freshness in three dimensions: they reduce perspiration, neutralise body odour...
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nterest for EuroShop does not slacken
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Six Hungarian companies will participate at next year’s EuroShop trade fair. The triannual event will be held on 26 February-2 March 2011 in Düsseldorf, where EuroConcept, EuroSales, EuroCIS and EuroExpo...
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PICK Grill family
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
There are 11 products in the PICK Grill family, which appears in stores this summer....
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Food product prices did not grow above the average
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
After the relatively high inflation rate in March, the consumer price index growth slowed down a bit. Compared with the previous month, the average consumer price increase was 0.5 percent...
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The ice tea market is going greener
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
– 2007 was the peak year on the ice tea market. 2008 brought a 2-percent decline in volume sales, which grew to minus 8 percent by the end of 2009....
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New executives in Borsodi’s management
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Borsodi Brewery’s former marketing director, Zsolt Mészáros returned to the post. He has recently been responsible for the HoReCa and Small Food channels in sales. Vladan Matić, the company’s new...
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Liquid detergents of the future
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
After Persil washing powders, Henkel is now using its successful Cold Active technology with Persil gels. The technology guarantees squeaky clean clothes when washing at 30 °C. New Persil Cold...
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Why does UHT milk have a longer shelf life?
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Tetra Pak and GfK Hungária did joint research to point out misbeliefs concerning milk. At a press conference on 6 May they revealed that three out of four Hungarian consumers...
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Somat Perfect Vinegar Gel
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Somat Perfect Vinegar Gel is a multifunctional dishwasher detergent, which unites the cleaning, rinsing, salt, glass protecting and inox shine functions – there is no need for using separate additives...
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Food product foreign trade reduced by 5 percent in a year
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
According to KSH, in January-February 2010 the volume of foreign trade improved further, by 17 percent in export and by 13 percent in import in comparison with last year’s level....
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Slow building up behind peach and lemon
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
The annual ice tea market approaches the value of HUF 14 billion. Value sales in retail fell by 4 percent in February 2009-March 2010, compared with the previous twelve months....
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A new look and new content from Sága
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In 2010, Sága sports a completely new look: a more modern Sága logo will appear on packagings, which emphasise products’ premium quality. Selyemsonka will be available in Piquant and Bear’s...
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New directors at FrieslandCampina
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
From 1 April 2010, Péter Szautner is the new managing director of the market leading company in the Romanian milk sector, while Razvan Orbulescu is the new consumer marketing director...
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Paths, roads and dead ends
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
With the level of production shrinking by 1 percent, the Hungarian food industry was able to increase export by 5 percent last year. At the same time, domestic sales decreased...
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Popular Medve flavours
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
Popular Medve flavours are now available in new, spreadable version, in resealable packaging....
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It is still Forint that performs the worst
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00
In March 2010, in the EU-27 consumer prices were 1.9 percent higher on average, compared to prices in March 2009. While prices decreased in Latvia (by 4 percent), increase was...
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