News and articles

110 billion comes to tourism in 2009 and 2010

For this year and for next year, 110 billion HUF EU funding will be available, for the development of Hungarian tourism – said Kovács Miklós, Secretary of the Local Ministry,...

Read more

Hungarian Wine Marketing to get sources

Hungarian Wine Marketing Nonprofit Ltd. can get sources for its necessary operation, within a few days. The company was in troubhle, becasue the public tender that was necessary to maintain...

Read more

Winery at the Corvinus University

The Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) will create a Vine and Winery Institute, in order to further increase the traditionally good quality of the domestic wine education and research, from...

Read more

Szentkirályi big drop package: “Gimme a five”!

The Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. will surprise the consumers in preparation for the Christmas season, with its latest development, the 5-liter packages of mineral water. The drop-shaped bottle is the...

Read more

Borsodi: individual coded SMS promotion

As part of the year-end sales rush SMS code game takes place from 1st to 31st of December. Mobilpont working on the promotion with McCann for the first time. The...

Read more

Weekend clothes Christmas Fair in the Tesco

On Bronze weekend, from 4th to 6th of December actions will be held in all Tesco hypermarkets for all clothing, including footwear and supplements, with a 30 percent discount offer....

Read more

Fanta: Grab a taste of Friday!

Next year, the soft drink's newest global advertising campaign will be launched. Fanta tries to transfer Friday's freedom message to the brand, with the ”Grab a taste of Friday” message....

Read more

Decreasing alcohol consumption in Russia

This year, in the January-September period, Russian alcohol sales decreased by 15 percent in volume, compared to the same period of the last year. Vodka consumption has decreased by 15-16...

Read more

Old-new beer on the shelves: Spaten

Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt reintroduces Spaten to the Hungarian market. This traditional German Pils is now brewed in Bőcs and appears in stores completely revitalised....

Read more

Trends in high turnover food products

Retail turnover growth of a few high turnover food products in October 2008-September 2009, compared to the previous such period (measured in value; in percentage)....

Read more

Kalifa now also offers Oriental flavours

– I am happy to say that our sales turnover in the cooking-baking segment in last October-December improved by more than 20 percent. Around Christmas, Kalifa ground poppy seed and...

Read more

We will be there at Bocuse d’Or Europe!

Out of the 35 countries only 20 can be represented at Bocuse d’Or Europe in Geneva on 7-8 June 2010. Mr Philippe Rochat, the president of the contest in 2010...

Read more

Unhappy hours

Many were afraid that after the banning of smoking in bars and restaurants activists would not stop. In Catalonia, the authorities decided that happy hours and “open bar” promotions were...

Read more

Gyulai Májas konzerv

Liver pâtés in cups and aluseal packaging, based on the recipe of the famous and popular Gyulai liver pâté....

Read more

VOSZ aims for government-level interest representation

Besides celebrating, on Europe’s Day in Commerce complaints were also voiced: the sector mostly laid the blame on the government for the sector’s problems. We asked what the reasons were...

Read more

Social responsibility awarded

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország Kft. won the Social Responsibility prize at the Figyelő Top 200 Gala on 16 October. This year there were 24 applications for the prize. On behalf of...

Read more

Eckes-Granini’s management visited Hungary

SIÓ-ECKES Kft.’s headquarters in Siófok was the place where the shareholders, board members and executive directors of Eckes-Granini Group held their annual meeting. The aim of the visit was getting...

Read more

The same number of people buy more baking products

Certain product categories are able to improve sales even in a negative consumer atmosphere, because at the time of crisis people spend more time at home. In January-July 2009, we...

Read more

The Moor is leaving

Tamás Háber announced his resignation from the presidency of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs as of next March. News: The Federation of European Wine and Gastronomy Associations awarded Pécs’s Aranykacsa...

Read more

Food prices curb inflation again

In September 2009, consumer prices were 4.9 percent higher than in September 2008. KSH’s quick report reveals that food prices decreased by 0.6 percent in comparison with August, largely due...

Read more

Mizo tejföl, kefír és natúrjoghurt multipack (4×150 g)

Quality Mizo sour cream, kefir and natural yoghurts are now available as 4-item multipacks....

Read more

Solutions for a more efficient retail

The Laurel group held a conference at Balatonalmádi’s Ramada Hotel & Resort Lake Balaton on 15-16 October. In the lobby, the company’s own, exclusively represented and partner companies’ innovations awaited...

Read more

Tea pavilions and a giant cup in Budapest

The ambassador of tea, Stephen Twining visited Budapest on 7 November. From the second half of November, a Twinings car cruises the streets of Budapest to treat city dwellers with...

Read more

Strawberry Puppy and Honey Bunny

We are in the middle of celebrating the 20th birthday of Hungary’s oldest discount chain. After the Korda-Balázs celebrity duo in 2008, this year the campaign is built around the...

Read more

Orange took back the lead from peach

Fruit juice sale are increasingly concentrated. The 401-2,500 m² channel improved its market share by 3 percentage points to 36 percent in October 2008-September 2009. In total, the market contracted...

Read more

Coffees and cafés

Allee, a new shopping centre opened its gates early November, with a surprisingly high number of cafés. We compared four of the independent ones. Café Bali: Furniture and decorations were...

Read more

Producers paid less for meat

The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that the production price of domestic pork fell by...

Read more

Pickwick Fruit Amour gyümölcstea a szilva, vanília és fahéj ízével Pickwick Fruit Amour gyümölcstea az őszibarack és az eper ízével

100% fruit based Pickwick Fruit Amour does not contain tealeaves, therefore its caffeine-free....

Read more

An age group waiting to be discovered

At the last meeting of Trade Marketing Klub in 2009, the topic was consumption habits of the + 50 age group and their shopping potential. Zsuzsanna Hermann, Trade magazin’s editor...

Read more

Café in a capsule

Dolce Gusto has arrived to Hungary. The capsule coffee machine blends Krups technology with NESCAFÉ delight. Capsules are made from the finest ground and roasted Arabica coffee, fermented 1,000 and...

Read more
Oldal