News and articles
Separate Reál company for beverages
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
A separate company has been established by Reál Hungária Élelmiszer Kft for the nation-wide distribution of beverages. Reál Hungária Drink Kft has been formed as result of the eight largest...
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tibi Prémium
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
For people who like specialities,Tibi chocolate is now available in three new flavours....
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New faces in the management of Bat
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
László Hunyady (34) was appointed brand marketing director of BAT Hungary, which is a new position within the company. He is going to be responsible for brand strategy in the...
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Successful first six months for SIÓ-ECKES
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Sales generated by SIÓ-ECKES Kft were up by 21 per cent in terms of quantity in the first six months of the year, compared to the same period in 2007....
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New shapes and products by NIVEA face care
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
NIVEA VISAGE has completely renewed its assortment, which is now available with new design, new formulas and a new colour brochure. NIVEA products have been divided into separate groups according...
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Food industry catching up
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Domestic industrial prices were up by 0.3 per cent in May, compared to April and by 11.7 per cent compared to May 2007. Export prices were down by 2.2 per...
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Cooperatives keeping pace with modern commerce
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
At present, fifty production and sales cooperatives are active in Hungary. Merchandise is supplied by their members (primarily fruits and vegetables) and delivered without the participation of intermediaries.Mórakert – this...
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Clorox Color folteltávolító folyadék
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The new chlorine free Clorox Color stain remover liquid can be used safely for all washable coloured textiles, even for silk and wool....
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New stretch foil packaging for cheese
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
A new type of stretch foil packaging has been developed especially for cheese by Sealed Air Cryovac....
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New water proof labels from M-real
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Two new paper labels have been launched by M-real Consumer Packaging: Simcastor Label WS and Simcastor Label WSE. The labels are intended for use by the beer and beverage industries,...
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Pre-portioned segment dominant among meat products
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to data from the Nielsen Retail Index, sales are increasingly concentrated and the pre-portioned segment is becoming increasingly dominant. The market showed expansion of 1 per cent in terms...
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Abundance of innovations for hair
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
As Anikó Csepeli, from L’Oréal Magyarország has told us, the size of the hair care market is HUF 13 billion at present and it is expanding both in terms of...
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Recession slowing down
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The total volume of retail trade was down by 1.5 per cent in April, compared to April 2007. Retail sales totalled more than HUF 508 billion in April. The turnover...
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Packaging in three steps – part 3: illustrating flavour
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Many types of illustrations exist in many styles and with many different purposes. Illustrating flavour is a relatively new development. This modern method is barely 50 years old. Even at...
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Chio Sombreros Nacho sajtos és Mexikói chilis
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Not only the flavour, but the ingredients of Chio Sombreros are also brand new, as it is made from maize instead of potato....
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Red pepper harvest started
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
Univer Product is one of the biggest producer of Hungarian red pepper, the company's suppliers are growers in Kecskemét and near to. Because of the moistery and cold summer this...
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European parliament calls for ban on cloned farm animals
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
The European parliament urged the EU's executive branch to ban the cloning of animals for the food trade, citing reduced genetic diversity among other concerns. Several expert groups, including the...
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Colombia to Increase Coffee Production
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
Colombia plans to increase coffee production to 17 million 60-KG sacks by 2014, the government said. The effort will carry an initial cost of $724.5 million, Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe...
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Yearly HUF 33 billions as pocket money in our childrens' hands
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
According to Szonda Ipsos research, the 8-14 years old Hungarian children chip on not only the clothes and grocery shopping, but also by choosing family's new television, mobilephone, PC or...
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After blokades come the ad for Apple
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
The Hungarian Agrar Marketing Center (AMC) call for HUF 41.6 millio value PR and advertising ad. The aim is to popular the apple consumption. The goal is to quintuple the...
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Edible Optical Sensors To Make Food Safer
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
Edible optical sensor that could be placed in produce bags to detect harmful levels of bacteria and consumed right along with the veggies. Designer Tufts University scientists have demonstrated for...
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Nestle re-locates ice-cream production to Bulgaria
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
The decision was taken in the wake of the company’s re-organisation but also because Bulgaria’s biggest Black Sea city of Varna is very near to Romania’s capital, Bucharest, and is...
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Reconstructions work at Sara Lee Hungary tea plant in Rákospalota
Date: 2008-09-05 00:00:00
This HUF 1 billion development follows an other HUF 800 million cost factory building in 2006. In frame of the new system mashines on 3,000 sqm must be relocated. In...
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Dreher Premium Lager debutation in South Africa
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
South African Breweries Ltd (SAB) said the launch comes hot on the heels of the successful introduction of Grolsch into the local market. As part of its European expansion, global...
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Hungarians go shopping on the weekend
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
In value 10% of the weekly total sales at the hypermarkets and Cash&Carry units happens on Sunday, the share is 7% at the discount stores. According to GfK Hungaria research...
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Industry decries too complex labelling proposal
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
The proposed regulation on food labelling is too complicated, makes unrealistic demands on font size, and will be burdensome for SMEs, a hearing has heard. The hearing, organised by rapporteur...
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The trade balance showed a surplus
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
In June 2008, the volume of foreign trade grew moderately both in exports and imports; exports were up by 2.4, imports by 5 percent as compared to the same month...
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Industrialists want steeper tax cuts
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
The National Union of Industrialists approved of the overall tax cut package but would like to see the 1.2 trillion forint (about 4.7 billion euros) cuts introduced in less than...
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Apple demonstration is over
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
On the three sites meeting come an agreement about the suppliers' price: Agrana pays 0.09 euro pro one kilo industry apple to the Hungarian growers. According to Gyula Budai, director...
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