News and articles
New name for Hungarian Bonduelle subsidiary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Bonduelle Nagykőrös Kft, the Hungarian Bonduelle subsidiary will operate under the name Bonduelle Central Europe Kft in the future and will also be responsible for regional sales and marketing activities....
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Bio baguettes by Ceres
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Pre-baked, bio mini baguettes made from bio flour and intended for health conscious consumers have been added to the Ceres ZRt. product range....
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Let’s have a festival!
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Wine competitions and festivals are becoming synonyms, though the two things are quite different, as their purpose and form is quite different. 300 wine competitions are held in Hungary annually....
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Still not enough knowledge
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Otília Dörnyei, director of Gfk, dietary preferences are slowly changing, with a shift towards healthier food. Unfortunately, when money has to be saved, consumers economise on healthy food...
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Increasing role of drugstores in market of air fragrances
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to data from the ConsumerScan of GfK Hungária, the quantity of air fragrances sold in the first four months show stagnation, but sales dropped in terms of value, owing...
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Danes need a pleasant environment for shopping
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Modern store chains are very strong in Denmark. The food retail business is highly concentrated. Health-consciousness has a major influence on consumption, while demand for premium and luxury products is...
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Mr Muscle lefolyótisztító granulátum
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The new sink cleaner granulate removes stains from kitchen and bathroom gutters with the efficiency Mr. Muscle is known for, without damaging the water pipes....
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Organic production celebrating 25th anniversary
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The fourth Eco-tour took place between 13-15. June. Producers of organic products in the South Dunántúl region were visited during this event. Imre Karácsony, organiser of the tour answered our...
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New marketing director for Borsodi
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
András Szirbek has been appointed the new marketing director of Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. He had been a brand manager of brands like Magnum, Delma, Flora, Bertolli, Rama, and Lipton. Subsequently,...
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Holiday in Tunisia with Farm Tojás
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Farm Tojás Kft. is the first enterprise in the egg market to organise a price game from June 2008 to September. The prize game is linked to Extra Sárga Farm...
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Lower wine consumption last year
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Rising average prices, smaller quantities purchased less frequently – these were the main trends in Hungarian wine consumption in 2007, according to data from GfK Hungária. Wine consumption was down...
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Cleanliness is not enough
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Products related to washing are the largest category among chemical products. The assortment of such products has become confusingly wide for consumers… According to Ágnes Benke, from EVM Zrt, the...
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When you need a little energy
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
According to Orsolya Varga, trade marketing manager of Energizer, growth in the market of batteries is continuous but slow, with an increasing proportion of consumers choosing quality in the shape...
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Following the gendarme from Saint-Tropez
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
Not much remains from the charm of the French Riviéra seen in the Louis de Funés movies of the 1960’s. Though the landscape and the sea is still beautiful, industrial...
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Fonte Verde természetes ásványvíz 0,75 l PET-kiszerelés
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The new, 0,75 litre Fonte Verde natural mineral water provides everyday convenience and the most important preconditions for feeling good....
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Twice as many organic products in Cora
Date: 2008-09-05 08:00:00
The number of organic products has doubled in the Törökbálint Cora store since 2007, to almost 500. Bio vegetables fruits are the most popular products, but customers are also beginning...
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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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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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InBev to Sell Oriental Brewery
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
Belgian brewer InBev NV is planning to put its South Korean beer business up for sale, in an effort to shed a noncore asset and raise what could be roughly...
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Coca-Cola Company to Buy Chineese Juice Group
Date: 2008-09-04 00:00:00
The Coca-Cola Company announced its intention to make cash offers to purchase China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited, a Hong Kong listed company which owns the Huiyuan juice business throughout China....
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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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