News and articles
Cold wonders of the summer
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The most disappointing thing a bar owner cans say to a guest in summer is ‘I do not have cold beer or Coke’. Blitz Chiller is the solution: a rapid...
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Cooks from the Web
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
11 September was the day when seven famous Hungarian gastrobloggers introduced themselves at an event on Tabáni Terrace called Blog Tasting. Our view is that it is restaurant owners’ interest...
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Mizo Cheese
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
For those customers who prefer quality and traditions, and appreciate expertise....
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Facing innovations
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The facial care category managed to grow, but the market share of cheaper and private label products increased in this category too. Branded product manufacturers stepped up their efforts by...
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Consumers did not feel more inclined to buy in the summer either
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
According to KSH’s quick report, volume sales in retail were down by 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2010 and by 4.6 percent in June, compared to the...
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Demand is shifting towards higher lemon content
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Lemon juice sales decreased in volume but increased in terms of value in the past period. Ágnes Chvojka, Maspex Olympos Kft.’s junior brand manager explained this with this year’s unfavourable...
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L.A. Bodegita restaurant and bar
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
On the street level we find a world-class cocktail and tapas bar. In the basement there is a 50-person room and a small stage. Upstairs: a fine-dining restaurant that seats...
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METRO helps children who suffer from hunger in the summer
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Children’s Catering Foundation and METRO Hungary organised an awareness raising and donation collecting campaign in 4 cities and in the capital from 11 until 31 August, to help children in...
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‘Let us do something for children together’ programme was a success in 2010
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The ‘Let us do something for children together’ programme ended and HUF 18,482,473 was collected. Danone Kft. has been helping the rehabilitation and healthy eating of children with cancer for...
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Wine and women
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The ‘role’ of women in quality wine consumption does not cease to become more important. In the United States, 53 percent of those who drink wine at least once a...
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The design is already 21st-century…
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
A plastic injection moulding enterprise in Százhalombatta was facing difficulties, so they started looking for new partners. They found them in catering, so Creaform started manufacturing designer party accessories, plates,...
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Energizer Battery
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The new, further developed alkaline High Tech product range is a real novelty. In comparison with the earlier Ultimate alkaline battery it performs 20% better in digital devices....
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Manly development on the body care market
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The body care market can be divided into three categories: shower gels, deodorants and body lotions. In the first two categories versions for men are available in almost as high...
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The food industry was one of the losers again
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
According to KSH, in 13 sub-sectors of the processing industry 9 experienced volume growth. The third biggest sub-sector, food, beverage and tobacco production declined by 5.6 percent because of falling...
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40-percent lemon juice is the most popular
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Nielsen Retail Index reveals that lemon juice retail sales grew by 4 percent in terms of value in December 2009-May 2010, compared to the previous period a year before. The...
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Chili lounge
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
The interior is of minimalist design with a Mediterranean touch and Chili seats 40 people. Recipes of the dishes came from all over the world, brought by the owner himself...
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POS Média acquired majority ownership of Célcsoport Média
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Europe’s leading in-store media company, POS Media Europe bought a majority share in Célcsoport Média Kft. Célcsoport Média and POS Media Hungary have been operating in the same field in...
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New marketing director at McDonald’s
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
From 1 August Jörg Pizzera fills the position of marketing director of McDonald’s in Hungary. The Austrian executive started his career at Unilever and joined the McDonald’s team in 2006....
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The collectors of region-specific Hungarian flavours
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Agricultural Marketing Centre launched its HÍR (traditions, flavours, regions) programme in 1998, with the objective of establishing a collection of Hungary’s traditional and region-specific products and promoting them. So far...
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Facing the challenge in New York – part 12
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
From July Roland Oláh, formerly the chef of Café Erté, tries his luck in the USA. He regularly reports to our magazine: ‘Now I work in the French bistro Martel,...
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ProX Probiotic Yoghurt Drink
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
TNew multipack version of products in the popular ProX probiotic yoghurt drink range, in the service of healthy eating....
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Safety and closeness
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Condom is one of the few product categories which were able to increase sales recently. László Pusztai, SSL Magyarország Kft.’s Durex category manager told our magazine that a large part...
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We continue to spend less on FMCG products
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
In the first half of 2010 households spent 0.5 percent less on FMCG products, compared with the same period a year before, revealed GfK Hungária’s Retail Analyses. This entailed a...
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At half-time
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
If somebody takes a closer look at the selection of wines Hungarian restaurants and wine shops offer, they would think we live in a prospering country with a large middle...
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Another festival for Zsindelyes
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Zsindelyes Pálinka Distillery organised their Zsindelyes Festival in Érpatak for the fourth time on the first weekend of September. Two stages waited for visitors and twice as many programmes as...
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Desgner waste containers all over the country
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
In September Öko-Kord Országos Nonprofit Kft. started planting its designer selective waste containers in food stores. Thanks to the new containers, people will be able to get rid of plastic...
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New, 4-purpose toilet freshener from Henkel
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Bref Power Aktiv, the new member of Bref’s toilet freshener product range cleans effectively, creates a cleaning foam, prevents the formation of mineral scale and guarantees a fresh scent. It...
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The best Hungarian sommelier – 2010
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Gábor Cseke, who works in Hotel Great Fosters in England, won the 17th Sommelier Championship of Hungary. In November he will represent Hungary at the European Championship in Strasbourg. The...
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The by-product of whisky production
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
One of the most important by-products of whisky production is the barrel in which the beverage is aged. Other distillates are also aged in whisky barrels and even a new...
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Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief
Date: 2010-09-22 08:00:00
Revolutionary breakthrough in tooth sensitivity relief....
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