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Own brand confectionery grows across European markets
Date: 2007-07-02 00:00:00
European confectionery private label market share is continuing to grow strongly, according the latest statistics by Neilsen for the Private Label Market Association. Results indicate that the retailer brand market...
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Reorganization by Zalabaromfi
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The new owner, the Dale consortium bought the company for more than 50% of a start prise, HUF 2,4 billion. Dale started to reorganize and rationalized the company in Zalaegerszeg....
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Burger King will be open in Bohemia
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
AmRest, the listed restaurant operator – managing, among others, Burger King,Pizza Hut KFC – ask for working permit in Czech Republic. Until now the concret start of the first bohemian...
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European Food Safety got well
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) which shows that notifications on risks to food safety fell by 5% in 2006 compared to 2005.This is the first time since the...
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Business confidence of big Hungarian companies improve in June
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The index gauging the confidence of Hungary's largest corporations stood at 58 points in June, up 4 points from May and at a six-year high, indicating outstanding optimism, Ecostat, the...
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M.E.G.A. group is played into the hands of Ukrainian
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
The ownership change was made in Februar, after the re-labeling scandals, but the Registry Court has enroled now the two new owner from Ukraine. The M.E.G.A. Group, with five firme,...
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Food safety fine for Lidl
Date: 2007-06-29 00:00:00
One of Lidl's polish eiscream had to be get out of the circulation and must be annuled, because the production was not safe enough, and the eiscream could be tainted....
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Tesco set to launch book club with UK's biggest publisher
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Tesco, the supermarket chain with more than 1200 stores in the UK, is expanding its retail empire by launching a book club in collaboration with the UK's biggest publisher, Random...
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Spain Gives Nod to Nueva Rumasa's Acquisition of Parmalat's Clesa
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
According to Spain's business media, the national competition authority has given food group Nueva Rumasa the green light to acquire Clesa, the Spanish subsidiary of Italian dairy firm Parmalat. The...
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Hard competition on softdrinks market in Ukraine
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Orangina Group, the beverage producer has acquired Rosinka, a Ukrainian soft drinks manufacturer, for an undisclosed sum. Rosinka, which has a workforce of 600, saw its 2006 turnover reach 30...
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Toxic industry raw materials in chinese food
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Chinese media are reporting that authorities have shut down 180 food factories, after inspectors found industrial chemicals in products from candy to seafood. Authorities say formaldehyde, illegal dyes and industrial...
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Charles' organic carrots rejected by Sainsbury's for being 'rotten'
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
SAINSBURY'S rejected royal carrots grown at the Prince of Wales's organic farm because they were “rotten”. The supermarket giant said the quality of Duchy carrots from Highgrove had "deteriorated"...
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Nike is popular in Europe
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
With growth in the U.S. and abroad, plus surprisingly strong future orders, Nike allayed fears and buoyed hopes for some about the future of the world's largest athletic shoe and...
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Warehouses near to the downtown
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
Construction work has begun for a 20,000-square-metre (4.94-acre) business park in Táblás street in Budapest's 9th district. InNove Business Park will comprise warehouses and office space. It is located at...
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Uninterrupted growth at LLP
Date: 2007-06-28 00:00:00
LLP Group, a leading provider of ERP and CRM solutions in Central and Eastern Europe, has reported 2006 total revenues of 7.7 million EUR, representing 12% growth over 2005. The...
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Competition about the past 30 years
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The final of the “Who knows more about the past 30 years?” organised by Sió-Eckes Kft. to commemorate their 30th birthday took place in the beginning of June. Teams from...
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Success in Luxembourg
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The meeting for Ministers of Agriculture, held in Luxembourg in the beginning of June ended with positive decisions for Hungarian producers. As Ádám Ficsor Ádám, under secretary of the Ministry...
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Meetings and conferences
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
When a not very exciting conference is held next door and another similar one is held in the other end of the country, the choice is quite obvious. However, if...
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Improving environment, better atmosphere
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., the competitiveness index (VEX) showed marked improvement in most countries of the region, including Hungary in the last quarter of 2006. The business environment index...
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Master Good Knédli, Vadász knédli
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Innovation in dumplings: Traditional highland flavours. Innovation by Vadász knédli: unique in Hungary, flavoured with bacon and onions....
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Esomar conference on knowledge of consumers
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Consumer research has become the focus of market research lately. As a result of increased interest shown in the subject, Esomar held a conference with the title „Knowledge about consumers...
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Record revenues for Storck
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Net revenues of Storck Hungária Kft. increased by 22 per cent in 2006, to over HUF 2,2 billion. Profits exceeded HUF 42 million. The introduction of merci Petits and the...
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Target: half a kilo per day
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
Structural reorganisation in the production of fruits and vegetables has been proceeding in the right direction for the past three years. Programs being prepared by the European Agricultural Development Fund...
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Hungary in a world of conferences
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
According to data from the Hungarian Conference Bureau, Hungary ranks 23rd among locations for conferences organised by international organisations, with 117 events. This translates into a market share of 1,31...
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Nielsen-evening about consumers and chains
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
External influences participate in making competition harsher. According to Judit Tóth Szalókyné, director of Nielsen, analysis of consumer expectations is playing an increasingly important role in gaining an edge in...
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Hofbrau München Premium Lager
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
From now on, Hofbrau München will be sold in an elegant bottle and with a new label which accurately reflect the high quality and value represented by the brand....
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Head of P&G an employee of consumers
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The title of this year’s ECR Europe conference was “Passion for growth”. During the conference, we learned a few things about Alan G. Lafley-t (60), president and CEO of Procter...
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Tea for Children’s Day
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
21 tons of tea worth HUF 9 million was donated by Sara Lee Hungary Zrt. to children on Children’s day. The donation was delivered to charity organisations by the Food...
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TÉSZ: pros and contras
Date: 2007-06-27 08:00:00
The supply chain of fruits and vegetables in the EU is based on the sales co-operatives of producers (TÉSZ). At the moment, only 68 such organisations exist in Hungary and...
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