Grill products have become less hypermarket-centred

Grill products have become less hypermarket-centred
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Despite the 3-percent decrease in grill sausage value sales by hypermarkets, 59 percent of sales was still realised in this retail channel. Volume sales plummeted by 17 percent and value...

We are less fervent grillers than we used to be
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

The current economic situation does not favour the organisation of open-air grill parties and this inevitably affected grill product sales. Zoltán Szántó, PICK Szeged Zrt.’s product manager says: – Because...

We buy grill products several times a year
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

In 2009, 5 percent of Hungarian households bought some kind of grill sausage and 7 percent put grill spices in their baskets – reveals GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan. On average, we...

Spice mixes are a better choice for brand building
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Many product groups capitalised on the fact that consumers are economising by not eating out. More cooking done at home should affect spice sales positively, but data by Nielsen indicate...

Small packaging units sell better
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Spice retail sales grew by 10 percent in February 2009-January 2010, compared with the previous twelve months. The annual market surpassed HUF 12 billion and Nielsen registered minus 2 percent...

Condiment brands are looking for new communication elements
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

On the stagnating condiment market the volume share of private labels has reached 38 percent, hypermarket strengthened its position among retail channels and the 301-500 g packaging size increased its...

A slight contraction on the condiment market
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Value sales in condiment retail only fell by 1 percent in April 2009-March 2010, in comparison with the same period a year earlier. According to the Nielsen Retail Index, the...

The ice tea market is going greener
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

– 2007 was the peak year on the ice tea market. 2008 brought a 2-percent decline in volume sales, which grew to minus 8 percent by the end of 2009....

Slow building up behind peach and lemon
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

The annual ice tea market approaches the value of HUF 14 billion. Value sales in retail fell by 4 percent in February 2009-March 2010, compared with the previous twelve months....

Private label ice teas are on the increase again
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan pointed out that after the market expansion of the last few years, 9 percent fewer households bought ice tea in 2009, and by this the category’s reach...

For cooking, storing and carrying
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

The category that involves bin bags, household foils, sandwich and roasting bags, and baking papers represents a value of HUF 10 billion, growing by 4 percent from 2008 to 2009....

Market expansion has continued
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Household paper product sales continue to grow: in the May 2009-April 2010 period sales were 8 percent higher than a in the previous twelve months. Toilet papers, tissues, paper towels...

More economical manufacturer paper products and private labels with improved quality
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

In 2009, the household paper market expanded by 1 percent in terms of volume and by 9 percent in value – a growth largely generated by toilet paper. Sales stalled...

With enhanced partnership for survival
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Logistics is a comprehensive activity that improves economic competitiveness. Hungary’s favourable geographical location makes it a contender for exporting logistics services. At the moment, the sector’s contribution to the GDP...

Logistics can be much more economical with the help of IT solutions
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Increasingly fierce competition makes it inevitable for companies to set up IT systems that help the everyday operation of companies. IT investments are necessary even during the economic crisis, because...

Intelligenr supply chain management
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

XAPT Hungary Kft. is a dynamically developing IT company, the main profile of which is the selling, installation, training and customising of the Microsoft Dynamics integrated business management system. XAPT...

Innovation, mobility, consumption
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

The increasing role of mobile technology, from production to sale, brings benefits and satisfaction to manufacturers, retailers and consumers. A growing number of mobile phones will be able to read...

MPL conquers the Internet too
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

An increasing number of on-line retailers choose MPL (Hungarian Post Logistics) to be their delivery partner. MPL’s convenience services guarantee that on-line stores can serve their customers better. MPL’s goal...

Invisible investigators
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Krisztina Szabad, the managing director of Archicom introduced their ‘Webeye’ system to the readers of Trade magazine: – A vehicle tracking device is part of the system. It is a...

For trusted products trusted methods are required
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

In the case of most products sold in stores, both seller and buyer know what happened to base materials until the product reached the table of the consumer. International standards...

Question: Recently the 15-year old Hungarian Brand Association held its general meeting. A new president was elected: Tamás Ács, the managing director of Mars Hungary. How would you summarise the meeting, what do you expect from this year and what will you do first as president?
Date: 2010-06-17 08:00:00

Answer: My first task is to say thank you to all my fellow members for putting their trust in me. At the meeting we voted on the 2009 annual report...

Hungarian milk domestic sales declining
Date: 2010-06-17 00:03:12

The Hungarian dairy business mood reduces and the domestic sales also declining – states the most recent summary of the Milk Marketing Board, which was published on the occasion of...

The transformation of tourism
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:38

According to the study of the European Travel Commission and the World Tourism Organisation; the future of tourism is being transformed by the increasing of population, the increasing average age,...

One-fifth of the companies feel the export boom
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:38

According to the latest survey of Coface Hungary; in nearly half of the interviewed hundreds of Hungarian exporting companies, an over 5 percent export revenues reduction occured in 2009. 21...

A proposal for “hamburger tax”
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:35

The Strategic Alliance for the Hungarian Hospitals proposed a health action plan. The association's proposal also stipulates that health care contribution (10 HUF per unit) should be introduced on alcohol,...

Best practices for self-regulation: the recent results of the beer industry
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:34

A report entitled “Beer advertising with responsible self-regulation ” was issued by the Brewers Association Europe (BoE), which summarizes the European brewing industry self-regulatory practices. The Brewers Association Europe (BoE)...

The Watermelon Association initiates the creating of a government fund
Date: 2010-06-17 00:02:21

The Hungarian Watermelon Association turns to the government for help. They want to achieve the creation of a government fund, that would pay the producers the price immediately, to avoid...

The world price of coffee increased
Date: 2010-06-17 00:01:12

Within five days, the world price of coffee increased by 20 percent. The Arabica coffee rose onto its two-year peak, according to analysts; mainly due to speculation. The price of...

Hungary is the seventh greenest among seventeen countries
Date: 2010-06-17 00:00:15

According to the survey of the National Geographic; the Indian, Brazilian and Chinese consumers are the greenest, while the consumption of the American, Canadian French and British citizens are considered...

Clorox donation for flood victims
Date: 2010-06-17 00:00:05

The DunaPro Ltd, the Hungarian distributor of the Clorox brand, offered a significant amount of detergent products, to help the flood victims. The products provide a great help to the...

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Grill products have become less hypermarket-centred