News and articles
Joanna Blythmann: Shopped, the shocking power of Britain’s supermarkets
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Joanna Blythmann is one of the best known English authors specialising in food. This book deals with the negative effects of the spreading of modern retail systems. However, she does...
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Lilac heart beating
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Several thousand people made an enormous heart beat on 14. February, at the I Love MILKA Big Heartbeat event, held in SYMA Hall. The purpose of the event was to...
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Older people not too old to consume
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Instead of cult of youth, or at least in addition to it, a cult of age is expected to be in the focus of future marketing by Ákos Kozák, managing...
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Autumn reactions
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The average consumer price of milk was up by 30 per cent in Germany in September last year compared to 2006. Consumers immediately responded by reducing their consumption, according to...
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Good times in sight for the dairy business
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The Agricultural Business Research institute (AKI) monitors trends in the world market of food. Data from the price information system (PÁÍR) of AKI and KSH can be useful for making...
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Code of Ethics staying in effect
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a resolution by the Economic Competition Office (GVH), the provisions of the Code of Commercial Ethics relevant to relations between retailers and suppliers shall remain in effect till...
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Kinder Délice
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
No need to chill this chocolate sponge! Our target group consists of young, extroverted, open-minded adults with active social lives. Delice has a different target group from the other Kinder...
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Less bottles, more cans
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The market share of canned beers continues to grow, while less beer is sold in bottles, as price seems to be more important for consumers than the environment....
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Older people open to innovation as well
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a qualitative survey by Nielsen, the over 49 age group spends more than it used to at a younger age. They are open to new FMCG products targeted...
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Dynamic Royal Brinkers
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Experts from Royal Brinkers take great care to ensure that the latest market trends are reflected by their assortment. As a result of clear changes in consumer habits, the Royal...
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Growth accelerating this year
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, growth is expected to accelerate substantially in 2008, compared to the previous year. Both the external and internal balance...
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Handling parallel quantity units
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The functionality of SAP CWM promises a perfect solution for handling products in parallel quantity units. This is part of the fully integrated IT solution developed for the food industry...
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Gyermelyi tészta
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
A film about the irresistible attraction to Gyermelyi. The product is used as bait: the smart restaurant owner is eating Gyermelyi in the restaurant window… And success follows. Agency: Well...
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New officers for Maspex
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Marek Bucior was appointed general director of Maspex Olympos Kft. on 23. January. He has been working for Maspex Wadowice Group for 8 years, first in Poland and later in...
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Youthful consumption
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to the findings of a Nielsen survey conducted in 42 countries, the general attitude of society becoming more “youthful” has an effect on consumption. For example, people in their...
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Hair dye sales growing
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Sales of hair dyes continue to expand. According to Nielsen data, sales exceeded HUF 6 billion in the November 2006–October 2007 period, with growth of 12 per cent. Consumer prices...
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More foreigners, staying for shorter periods
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests only grew by 0.9 per cent in the January – November 2007 period, compared to...
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Blessing or curse?
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
1986, Hosszúhegyi State Farm. The name Hey Ho gets selected for use by the general director and one of the best known Hungarian brands is born. By the early 90’s,...
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Healthy Growth in Functional Food Market
Date: 2008-02-29 00:00:00
Consumers are becoming more skeptical about the health claims made by food and drink manufacturers. Datamonitor analysis estimates that the combined US, Western European and Asia Pacific functional food and...
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January's unemployment rate of 8.1 percent
Date: 2008-02-29 00:00:00
In the period of November 2007–January 2008, the number of employed people was 3,873 thousand and the number of unemployed people was 343 thousand. In the given period, 54.6 percent...
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Fine on Magyar Cukor Zrt. because of water pollution
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
In February 33,000 m3 pollutioned water fall into brook Ikva from company's distroyed reservoir. The bad case happened in Magyar Cukor's Petohazi plant, the firm has to pay HUF 22...
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Hungarian National Wine Exhibition in London
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
With assistance of the Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Centre 26 famous Hungarian Winery show its offer in London Opera on 4th March. For the prestigious event take part distributors, agent...
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Intelligence ADT Ultra•Max at Marionnaud
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
8 of the 10 international retail chains prefer ADT's solutions. After a successful test periode in 2007 Marionnaud choose for protection the Ultra-Max®, the authentic Acousto-Magnetic technology. The first...
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European companies have to decrease their sugar output with 1.14 millio tons
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
If they fail to make satisfactory cutbacks, companies risk a final cut with no compensation being imposed on them. Until now, 4.8m tonnes have been renounced within the restructuring scheme,...
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FMCG prise cartel in France
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
If found guilty of anticompetitive practices, the companies could face fines of up to 10 percent of their annual worldwide revenue — possibly amounting to billions of euros. Le Figaro ...
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GEFCO duplicated its sales in Hungary
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
The EFCO logistics integrator specialis had HUF 4 billion income, twohold as last year. Half of the sales came from distribution of vehicles and groupage and full/part-load road transport....
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