News and articles
Time travel at Christmas
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The end of last year will not be remembered for an abundance of presents. Most families celebrated modestly with a smaller Christmas tree and fewer or cheaper presents. Traditionally, December...
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‘Love card’ from SPAR
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
SPAR Magyarország Kft. and the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service started its ‘Love card’ campaign: HUF 200 and HUF 500 cards with barcodes were placed at the cash desks of SPAR,...
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JÓFEJs can win valuable prizes
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Last year the JÓFEJ (sober and responsible driver) campaign was expanded with a web 2.0 community. The different ‘JÓFEJ’ groups can grow further: since last summer gifts have been regularly...
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Visitor information
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
FOODAPEST International food, drink, food processing and hospitality trade fair • UKBA International trade fair for confectionery, bakery and gastronomy • 21-24 February 2010 • Venue: HUNGEXPO Budapesti Vásárközpont Budapest,...
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Mineral water and energy drinks strengthened their positions
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Non-alcoholic thirst-quenching beverages are important parts of a store’s product selection. Among the 90 categories measured by Nielsen, in the top 10 carbonated soft drinks ranked 4th, mineral water was...
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The chairman of the international jury
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
According to Charles Tjessem, the competition is as much about tactics as about how a meal is prepared. He thinks that the expansion of the means of communication between chefs...
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Thoughts on C.S.R.
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
CSR is a positive way of thinking as well, one that leads to some kind of self-cleansing. Badly interpreted CSR and promotions hidden behind the mask of CSR will soon...
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Schauma Anti-Dandruff – Korpásodás Elleni Intenzív Sampon
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Already from the first wash, the effective formula of Schauma Anti-Dandruff fights dandruff better and more effectively, plus eases an itchy scalp....
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Olive oil marketing the Italian way
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
The olive oil and wine producers of the Italian province of Imperia turn to the Hungarian, Czech and Polish markets for new sales opportunities. The chamber of commerce invited purchasers...
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Stores opening
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Tesco Express, Bp. (Pestszentimre) Open: 27 November Chain: Tesco Store space: 290 m2 SKU: 2500–3000 dm, Tapolca Open: 5 December Chain: dm Store space: 274 m2 SKU: 11 000 dm,...
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Personnel changes at Mona Hungary Kft.
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Mona Hungary Kft. is happy to welcome János Kiss, senior key account manager since July 2009. In July 2009, Edina Balog decided to resign from the post of marketing and...
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Tesco and POS Media reach an agreement
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
POS Media Hungary preserves the exclusive right to sell or rent out three in-store communication tools (Digital Shelf Stopper, 3D Shelf Stopper and Giant Shopping Trolley Handle) in Tesco hypermarkets...
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Fewer pigs than before
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
An analysis by the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture reveals that the number of pigs has not been this low since the 1960s. With the strengthening of the Forint it is...
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Only mineral water sales grew
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In the past decade, non-alcoholic beverage consumption had been growing in Hungary, but in 2009 it stalled. Only mineral water producers were able to improve sales: they achieved a 5-6-percent...
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French Easy
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
In the middle of January our magazine, with the help of Hungexpo, managed to interview master confectioner Gabriel Paillasson, member of the jury panel at the Junior Confectioners’ World Championship...
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The Popai report
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
From September 2009, the new president of POPAI Hungary is Ágnes Csiby, the executive director of In-store Team Kft. POPAI United Kingdom has more than 300 members and it supports...
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Palette Color&Gloss tartós hajszínező
Date: 2010-02-14 08:00:00
Ammonia-free hair colour cream – to cover the first grey hairs....
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The own branded products market is a 300 billion market
Date: 2010-02-12 00:02:03
Almost every fourth forints that the costumers spent, went on the purchasing of own branded products last year. This is approx. 300 billion HUF – sets Nielsen market research company,...
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Slowly the spring will come in the Hungarian economy
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:45
The tempo of the decline in retail turnover can slow down, decrease will stop in industrial production and sales – indicates the publication of Ecostat Economic Research, called Mikroszkóp. According...
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Hot food vouchers: no changes
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:25
According to the Ministry of Finance; APEH withdrew the limitation of the usage of hot food vouchers – reports MR1 Kossuth Rádio. Thus, the hot food vouchers, received from the...
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Hungarian paprika in Japan
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:11
Hungarian peppers are grown in Szolnok’s Japanese twin town: in Yuza. The vicinity of the town became an important pepper-growing area within the country, so there is a chance that...
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Danone closed a good year
Date: 2010-02-12 00:01:10
French Danone, which is the world leader in the sale of dairy products, increased its profit to 1.41 billion euros last year. The price decrease of the raw materials, as...
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McDonald's focuses on women and vegetarians
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:35
McDonald's German subsidiary will increasingly focus on women and vegetarians in the future, in order to increase turnover. The cause of the strategy change is that food sales decreased last...
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Auchan became more expensive, but still leading the price competition
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:12
The January price increase continued: the basket price of Privátbankár rose by an average of 1 percent in all three tested hypermarkets (Tesco, Auchan, Cora) – but must pay at...
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A new Tesco will be built in Miskolc
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:05
According to Hackl Mónika, Tesco spokeswoman; Tesco plans to build a new Tesco in Miskolc, near the DVTK-stadion. Hackl Mónika said that work will not begun this year. The new...
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Third of the adult population in Hungary celebrates Valentine's Day
Date: 2010-02-12 00:00:02
Some people think that Valentine's Day was invented by the lingerie, chocolate, balloons, and plush teddy bear manufacturers. Valentine's Day is a big business and the supermarket chains are eager...
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The paper’s time has expired, the future belongs to electronic devices (x)
Date: 2010-02-11 00:06:01
Those who interested, can become acquainted with Szintézis ZRt.’s two innovative solutions – the Electronic Shelf labels, and E-Rail at the Foodapest. Both solutions are practical and useful too. These...
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The crisis and the bad weather worsened the performance of agriculture last year
Date: 2010-02-11 00:04:58
The agricultural performance declined in 2009 to its one-third – said Gőgös Zoltán, the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, on the event of the Pest County...
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Less credit applications for greater amounts
Date: 2010-02-11 00:04:25
According to the datas of the Hungarian Development Bank; the borrowing mood of the companies decreased, but the value of credit applications increased. The average of the previous loan applications...
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Sustainable growth can cost tens of thousand billions
Date: 2010-02-11 00:04:02
According to the report of the Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), consist of 29 large companies; The shift to sustainable development generates huge market demand and business opportunities worldwide....
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