News and articles
In memoriam József Törley
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Törley Pezsgőpincészet celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of its founder, József Törley on 9. January. The Hungarian Museum of Commerce and Catering has an exhibition about the history...
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True innovation brings profit and distinction
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Two-thirds of German households are open to buying new products for trial and 83 per cent of Nielsen clients in Germany list innovation among their top three priorities. Innovation is...
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Tapas Juan
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Apart from functioning as a “showroom” for the Spanish delicacies distributed in Hungary by the owner, Tapas Juan also has a “bodega” style atmosphere and offers a sample of what...
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Agricultural price rises slowing down
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The prices of agricultural products were 35.3 per cent up in November 2007, compared to the same month in 2006. The prices of plant products were up by 60.2 per...
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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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Promotions and efficiency
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Promotional sales accounted for up to 40 per cent of overall sales in some of the largest categories last year. 82 per cent of Hungarian consumers are actively looking for...
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Environmental competition
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Tetra Pak Magyarország and WWF Magyarország launched an environmental competition for primary schools in February with the aim of increasing awareness about environmental issues. The final with the best five...
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Hungarians record holders in low cholesterol oil
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to an online survey by Nielsen, iodised salt is the most popular among functional food products intended to make us healthier, in Hungary. Reduced cholesterol cooking oil/margarine is in...
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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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Merci, Valentin
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Storck celebrated Valentine’s day with consumers in stores and cinemas. A romantic comedy directed by Tamás Sas and sponsored by Merci started playing on 14. February. Storck also uses elegant,...
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To be portioned ham is getting more popular again
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail sales of ham in terms of quantity dropped by 5 per cent last year. The 5 per cent increase in terms of value was the result of rising consumer...
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Health conquering shelves
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Olive oil, sport and energy drinks, cereals and corn flakes are the most dynamically growing food categories, with annual expansion of 50 per cent. Healthy food has become one of...
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California Coffee
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The majority of the target group for the dynamically growing coffee-shop chain (university students) is to be found in Budapest. This is why the location in Kálvin square is ideal....
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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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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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This season Velence Resort & Spa to open
Date: 2008-02-28 00:00:00
The hotel on the Velence-beach has 197 rooms, special two for handicapped guests. From the hotel a gallery leads to the apartment houses, where 80 apartments offers a longterms service....
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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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