News and articles
TESCO cuts prices in half in UK
Date: 2008-12-12 00:00:00
The British retailer, will launch a half price sale on 1,000 products this weekend. The UK’s largest retailer will launch the promotion on 12 December, with Christmas food, drink, toys...
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SPAR opened supermarket in Ajka
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The new store is Ajka's first SPAR, but the 391th unit of the chain. SPAR Hungary operates 165 SPAR supermarkets, 29 INTERSPAR hypermarkets, 20 Kaiser's supermarket and 177 Plus store...
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Grand Marnier packed into sensuality
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
French liqueur brand Grand Marnier started to bring out yearly editions of its iconic bottle in 2003. The limited editions are usually launched at the end of the year, perfectly...
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Magyar Cukor Zrt. is optimistic
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
The company could stabilized its processing, and it will be enriched in 2009. The plant in Kaposvar works with biogas, the next years sugar will be soon ready. Magyar Cukor...
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The authority controls thousands of food entrepreneurs and 80,000 products. The office made survey o
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to a press conference of the Hungarian Agricultural Administrative Office, the authority made 6,000 penalty captions from January-October 2008. The authority controls thousands of food entrepreneurs and 80,000 products....
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57 tons dioxin- incriminating liverish in Hungary
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
Kaiser-Food Kft. imported in November 42 tons liver from Ireland, from this 29 tons are frosted, but from the rest liver paste were made and sold in the retail. After...
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Dioxin poisened pork in Romania
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
3 tons of toxic pork from Ireland arrived into a depot in Bucharest, it was transported to 5 South-Romanian companies – said the Romanian Food Safety authority. It's sure that...
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EU to scrutinise competition in food retail sector
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
European Union regulators pledged on Wednesday to crack down on uncompetitive practices in the food retail sector. Warning of a risk that food retail consolidation might be against consumer and...
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HUF 25 million penalty for Hervis
Date: 2008-12-11 00:00:00
According to the Hungarian Competition Authority in the company's ads written „old price” was higher, than it was used in the shops, before the actions, so Hervis absuded its consumers....
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Hungarians are distrastful against banks
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Just 19% of Hungarians said they had financial savings in November, a thirteen-year low, a survey by market researcher GfK Hungária shows. The percentage of Hungarians with financial savings dropped...
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Zwack Specialities for Christmas
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The drink company offers two new Seedessence Liqueor with Honey for the feast, one with plum corn and one with sour cherry kernel. The Zwack Sandor palinkas and the other...
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New taste from Danone Activia
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
The new probiotic product of Danone Activia is sweet and white, it is without any fruits. Danone Activia White and Sweet helps keep digestive system ticking away nicely by helping...
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We buy travel and book on-line
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to the newest research the number of Hungarian on-line shoppers is over 1 million. E-Commerce Trend Report 2008, made by NRC Market Researcher, shows that 1.8 million Hungarians tested...
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Germany's Retailers are optimistic
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to Reuters informations, last week Germans spent 1% more, 4.7 billion euros for Christmas presents. High-quality toys as well as books, CDs and DVDs were among the most bought...
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Supermarkets are Very Popular In Baltic region
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
A new survey by Extended Performance Satisfaction Initiative (EPSI) reveals that supermarket chains in the Baltic countries receive strong approval ratings. The EPSI study found that Estonian consumers are slightly...
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Catering trade protest against the planed inventory-law
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
According to the Association of Hungarian Catering Industry the nowadays laws and the new ones made the catering industry over controlled and are without knowing anything about the specialities of...
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Reopening Heineken Experience
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
Amsterdam most popular turist atraction celebrated its official Grand Opening on 9th December. The journey through the New Heineken Experience pulls back the curtain and immerses visitors in every aspect...
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Wine Marketing of 2008 Award
Date: 2008-12-10 00:00:00
This year Monarchia Winery from Eger won the award, in common wine marketing cathegory the best was the Foundation for Eger Wine Region. The ceremony came to in Urania Filmtheater...
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SPAR sales only Hungarian pork
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The retailer undertakes a guarantee, that the fresh meats and every meat produces sold in its stores, are made from excellent quality Hungarian pork. SPAR is the only retailer in...
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Government contra retail chains
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The farmers and processors think, that the retailer make strength conditions and leave not possibilities and profit for the other member of the food production lane. The Agricultural comitee of...
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Food Lion format in Test Periode in Greece
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Delhaize Group in Greece will evaluate the efficiency of its new discount format Food Lion in the next six months. By the end of 2009, the retailer will take a...
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The toxic pork can pop up in 20 countries
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Irish Republic Recalls All Pork Over Fears Of Contamination All pork products made in the Irish Republic since September have been recalled over fears they are contaminated with dioxin. According...
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Durex campaign against AIDS with a Huge Condom
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
On 1th December, the day of AIDS, a condom, as tall as a man was walking through Budapest's streets, to call people attention to the danger of HIV virus. Durex,...
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Loulis Mills gives up Stakes in Romania and Bulgaria
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
The Greek bakery group sold its 29.5% stake in Titan of Romania for 16.7 million euro for Austrian food industry investment company Leipnik Lundenburger Invest (LLI). Loulis Mills has also...
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Real close hypermarkets in Germany
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, Metro-owned Real has chosen six hypermarkets which are due to be discontinued. The outlet in the north of Munich will be closed whereas the remaining stores...
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Tesco opens 100th store in Turkey
Date: 2008-12-09 00:00:00
Tesco has 750 stores in Central and Eastern Europe. Tesco entered into the Turkish market five years ago. The now opened Kipa store is located in the coastal town of...
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New developing possibilities in caffeteria system
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Accoring to the government freshest tax law plan, the top limit of the taxfree fringe benefit will disappear. According to Hay Group survey in the summer 66% of the Hungarian...
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Promotion competition
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Our publisher, the Trade Magazin together with Nielsen Research, POPAI Hungary and Trade Marketing Club invites the retailers and producers for the „Promotion of the year 2008” competition. Tenders must...
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Presents from Nutrikid-Santa
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
New station at Nestle Nutrikid program against children obesity. The winner of October were benamed. In October the group of pupils had to make tenders in theme Grains and potato....
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Janos Konyari – Wein-grower of the year
Date: 2008-12-08 00:00:00
Last Friday the Hungarian Wein Academy awarded the best wein-grover in Hungary in 2008. It was the 18th time that the Wein Academy choose the best grover of the year....
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