News and articles
Heineken Acquires Bere Mures in Romania
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
Bere Mures has a beer portfolio which includes Neumarkt, one of the country's leading beers, and the smaller Dracula and Sovata brands. The transaction will strengthen Heineken's number one...
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To Shop via Internet is Trendy
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
According to Szonda Ipsos research 20% of Hungarian internet users buy something via internet in 2007. Every fifth Hungarian adult visit one of the researched auction, on-line and price and...
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F&B Manufacturers from Singapore at International Food Fair in Czech Republic
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
A group of food manufacturers under the flagship of the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) will be doing Singapore proud at the Salima International Food Fairs 2008 held in Brno, Czech...
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Spectacular growth at Czech brewery Staropramen
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
Czech brewery Pivovary Staropramen sold a record 3.24 million hectolitres of beer in 2007, up 5.9 percent from 2006. The figure does not include production of beer under licence abroad....
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German retail chain REWE Group will take over Plus Discount in the Czech Republic
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
If anti-trust office UOHS okays the acquisition, the number of Czech outlets belonging to the REWE Group will be raised to some 500 and their annual turnover should move around...
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(HU) Kivonják a forgalomból a visszaváltható műanyag palackba töltött Margitszigeti Ásványvizet
Date: 2008-03-04 00:00:00
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Administration of liquidation started at one of M.E.G.A Trade Companies
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The company group's Dis Kereskedelemi Kft. was famous after relabeling action in 2006. As known at company's plant in Budaors more thousands kilos of food was relabeld in 2006. When...
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Economic growth in Hungary only in H2
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
According to a GKI 's forecast elaborated in co-operation with Erste Bank Hungary's economy will eventually get out of the slump it fell into in 2007. Following a huge downturn...
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The economic confidence in the euro zone sank to a two-year low
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The economic sentiment indicator in the euro zone, which has been on a downward path since mid-2007, stood at 100.1 in February, down by 1.6 points from that in January....
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Hungary's industrial PPI accelerates to 3% m/m, 4.3% yr/yr in Jan
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Hungary's industrial producer price inflation ticked up to 3.0% month on month in January from 0.4% in Dec 2007, and rose 4.3% year on year against an 1.6% growth in...
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Sales and profit increased at InBev in 2007
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from selling real estate and tripled its dividend. Net income rose to 2.2 billion euros...
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Coffee prises on 10 years top
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Prises must be grow in Hungary too, Sara Lee started to increase in February, Tchibo only in summer. According to ACNielsen last year 26.7 million kilos coffee was sold in...
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From June only from Hungarian Fruits and only in Hungary can make Palinka
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
The Hungarian Parliament talk about Palinka Regulation in March. According to the new laws proceed can be started against who abuses with the Hungaricum's name. The new regulation – starts...
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No tumult at cash desks
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
According to communique of Hungarian Trade Association customers and cashiers succesful resolved the first day of roundings. Gyorgy Vamos, president of the assotiation said, no fights, loud bickerings destroyed the...
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Britain preffers not the complete ban
Date: 2008-03-03 00:00:00
Shops could be forced by law to charge for handing out plastic bags unless they agree to impose the fees voluntarily, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned in a hard-hitting...
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New managing director for Danone from America
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Andreas Ostermayr (38) was appointed the new managing director of Danone Tejtermék Gyártó és Forgalmazó Kft. on 11. February. He had begun his career with Unilever, later joining the German...
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Body care for older generations
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
As European societies are ageing, manufacturers are increasingly turning their attention the over 50 age group. Dove is a good example of this trend. – We believe that older age...
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Natural brunette is in, but blonde is still popular
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The segment of hair dyes has been expanding for years. Natural colours are the present trend. Marketing budgets of sufficient size play an important role in the present expansion. Competition...
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Pálinka Bistro
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
This café-restaurant opened on the day of last year’s Budapest Palinka Festival in Nádor utca is dedicated to the unique mission of promoting palinka. Eighty quality palinkas from the ten...
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Profit below freezing
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
– As a result of technological development, food and material which had previously been damaged by freezing are now available in perfect quality. Frozen products are beginning to replace canned...
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Ten per cent plus within a year
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Mystery Shopping is the most effective method of surveying customer satisfaction. The practice of test shopping has been in use for a long time in Western Europe, but it is...
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Pineapple from orange
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The Winter Fruit Carneval is to be held for the first time between 27. January and 10. February in the Europark mall. Gigantic sculptures made from tropical fruits will be...
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The life over 50
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to Csaba Iglódi, head of the communication agency NetAktív, many start a new life over 50 with different ideas and expectations than had been common in the past. An...
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Dynamic expansion in the market of electric toothbrushes
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail sales of toothpaste show stagnation, though sales grew by 5 per cent in terms of value last year and approached HUF 10 billion.. The sales of toothbrushes declined somewhat...
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The brand image of IGLO and its assortment have both been completely updated for 2008
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The IGLO logo and the packaging of all products has been replaced with a new design. The re-introduction is supported by a massive media campaign. The assortment has been doubled....
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Good old regions…
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Retail audits had been and still are essential tools for measuring distribution and evaluating OSS figures. Large sales organisations can obtain an increasing amount of information from their sales networks...
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Dove Go Fresh
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
New fragrance versions intended for the 20-29 age group will be available after the introduction of the Dove Go Fresh product line....
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