News and articles
Fragrance marketing entering Hungary
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Mood Media has begun to offer fragrance marketing services in Hungary as well, in co-operation with their European partner Ambius. The injection of fragrance particles into the air is controlled...
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Consumer preference for grilling stable
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The grilling season when the largest part of special sausages and spices are sold is near. Consumer enthusiasm for grilling remains stable with sales totalling 900 tonnes in the March...
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Great opportunities in the market of refrigerated goods
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
The logistic market of refrigerated goods is in turmoil. Both local and international enterprises see market gaps waiting to be filled. According to Szabolcs Czifrik from Liegl & Dachser Kft.,...
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Oh, Mr. Alcohol!
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
In the past, alcohol didn’t have much to do with ice cream, but this has changed in recent years, with numerous forms of alcohol appearing in ice cream as a...
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Food retail still dropping
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Retail sales were down by 3.2 percent in February 2009, compared to the same month in 2008 and by 0.5 percent, compared to January. Retail sales totalled HUF 958 billion...
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Rauch IceT Mojito
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Rauch IceT Mojito is an innovation for the summer by Rauch....
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Who is going to have the biggest slice?
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Postal service providers are going to fight hard for control of the under 50 gram segment from 2013. We want to take advantage of our exceptionally wide range of services...
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Bonduelle for children
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Healthy nutrition for children is one of the key strategic objectives for Bonduelle pursued in co-operation with the Think Healthily! Program which is active in kindergartens. Bonduelle also provides training...
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Prices are not the weapons used in the fight for consumers in the grill market
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Apart from the general decline in consumption and the colder summer, the expanding selection of marinades and grill brines pose a further threat to the market of grill products. On...
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Chance or risk?
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
On 12. May, a conference was held by manufacturers of dairy products under the title “Chance or risk?” to discuss possible answers to the problems presented by the economic crisis....
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Hold-O-Mat
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
According to Heston Blumenthal, owner and chef of Fat Duck (with three Michelin stars), if a slice of meat is left to rest for ten minutes longer than necessary, then...
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Food prices dropping except for seasonal ones
Date: 2009-05-27 08:00:00
Food prices were up by 0.4 percent in April, compared to March. Seasonal prices like potato, fresh vegetables and fruits rose. The same happened to sausages, chocolate and poultry. The...
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In May, the first time in a nine-month period the economic index of GKI has been improved.
Date: 2009-05-27 00:46:27
The seasonally adjusted values of the GKI consumer confidence index has been appreciably increased after last October’s fall and April’s stagnation. According to the survey of GKI Economic Research Co....
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Agreement between the Brand Allience and FEOSZ
Date: 2009-05-27 00:41:41
The Hungarian Brand Allience (Márkaszövetség) and the National Federation of Consumer Associations signed a cooperation agreement. On the general meeting of Brand Allience held on 25 May, Deák Ferenc the...
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Hungary became first on the list of Forbes Magazine
Date: 2009-05-27 00:26:00
Forbes Magazine recommends Hungary in the first place for the American tourists in its list based of the price per performance ratio – reports Magyar Turizmus Ltd. Forbes Magazine ranked...
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The international SPAR organization reports about strong turnover growth
Date: 2009-05-27 00:25:00
The SPAR countries held their annual international congress in Switzerland between 25 and 27 May 2009. SPAR organizations of the world's increased their turnover by 6.3 percent to 27 billion...
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Every third Hungarian purchases in small stores
Date: 2009-05-27 00:18:57
According to the datas of GfK Hungária, the long-term change in consumer habits, seems to strengthen due to the economic crisis. The number of high rate shopping has been decreased,...
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Demeter Winery won a gold medal with its IQ 2006 wine
Date: 2009-05-27 00:12:59
IQ 2006 Cuvée blanc received a gold medal on the world's most prestigious wine challenge, the Challenge International du Vin in Bordeuax, in the country of wine. Demeter Winery situates...
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Increasing demand for private accommodation
Date: 2009-05-27 00:09:43
While in Transdanubia, and at Lake Balaton the landlords expects a bad season seems like that Zimmer Frei will rise up again – reports Napi Gazdaság. The dozens of lodging...
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New advertising interface at Interspar
Date: 2009-05-27 00:07:00
A new device has been added to the portfolio of Media Target Instore business: From June 15 2009 in the stores of Interspar a new advertisement on shopping cart handle...
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Danone to raise assets
Date: 2009-05-27 00:04:38
Danone plans a private asset increase in order to reduce its debt and increase its financial flexibility. According to the company's chief executive officer Emmanuel Faber the transaction will take...
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The European Commission to examine food shop prices
Date: 2009-05-27 00:01:00
It is observed in many European countries that the decrease in prices in the food market does not follow by a decline in consumer prices. While a large number of...
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Retail trade turnover has been decreased in March
Date: 2009-05-26 00:33:00
The volume of retail sales decreased by 3.6 percent in March, and declined with 3.2 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period of previous year – states...
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The small meat-processing companies are in hopeless situation
Date: 2009-05-26 00:30:00
Those domestic meat industries can survive the crisis whivc has own raw material production, has significant opportunities for domestic sales, and has export markets. The smaller companies working with imported...
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Economic Competition Authority inspects the ethical code of food
Date: 2009-05-26 00:21:00
The ethical code of food was signed by a number of professional organizations and associations in mid-April. The ECA started an inspection because of the suspicion is that there is...
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The joint exhibition of Hispack, and Alimentaria Barcelona ended with great success
Date: 2009-05-26 00:17:00
Fira de Barcelona's International Packaging Show, Hispack, and Alimentaria Exhibitions' Barcelona Food & Beverage Technologies, Bta, closed their doors last 15th. May with a very positive balance of their first...
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With the heart and soul for our home
Date: 2009-05-26 00:14:00
The joint action program of CBA and the Procter & Gamble called ” With the heart and soul for our home ” will end 31 May. The CBA campaign started...
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Univer once again won the title of Superbrands in 2009
Date: 2009-05-26 00:12:00
After 2004 Univer won for the second time the honorable title of Superbrands. The Superbrands is the world's leading brand building system, which rewards the leading brands on the basis...
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Rewe Group expands store base in Russia
Date: 2009-05-26 00:11:00
German supermarket chain Rewe plans to add 20 new locations to its existing store base in Russia this year. The expansion plans focus on central Russia, and on Moscow and...
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