News and articles
Trapped by efficiency
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Domestic demand for Hungarian agricultural produce dropped substantially in the early 1990’s. The privatisation of land resulted in a decline of coordinated farming. Suppliers of the catering sector had no...
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Where is the Hungarian retail sector heading?
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
A study has been prepared about the future prospects of the Hungarian retail sector by the consultants of PricewaterhouseCoopers and the students of Corvinus University. It is foreseen as a...
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Baba Tusfürdõ férfiaknak, Baba Sampon férfiaknak korpás hajra
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Baba Tusfürdő és Sampon with menta extract and a fresh fragrance gives you the feeling of being clean and fresh every day....
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Rexona for Men Quantum aeroszol
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Rexona for Men with Future ready protection shows us what kind of challanges we will have to face in a high-tech world. The robot turns up the heating to the...
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Electronic shelf labels for CBA Premium
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The first food store equipped with electronic shelf labels in Hungary was opened on 3. June. The time has come for Pricer electronic shelf labels to enter the Hungarian market....
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Record sales for M3 Outlet Center
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Over 22,000 customers visited the M3 Outlet Center opened on May 17, at the first weekend. Triumph, Columbia, Puma, Gant and Replay are some of the brands represented in the...
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New Professional collection
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Schwarzkopf Professional ESSENTIAL LOOKS has presented its Spirit collection for spring/summer 2008. Essential Looks is the trend selection of Schwarzkopf Professional renewed twice a year. It not only offers styles...
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Energy replenishment an everyday need
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Apart form a general boom in the market of energy drinks, quality is becoming increasingly preferred. The expansion of private labels has slowed down and though the position of tutti-frutti...
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High expectations
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Authors of the Restaurant and Wine Guide 2008 have been stricter in using the GaultMillau scoring system, than the authors of the Michelin publication. The 15 restaurants included in both...
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A new 4900 qm market hall in Budapesti Nagybani Piac
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Budapesti Nagybani Piac opened in the summer of 1991. This facility is the largest wholesale market of fresh fruits and vegetables in Hungary. It has replaced the Bosnyák tér market...
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Deutschland, Deutschland über alles!
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
It is no wonder that German retailers are preparing enthusiastically for the European Cup, as the success of the World Cup held two years ago surpassed all expectations. Rewe for...
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Maresi Bio Kávétej 300ml
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Bio product, can be stored for one year, requires no cooling....
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Increasing promotional spending in the US
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
According to a Nielsen survey conducted in the US, an increasing number of manufacturing enterprises use promotions. Both manufacturers and retailers want promotions to be effective. Both sides regard a...
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Dramatic deterioration in payment morale
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
According to data from Coface, a dramatic deterioration took place in payment morale in the first four months of 2008. The number of non-payments increased by 45 per cent compared...
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Atradius credit insurance company of the year
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Atradius Credit Insurance has been awarded the title “Credit insurance company of the year 2008” by World Finance Magazine. Atradius provides reliable and effective services in over 40 countries....
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Vonalkód Rendszerház at this year’s Industria
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Vonalkód Rendszerház Kft, a leading player in the Hungarian automatic identification technology market presented its latest innovations at this year’s Industria exhibition. In 2008, they became the official distributors of...
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Most popular biscuits: sweet and smooth
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Sweet biscuits have become increasingly popular in recent years. Retail sales increased by 11 per cent in terms of value in the April 2007-March 2008 period, compared to the previous...
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Franchise news
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
From Romania The Nagyvárad-based chain La Piadineria dr Gusto is planning to enter the Hungarian market. The Romanian fast food chain is looking for a master franchise partner. Piadina is...
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Focusing on innovation
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Pastas are modern, healthy products, which can be prepared quickly and offer many possibilities. This is why pasta is the 6-7th most popular food category in Hungary. According to Nielsen...
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Whole Foods Market in Europe as well
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Excellent quality bio foods produced without chemicals and additives are sold by the Whole Foods Market chain. It not only supports local farmers but benefits those of the third world...
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Haribo Goldbären
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
In addition to the five well-known flavours, the sixth flavour – apple – has arrived....
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Manufacturing private labels no longer derogatory
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Over 1,600 companies from 70 countries attended the largest ever PLMA exhibition held in Amsterdam, on 27-28 May. We asked the managing director of Mona Hungary, Bernadett Strasser-Kátai about what...
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Party in the underground
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The first Coke zero party held in a Budapest underground station took place on 17. May. The DJ-s were Lucca and Pete Tong....
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Animated menu boards in KFC
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
The Király utca KFC is the first one in Hungary to use animated menu boards. Animated menu boards are digital surfaces for displaying brand information in addition to product information....
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New chairman for POP-Rafinanz
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Zoltán S. Soós is to assume the position of chairman of the board of the POP-Rafinanz group on 1. September. Revenues of POP-Rafinanz amounted to HUF 2,5 billion last year....
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Biscuits doing well in spite of their price
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Demand for biscuits has not dropped in spite of rising average price. Latest products fit well into healthy diets and biscuits have become a strategic product for discount stores. According...
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Stone soup from the philosopher’s stone
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Though their quarrel is not public, animosity between the two big trade organisations of chefs, the Hungarian National Alliance of Gastronomy (MNGSZ) and the Hungarian Association of Gastronomy remains intense....
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Price of swine also rising
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Trends in the world markets of meat and poultry are monitored regularly by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the Market Price Information System (PÁIR) of KSH and...
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Eckes-Granini believing in strong local brands
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
Thomas Hinderer, chairman of the board from the Eckes-Granini group visited Hungary in May. He discussed the international trends in the market of soft drinks with us in Siófok. –...
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Dr. Oetker Vitalis Müzli Vaníliás
Date: 2008-06-27 08:00:00
A unique flavour with natural vanilla and white chocolate in the market of cereals....
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