News and articles
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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Successful campaign for collecting donations in Spar stores
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
One hundred and thirty tones of non perishable food has been collected nation-wide in Interspar, Kaiser’s and selected Spar stores by the Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat between 14-19. December. This was...
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Another first place for Fausto
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Fausto’s restaurant has finished in first place again at the competition organised by Dining Guide. The following restaurants have also reached the final: Arany Kaviár, Bock Bistro, Le Bourbon/Le Méridien...
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Reliable quality hams for Easter
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
It seems that the last Easter season has been a quite successful one for manufacturers of branded hams. The 2007 Easter campaign by the Association of the Meat Industry communicating...
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Older people as well
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
According to Ottilia Dörnyei, director of GfK Hungária, a slow shift is detectable in consumption habits towards healthy food. Young families with small children and women over 50 are the...
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Talking paper
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Paper place mats are not only functional, but also a means of creative communication with restaurant guests. We have been familiar with paper place mats used in place of or...
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More foreigners, staying for shorter periods
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests only grew by 0.9 per cent in the January – November 2007 period, compared to...
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Blessing or curse?
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
1986, Hosszúhegyi State Farm. The name Hey Ho gets selected for use by the general director and one of the best known Hungarian brands is born. By the early 90’s,...
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More global name for IMIGe
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
IMIGe Hungária, like other members of the group will operate under the name IMIGe, a company of POS Media Europe. IMIGe and Sales Activation Solutions (SAS) established a new holding...
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Cooking playgrounds
Date: 2008-02-29 08:00:00
Garabonc, Tiszaroff, Hernádkak, Lábatlan, Pécsely, Csögle, Pásztó, and Tiszacsege are the eight settlements which have won playgrounds conformant with EU standards in the “Cook a playground” promotion organised by the...
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