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The Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition was announced also in 2021,
Covering almost the entire range of the economy, the Value and Quality Grand Prix Competition, a competition for the best products and services in the entire Carpathian region was announced...
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Genetic engineering against swine flu
Genetic engineering technologies could help prevent the spread of swine flu in pig farms and also reduce the risk of epidemics, British researchers say. According to scientists at the Roslin...
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KITE Zrt.: Hungarian farmers are buying better machines
Hungarian farmers are buying bigger and more knowledgeable agricultural machines – Zahorán Zalán, Deputy Chief Technical Officer of KITE Zrt. told Agrárszektor. The expert added that this trend is justified...
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GVH: the environmental awareness of European consumers has strengthened, according to a study
European consumers are ordering more from the internet, trying to shop locally as often as possible and making “greener” choices, meaning they are willing to pay more for a product...
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Russia has become a net food exporter
Russian agriculture closed a historic year last year. For the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has become a net food exporter – origo wrote. Last...
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Euro area inflation peaked at a near 1-year high
Inflation in the euro area reached a peak of almost 1 year in February, but core inflation slowed compared to January, according to the final data published by Eurostat on...
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Back to business with PLMA
The Private Label Manufacturers Association announces that its PLMA 2021 “World of Private Label” international trade show, which was originally scheduled for May this year, will now take place on...
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Oh, dear consumer…! The new rules of commercial guarantee for consumer durables
Recently retailers have had to modify their ‘General Terms and Conditions’ (ÁSZF) and internal processes because of the new rules in the commercial guarantee for consumer durables. They are obliged...
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Magazine: Light at the end of the tunnel?
More optimistic expectations In a Hungarian National Panel representative survey with 800 respondents, we examined what consumers think about the year ahead of us. It turned out that 54 percent...
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Nébih’s last year in 40 pages
On 15 March the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) celebrated its 9th birthday. A 40-page book was published for the anniversary, which collects the most important events of 2020 in...
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Trendy products from Maspex Olympos
Patrícia Peres, brand manager of Maspex Olympos Kft. told our magazine that they rolled out the Apenta Light carbonated soft drink in grape flavour this January, following one of the...
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2020: The year when Hungarian consumers were forced to step on the digital moving sidewalk
2020 increased the proportion of consumers who are shopping online – and this is also true for FMCG shopping. Which factors were the driving forces behind this trend? It became...
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This year brings more free-from groceries to SPAR stores
In accordance with constantly changing consumer needs, SPAR is adding new lactose-, gluten- and soy-free innovations to its product selection, as demand is growing dynamically for these products. Head of...
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Successful trade marketing strategies here and beyond the Neverending Sea
More than 70 people registered for this year’s I Love Trade Marketing conference, which was organised by the Trade Marketing Club (TMK) online. Zsuzsanna Hermann, one of the club’s founders...
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Wine and walnut prices grew significantly
According to the Market Price Information System (PÁIR) of the Research Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI), due to the low yield in 2020 the price of walnut increased by 10...
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P&G commits to 2,021 acts of good
Procter & Gamble has announced that the company will do 2,021 good things in 2021. As part of its recently launched international campaign Lead with Love, P&G and its brands...
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Unilever redefines the concept of beauty
Unilever has announced that as part of launching its new Positive Beauty programme, the company will stop using the word ‘normal’ on all beauty and body care products and in...
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Toilet cleaners in more sustainable packaging
With its new global packaging concept for toilet cleaner bottles, Henkel emphasises sustainability and its dedication to the cause of the circular economy. From January 2021 these bottles have a...
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Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics is being updated
After six years in use the time has come to update the Hungarian Advertising Code of Ethics. The Hungarian Advertising Association (MRSZ) and the Self-regulatory Advertising Board (ÖRT) delegated members...
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New Lidl store opens
On 11 March Lidl Hungary opened its latest store in Budapest’s 2nd district, at 43 Csalogány Street. The 1,200m² shop is located on the ground floor of a newly built...
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Cherry Coke is back in shops
From March Cherry Coke is available once again in Hungary: this flavour variant used to be very popular in the 1990s and Coca-Cola brings it back to stores for a...
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Successful Kokárdás dairy products
In 2020 consumer demand increased considerably for ALDI Hungary’s private label Kokárdás dairy products – they are made exclusively of Hungarian milk. ALDI Hungary’s managing director Bernhard Haider told: Kokárdás...
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Product of the Year 2021
Going forward without hesitation, even when times are hard. This is what comes to my mind when I say: it is really good news that Product of the Year was...
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Henkel was able to mitigate the negative effects of the crisis
In the 2020 financial year the Henkel Group’s sales reached EUR 19.3 billion, which means that organic sales were down a little if compared with the 2019 level. The EBIT...
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No more plastic cap on one-litre Campina Organic drink cartons
Dairy firm FrieslandCampina has removed plastic bottle caps from the one-litre packaging of its Campina Organic drink cartons. The packaging now features a new pouring opening that ends the need for plastic...
Read moreAldi Süd joins forces with vegan influencer
Aldi Süd has started working with vegan influencer Philipp Steuer. Steuer will promote a vegan lifestyle using Aldi Süd products. The move forms part of the retailer’s efforts to encourage younger...
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Nestlé Health Science: Nutritional beverages from iconic cereals
Nestlé Health Science has teamed up with Kellogg’s and General Mills to add new cereal-flavoured beverages to its Carnation Breakfast Essentials range. There is protein, vitamins and minerals in the drinks for immune support and...
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Mulino Bianco makes cookies from pulse flour
Barilla Group’s Mulino Bianco brand has introduced two new cookie variants made of pulse flour: Cecille is made with chickpea flour, cocoa and orange zest, while Lentille uses red lentil flour and...
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Cherkizovo Group buys sausage factory in Leningrad
Russia’s largest meat producer the Cherkizovo Group has signed a preliminary agreement to buy meat processing company LLC Pit-Product from the Finnish group Atria. The acquisition will see Cherkizovo increase its share...
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Dino Polska to invest more in eco-friendly projects
Polish retailer Dino Polska has decided to invest more in renewable energy sources across its operations. They will install photovoltaic panels at three Dino distribution centres with 3MW capacity – by...
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