Tag "Magyar Édességgyártók Szövetsége"
In addition to traditional flavors, more and more special flavors of szaloncukor are diversifying the range
From traditional flavors to candies made with special fruits and spices, consumers can choose from an extremely wide range of products this year. According to the overview of the National...
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The popularity of chocolate Santas remains unbroken
Tradition and innovation are both present in the Santa Claus Day and Christmas candy markets. While the older generation is looking for nostalgic flavors, the young are increasingly open to...
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Change in the management of Storck Hungária
As of October 1, 2024, Gergely Kernya will replace János Fábián, founder and CEO, at the head of Storck Hungária Kft. János Fábián started his extremely successful career 25 years...
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Sweet future with cocoa – or without it
On 4 July the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers hosted a press event in the Mozart Hall of Novotel Budapest City & Budapest Congress Centre. This article is available for...
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The Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers awarded a special snack innovation
On May 23, 2023, the Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers Association awarded the Sweet Innovation Award to Aloha Ltd., the manufacturer of Csinta fruit snacks, for their new line of chocolate-covered dried...
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Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers: there are challenges in the market
The bite of last year’s inflation also left a deep mark on the confectionery market. While the size of the market increased by 23 percent year-on-year to HUF 381 billion...
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The confectionery industry is facing a serious crisis
The cocoa crisis is causing serious problems in the confectionery industry, the effects of which can already be felt in Hungary. The decrease in consumption is at a level not...
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Chocolate rabbits and chocolate eggs are the most popular products of the Easter season
The chocolate rabbit and chocolate egg are always the hit products of the Easter sweets market, and the manufacturers also prepare many innovative products for the holiday season. According to...
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We are longing for a sweet life
Gábor Intődy, secretary general of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers told us that the confectionery category is clearly becoming more expensive, mainly due to the inflationary environment, higher raw...
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Christmas brings new hope for the candy market
The year 2023 did not bring a golden year for the confectionary industry, in principle it took place in the shadow of inflation and declining sales figures. However, according to...
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Milk chocolate candy is still the most popular
About 8 million chocolate Santas are sold in Hungary every year, according to the latest overview of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy. Filled with candy, two-layered, two-flavored, sugar-free –...
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Explosive candy and golden dumplings are also available, but jelly candy is still the most popular
Szaloncukor is a traditionally popular product of the Advent season. According to the map of the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK), each household buys 1 kilo of brown sugar...
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The sale of szaloncukor, which is made in more and more different flavors, is increasing every year
The turnover of szaloncukor, one of the most popular seasonal products of the Christmas period, is increasing every year, and although it is available in more and more different flavors,...
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Small Christmas? Big Christmas!
It was a big question before last year’s end-of-year season how much families would tighten their belts when buying sweets for Saint Nicholas Feast Day and Christmas. The answer turned...
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From the summer round table discussion of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers
When biting into the funnel during ice cream, hardly anyone thinks of a sacrifice, even though the name of the wafer comes from the Latin hostia, and the product itself...
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The (not so) sweet life
Rising production costs have left their mark on the confectionery market, but the good news is that there has been no major contraction, as giving gifts and rewarding ourselves don’t...
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The winners of the “Az Év Szalonukra 2022” award have been selected
This year, the Szaloncukor of the Year competition was organized again as a civic initiative. All small and large domestic manufacturers were invited to the competition. The manufacturers were free...
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Dark times are coming to the confectionery industry, Christmas will be a big challenge
Many Hungarian favorites may disappear from store shelves this year, like Pilóta keksz, because every element of the confectionery industry is affected by the severe food crisis and brutal inflation....
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Surprise, surprise!
In 2021 Easter was a strong period for seasonal confectionery products, and value sales increased by double-digit numbers before Christmas too. Lilla Kelemen, Nestlé Hungária Kft.’s brand manager of seasonal...
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Hot summer with ice cream
The ice cream market, which stagnated during the pandemic years, has barely recovered, and it already has to deal with another, even more complex crisis, pointed out the Association of...
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Innovation Award 2021
At this year’s SIRHA trade show we won the Innovation Award of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, for our sugar-free lolly with vitamin C. F&F Kft. is 100% Hungarian-owned...
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(HU) A boldogsághormonért nyúlunk oda impulzívan az édességekhez
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Magazine: We need sweets even when times are hard!
According to the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, by the end of 2020 the confectionery market managed to recover from the shock it had suffered before Easter. Secretary general Gábor...
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Confectionery industry reacts to challenges with innovating
Innovation work didn’t stop during the pandemic period either, on the contrary, it gained momentum – it was revealed at a press event of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers...
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Innovation in the confectionery industry was not suspended during the epidemic – on the contrary, product development accelerated, according to the summer press event of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery...
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Magazine: Block chocolate is one of the lockdown’s winners
According to Sándor Sánta, president of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers, Hungary is the land of milk chocolate but in line with the global trend, the dark chocolate segment...
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Sweets Innovation Award for Rimóczi-Art
Rimóczi-Art Kft. in Lajosmizse won the Sweets Innovation Award of the Association of Hungarian Sweets Manufacturers with its innovation of “Santa in Mask”. The Association has established the award to...
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Confectionery manufacturers may see a decline in Christmas candy sales this year
The turnover of confectionery related to the Christmas season may decrease by ten percent to 9-9.5 billion HUF this year, and the domestic confectionery market is expected to decline by...
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Santa Claus will be more successful than the bunny, the candy makers hope
Although they expect a drop in sales, domestic confectioners are confident that the turnover of seasonal sweets, chocolate figures and Christmas candy linked to Santa Claus and Christmas can approach...
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Pandemic-proof muesli
In mid-October the experts of the Association of Hungarian Confectionery Manufacturers (MÉSZ) discussed at a trade event how the muesli category continues to perform very well. President Sándor Sánta spoke...
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