Quota free Europe?

This decade brings several novelties in the food production of the European Union. The new budget cycle, that will start in 2014 will bring several changes, the redistribution of  the food business is likely to begin. The common agricultural policy will be renewed and the complicated system of subsidies and...

GfK: The turnover of bakery products increase because of the price increases last year

Due to the rise in prices, the turnover of bakery products have increased by about one tenth last year. According to the GfK market research institute, a Hungarian households typically buys two kilograms of bread per 5-6 days, mainly in small stores of the domestic chains, or in small independent...

Analysts said that the weak Hungarian industrial production corresponds to the European trend

According to analysts polled by MTI, the KSH data published in March about the weak industrial production corresponds to the European trend. The analysts expect 1.5 to 2.5 percent industrial production for 2012. According to the preliminary datas, industrial production fell declined by 1.6 percent in March, compared to the...

Effective action against dangerous products

“Less dangerous product enter the EU market. But we must continue to work, so the construction of a permanent monitoring system will remain paramount importance” – said John Dalli Health and Consumer Policy Commissioner. The 2011 annual report on RAPEX, which is the European Comission’s warning system on non-food products...

Large chains are targeting the music market

The big chains are discovering newer and more and more surprising markets worldwide. It is not enough that we do the shopping in them (or via their webshop), some of them are operating as telephone service providers or as travel agencies as well. Recently, however, an another front opened in...

Chinese luxury brands are emerging

On the dynamic growing Chinese luxury market, beside the big Western brands, Chinese brands will also have a growing role in the near future – predict the researchers of the UIBE Peking University, focusing on the international economy. The Chinese companies produce, but do not build a real consumer culture...

The pándi cherry and the kécskei rosepeach can be seen on stamps

Two native fruits, the pándi cherry and the kécskei rosepeach can be seen on the newest stamp series of the Hungarian Post. On the 185 HUF denomination stamp the pándi cherry, on the 230 HUF denomination stamp the kécskei rosepeach can be seen. The graphics of the envelope and postmark...

GfK: retail sales increased in Europe, declined in Hungary this year

The GfK market research institute lists Ireland, Portugal, Spain Italy, and Hungary among those countries, where retail sales will reduce this year, because of the debt crisis and the austerity measures. According to the joint study of the Austrian GfK GeoMarketing and the European Shopping Centre Trust (ESCT) the highest...

Poultry Product Council: sell the eggs in one kilogram packages

The Rural Development Ministry (VM) told [origo] that they support the idea, that in the future, eggs to be sold in kilograms not in pieces. The Poultry Council initiated in late April that the government has to change the egg price regulation this way. According to the Ministry of Rural...

A professional organization is forming in the domestic retail

The creation of a professional organization containing primarily Hungarian-owned chains is on the agenda for months. According to the informations of Népszabadság, the two largest national chains, the CBA and the Co-op, the Áfeosz, allied with Co-op and the Federation of National Retailers (KISOSZ) are coordinating on this task. It...