Real Estate

In Brief

In Focus
SURVIVAL OF THE BIGGEST
Hypermarkets in Hungary are proving a force to be reckoned with and have triggered a consolidation among existing shops to stay afloat

Losing ground
Players on Hungary’s alcohol market are facing increased competition from new EU neighbors in terms of marketing efforts and pricing

Beer trouble
Hungarian brewers have had little to cheer about considering the flood of cheap canned-beeer imports from Germany which are selling fast

Going green
A new tax on on-recyclable packaging in effect Jan. 1, 2005 will result in beverage price increases

Expanding waistlines
Obesity has emerged as the latest serious health threat in Europe, and companies in the food industry are hurrying to get behind education programs