Following the collapse of the communism and the centrally planned economy, big international companies entered the Hungarian the food and beverage sector in the 1990s via acquisitions of stateowned firms and greenfield investments. As a result, at present the foreign presence in the sector is relatively high with foreign companies accounting for about half of the production of the sector. The segments that are to a large extent dominated by foreign players are highly concentrated, such as soft drinks and beer. Other segments, such as bakery, pasta, milling and poultry production, are highly fragmented with no dominant players and a large presence of domestic-owned players.

01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

02 SECTOR IN FOCUS 

03 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 

04 COMPANIES IN FOCUS

05 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 

06 FOOD MANUFACTURING 

07 BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING