Miscellaneous food products market in Hungary: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 322 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 322 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €23.4 million. Hungary imported €2.29 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 15.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 128 companies have won 937 public supply contracts for miscellaneous food products in Hungary, in 344 award notices from 116 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Hungary.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 32.8% of all awards.
  • 13.3% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Hungary — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €30.3 billion in 2025, 13.8% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Miscellaneous food products market in Hungary", https://cresques.com/markets/hu/158-miscellaneous-food-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
128
since November 2023
Award notices
344
on TED
Public buyers
116
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€2.3B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Hungary: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
937
in 344 award notices
Awarded value
€70.1M
from 97% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
128
with at least one award
Public buyers
116
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 2929Nov–Dec 20232024: 27827820242025: 32232220252026: 3083082026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202329
2024278
2025322
2026308
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €1.7M€1.7MNov–Dec 20232024: €27.4M€27.4M20242025: €23.4M€23.4M20252026: €17.6M€17.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€1.7M
2024€27.4M
2025€23.4M
2026€17.6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 278
  2. Social protection: 271
  3. Cities, regions and central administration: 215
  4. Economic affairs: 76
  5. Culture, sport and religion: 45
  6. Universities, schools and research: 32
  7. Police, fire services and prisons: 18
  8. Environment and waste: 2
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services278
Social protection271
Cities, regions and central administration215
Economic affairs76
Culture, sport and religion45
Universities, schools and research32
Police, fire services and prisons18
Environment and waste2
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Budapest318
    HU11
    Budapest: 318
  2. Dél-Alföld233
    HU33
    Dél-Alföld: 233
  3. Pest115
    HU12
    Pest: 115
  4. Észak-Magyarország98
    HU31
    Észak-Magyarország: 98
  5. Észak-Alföld74
    HU32
    Észak-Alföld: 74
  6. Dél-Dunántúl39
    HU23
    Dél-Dunántúl: 39
  7. Nyugat-Dunántúl34
    HU22
    Nyugat-Dunántúl: 34
  8. Közép-Dunántúl26
    HU21
    Közép-Dunántúl: 26
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Budapest318
Dél-Alföld233
Pest115
Észak-Magyarország98
Észak-Alföld74
Dél-Dunántúl39
Nyugat-Dunántúl34
Közép-Dunántúl26
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 19.9%, Medium-sized 36.6%, Small 34.9%, Micro 5.7%, Size not stated 3%Large companies: 186 (19.9%)20%Medium-sized: 343 (36.6%)37%Small: 327 (34.9%)35%Micro: 53 (5.7%)Size not stated: 28 (3%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies186 · 19.9%
Medium-sized343 · 36.6%
Small327 · 34.9%
Micro53 · 5.7%
Size not stated28 · 3%
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)2023: €2B€2B20232024: €2.2B€2.2B20242025: €2.3B€2.3B2025
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Imports of these goods into Hungary, all buyers (EUR)
2023€2B
2024€2.2B
2025€2.3B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Budapest318
    Budapest: 318
  2. Kecskemét72
    Kecskemét: 72
  3. Szeged34
    Szeged: 34
  4. Gyula28
    Gyula: 28
  5. Balatonboglár23
    Balatonboglár: 23
  6. Kistarcsa22
    Kistarcsa: 22
  7. Sarkad19
    Sarkad: 19
  8. Miskolc19
    Miskolc: 19
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Where the buyers are (city)
Budapest318
Kecskemét72
Szeged34
Gyula28
Balatonboglár23
Kistarcsa22
Sarkad19
Miskolc19

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901, 2103, 1803, 1704, 1902, 1701, 2101, 1805, 2104, 0904, 0910, 0902, 2102, 2209, 1703, 0909, 0908, 0906, 0907, 0903 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Hungary

100%

Awards to companies registered in Hungary: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

32.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 32.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

13.3%

Lots with a single bid: 13.3%

Among 937 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Jégtrade Élelmiszeripari és Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság82 public contracts in total
  2. KEDVENC Kereskedőház Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság82 public contracts in total
  3. BUSA kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság62 public contracts in total
  4. Halker Élelmiszer Kereskedelmi, Gyártó és Feldolgozó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság55 public contracts in total
  5. Baromfiudvar 2002 Kft.62 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for miscellaneous food products in Hungary?
128 companies won 344 contract award notices for these categories from 116 public buyers in Hungary since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Jégtrade Élelmiszeripari és Kereskedelmi Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, KEDVENC Kereskedőház Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság, BUSA kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, Halker Élelmiszer Kereskedelmi, Gyártó és Feldolgozó Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság, Baromfiudvar 2002 Kft..
How big is the miscellaneous food products market in Hungary?
In 2025, public buyers in Hungary awarded 322 supply contracts for miscellaneous food products through award notices on TED; the 322 of them that state a value (100%) add up to €23.4 million. Hungary imported €2.29 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to miscellaneous food products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1905, 1806, 2106, 1804, 1901 and 19 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 15.7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of miscellaneous food products meet buyers and distributors in Hungary?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Sirha Budapest, Fi Europe, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, Sirha Lyon, BIOFACH, SIHRE — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.