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Pandemic, costs and synergies
Date: 2022-01-27 10:22:21
Dr Sándor Kántor, director of the Association of Hungarian Brewers told our magazine: after the third COVID-19 wave beer sales jumped and 4.52 million hectolitres were sold in Hungary in...
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Development work focuses on health and environmental protection
Date: 2022-01-27 09:14:13
The Hungarian Mineral Water, Fruit Juice and Soft Drink Association represents more than 95 percent of Hungarian mineral water bottling companies and 90 percent of soft drink and fruit juice...
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Battling with weather extremities
Date: 2022-01-26 08:16:02
In Hungary fruits and vegetables are grown in the value of HUF 350-400 billion – from this HUF 80-100 billion is the output of fruit farming and HUF 150-200 billion...
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Magazine: Results are needed – already by yesterday if possible!
Date: 2022-01-26 06:16:16
Krisztina Vatai, services management director of GS1 Magyarország told our magazine that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed consumers towards online shopping in FMCG buying too, therefore it is now more important...
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Which way are you going, dairy sector?
Date: 2022-01-24 10:09:41
Hungarian dairy companies purchased 3 percent more cow’s milk in both 2019 and 2020, while in the first eight months of 2021 the like-for-like growth was 6.5 percent. In 2020...
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Magazine: Key factors
Date: 2022-01-24 06:16:23
During the coronavirus pandemic those winemakers suffered the biggest sales losses whose main partners were in the HoReCa sector or in event gastronomy. Those selling to retailers quickly adapted to...
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Pandemics and rising input prices hit the poultry sector
Date: 2022-01-21 10:15:56
The world’s poultry meat production has been developing dynamically in the last two decades, with an average annual growth rate of 5 percent. Experts predict that this trend will continue...
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Magazine: Highs and lows
Date: 2021-12-14 07:16:00
In 2020 the combined output of meat processing and preserving companies was HUF 350 billion, while meat product makers manufactured in the value of HUF 210 billion. Tamás Éder, president...
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Magazine: Business Days 2021 – The 8th wonder of the world (Part 1)
Date: 2021-11-12 10:51:53
Nearly 800 participants turned up to discuss the 8th wonder of the world – the restart of the sector – during the 5 five days of the Business Days conference,...
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Magazin: Wholesalers: A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor
Date: 2021-10-12 06:49:12
They supply consumers with products around the world. They represent the strongest link in the supply chain. They are the ones who take stand behind the stage to make consumers...
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The art of renewal
Date: 2021-10-06 15:58:02
Wholesalers had a hard time during the pandemic. Restrictive measures came one after the other, production slowed down, it was very difficult to keep the supply chain alive and the...
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There is no festive season without chocolate
Date: 2021-09-24 10:01:10
In 2020 the end-of-year confectionery market was rather eventful, as the second wave of the pandemic had a negative influence on sales, but the lifting of the restrictions for Christmas...
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The Christmas season might improve business results
Date: 2021-09-23 10:43:02
Judit Bresák-Varga, Promix Gifts Kft.’s sales manager reported to us that the COVID-19 and the restrictions that ensued caused a considerable decline in promotional gift sales. On average the industry...
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In everyone’s kitchen
Date: 2021-09-17 10:22:14
Sales keep growing in the spice market and not only because of the popularity of home cooking, as the HoReCa sector is also getting back on its feet. According to...
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In the spirit of practicality
Date: 2021-09-17 10:19:04
According to Nikolett Szőke, Unilever Magyarország Kft.’s gifting brand manager, in 2020 the market of Christmas gift sets was heavily influenced by the pandemic in the beauty care category, and...
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Festive treats with behind-the-scene secrets
Date: 2021-08-26 16:00:17
Hungary’s flour market doesn’t depend on end-of-years sales, mainly because of the level of industrial flour utilisation. In retail trade demand is growing for small-sized and special flours. Sales of...
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Wine chocolate, bubbly chocolate and medical sweets
Date: 2021-08-26 15:06:59
All over the world people celebrated World Chocolate Day on 7 July. On this occasion the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office collected the most interesting chocolate-related patents from the last 125...
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Shoppers want natural and effective products
Date: 2021-05-24 08:59:05
The COVID-19 pandemic made people spend much more time at home, which means that they also had more clothes to wash, more dishes to do and more cleaning work in...
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The magic works from the inside
Date: 2021-05-21 10:12:35
It is very likely that the biggest boom of 2021 is going to take place in the food and dietary supplement market, in connection with consumers making great efforts to...
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They are free from!
Date: 2021-05-20 10:00:29
The market of free-from products is really diverse and had a successful year in 2020. Zsófia Zsargó, Upfield Hungary Kft.’s senior brand manager said: margarine volume sale were up considerably...
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Magazine: Great taste with less sugar
Date: 2021-05-19 06:36:57
Following the global trend, Hungarian food and drink companies are manufacturing a growing number of low-sugar, low-carb, sugar-free and no-carb products. Sales of carbonated soft drinks by Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország...
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Magazine: Milk-like flavours with or without milk
Date: 2021-05-18 07:22:28
Last year the market of plant-based drinks expanded dynamically in both value and volume. According to András Palkó, marketing operations manager of Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország, shoppers are increasingly conscious in...
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Magazine: Gluten-sensitive consumers can also choose from many products
Date: 2021-05-14 06:51:04
A more and more robust market, expanding buyer base and growing product selection characterise the market of gluten-free products. Hajni Bedő, Cerbona Élelmiszergyártó Kft.’s marketing manager reckons that the gluten-free...
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Magazine: Carry on, food industry!
Date: 2021-05-11 06:06:24
During a pandemic health becomes more important to people than anything else. There is so much talk in the media about the importance of having a strong immune system that...
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‘Let’s make tasty food healthier’
Date: 2021-04-28 16:28:22
The slogan in the title basically tells everything about the direction to follow, but it depends on many things how much food companies can combine these two criteria. Last year...
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2021 is the year when sports marketing strategies have to be reviewed
Date: 2021-04-28 09:45:06
Handball: A post-COVID pioneer After numerous events have been postponed due to the pandemic, the first major tournament that did take place was the Lidl-sponsored handball world championship in Egypt....
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Magazine: Grab, take and eat!
Date: 2021-03-30 07:38:17
Our magazine asked the representatives of finger food product distributors and catering firms about the market, the product selection available and the latest trends. The finger food segment keeps expanding...
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Magazine: When Mohammed must go the mountain…brand building at festivals
Date: 2021-03-29 07:40:12
The street food business has expanded rapidly in the last few years and it keeps changing. Retailers, restaurants and cafés see greet potential in participating in gastro events, as what...
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Magazine: Makeup or face mask?
Date: 2021-03-19 07:04:37
According to Beatrix Palincsár, sales and marketing director of Dovex Kft., 2020 brought a decline in demand for decorative cosmetics due to the pandemic. Face mask wearing, working from home...
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