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Pártos Zsolt is the new managing director of Tesco
The Tesco-Global Áruházak Zrt. appointed a new executive director in April 2017. The job of Pártos Zsolt is to maximize the customer experience and to improve the efficiency of the...
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The MAM-Hungária Kft. the producer of baby products increases its production capacity by a quarter
The MAM-Hungária Kft. will increase its production capacity by 25 percent this year in its factory in Vaskeresztes – the director of the factory told MTI. Kiss Katalin said that...
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Hungarian cheese on the threshold of world fame
It was a great honor for the last year’s winner of the SZEGA Nations International Cheese Tournament, the Ranolder that the domestic brand was invited to compete among the finest...
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Hungary is the guest of honor of the international food trade fair opened in Warsaw
Hungary is the guest of honor at the Warsaw Food Expo 2017, an international food fair opened in Nadarzyn, near Warsaw on Thursday. The Warsaw Food Expo was organized on...
Read moreFifty kinds of beer at the 5th Veszprém Beer Festival
Nearly fifty kinds of beer products of twelve small and international breweries, concerts and children’s programs are waiting for the visitors of the 5th Veszprém Beer Festival from 15 to...
Read moreLondon analysts: we can expect strong growth in Central Europe
According to London’s financial analysts, the fresh factory activity figures in the emerging European region indicate that the strong growth in Central European EU economies continues. The economists of Capital...
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NGM: researchers won 7.6 billion HUF grant
Twenty research institutes have won a development aid of 7.6 billion HUF in the framework of two calls from the Competitive Central Hungary Operational Program (VEKOP) – Rákossy Balázs, Minister...
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German multinationals want standardised online identification
Leading German multinational companies wish to develop a multi-industry technological platform that would make standardised online registration, electronic identification and other data services available to companies. The new solution could...
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Online shops to pay bigger fines
Ákos Kara, secretary of state responsible for infocommunication and consumer protection informed that the name of online shops that don’t comply with the regulations will be registered in an online...
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Magazine: Pasta: a healthy choice
Hungarians like pasta, this is well-reflected by the fact that we are seventh in the European pasta consumption ranking. Although the product is healthy, sales only expand in certain segments....
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Summer preserved
Weather, fruit quantity available and market prices – basically these three factors decide what the home preserving (of fruits and vegetables) season will be like. According to Eszter Varga, trade...
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Slower growth
Between January and April 2017 more than HUF 11 billion worth of pasta was sold in Hungary. Both value and volume sales were up 2 percent. Small shops belonging to...
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Why is it good if your business has a packaging specialist?
The packaging specialists of DS Smith know how packaging influences product performance – in addition to protecting the goods while shipping and in storage. Mixitka is a relatively new fruit...
Read moreUnlimited data package, without a loyalty period
On 15 May Alexandra Reich, CEO of Telenor Hungary introduced the new, unlimited data tariffs of the mobile service provider at a press event. Telenor Hello Data limits the minutes...
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Collecting glass waste in an environmentally conscious way
In order to protect the environment, SPAR Hungary collects glass waste in an environmental way in all SPAR and INTERSPAR stores. ARW Hungary developed the collection system: glass collection containers are...
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Waberer’s had a successful year
Waberer’s International Zrt. (Waberer’s), one of Europe’s leading road transportation companies published the results of their 2016 fiscal year in mid-May. Sales improved by 9.5 percent to EUR 572.4 million. Earnings before interest,...
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HEINEKEN brings us the Beers of Europe
On 9 May HEINEKEN Hungária Zrt.’s premium beer collection – which consists of four traditional European beer brands – debuted in Hungary. In the Beers of Europe selection shoppers can find...
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New company sells Nosalty’s advertising space, and the company also has a new operative director
As of 1 May it is Nosalty Media and Trade Zrt. that sells the advertising spaces of Nosalty. The company’s CEO is Noémi Török who leads a sales team of 5. Last year Nosalty’s...
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Ministerial meeting
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó met the Dutch Ambassador Gajus Scheltema and Roel van Neerbos, Chief Operating Officer of Dutch dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina. The parties discussed the...
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L’Oréal improves the environmental profile of products
The world’s leading cosmetics company, L’Oréal will improve the environmental or social profile of all of their products by 2020 – announced the cosmetic product giant in a press statement...
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FMCG and retail commercials from a neuromarketing perspective
Synetiq’s neuromarketing team measured more than 1,100 commercials in 2016 with their innovative method, and from these 500 were retail and FMCG ads. The company also kept market expectations and KPIs...
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Better performance from the food industry, combined with market loss
Tamás Éder, president of the Federation of Hungarian Food Industries (ÉFOSZ) told that the food sector performed 1.4 percent better in 2016 than in the previous year. Despite this good performance...
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The calmness of the land before the storm
The Branded Goods Association (BGA) and its members had a successful year, but 2017 started with a bang – it is enough to mention the government’s planned measures to impose...
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Retail took a step forward in 2016
In 2016 retail sales grew by 4.7 percent – reported the Central Statistical Office (KSH). FMCG sales rose by almost 3 percent, sales of high-value consumer goods improved by 5 percent...
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2017 is the year of challenges in the Hungarian tobacco product market
Sales in the Hungarian tobacco product market have been increasing since the introduction of the new tobacco shop system. After the 25-percent surge at the end of 2014, sales have been...
Read moreAgrarian Chamber: The Cherry Season begins
The Cherry Season begins and the most popular variety is traditionally the Germersdorf’s giant, the Biggarreau Burlat and the Van. The price of fruit is likely to be affected by...
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Which are the most popular FMCG retail chains?
Kantar Hoffmann conducted a shopping habits survey in the 18-64 age group in March. They were trying to get to know which retail chains Hungarian shoppers know the best and like...
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Foreign trade balance: food exports reached outstanding results
In March, exports in euros were 19.0 percent higher, while imports were 21.3 percent higher than in the previous year, according to the second estimate of the Central Statistical Office...
Read moreNew rules for this year’s vintage
A new element of the grape and wine sector strategy has entered to the stage of implementation: the new rules will align the needs of vineyards and winemakers will be...
Read moreThe Procurement Manager Index broke a record in May
The Procurement Manager Index jumped to 62.1 points in May, from April’s 56.2 points – the Hungarian Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Company (MLBKT) told MTI on Thursday. May, was an...
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