News and articles
The Purchasing Manager Index keeps growing
Date: 2015-06-08 10:27:59
In March the seasonally adjusted value of the Purchasing Manager Index was 55.6 points – informed the Hungarian Association of Logistics, Purchasing and Inventory Management (MLBKT). This data indicates that...
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Buy and get healthy!
Date: 2015-06-08 10:09:20
On 11 March there was a special press event in the health centre built on the second floor of the Príma Gourmet House in Pesthidegkút: the launch of CBA’s new...
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Well-oiled, health-conscious trends
Date: 2015-06-08 09:44:39
The cooking oil market is rather price-driven as fluctuating ingredient prices and currency exchange rates influence consumer prices very much. For instance volume sales have grown recently but the average...
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New flavours with Nestea
Date: 2015-06-08 09:07:20
NESTEA, the number one iced tea in the Philippines, gives everyone the most refreshing summer experience with the return of the hottest beach event in the country, NESTEA Beach. Now...
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Changes in the advertising tax: a new rate is introduced
Date: 2015-06-07 00:52:12
On 27 May 2015 the draft legislation for amending the Advertisement Tax Act was given a green light: the amendment introduces a 5.3-percent tax rate above a HUF 100-million tax...
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IT solutions in retail: they can do it all
Date: 2015-06-07 00:48:07
Numerous new technological solutions are available to FMCG companies. Éva Kozma, commercial director of Szintézis Zrt. informed our magazine that 2014 was all about online cash registers. She thinks that...
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High-tech store technology
Date: 2015-06-07 00:43:57
László Körmöczi, the managing director of Carrier Retail Cooling Technology is of the opinion that online shopping, ‘drive-through’ and the so-called pick pack points all pose a challenge to traditional...
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Shoppers want to be rewarded
Date: 2015-06-07 00:39:31
In the competition for customers it isn’t enough anymore if retail chains communicate the good prices they offer. FMCG retail is in an orientation phase at the moment all over...
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HEINEKEN Hungária is ready for the season
Date: 2015-06-07 00:29:06
HEINEKEN Hungária beers are preparing for the season with many surprises. Sales director Gheorghe-Sever Andresz and marketing and trade marketing director Jan-Willem Van Wensem talked to our magazine about new...
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KSH: the Hungarian economy grew faster in the first quarter than predicted
Date: 2015-06-05 11:55:49
In the first quarter, Hungary's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.5 percent, and was 0.8 percent higher than in the previous quarter – Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported in...
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Hungarian Weeks in METRO
Date: 2015-06-05 11:40:06
The Hungarian Weeks series of events began in the METRO stores in Hungary. In June the METRO promotes the products of its Hungarian suppliers. Glattfelder Béla Minister of State also...
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Hungarian products were awarded in Brussels
Date: 2015-06-05 11:35:59
The Superior Taste Award of the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi) was handed over on Thursday. Eight Hungarian products were awarded this year. The highest “outstanding” recognition (three stars)...
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The Henkel has signed an equal opportunities agreement
Date: 2015-06-05 11:30:51
The Henkel Magyarország Kft. is among the first companies in Hungary that signed the Diversity Charter, which aims to fight against discrimination and supports equal opportunities. Fábián Ágnes, managing director...
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The government supports the construction of the family farms’ grain storages
Date: 2015-06-05 11:18:46
The government supports the construction of grain storages at small and medium-sized family farms, because the government wants to reduce their exposure to the market – Kis Miklós Zsolt, Minister...
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ECJ: the food packaging cannot refer to a component that is not in the product
Date: 2015-06-05 11:17:28
If a product’s package indicates the presence of ingredients that are not included in the product can be deceive to consumers, but it just turns out from the detailed list...
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The Főzdefeszt offers two hundred kinds of beer
Date: 2015-06-05 11:15:44
The guests of the ninth Főzdefeszt can taste the almost two hundred kinds of beer of about sixty domestic and foreign beer distilleries from Friday to Sunday in the capital's...
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Garden in the city: the Picnic Garden of the bloggers has debuted
Date: 2015-06-05 11:14:31
Four popular bloggers, gastronomy and lifestyle experts presented their joint vegetable garden in the organic garden of the Corvinus University’s arboretum. The Picnic Garden draws attention to the values of...
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Protective tariff was introduced for milk and milk products in Serbia
Date: 2015-06-05 11:13:17
The Serbian government has introduced a protective tariff on milk and milk products. The 10-30 dinar (26-78 HUF) levy would protect the Serbian producers – the Vecernje Novosti Belgrade newspaper...
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Retail sales grew by six percent in the Czech Republic
Date: 2015-06-05 11:05:47
Retail sales grew by six percent in the Czech Republic on an annual comparision in April, in the Czech Republic – the Czech Statistical Office (CSÚ) announced in Prague on...
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International health tourism trade fair in Hévíz
Date: 2015-06-05 10:55:35
One of the biggest health tourism trade fair of Europe will be held in October in Hévíz. Visitors will come from all over the world from North America to the...
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Magazine: Grilling accessories sell well
Date: 2015-06-05 10:22:54
Sunshine and beautiful spring weather make friends and families go out and cook in the garden. Barbecues are increasingly popular in Hungary, according to Károly Deli, brand manager with Sarantis...
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Walmart continues expansion
Date: 2015-06-05 09:40:37
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer keeps implementing its original strategy in Canada, despite the fact that in the USA it is trying to enter new channels of retail. Walmart plans...
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The sharing economy is already knocking at the door
Date: 2015-06-05 08:43:49
In many cities all over the world cab drivers were protesting against taxi service application Uber, a smartphone app that directly connects users with the nearest registered Uber cars, which...
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Analysts: the growth in retail sales continues at a slower pace
Date: 2015-06-04 11:55:59
The retail sales growth may continue, but the growth rate is expected to slow down by the end of the year – analysts told to MTI, referring to the data...
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Domestic e-retail in heights never seen
Date: 2015-06-04 11:52:48
The domestic e-merchants closed an excellent year again. A net turnover of 273 billion HUF was realized in the e-retail sector in Hungary in 2014, which is much higher than...
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Foreign webshops are popular among the Hungarian online shoppers
Date: 2015-06-04 11:40:36
The data of GfK’s E-commerce Report shows the domestic online trade’s high degree of concentration in the first half of the year. 88 percent of the orders are by domestic...
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New cold storage from the co-operation of the Waberer's-Szemerey Kft. and the Mecom Group
Date: 2015-06-04 11:34:03
A significant part of the activities of the Waberer’s-Szemerey Logisztika Kft. can be found in the BILK (Budapest Intermodal Logistics Centre). It is the largest logistics base in the Central...
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Japan terminated the ban on Hungarian poultry meat imports
Date: 2015-06-04 11:22:52
Japan terminated the ban on Hungarian poultry meat imports from 2 June. The measure was introduced because bird flue was detected in Békés county in February. According to the communication...
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E nvironmental Protection Guinness World Record Attempt with the re-collecting of beverage cartons
Date: 2015-06-04 11:20:50
The Italos Karton Környezetvédelmi Egyesülés (Beverage Carton Environmental Protection Association) (IKSZ) tried to set up the Guinness record of beverage carton recollecting with the participation of 500 children With the...
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Each year, 1.8 million tons of food products are thrown out in Hungary
Date: 2015-06-04 11:18:12
In Hungary 1.8 million tons of food products are thrown out each year, of which only 2,000 tons are gathered to feed the needy – Cseh Balázs, President of the...
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