News and articles
Salami’s market share rose
Date: 2013-09-01 21:35:32
Salami retail sales rose by 8 percent this January-March from the base period twelve months before and surpassed HUF 8 billion. On the contrary, the Nielsen Retail Index registered minus...
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Forward to the past
Date: 2013-09-01 21:29:08
The salami and sausage market has been contracting for years: data courtesy of Pick Szeged Zrt. show that between 2008 and 2012 volume sales declined by 15.5 percent, while value...
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No change in grocery value sales in the last six months
Date: 2013-09-01 21:24:39
Retail’s revenue from grocery sales didn’t change in the 90 categories audited by Nielsen in the last six months if compared with the base period twelve months earlier. In December...
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The summer stopped the rise of the GKI-ERSTE economic sentiment index
Date: 2013-09-01 21:14:05
After the growth in May and June, in July the GKI-Erste economic sentiment index stopped climbing. Industrial expectations worsened a bit, but the confidence index improved a little in retail...
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Sanitary pad sales developed most favourably
Date: 2013-09-01 12:22:52
Annual sanitary pad sales approach HUF 6 billion per year. Retail sales increased by 4 percent in value and by 2 percent in volume in the first four months of...
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After improvement came decline in the consumer confidence index
Date: 2013-09-01 11:27:20
After the considerable improvement in the first quarter Nielsen’s consumer confidence index for Hungary declined a little, from 43 to 41 points in the second quarter. About the three components...
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Regional flavour map on the packaging of Corvinus products
Date: 2013-09-01 10:41:02
METRO’s experience is that when it comes to buying meat products, Hungarian and regional flavours are becoming more and more important. At the same time shoppers are consciously looking for...
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The most patriotic brands
Date: 2013-09-01 10:39:18
Research consultancy firm Brand Keys (New York, USA) conducted a survey with 4,500 participants to find out which brands are considered the most patriotic by US consumers. The top ten...
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KSH: increasing investments in the second quarter
Date: 2013-08-30 12:50:38
The volume of investments in the second quarter of 2013 increased by 4.6 percent, compared to the same period of the last year – the Central Statistics Office (KSH) announced...
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NGM: One can choose among thirteen approved cash registers
Date: 2013-08-30 12:25:00
The Hungarian Trade Licensing Office gave market authorization licence to another two cash registers on Friday. So those who are obliged to buy new cash registers can choose among thirteen...
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The tobacco shop law may be changed
Date: 2013-08-30 12:15:49
A change may occur in the tobacco law – the Magyar Hírlap heard it from unnamed government sources. In order to protect young people under age 18, the tobacco shops...
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SPAR: domestic animals to be stars!
Date: 2013-08-30 11:10:19
SPAR released its fourth vignette album on 21 August 2013, which shows the domestic flora and fauna. With the album, the company set up nature conservation and education goals as...
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VM-Minister of State: venison may be included in public catering
Date: 2013-08-30 11:02:50
Annually 12 thousand tons of venison is marketed in Hungary. To stimulate demand the ministry is examining the possibility of the involvement of venison in public catering – Kardeván Endre...
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The Agrana Juice Kft. will start the dumping purchase of industrial apples on Monday
Date: 2013-08-30 11:00:04
The Agrana-Juice Magyarország Kft. starts the dumping purchase of industrial apples on Monday at the company’s Vásárosnamény-based plant – Szigeti Zoltán, the managing director of the Austrian-owned company told MTI...
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The 18th Hungarian Wine Route Rally has started on Friday morning
Date: 2013-08-30 10:59:43
The 18th Hungarian Wine Route Rally has started on Friday morning from the City Park of Budapest. The participants of the three day rally will visit 14 wineries and one...
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The VM will indemnify the small producer suppliers of the Pápai Hús from its own resources
Date: 2013-08-30 10:58:29
The VM Ministry of Rural Development (VM) will pay out the small producer suppliers of the Pápai Hús 1913 Kft. from its own resources – Feldman Zsolt Deputy State Secretary...
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Chicken Stew Festival in Siklós
Date: 2013-08-30 10:54:30
At one time, chicken stew will be prepared at about eighty cookers on Saturday in Siklós. At least three thousand visitors are expected for the event. Hirdi Attila main organizers...
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China's e-commerce prize
Date: 2013-08-30 10:50:39
The year 2013 will be remembered as the one in which China surpassed the US as the world’s largest digital retail market. Last year, Chinese e-commerce shoppers spent RMB 1.3...
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Coface: Hungary came second in Top 500
Date: 2013-08-30 10:50:36
This year’s study of the “Coface CEE Top 500” presents an even more heterogeneous picture of the countries in Central and Eastern Europe, each of which experienced and dealt with...
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The Cellum is developing a product recognizer mobile payment system
Date: 2013-08-29 12:02:50
The Cellum Innovációs és Szolgáltató Zrt. is developing a product recognizer mobile payment system. The project's total budget is 174.4 million HUF – the IT company told MTI. For the...
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The Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Kft. and the University of Kaposvár have launched a joint research and development project
Date: 2013-08-29 12:00:55
The Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Kft. and the and University of Kaposvár have launched a globally unique research and development project to create a feed technology prototype, which results in significant savings...
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The Szintézis Informatikai Zrt. also received the tobacco shop system certification from the NDN Zrt.
Date: 2013-08-29 11:59:36
According to the current regulation, the tobacco shop owners have to provide datas from 1 September via the systems certified by National Tobacco Trading Ltd. The Szintézis Informatikai Zrt. also...
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This year, 48 billion HUF capital has arrived to the Hungarian commercial real estate market
Date: 2013-08-29 11:59:27
Until the end of July, 163 million euros (48 billion HUF) investments have arrived to the Hungarian commercial real estate market, most from the institutional sector – the CBRE international...
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Winners of this year's Winery of the Year award was announced
Date: 2013-08-29 11:58:18
The Ikon Winery of the Balatonboglár wine region became the Winery of the Year in 2013 in Hungary. This year's second best winery became the Frittmann Winery, ahead of the...
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This year’s Buda Castle Wine Festival focuses on Portugal and women
Date: 2013-08-29 11:27:10
The 22nd Buda Castle Wine Festival will be entitled Wine and Women. The honor of guest will be Portugal. The festival features many cultural programs and awaits the visitors with...
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Magazine: The first online cash register is already available
Date: 2013-08-29 11:15:43
István Bessenyei, owner/managing director of Laurel Informatics Kft. informed our magazine about the most important tasks concerning the connecting of cash registers with the system of the National Tax and...
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Ten things you should know about the champagne
Date: 2013-08-29 11:15:16
How can we entice our friends to drink champagne? If they are familiar with the culture of wine, but they complain that it hurts their head, then it's time to...
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Riesling October with the wines of more than fifty wineries
Date: 2013-08-29 11:10:05
So far, 57 wineries, and nearly as many wine bars, wine shops, restaurants and hotels indicated to join to the Riesling October program, which is intended to promote one of...
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One million HUF was gathered at the charitable “ice-cream factories”
Date: 2013-08-29 10:55:31
A total of one million HUF was gathered at the charitable “ice-cream factories” in Budapest Sárvár and Balatonelle, that will help to support the holidays of disadvantaged children. From the...
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Nielsen: hundred and sixty billion half-year sales on the market of private label food products
Date: 2013-08-28 12:55:12
The revenues of the food retail chains from private label products increased slightly during the first half of this year, compared to the same period of the last year. With...
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