News and articles
The sown area of soy increased to its five-fold in Veszprém county in the last five years
Date: 2013-05-13 11:11:48
The sown area of soy increased to its five-fold in Veszprém county in the last five years, autumn forage crops are promising – the Veszprém County Government Office told MTI....
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The wine town is under construction in the city centre of Szeged
Date: 2013-05-13 11:10:11
The region’s largest wine festival the 19th Wine Festival of Szeged is under preparation in the city centre of Szeged at Széchenyi Square. The festival begins on Friday. The best...
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Retail sales increased in the world's largest economy
Date: 2013-05-13 11:07:57
U.S., retail sales rose in April, instead of the expected loss, forecasted by experts. According to the Monday communication of the U.S. Ministry of Commerce, retail sales increased by 0.1...
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Record number of entrants at the 15th Saving Cooperative Wine Competition
Date: 2013-05-13 11:00:31
A record number of entrants, 281 wines were entered to the 15th Saving Cooperative Wine Competition this year by wineries that are in connection with the credit institutions – the...
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It's never wise to buy food if hungry
Date: 2013-05-13 10:41:10
Temptation is lurking around every corner for dieters and many find that shopping for food is fraught with problems. Now researchers have spelt out how disastrous it can be to...
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Onion-cheese chocolate is a success
Date: 2013-05-13 10:14:21
Flavors we in the U.S. might consider strange are becoming ever more popular abroad, which perhaps explains the success of a new cheese and onion chocolate bar sold by Irish...
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Sales reps: in-house or as outsourced staff
Date: 2013-05-13 02:42:00
Demand for outsourced sales representatives keeps growing because many firms have been forced to lay off staff due to the difficult economic situation – says Ágnes Csiby, client service director...
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Every little helps!
Date: 2013-05-13 02:25:55
Tesco Hungary CEO Nigel Jones told our magazine that their turnover was HUF 709 billion in the 2012-2013 business year. Last year the company’s focus was more on innovation than...
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SPAR is on a growth track
Date: 2013-05-13 02:22:28
In 2012 SPAR Hungary realised a HUF 421.5-billion turnover, performing 8 percent better than in 2011. Last year the company continued to develop and refurbish its network of stores, and...
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Reál took a big step forward with its own warehouses
Date: 2013-05-13 02:19:25
Tibor Kujbus, managing director of Reál Hungária told us that 2012 was a busy year for the company. On 14 January the headquarters moved to a new office, located in...
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The Rossmann Baby Programme soon became popular
Date: 2013-05-13 02:16:28
Rossmann entered the Hungarian market in 1993. Today the drugstore chain consists of 181 units and employs 1,112 people in Hungary. The company’s turnover was HUF 43.6 billion in 2012,...
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Penny Market is soon to open its 200th store
Date: 2013-05-13 02:13:31
Penny Market’s first store in Hungary opened on 6 June 1996 and it currently operates 191 units. Penny Market has 60 popular private label products. According to market researchers, the...
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More Hungarian products in Lidl discount stores
Date: 2013-05-13 02:06:48
Lidl entered the Hungarian market in 2004 with 18 stores and in the last few years the company’s turnover has been growing by two-digit numbers. At the moment they operate...
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Products under the magnifying glass in dm stores
Date: 2013-05-13 02:03:43
Hungary’s first dm store opened on 8 July 1993 and today there are more than 260 units all over the country. In the last business year 7 new units opened...
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COOP’s market position strengthened
Date: 2013-05-13 01:59:47
Last year the COOP retail chain preserved its competitiveness and strengthened its market position by integrating almost 200 stores. CO-OP Hungary Zrt. CEO László Murányi told about 2012 that company...
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CBA and Cent stores performed well
Date: 2013-05-13 01:55:50
The CBA retail chain’s turnover was HUF 578.5 billion in 2012, surpassing the level of 2011 by 2.4 percent. Volume sales of CBA Príma and CBA Cent stores increased. Altogether...
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9030.png Last year was about expansion, this year Auchan will focus on consolidation
Date: 2013-05-13 01:51:45
Thanks to the acquisition of the seven Cora stores, Auchan’s turnover augmented by nearly 10 percent in 2012: the retail chain’s sales amounted to a gross HUF 299.5 billion. After...
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ALDI Housewives are popular – more successful campaigns from ALDI
Date: 2013-05-13 01:48:36
In 2012 ALDI Hungary decided that instead of famous people it would communicate about ALDI products via ordinary housewives: they selected a busy, a modern and a traditional one from...
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Diaper factory to be built in Gyöngyös
Date: 2013-05-12 02:55:04
András Dancsó, the director of the new Pampers production plant to be built in Gyöngyös told our magazine that in the 2011-2012 business year Procter&Gamble’s worldwide turnover was USD 83.7...
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Médiapiac 2013: cooperation, new markets and FMCG focus
Date: 2013-05-12 02:51:37
There were more than 400 participants at the Médiapiac (Media Market) 2013 conference and its accompanying event (held for the second time), Research Conference. This the time organiser Mediapiac.com created...
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(HU) A 40 éves Márka üdítőital rangos elismerése
Date: 2013-05-12 02:45:45
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Product of the Year Award: the world’s most prestigious system for recognising innovative products
Date: 2013-05-12 02:42:56
The Product of the Year Award was established 26 years ago and is currently distributed in 30 countries, reaching nearly 3 million consumers. Hungary’s most popular products are selected as...
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MagyarBrands award for the most successful Hungarian brands
Date: 2013-05-12 02:39:55
At the gala ceremony those brands received their MagyarBrands award which the council of experts ranked in the MagyarBrands Top 200 consumer brands list and in the MagyarBrands Top 100...
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Fleet tracking with GPS
Date: 2013-05-12 02:39:49
iData Kft. provides tracking and fleet protection services and their iTrack GPS Tracking System is mounted in 13,000 vehicles – we learn from marketing manager Linda Szaladják. Both the tracking...
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COOP wins MagyarBrands award in two categories
Date: 2013-05-12 02:37:24
The COOP retail chain won an award in both the consumer brands and in the business category at the MagyarBrands award ceremony, held on 17 April in the Budapest Operetta...
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Dr János Serényi was elected president of MagyarBrands
Date: 2013-05-12 02:35:10
Mr Serényi is an economist-engineer, economic journalist, international economic specialist and he has earned a doctorate degree in economy. He has been working in the Hungarian Superbrands programme as president...
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The whole country can profit from the success of MagyarBrands
Date: 2013-05-12 02:31:03
On 17 April the most successful Hungarian brands received their MagyarBrands award in the Budapest Operetta Theatre. At the cocktail party after the award ceremony our magazine interviewed Dr János...
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Never mind the ice or the snow – GKI is 20 years old!
Date: 2013-05-12 02:27:43
On 26 March GKI Economic Research Zrt. celebrated its 20th birthday by organising a superb conference on macroeconomic issues. The first speaker was GKI president Dr András Vértes, who looked...
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Grüne Woche in Berlin (part 3): speculation in raw materials prices
Date: 2013-05-12 02:20:32
Jürgen Fitschen, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank told at Grüne Woche that after a thorough examination they came to the conclusion that the increase in food prices wasn’t the result of...
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Value for money is the most important influence in store choice
Date: 2013-05-12 01:40:32
If the majority of people try to cut down on their grocery spending – according to our first-quarter survey 72 percent of them do – these efforts have a major...
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