News and articles
Half million hectoliters less beer consumed last year than 2007
Date: 2009-08-10 00:08:30
The economic crisis has reached the Hungarian brewing industry. The total sales of the breweries decreased by 7 percent, compared to the previous year. The growth trend of the previous...
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The reputation of the large Hungarian companies became measurable
Date: 2009-08-10 00:07:00
The reputational ranking of the largest companies has been completed. The B & P BrandAktív measured the social assessment of 40 leading domestic companies in the last two months. The...
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Pándi cherry cake of Zilah coffee-house became the Cake of the Country
Date: 2009-08-10 00:05:30
The Industry College of Hungarian National Confectioners greets Hungary on its Birthday with Pándi cherry cake. For three years, on 20th August, in the course of the Prime Minister's Office...
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It will be easier to open small shops in the future
Date: 2009-08-10 00:04:00
The government would liberalize the trade activities significantly in the future. It will be enough to report to the competent notary the opening of a new shop. The simplification is...
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Tesco Express opened in Angyalföld
Date: 2009-08-10 00:03:00
A new Tesco Express store opened on 7 August in Budapest at Béke u. 13-19. in the 13th borough. The Tesco chains of stores has already 10 new format shops...
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Eight out of ten women feel compunction, after big shoppings
Date: 2009-08-10 00:02:30
According to a survey ordered by British ice cream manufacturer company Skinny Cow, 83 percent of women feel compunction, after shopping and overspending. The ladies mostly feel unpleasant because of...
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Auchan can expect a serious punishment in Russia
Date: 2009-08-10 00:02:00
Retailers have accused the French-owned chain of stores, with violating several rules, when started to sale own branded vodka on the market. The Krepost branded Auchan vodka is advertised by...
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Dreher and Alcus: service-oriented communication platform
Date: 2009-08-10 00:01:00
Instead of periodic communication Dreher built a communication platform. This year Dreher not only supports Sziget Festival with the brandname Dreher but with www.annyiavilag.hu products. Arcus Interactive Group set up...
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Pigs in urban gardens
Date: 2009-08-10 00:00:30
More and more British families believe, that it is not necessary to buy expensive food from hypermarkets. The food produced by themselves is more delicious, cheaper, and likely to be...
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The GVH has terminated the investigation connecting to Food Code
Date: 2009-08-07 00:03:15
Economic Competition Authority terminated the investigation against the signatories of the food code. The code was not suitable to restrict competition in the market, and did not come into force...
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Food retail increases since last December
Date: 2009-08-07 00:03:10
According to Nielsen market research company’s report called ’Economic Current’ on monthly trends; The effects of recession on food retailing slowed down in the ten major market of the world....
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A growing number of cheap, own branded goods are purchased
Date: 2009-08-07 00:03:00
According to the datas of GfK Hungária Consumer Tracking, the Hungarian households left nearly 4 percent less money at the shops for household chemical goods and food in the first...
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Tesco operates transparently
Date: 2009-08-07 00:02:30
Tesco had been put on the list, which collects the most transparent domestic companies. The chains of stores is in the 12th place in the ranking. With this result, Tesco...
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Decreasing savings, increasing consumption in USA
Date: 2009-08-07 00:02:00
According to the communication of the Ministry of Trade; private consumption increased by 0.4 percent in June, exceeded the forecast of the analysts of 0.3 percent. In May, on the...
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School catalog of Interspar will be published again with wide selection
Date: 2009-08-07 00:01:35
The Interspar store this year will help product selection with school catalog, which will be valid from 13 August 2009, until 9 September 2009. More than a thousand school supplies...
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Dreher: online questionnaire about responsible alcohol consumption
Date: 2009-08-07 00:01:30
According to the results of the Online Program research of Dreher Breweries Ltd.; The most important thing is the individual temperance and education within the family. Nearly 5,000 adults took...
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Sugar price reached its almost three-decade peak
Date: 2009-08-07 00:01:20
The price of the raw and refined sugar increased to its 28 year peak at the London Commodity Exchange. Traders expects further price increases. The reason of the extraordinary price...
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The Report of Carlsberg caused a positive surprise
Date: 2009-08-07 00:01:00
Danish Carlsberg’s second quarter net profit increased to 1.94 billion korunas (375 million euros) from the one year earlier 1.42 billion.The result significantly exceeded the 1.6 billion korunas expectations of...
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Euro area’s retail sales decreased further after May
Date: 2009-08-06 00:13:00
In June, retail sales decreased by 0.2 percent after the 0.5 percent decline of May, while analysts expected an increase of 0.3 percent. On an annual basis, the rate of...
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A new wine category on wine labels
Date: 2009-08-06 00:10:00
A new category of wine appellations should be used from August of Hungarian wines. Instead of the geographical indication, traditional denominations will give guidance. In Hungary four categories were existed....
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Manipulated shoots from the feathers extraction
Date: 2009-08-06 00:09:00
It turned out that the report showed in Swedish television was manipulated about the Hungarian feathers extraction. The case was brought because of incitement of torturing animals, but the investigation...
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Árukereső has a new owner
Date: 2009-08-06 00:07:00
South African Naspers gained majority ownership in Hungary's largest consultant shopping portal ’Árukereső’. The 2004 founded Árukereső became Hungary’s market-leading price-comparison site. Under the agreement, the online shopping guide will...
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Specials, discounts and coupons: learn to save during the crisis
Date: 2009-08-06 00:06:00
Because of the impact of recession, a serious change has occured in purchasing habits. Interest is growing towards discount stores, and towards the retailers' own-branded products. According to the recent...
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Henkel: declining sales, increase in profits
Date: 2009-08-06 00:05:30
In the second quarter of this year, Henkel sales decreased by 5 percent to 3,485 million euros, while operating profits increased to 279 million from 113 million euros and after...
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Procter & Gamble: 80 cent per share in the last quarter
Date: 2009-08-06 00:01:00
The Procter & Gamble, the world's largest manufacturer of household goods reported a decrease in the fourth quarter. But its results are still exceeds expectations. According to company reports that...
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Starbucks duplicates its units in Poland and in the Czech Republic
Date: 2009-08-06 00:00:50
The American café chain, sees strong growth potential in Central and in Eastern Europe and wants to double the number of Czech and Polish businesses within five years. The first...
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A mass of Hungarian pigs are carried to Romania
Date: 2009-08-06 00:00:30
At the eastern border of Hungary, Romanian purchases and deliveres a large mass of Hungarian pigs often on the back seats of Dacias, to get support after a few months...
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Wine reform comes soon
Date: 2009-08-05 00:09:00
The second phase of the EU wine market reform in Hungary started in early August. The relevant EU legislation is already available in two weeks – said Csaba Horváth, Secretary-General...
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MasterCard: credit card is popular during the crisis
Date: 2009-08-05 00:07:00
Despite the difficult economic situation MasterCard Europe has reached a significant increase in many areas. In the second quarter of this year, MasterCard cardholders bought more with their card than...
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Most people want the taxation of luxury items
Date: 2009-08-05 00:06:00
Most people would fill the loss of state revenues with the taxation of luxury items, while consider the financial sector and the car industry more negative. According to the survey...
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