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Concentration decreasing in sales of ice tea

Retail sales of ice tea were up by 3 percent in the April 2008-March 2009 period, exceeding HUF 14 billion, while sales in terms of quantity were down by 4...

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As offered by Budapest Bank

We have asked Budapest Bank whether they see any interest by companies from the FMCG sector in government subsidised financing. UMFORG financing is only available to manufacturing enterprises and even...

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Apenta Limonádé No.1

The deservedly popular Apenta Limonádé is to get a face lift....

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Bronze Pöttyös Warehouse Raktár (FrieslandCampina) – No need for luck, IT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU!

In the dynamic campaign conducted by Pöttyös Túró Rudi in the spring of 2008, the Pöttyös packaging turned into a currency buying over 80 kinds of crazy gifts supplied by...

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Pál Dárdai and Arany Ászok supporting amateur football

The 100th sponsorship package has been handed over by Arany Ászok Fociklub to Budapest Micro Club in the presence of Pál Dárdai, the popular midfielder of Hertha BSC. Nearly 1...

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Stainless donations this year as well

Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat and Vanish are to continue their campaingn to collect clothing this year as well. 8 tonnes of clothing was collected last year and cleaned in a laundry...

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Stores can do a lot to boost sales of ice tea

Experts are looking forward to this year’s ice tea season with cautious optimism in spite of the recession. The market of ice tea is still dominated by traditional lemon and...

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Less money in our pockets

Gross average income was down by 1.5 percent in the first two months of 2009, compared to the same period in 2008. Real income was down by 4.3 percent. Average...

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Delma Vajízű margarin

The new Vajízű margarine fits perfectly into the well known Delma product line dedicated to the priority of flavour....

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Third place: Coke ZERO – Lauritzen Marketing – The impossible is possible

The spectacular sampling campaign organised to support the introduction of Coke Zero was a great success among consumers and members of the jury as well. Young urban males were stopped...

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Consistent expansion by Lekkerland

Lekkerland AG & Co. KG convenience boosted its revenues by 3.5 percent to EUR 11.6 billion in 2008. EBITDA was up by 9.9 percent to EUR 136 million, while EDIT...

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Smurf invasion

A new customer loyalty campaign has been launched by SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft. Customers in INTERSPAR, SPAR, Kaiser’s and Plus stores will receive Smurf figures and points depending on the...

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Lemon ice tea becoming even more popular

According to the GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, growth of the ice tea market continued both in terms of quantity and value in the first quarter of 2009. The market was still...

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Baltic retailers in trouble

According to an estimate by Eurostat, retail sales were down by 3.4 percent in the EU-27 countries in February compared to February 2008. Only Poland and Belgium produced growth, while...

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Baba dezodor és roll-on

The well known gentle care by Baba provides 24 hour protection against perspiration with its ProDermaTM ingredient which also contains skin care components....

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Consumers not turning to cheaper products yet, but buying less

This quarter’s meeting of the Trade Marketing Klub held on 23. April was dedicated to an assessment of the preceding period given by chief executives of Nielsen and GfK. The...

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TUC biscuit manufactured in Székesfehérvár

A new biscuit has been added to the assortment manufactured by the Székesfehérvár plant of Győri Keksz Kft. TUC is now manufactured with traditional products like Pilóta or Albert. The...

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Újvidék and London in the AMC program in May

AMC provided support for 16 Hungarian exhibitors attending the 76th International Agricultural and Food Industry Fair in Újvidék held between 9-16. May. A consumer promotion under the „Delikatesno iz Mađarske”...

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Annual sales approaching HUF 40 billion

Retail sales of household paper products were up by 8 percent in terms of value in the March 2008-February 2009 period, compared to the previous year. Retail sales totalled more...

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Waiting for the grilling season

International trends in the poultry and garden product markets are monitored by AKI. According to analysts working for USDA, turkey production and consumption is expected to drop in 2009. In...

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Dr. Oetker Töltött Muffin

Products unique in their category, made with special baking-proof pudding cream and sold with a free muffin baking form....

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ECR Europe Barcelona

The panel discussion to be held under the title “2018: Choice of our future” at the ECR Europe conference in Barcelona will be attended by top executives of three companies...

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Puddings in the Milli Mia product line

New puddings were added to the Milli Mia dessert product line in May. Apart from chocolate and vanilla flavour versions, these also include creamy puddings made from fresh milk and...

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Innovation apart from price might also be a guarantee of the future

Paper tissue has been the most dynamically growing segment in the domestic market of household paper products in recent years. Dry tissue is used for removing wet and greasy stains...

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Drop in conjuncture index stopping in April

Following a nine month continuous drop, the value of the GKI conjuncture index finally stabilised in April. According to a survey by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. conducted with the support of...

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Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz Tube

Since May 2009, the market leading Airwaves Menthol&Eukaliptusz chewing gum has also been available in new and innovative packaging so far unseen in Hungary....

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Univer supporting schools

The names of the three schools which are to receive development funds from Univer were drawn in the presence of a public notary on 30. April, concluding a seven month...

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G+H dedicated to „Slow Food”

The 4th G+H exhibition and the 14th Vinex held simultaneously in Brno, between 3-6. March were highly successful. A total of 170 exhibitors from 13 countries attended the two events....

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In-store communication and the web

Forest Papír did not use ATL communication last year. Their main BTL tool for supporting product introduction was a large display. They also have a good web site but do...

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Proportion of people following a healthy diet stable

According to the latest survey conducted by GfK Hungária about eating habits, practically all foods are consumed less frequently. Traditional dishes and flavours continue to remain dominant. The proportion of...

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