News and articles
It is time to wake up!
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
What does crisis mean? It means that we cannot continue doing things the way we did before, we have to find new solutions. This is true for the FMCG sector...
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3,000 companies in the general product group at Anuga
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
The most exhibitors will be represented in the general food product group at Cologne’s Anuga Trade fair in 10-14 October, Márta Kakuk, the fair’s Hungarian representative informed our magazine. Altogether,...
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Packaged demands
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Household packaging material sales grew in value and stagnated in terms of volume, compared to last year. The food packaging and baking paper segments both grew by two-digit numbers. As...
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Consumer confidence on the increase, moderate optimism
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
We have experienced an unparalleled economic crisis and the consequences have been difficult to predict. The Consumer Confidence Index makes it possible to forecast probable trends. FMCG retail data in...
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Gianni is the new face of Lidl
Date: 2009-09-27 08:00:00
Gianni Annoni, well-known for his television cookery shows, is the leading figure in Lidl’s 2009-2010 advertising campaign, called ”Make shopping an experience: discover Lidl’s new world every week!” In its...
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Customers are looking for actions and visiting shops rarely
Date: 2009-09-25 00:04:01
According to Nielsen market research company; consumers are visiting shops rarely; more and more people are looking for cheaper goods and discount shopping opportunities. The growth of the popularity of...
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London and New York in the lead, Budapest is the 74th in the ranking of business centers
Date: 2009-09-25 00:03:55
London and New York remain the most competitive business centers of the world. The score of Budapest has improved, but its ranking became worse, due to the improvement of the...
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FAO: in the next 40 years, 70 percent more food will be need
Date: 2009-09-25 00:03:30
According to United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Seventy percent more food should be produced worldwide, until 2050. The FAO expects that the global population is expected to grow...
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The first “Pannon Wheat Quality” certificate was handed over
Date: 2009-09-25 00:03:00
The “Pannonian wheat” trade mark was established in July, by the National Association of Cereal Producers (GOSZ), to indicate the extra quality wheat. The first certificate was given to the...
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Stock orders in the euro area are over expectations
Date: 2009-09-25 00:02:00
According to the report of Eurostat, the new industrial orders of the euro zone increased in July, surpassing expectations, that shows a recovery in activity and the easing of recession....
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The situation of dairy producers has improved a bit
Date: 2009-09-25 00:01:40
According to the latest report of Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI); In August, for the first time this year, even if a very small extent, but the domestic milk prices...
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Christmas shopping already started
Date: 2009-09-25 00:01:05
It is just the end of the summer, but chains are preparing for Christmas, due to the economic crisis and under the pressure of the changing consumer habits. The latest...
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GKI economic forecast for 2009-2010
Date: 2009-09-24 00:04:58
According to the summer data of GKI Economic Research company, the greatest economic crisis of the last 70 years has ended. However, the magnitude and the sustainability of improvement are...
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Retail declines from every point of views
Date: 2009-09-24 00:03:30
In July, the retail sales fell by 2.2 percent compared to June. Compared to July 2008, by 6.6 percent. In the first seven months of 2009 a 3.7 percent decrease...
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Four exhibitions at HUNGEXPO at the same time
Date: 2009-09-24 00:03:15
With the participation of 300 exhibitors of 13 countries, four exhibitions has been opened at the HUNGEXPO Budapest Fair Center. The presentations of he packaging and handling, printing, marketing, communications...
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McDonald's: Millions for employee scholarship
Date: 2009-09-24 00:03:00
McDonald's Hungary won the bronze rating of Social Label grade in August 2009. Those companies are awarded, that debut this year with an objective and complex audit professional certification, linked...
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Face analyzer program for commercial purposes
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:40
The software is suitable for the analysis of consumer behavior, research for marketing renewal and the precise targeting of target groups. The new technology is able for the support proactive...
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The STI Group won the Cannes Lions Award and the New York Festivals’ Gold Medal
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:30
The Cannes Lions festival, the most prestigious advertising festival in the world, was an outstanding event for the STI Group; a packaging product of the German based group of companies...
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Viola Meat expand its production line
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:05
Despite the economic crisis Viola Győr-Meat Ltd., reports a growing demand, therefore the company will expand its production base. According to the commercial director of the family business; They expect...
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Unilever: the Hungarian plant being developed, the Czech plant will be closed
Date: 2009-09-24 00:02:00
Unilever will close its factory in the Czech Republic – announced the company recently. According to the food, consumer goods and household chemical products manufacturer, British-Dutch-owned group the decision was...
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Twenty years of GfK Hungária
Date: 2009-09-24 00:00:45
GfK Hungária, that was founded in August 1989, 20 years ago, was the first institute of GfK in the Central and Eastern European region. The micro-enterprise has become Hungary's leading...
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CEO of Cadbury, found insufficient Kraft Foods’s bid
Date: 2009-09-24 00:00:30
Cadbury's Chief Executive Officer would ask twenty percent higher price, than the offer of Kraft Foods Group for Cadbury. According to informations of Reuters; Todd Stitzer, Cadbury's Chief Executive Officer...
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Seventeen and a half billion HUF for small and medium-sized enterprises
Date: 2009-09-23 00:04:12
The National Development Agency will announce the second time this year, the Economic Development Operational Program, and the Central Hungary Operational Program applications for the development of technological basis of...
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Retail sales can be expanded by 20 to 44 -year-olds
Date: 2009-09-23 00:03:45
According to the new analysis of Research and Markets, Irish market research company; Hungarian retail sales turnover may expand by 13 percent between 2008 and 2013. According to the company’s...
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Széchenyi: Hungary will be
Date: 2009-09-23 00:03:00
The 120 thousandth Széchenyi card was ceremonially handed over. This high number also shows that appropriate means should vote in confidence, to the Hungarian companies. Up to date, outsourcing capital...
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According to the Chamber of Agriculture; the crisis widened
Date: 2009-09-23 00:02:35
There's a big problem in agriculture: the economic crisis now really reached the industry, which is compounded by the almost a complete shutdown of credit and a full product depression...
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Váci Street slipped back in the rankings
Date: 2009-09-23 00:02:00
According to a recent analysis; New York's Fifth Avenue remained the most expensive shopping mall in the world. Váci Street of Budapest slipped back four places in the rankings. New...
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Törley Gála is the gold medalist of Mundus Vini
Date: 2009-09-23 00:01:00
Gala sec quality sparkling wine of Törley Champagne winery won the only Hungarian gold medal on MUNDUSvini Great International Wine Awards competition in Germany. Hungarians won eight more medals. On...
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Promenade of great palinkas
Date: 2009-09-23 00:00:50
Visitors can taste drinks of twenty exhibitors, from apple and elderberry palinka, through blackberry and raspberries or dogberry palinka on the so called Palinka Promenade event, from Friday to Sunday...
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