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Dry weather is bad for agriculture

Despite the rain falls of the recent days, 200 millimeters are still missing from the usual amount of precipitation. The dry weather can cause more than 100 billion HUF losses...

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Chiquita Ltd. abolished

The Vác based fruit trader the Chiquita Hungary Trading Ltd. will be wound up. The company majority-owned by Chiquita Banana Company B.V. registered in the Netherlands, imported fruits, especially bananas...

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Lidl plans to enter Romanian market

Discount food chain Lidl has advanced plans to enter the Romanian market and is currently scouting out potential store space, according to representatives of the company quoted by local newspaper...

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Consumer confidence in the United States is improving

The confidence indicator of Conference Board's the leading market research group increased to 54.9 points in May after April’s 40.8 points. The prior expectation was only 42.3 points. By the...

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Liquidation of Herz Salami has been started

The liquidation application against Herz Salami Ltd. became effective. It is begining of the liquidation of the 120 year old domestic company. The company's majority owner Jámbor János said, that...

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Save and invest rather than taking up loans

The economic crisis did not change the financial habits of people, however changed the usage of financial products – states the study of GfK Hungária market Researc Institute. The financial...

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Bank guarantee program to help food processors

The Food Industry Bank Guarantee Program of Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) provides a total of 37.5 billion HUF working capital loan for helping out the businesses. With the 90 percent...

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One of the big loser of the crisis is the meat industry

According to the datas of Optem Company Information Service by mid-May, winding-up proceedings has been started against 73 animal husbandry, meat trading or meat-processing companies, so meat industry is the...

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Decreasing prices at Slovakian retailers

After the chains in Slovakia are already advertised products that are cheaper than in Hungary, the Slovak retailers also began to decrease its prices. In the first quarter of 2009...

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Good news from France: In April private consumption has been increased

Contrary to the analyst expectations the French private consumption increased by 0.7 percent in April. The consumption growth surprised analysts who previously predicted 0.3 percent decline. The growth in April...

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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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PICK Májpástétom natúr, chilis, mézes és sülthagymás ízekben

The practical PICK Májpástétom product line sold in diverse flavour versions is a fine innovation in the local market of liver pastes....

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Solar energy cooling Budaörs Tesco in the summer

A huge solar heat collector panel has been installed on the roof of the Budaörs Tesco store which will supply energy for air conditioning both in the summer and the...

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PROMOTION at the end of September

The PROMOTION exhibition to be held by HUNGEXPO between 22-25. September promises to be the most “talkative” event of the marketing communication sector. “Creativity, innovation and alternative solutions” will be...

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Tento modernised

The logo of the Tento brand has been modernised by the manufacturer Metsä Tissue. The reason behind the change was a consumer survey which had found that consumers prefer products...

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Hungarian origin increasingly important

The freshness and good quality of products continue to remain the primary considerations for consumers, while price remains the second most important. According to the GfK Hungária Shopping Monitor and...

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Radler Lemon, Radler Bodza

Beer specialities made with natural lemon and elder extract....

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