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Alimentaria: opening to the East

Alimentaria, the food exhibition in Spain, one of the biggest European markets is becoming truly international. The event to be held between 10-14. March 2008 will be attended by more...

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Alcohol-free beverage becoming an international star

Retail sales of alcohol-free beverages showed the biggest growth in terms of value last year. Total sales exceeded USD 200 billion, according to a global analysis by Nielsen titled „What”s...

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Positive experience for Mary-Ker

Mary-Ker Kft., the second largest manufacturer of pasta begun working on innovation related to the healthy lifestyle and was contacted by Alexandra Béres in the second half of 2006. As...

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Food offensive broken

The total volume of retail trade was practically the same in February 2007, as a year earlier. Revenues generated by retail trade in the first two months of 2007 totalled...

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Spring turkey slice

Spring turkey slice, the chicken slice with dried apricot and the turkey slice with vegetables are meat products of exclusive quality which form part of the Alexandra Béres Weight Control...

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Current figures about our FMCG market

Retail sales of food grew by 11 per cent in terms of value between April 2006 and March 2007. There was double digit growth in 22 categories, while there was...

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Bad habits need to be changed

Pápai Hús ZRt. found a new general director in February, Dr. Tibor Lóránth. During his career, he had practised as a vet, worked as head of sales in Bábolna Takarmányipari...

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Birthday party

Sió celebrated its 30th birthday with a spectacular party for the key partners of SIÓ-ECKES Kft. Endre Fazekas general director and János Barna, sales director spoke about the highlights of the...

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Panorama of drinks before the heat

A warmer climate is not the only reason behind the expansion seen in the sales of alcohol-free beverages. More comprehensive brand strategies, deeper knowledge of consumers and innovation also make...

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Six Rauch products based on Weight Control

Rauch was among the first companies to join the Weight Control program of Alexandra Béres, as the values represented by Nativa Tea & Water and Rauch Ice Tea light products...

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Food above inflation

The average rise in consumer prices was 0,5 per cent in April 2007, while price rises totalled 8,8 per cent for the previous year. According to a report by KSH,...

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The new Theodora lemon-grapefruit

The new Theodora lemon-grapefruit flavoured still drink and the apple-pearl flavoured sparkling drinks based on Theodora Kereki mineral water are available in 1 litre size in stores....

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Billions – on conditions

By signing the New Hungary Development Plan on 9. May, it was finally decided how much money will be available from the total of HUF 7,000 billion for development of...

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Haribo after Hasbro

Haribo Hungária Kft. has a new managing director, Ákos Perjés. Earlier, he had spent five years with Hasbro Ma­gyarország Kft. in a similar position. He has also had considerable experience...

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Slovakian legend in the Hungarian market

The soft drink Kofola is now available in Hungary. It is not only a leading brand in Slovakia with a market share of 30 per cent, it also holds a...

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Szentkirályi wants a quarter of the market

Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft. achieved revenues of HUF 4,3 billion last year. The company intends to achieve 20 per cent growth and a 25 per cent share in the Hungarian market...

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Weight Control products in the process of listing by Kaiser Food

Kaiser Food Élelmiszer-ipari Kft. has displayed interest in the Weight Control program of Alexandra Béres from the beginning. Five products which belong to the program and had been developed with...

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Lunch carrying less weight

According to a study titled “Eating habits” by GfK Hungária Piackutató Intézet , the significance of daily meals is changing. Dinner is becoming the main meal of the day for...

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Korona ® Béres Alexandra

A choice in brand category, higher quality service, satisfied consumer, positive price/value ratio, attractive packaging, exceptionally good cooking properties, up-dating assortment. Supports healthy lifestyle and is free of cholesterol....

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Criteria criticised

The National Association of Food Processing Enterprises (ÉFOSZ) is confident that their recommendations will be taken into consideration in working out the details of operative programs. Approximately HUF 30 billion...

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Changes at the top in Co-op Hungary

The shareholders' meeting of Co-op Hungary has decided to separate the position of president from that of CEO. Lajos Csepeli has been appointed new president of the board for a...

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Credit cards are for getting over difficulties

According to a study prepared for MacterCard, Hungarian small to medium enterprises use business credit cards primarily as a source of short term bridge financing. According to clients, no fee...

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Suitcases from Thailand

Coca Cola Magyarország introduced a new limited edition product under the name Fanta World Mangó in April. Street theatre performances will also be used to promote the product, as this...

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Fortunate taking off

Modern and healthy products distributed by Fortunate fit well into the Weight Control program, which made it quite natural for them to join the program. They will start with nine...

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Feeling like travelling again

The number of nights spent at commercial places of accommodation by foreign and domestic guests in the first quarter of the year grew by 6 per cent compared to the...

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Kubu fruit drink

Kubu fruit drink, made from selected carrots and rich in fibres has a new promotion for the April-June period. During the promotion, characters from the movie Shrek 3 will appear...

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Not very useful for trade

According to György Vámos, purely trading organisations cannot expect to benefit much from programs of the National Development Plan, as significant growth in revenues is a criteria of participation, while...

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Facelift for Szeged Metro too

The third renovated Metro Cash & Carry Hungary store was opened in Szeged. On 3 May. The biggest change took place in the fruit/vegetables, meat and wine departments. The new...

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Hungarian and French gastronomy

The Budapest office of the marketing and communication consultants Sopexa held a conference about gastronomic culture and its role in defining identity on 27. March. The conference was also the...

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Market of meat for the grill far from being saturated yet

The most seasonal meat product category, that of meat for grilling shows constant growth. Within this category, sausages are still the biggest segment, but marinade meat, Vienna sausages and other...

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