News and articles
Pro Form competing by packaging and technology
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Suppliers of the sweets industry are playing such an important role in growth that an independent exhibition has been established for them under the name ProSweet. The third Pro Sweet...
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Code kept warm
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Food manufacturers and retailers seem to have finally reached an agreement about a Code of Ethics. Their objective has been to set a universal standard for market players to be...
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Record breaking growth for chemical products
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Top list of chemical products producing most dynamic growth in 2008 (percentage on 2007 basis)....
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Drugstores strengthening their position in HUF 19 billion market
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Nielsen Retail Index, retail sales of hair care products stagnated at slightly over HUF 19 billion last year. The nearly HUF 11 billion market of shampoos remained...
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Uncertainty regarding the end of recession
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt and Erste Bank, the end of the global recession and its extent is completely uncertain. GDP in the EU is expected to...
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Palette Tízperces hajfesték
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Intense and shiny colour, perfect cover for grey hair and protection against damage in only 10 minutes! 12 new shades from light blonde to dark brown....
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Antal Zöld in Cologne for the 39th time
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
During the exhibition, a special celebration was held to commemorate that this was the 39th consecutive time for Antal Zöld to visit the ISM. In the 1970’s, had been in...
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On line store for Hungarian products in March
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The intention of Prémium Hungaricum Egyesület is to help Hungarian SME-s from the food sector in entering the market. This is why they are planning to start up an online...
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New Sole Gustoso butter creams
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...
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Washing hair no longer enough
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The hair care market is still dominated by shampoos but balsams have also been producing dynamic growth for years and sales of conditioners also began to soar last year. Demand...
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Hungarians worried mainly by cost of alcohol consumption
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
44 percent of Hungarians claim that they never consume alcohol. According to a survey conducted by the GfK group for Wall Street Journal Europe, the biggest concern for Hungarians regarding...
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Kubu PET-palack – Töretlen energia, törhetetlen palackban!
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The market leading drink for kids in Hungary is to be renewed both in terns of content and appearance. Bottled Kubu products will come in 0,3 litre PET bottles from...
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Escape routes
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Innovation, product development, expansion of distribution channels, authentic communication without cost reduction – this is how we can sum up what has been said by participants of the Marketing Forum...
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Tchibo birthday design competition
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A competition for designing a retro jug collection has been launched by Tchibo Budapest Kft with MOME Nonprofit Kft. and Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem to commemorate its 60th birthday. The deadline...
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Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture urging introduction of SPS in 2009
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A substantial part of animal husbandry might disappear by 2012, which could lead to a major crisis. This danger comes from the delay in the introduction of the SPS law,...
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Market expanding, growth for milk chocolate
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Retail sales of Easter sweets rose again last year. Sales were up by 7 percent in terms of quantity, and by 22 percent in terms of value. Total sales were...
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Winter care Head&Shoulders style
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In December a tree in Erzsébet tér turned green as a result of a creative idea by Procter&Gamble to promote Head&Shoulders Winter Care....
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Domestic chains re-magnetised
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Shopping Monitor and Shopping Mission 2008-2009 surveys prepared about distribution channels by GfK Hungária, smaller stores continue to play an important role in Hungary. For the first...
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Magyaros és mogyorós ízesítésű kölesgolyó
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
An innovation from Biopont! A favourite for both young and old, extruded bio millet is now available in two new flavours as well. Apart from the slightly salted, unflavoured version,...
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Beiersdorf Profits Jump 28.3 Percent
Date: 2009-03-05 07:55:05
The company predicted a slower growing for 2009, but its goal is achieving a global market share of 5.5 percent. Group profit after tax for 2008 jumped 28.3 percent to...
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Almost 2/3 of chemical artikels are sold in hypermarkets and drogeries
Date: 2009-03-04 07:08:00
Last year the total retail sales of households chemicals and cosmetics grow by 3% to HUF 300 billion, but in volume it was 2% less as a year before. According...
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Total sales of 2008 at CBA was HUF 545 billion
Date: 2009-03-04 06:44:39
Last year the food retail chain grow by 4%, increased the number of stores and almost 50 units were renovated in and out. The CBA has the most retail unit...
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Hungary food safety authority gives all-clear on supplement scare
Date: 2009-03-04 06:27:00
Hungary has not imported any food supplements containing nimesulide, a substance known to be hepatotoxic, the Hungarian food safety authority (MEbiH) told MTI. Sweden recently informed the European Commission through...
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BAT Hungary made ready for changes in advertisement law by self test
Date: 2009-03-04 06:24:00
After a six months long campaign every employees of the company from secretary to CEO checked the stores in work group. Hungarian Parliament passed a bill to amend the advertisement...
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Difficulties at Charles Vögele
Date: 2009-03-04 05:58:07
The company lost share on its most important markets, in Switzerland, Germany and Austria in 2008. The total sales decreased by 1.8% to CHF 1.369 billion, the profit fell by...
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ALDI expands in US
Date: 2009-03-04 04:25:00
Discounter is opening its 1000th discount store in the USA this week, in Connecticut. The number of Aldi stores in Connecticut, which is considered one of the most affluent US...
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Kaufland launches organic private label
Date: 2009-03-04 04:15:00
In the first phase 100 products will be on the stores’ shelves in Germany. According to Lebensmittel Zeitung, the label named K-Bio will initially comprise around 100 aggressively priced products,...
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Nordsee success in Budapest
Date: 2009-03-03 13:20:39
After the first Nordsee Restaurant in West-End City Center, the second unit will open this year in November. In the first half year the sales in Hungary's first Nordsee restaurant...
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