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Intense interest displayed towards Anuga

According to Peter Grothues from the Cologne Fair, interest displayed towards this year’s Anuga to be held between 10-14. October is as intense as usual. Over 6 000 exhibitors are...

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New managing director for SPAR

As of 1. July 2009, Judit Kiss (40) was appointed one of the four managing directors of SPAR Magyarország Kft. She began her career with SPAR Magyarország in 1990. Since...

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New cameras presented by Axis at IFSEC

A number of new network cameras were presented by Axis Communications at the IFSEC exhibition held in Birmingham-in May, including the award winning P3301 model. Axis is celebrating its 25th...

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The Code and VAT on the menu

A two hour discussion has been held by members of Márkaklub (the Brands Club) and Márkaszövetség (the Brands Association) with invited guests about the conflict evolving in connection with the...

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IT sneaking into stores unnoticed

In modern stores, we are becoming users of sophisticated IT systems without even noticing it. In some countries, advanced digital systems have already invaded stores, with IT systems making shopping...

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SIÓ fresh&fruit

The real thirst quencher for this summer, made from real fruits, without preservatives....

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Changing supply and demand

Michael Gerling representing the German Food Retail Union, a founder of Anuga, pointed out a number of important trends. In his opinion, intensive concentration in the European retail sector is...

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Free presentations about marketing

A series of six presentations held by MMSZ about marketing in the spring was attended free of charge by the directors of nearly 100 SME-s. The presentations can be downloaded...

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Invitel opening high tech data centre

A state of the art new 1,500 square meter server centre has been opened by Invitel. The biggest advantage of Datacenter is that it allows companies to reduce their costs...

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Code against multinationals?

Hungarian farmers have been waiting for the government to help them in improving their one-sided position in bargaining with multinationals since our accession to the EU. The drastic drop in...

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A touch of the future

The futuristic GINNT Expo was held on 10-11.June. The “Eat the code!” campaign conducted by the main sponsor GS1 and Kitchen Budapest had been highly successful in promoting the event....

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A VarioCooking Center® és Rational Self Cooking Center®

All conventional thermal apparatus can be replaced by two multifunctional units....

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Eu’Vend Cologne: 300 exhibitors and 5,000 visitors expected

HUF 30 billion is spent by Hungarian consumers annually on food from vending machines and there are 35-40 000 machines in the country. The Eu’Vend exhibition is to be held...

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A Henkel innovation from 2050

Working out the concept for a Henkel product to be launched in 2050 was the task teams were faced with in the final of the Henkel Innovation Challenge. The team...

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New momentum for Házi Piros Paprika

An integrated promotional campaign is to be conducted by Házi Piros Paprika Kft. in the summer of 2009 to support the Házi Arany brand. The conventional “buy and win” concept...

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Looking for a way out in New York

Excessive production when 50 000 people die of starvation every day? Food safety when GM food is the most practical means of feeding the poor? Protectionism when globalisation should be...

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Decreasing volume, improving balance

Exports totalled HUF 1,381 billion in April 2009, while imports totalled HUF 1,256 billion. Export was down by 29 percent calculated in EUR, while import was down by 35 percent...

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HARIBO Saure Pommes, HARIBO Grapefruit

Gums in fruity flavours, in a sour candy jacket....

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IX. Univer Business Golf Championship

The Univer Business Golf Championship celebrated its 9th birthday this year on 6. June. The event was held in the Bük Radisson Hotel and Birdland Golf Club. The majority of...

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Home made refreshment

SodaStream, the world leader in home made soft drinks has arrived in Hungary. They manufacture soda machines which allow us to make soda and soft drinks at home. Their products...

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World famous BOLS vodka in modern bottle

BOLS Vodka has a new bottle which complies with modern design trends, but retains its traditional design elements as well....

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Possibility of revival for Hungarian gardening

Gardening is the most diverse sector within agriculture. A program for the modernisation of the gardening sector has bee prepared by FruitVeB (the Hungarian inter-trade fruit and vegetables organisation). According...

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Europe economising

According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales were down by 3.1 percent in the EU-27 countries in March 2009, compared to the preceding March. Growth was only recorded in Belgium,...

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Orbit Professional Mints erdei gyümölcs

A new, fruity flavour has been added to the popular Orbit Professional Mints product line....

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II. TV2 cup Howard Draft Award in Tabajd

An exclusive polo cup was organized by TV2 for its leading clients for the second time this year, on 21. June in Tabajd. TV2. The patron of the event was...

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Parliament accepted food product line laws

On 29 June by extra procedure, the parliament accepted food product line laws without any votes against. The National Trade Association (OKSZ) protested in a communication. The law listing itemized...

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Hungarians spends 80 billion HUF on cheese

According to Nielsen market research company; cheese is the food which has one of the biggest turnover. The retail sales of cheese are stable and, exceeds 80 billion HUF per...

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Drought and storm – the prospects of Hungarian wheat

Because of the drought, harvest began before the traditional date this year, especially in the southern counties. Rainy weather has no crop increasing impact, in some places it can cause...

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Just a small increase in traffic before VAT increase

Compared with the usual, small or no increase had been measured in traffic in the stores before the VAT increase of 1 July. According to Hackl Mónika Tesco's head of...

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Stable Fruit Consumption

According to the Central Statistical Office; in 2007, food consumption per person was 194 kg, which is one of the lowest value of the decade. Fourteen percent was spent on...

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