News and articles
Candies: cheap success
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
One out of three candies is a private label product. Average prices are falling, and larger size bags are becoming more popular. Candies seem to be getting „discounted”. It is...
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Market share of Hungarian milk declines
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Since accession to the EU, Hungarian milk production has changed markedly. While milk processing enterprises purchased 1.550 billion litres in 2004, this figure was only 1,370 billion litres in 2005....
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Number of quarters: declining number of nights
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Compared to the 2005 figures, in the first eight months of 2006 commercial lodgings accounted for a 3% drop in the number of person nights spent. The national Statistics Office...
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SuperShop expanding
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The SuperShop loyalty program recruited new participants at the Adidas-Samsung Streetball events in Budapest, and other cities. Everybody who filled out the the application form for the SuperShop card was...
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Pet food sales showing steady development
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Retail trade of pet foods amounted to approximately HUF 35 billion and can expand further. Retail sales grew by 2-3 per cent in the October 2005–September 2006 period compared to...
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Excessive production
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Hungary’s annual grain production is between 9-17 million tons. The domestic market absorbs less than 8 million, while the rest is exported or offered into intervention. Hungary is a net...
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Quality and prices in EU markets
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Market Price Information System will serve to provide an outline of main markets trends for a specific product group in each issue of the magazine. Information will be available about...
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Promotions to meet special needs
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
With international trade and international brands, the conscious and well-informed cosmopolitan has also appeared. European customers wish to see behind the wide assortment of products available to them. This is...
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Why is headache more expensive on a Sunday?
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Gyorgy Vamos of National Trade Association was arguing very strongly for the opening of the drug-market on the pages of Népszabadság. In his article published in mid-October he was reasoning,...
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BioFach Nurnberg: Lot of Hungarian visitors
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The BioFach fair to be held in Nurnberg Between 15-18. February 2007 is a good opportunity for Hungarian bio-food producers to do business. Over 30 Hungarian exhibitors will participate at...
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Pet food manufacturers think like pet lovers
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Domestically manufactured pet foods maintain their strong position in the rapidly developing domestic market. Sales of private label products are dynamic, pet keepers are mesmerised by low prices. According to...
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Only two companies left in the domestic market
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Sugar factories had a profitable year in 2004, while not all sugar beet producers were as lucky. In Hungarian sugar factories almost half a million tons of white sugar were...
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Growth of domestic demand slowing down
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
According to a forecast prepared by GKI with the help of Erste Bank and published on 30. October, the political situation will consolidate, corrections will be implemented, and reforms will...
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Vénusz, goddess of the kitchen
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
1952 – Stalinism is still raging in Hungary when the first bottle of Vénusz cooking oil comes off the production line. How such a name could be chosen in those...
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He has chosen soft drinks
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Sandor Baja has become the export director of Eckes granini GmbH & Co KG, his responsibilities being foreign sales in France, Austria and Germany. Previously he had been marketing director...
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EU testing rice from the US
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Food safety experts of EU member countries have decided to begin testing rice shipments from the US to stop deliveries of genetically engineered products. The costs of testing in European...
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Small stores in a strong position
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The value of retail sales of spirits grew by 8 per cent, while the quantity of sales grew by 4 per cent in the October 2005–September 2006 period compared to...
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Production of sweets is shrinking, consumption is not
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The Hungarian confectionery market grew by 1.5% last year. The domestic range of products meets the Western-European standards, and the market is ruled by the biggest European producers. The competition...
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Consumers have got over the shock
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The Consumer Confidence Index has only shown a slight decrease of 3 points in September, compared to June, stopping at 149 points. Expectations regarding household income and the financial position...
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Sponsorship step by step
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Based on the consequences drawn from Megasztár, TV2, at the launch of Megatánc, put an emphasis on the exclusive presence of the sponsors. As a new element TV2 integrated two...
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The same company, but the task bigger
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Aldo Siegrist has been appointed managing director of Nestle Hungaria Ltd. He has been working for the company for a long time, and has learnt that every new position brings...
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BIT and BUD are not the same
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
According to a ruling by the Court of the EU, the trademark „BIT” cannot be mistaken for „BUD”. The Court has dismissed a suit filed by Bitburger Brauerei for banning...
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Palinka reborn
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Palinka has definitely benefited from EU rules regarding protection of origin. New flavours and designs keep appearing in the market, helping to boost sales. Since Hungary became the sole country...
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From German to Latin taste
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
Hungary’s geological treasures create an environment where the mineral content of natural mineral water is high, and exceptionally healthy for human consumption. The output of the Hungarian production was 700...
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Hyper markets responding to challenge by discount chains
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
70 per cent of French retail trade in food is concentrated in the hands of the five biggest companies. The largest European chain, Carrefour has its HQ in France and...
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Answers to puzzles at Packforum®
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
This is the third year that Packforum®, the packaging technology demonstration centre of Sealed Air Cryovac has hosted a commercial press day on 21. September. The subject presented was the...
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The First Hungarian at the top of Coca-Cola Company
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The board of directors of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company (CCHBC) has appointed Jozsef Tarsoly managing director as from August 15, with full business responsibility for the company in Hungary. “I...
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Expanding trade between India and the EU
Date: 2006-11-20 08:00:00
The volume of trade between India and the EU will reach EUR 70 billion in the next two years, while only EUR 48.5 billion is expected for 2006. If the...
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