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Increasing consumption in the 3in1 segment

According to data from GfK ConsumerScan, the number of consumers in the 3in1 segment has been growing at a double digit rate in recent years. Consumption of ground-roasted coffee was...

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Daily finances

According to László Göndör, consulting director of Hostlogic Kft, we not only see financial systems, but also ERP systems in use today. These systems allow FMCG companies to process information...

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What is business intelligence good for?

Most companies spend days or weeks compiling data for background analysis which is required for business decisions. Results are far from being up to date or accurate, which means that...

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Whiskas® Supreme

Cats instinctively know what the real thing is. This is why Whiskas® Supreme made with chunks of real meat and packaged in aluminium pouches has been developed. Because cats would...

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Campari Red Tour with stars

The unique Campari Red drink is being promoted by a series of parties from July till October. Gifts are also offered at each party and all guests drinking Campari are...

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„Finding everything in a single store”

When consumers are asked about their most important considerations in choosing a store to visit, most of them put the assortment of good quality fresh products in first place, according...

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Brands getting stronger in the fondant category

While overall sales dropped last year, most manufacturers increased their sales, owing to a leading competitor leaving the market. This year, we will probably see if the shift from quantity...

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Industry down

Industrial production was down by 0.3 percent in June, compared to June 2007. According to a report by KSH, total production was up by 5.6 percent in the first half...

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The Maximilian

Zwack and Tokaji, two of the best known Hungarian brands are on the label. Not bad… Who is this product intended for? A small gap has been detected on the...

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Orbit Envelope Fruit

Smile and share it with others! The innovation by Orbit is 14 chewing gums packaged separately, in exciting raspberry, blackberry and grapefruit flavours, in addition to the well know peppermint...

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Dreher to be marketed in South Africa

Dreher Prémium Lager is to be introduced in the South African market as a premium category beer by SAB Miller. Dreher Premium Lager – a light lager beer with 5...

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New packaging solutions

Two new packaging solutions have been developed by Sealed Air Cryovac. „Cryovac Mirabella® is a patented and innovative concept, which allows contact between meat and the foil without causing any...

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Three Szamos stores among the best nine

Three stores operated by Szamos Marcipán Kft have finished among the best nine on the list of reliable stores recently published by ÁNTSZ, which is based on the results of...

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Inflation highest in Latvia

Inflation averaged 4.3 percent in the 27 EU member states in the June 2007 – June 2008 period. It was lowest in the Netherlands with 2.3 percent and highest in...

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Fanta Vérnarancs/Fanta

Flavours from different regions of the world are brought to you regularly with the help of Fanta....

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Pioneering in-store research: long live shopper marketing! (ECR Europe, part 2.)

For a long time, we have been waiting for a method to measure the effectiveness of POS marketing. We have seen a promising method at the annual ECR Europe conference...

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Own fleet for Szentkirályi

Szentkirályi Ásványvíz Kft has purchased a fleet of delivery trucks from Mercedes-Benz. A total of five delivery vehicles have been purchased, bringing the total value of the Szentkirályi fleet to...

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Teens like this

According to the Fanta Trend Report compiled by Bence Ságvári, Hungarian teenagers are exactly like their Western counterparts regarding their Internet usage. 94 per cent of 14-17 year old teenagers...

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Fondants in bags still most popular

According to data from GfK Hungária ConsumerScan, the market of seasonal sweets for Christmas shrunk last year, with sales of fondants down by 14 percent and chocolate Santa Claus figures...

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Moderate rise in the price of swine

Trends in the world market of meat and poultry are monitored by the Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI). Data from the price information system (PÁIR) operated by KSH and AKI...

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NaturAqua Emotion Citrus-Guarana, NaturAqua Emotion Őszibarack-Aloe Vera/NaturAqua

The refreshing flavour of NaturAqua Emotion makes the replenishment of liquid a joyful experience....

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Quotes – from our correspondent in Berlin

„We have taught consumers to focus on prices” Kees Jacobs, director of Capgemini • „When the taxes on packaging materials are raised by politicians, they seem to forget that packaging...

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Bacardi switching to IP telephones

Bacardi-Martini Kft decided to introduce an IP-based telephone system in its offices last year. The new Cisco system is also supplemented by a wireless system. IP telephones use the same...

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Chinese weeks in Cora

Chinese weeks were held by Cora between 4-21. September. Apart form samplings for 150 promoted products, cultural programs were also organised....

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Pet food as supplement or snack

According to data from Euromonitor, the global market of pet food has been growing continuously since 2001. Global pet food sales totalled USD 45 billion in 2007. Growth is expected...

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Deteriorating prospects for Europe

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. with Erste Bank, growth will speed up in the second half of the year. Both internal and external balance is improving and...

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Kinder Country

Kinder Country is a delicious bar of milk chocolate filled with 5 different kinds of corn flakes and filled with milk....

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CIES conference in Budapest: providing knowledge and contacts

The eighteen presentations scheduled for the „CIES – The Food Business Forum” conference to be held in Budapest on 5-6. November will reflect the objectives of the organisation. CIES has...

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Speeding in style

Four lucky winners have been handed keys to a Volvo C30 by the July cover girl of Playboy as the main prize in a Beck’s promotional campaign. Apart from the...

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BRAU Beviale beverage exhibition in Nurnberg

BRAU Beviale, one of the leading exhibitions in the market of beer and alcohol-free beverages is to be held between 12-14. November in Nurnberg. Over 1,400 exhibitors and 34,000 visitors...

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