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CBA, Metro, market hall, Tesco

The majority of guests attending the conference went on a shopping tour on the previous day, visiting the market hall on Vámház körút, Metro on Gyáli út, Tesco on Bécsi...

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New Danone Activia flavour

A new product was added to the Danone Activia product line in December. Édesfehér is intended for consumers who do not like fruity flavours but want to enjoy the advantages...

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Help from Tesco for people in need

A substantial quantity of clothing was distributed by Tesco through several charitable and social organisations in December. A total of 150 palettes of clothing worth HUF 60 million was donated...

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Softeners over HUF 13 billion per year

Softeners are the sixth biggest category among the 60 chemical categories monitored by Nielsen with total sales of HUF 13 billion in the November 2007-October 2008 period. This category is...

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Turkeys in decline

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

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Dr. Oetker Nemzetközi desszert-különlegességek

Dr. Oetker Karamell Krém, Dr. Oetker Mousse Csokoládés Habkrém, Dr. Oetker Tiramisu Krém (104g, 92g, 96g). Special premium desserts which can bring the sweet flavours enjoyed during foreign holidays to...

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Berlin congress: when a storm is raging

What were the topics discussed by the leaders of companies present in Hungary as well? – Consumers are adapting to the new situation, but display different attitudes to various categories...

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New generation of self-service cash registers

A new generation of self-service cash register solutions is to be introduced in the Hungarian market by NCR. The improved NCR SelfServ™ Checkout offers faster and more convenient solutions than...

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Solvency of German companies deteriorating

Germany has been placed on a negative watch list by Coface. Payment morale and solvency has deteriorated in Germany. Default in payment is quite rare in Germany and is often...

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Little loyalty, many promotions for softeners

Softeners are one of the categories where promotions were most frequent in 2008. According to data from MEMRB, the Hungarian market of HUF 16 billion is dominated by three major...

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Growth unstoppable in Romania

According to an Eurostat estimate, retail sales showed an average drop of 0.8 percent in the EU-27 countries in October 2008, compared to 2007. Retail sales showed outstanding growth (9.4...

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Kométa Prágai sonka

Prágai ham is a smoked-cooked speciality. Its size, slightly smoked colour and the thin layer of fat on top give it a unique appearance....

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Between consolidation and expansion

Over one thousand participants have attended the congress held by the German Retail Association in Berlin under the slogan „Between consolidation and expansion: new challenges for retail and industry”. Nearly...

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Zwack Hírős Kecskeméti product line

Zwack Kecskeméti Pálinka Manufaktúra has launched its Hírős Kecskeméti product line recently, with Hírős Kecskeméti Barackpálinka in new packaging as the “flagship”. Hírős Kecskeméti products are based on 200 year...

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Edeka creating 8000 new jobs this year. the German discount chain intends to boost its market share to 30 percent by opening 1,000 new stores by 2010. At present, Edeka...

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Fewer people buying larger quantity of softeners

According to ConsumerScan data by GfK Hungária, the number of households buying softeners in the first nine months of 2008 was down slightly compared to the preceding year, but the...

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Expectations reaching lowest point ever

According to a survey conducted by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt., both business and consumer expectations continued to drop in December, but the rate of decline slowed down. Retailers did not expect...

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Kis tejes

Let’s remember the taste of the yoghurt made by our grandmothers. In developing Kis tejes yoghurts, we not only had health conscious consumers in mind, but also the true gourmands....

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Munich no match for the Amsterdam PLMA yet

Several events are organised by the Private Label Manufacturers Association every year where manufacturers get an opportunity to do business with retail chains. Among these, the exhibition held in Amsterdam...

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2008 Mecénás Nap award for Stella Artois

Stella Artois was awarded the Summa Artium Projekt prize last November for exemplary co-operation with the Museum of Fine Arts in their ‘Múzeum + “ program. Special glasses decorated with...

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Stagnation at best expected for the food sector in 2009

The financial crisis has come at a bad moment for the food sector. A shortage of financing has occurred promptly, but the government hopes to keep the sector moving by...

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Bako Hungária in the course of expansion

In March 2008, we reported that András Köves, former sales director of Bunge was appointed the new managing director of Bako Hungária. We asked him about the developments of the...

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Balance of foreign trade rocking

The volume of export was down by 7 percent, while import was down by 6 percent in October 2008., compared to the same month in 2007. Export in the January-October...

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Helia-D Fruit Selection

The new members of the Helia-D Fruit Selection product line are the Maxima body lotions for dry and extra dry skin....

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„World of Private Label”

The exhibition held in Amsterdam under the slogan „World of Private Label” is the biggest of its kind in the world. The 2008 event was attended by over 3,000 exhibitors...

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Human size educational campaign

On 1. December, the International AIDS Day, a human size condom was carried around in Budapest streets to remind people of the dangers of HIV infection. This campaign was also...

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Financial prospects for 2009

Financial prospects for 2009 are certainly worse than we had believed before October, when the danger of national bankruptcy was imminent. There is however, so much uncertainty that we should...

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Bonbonetti Kft. – about the year 2008

Bonbonetti Ltd is the largest capacity and longest tradition confectionery manufacturing company in Hungary. Bonbonetti has stabilized its market situation and managed to grow continuously in last 4 years, achieving...

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Spa-hotels most popular

The number of nights spent by guests in commercial places of accommodation was down by 1 percent in the January-November 2008 period, compared to 2007. Revenues were down by 0.5...

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Hírös Kecskeméti termékcsalád

At the end of 2008, time has come for Zwack Kecskemét Palinka Distillery to re-launch its protected apricot palinka from Kecskemét in new packaging and slightly lower alcohol content, under...

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