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F&B Manufacturers from Singapore at International Food Fair in Czech Republic

A group of food manufacturers under the flagship of the Singapore Manufacturers’ Federation (SMa) will be doing Singapore proud at the Salima International Food Fairs 2008 held in Brno, Czech...

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Spectacular growth at Czech brewery Staropramen

Czech brewery Pivovary Staropramen sold a record 3.24 million hectolitres of beer in 2007, up 5.9 percent from 2006. The figure does not include production of beer under licence abroad....

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German retail chain REWE Group will take over Plus Discount in the Czech Republic

If anti-trust office UOHS okays the acquisition, the number of Czech outlets belonging to the REWE Group will be raised to some 500 and their annual turnover should move around...

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Hungary's industrial PPI accelerates to 3% m/m, 4.3% yr/yr in Jan

Hungary's industrial producer price inflation ticked up to 3.0% month on month in January from 0.4% in Dec 2007, and rose 4.3% year on year against an 1.6% growth in...

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(HU) A vevők szívesen elcsábulnak

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Sales and profit increased at InBev in 2007

InBev NV, the world's largest brewer, said fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on gains from selling real estate and tripled its dividend.   Net income rose to 2.2 billion euros...

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Coffee prises on 10 years top

Prises must be grow in Hungary too, Sara Lee started to increase in February, Tchibo only in summer. According to ACNielsen last year 26.7 million kilos coffee was sold in...

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From June only from Hungarian Fruits and only in Hungary can make Palinka

The Hungarian Parliament talk about Palinka Regulation in March. According to the new laws proceed can be started against who abuses with the Hungaricum's name.  The new regulation – starts...

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No tumult at cash desks

According to communique of Hungarian Trade Association customers and cashiers succesful resolved the first day of roundings. Gyorgy Vamos, president of the assotiation said, no fights, loud bickerings destroyed the...

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Britain preffers not the complete ban

Shops could be forced by law to charge for handing out plastic bags unless they agree to impose the fees voluntarily, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned in a hard-hitting...

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Administration of liquidation started at one of M.E.G.A Trade Companies

The company group's Dis Kereskedelemi Kft. was famous after relabeling action in 2006. As known at company's plant in Budaors more thousands kilos of food was relabeld in 2006. When...

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Economic growth in Hungary only in H2

According to a GKI 's forecast elaborated in co-operation with Erste Bank Hungary's economy will eventually get out of the slump it fell into in 2007. Following a huge downturn...

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The economic confidence in the euro zone sank to a two-year low

The economic sentiment indicator in the euro zone, which has been on a downward path since mid-2007, stood at 100.1 in February, down by 1.6 points from that in January....

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New managing director for LLP

Zsolt Ambrus will continue his career in the Budapest office of the LLP Group, as managing director. Previously, he had worked for Microsoft Magyarország as head of sales and partner...

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2007 – a year of success and strategic decisions

In spite of negative processes in the sector, 2007 was a successful year for SIÓ-Eckes Kft. The restructuring of brands was completed as planned. SIÓ-Eckes Kft. has retained its market...

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New stars in the Milky Way

Owing to the uncertainty and instability in the world market, there is a lot of excitement in the domestic milk industry, while new trends are also surfacing. – It looks...

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Agricultural price rises slowing down

The prices of agricultural products were 35.3 per cent up in November 2007, compared to the same month in 2006. The prices of plant products were up by 60.2 per...

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Joanna Blythmann: Shopped, the shocking power of Britain’s supermarkets

Joanna Blythmann is one of the best known English authors specialising in food. This book deals with the negative effects of the spreading of modern retail systems. However, she does...

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Disney

We have developed a range of popular Disney figures for this Easter as well: Disney Easter Bunny and Easter eggs....

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Lilac heart beating

Several thousand people made an enormous heart beat on 14. February, at the I Love MILKA Big Heartbeat event, held in SYMA Hall. The purpose of the event was to...

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Older people not too old to consume

Instead of cult of youth, or at least in addition to it, a cult of age is expected to be in the focus of future marketing by Ákos Kozák, managing...

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Autumn reactions

The average consumer price of milk was up by 30 per cent in Germany in September last year compared to 2006. Consumers immediately responded by reducing their consumption, according to...

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Good times in sight for the dairy business

The Agricultural Business Research institute (AKI) monitors trends in the world market of food. Data from the price information system (PÁÍR) of AKI and KSH can be useful for making...

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Code of Ethics staying in effect

According to a resolution by the Economic Competition Office (GVH), the provisions of the Code of Commercial Ethics relevant to relations between retailers and suppliers shall remain in effect till...

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Kinder Délice

No need to chill this chocolate sponge! Our target group consists of young, extrover­ted, open-minded adults with active social lives. Delice has a different target group from the other Kinder...

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Less bottles, more cans

The market share of canned beers continues to grow, while less beer is sold in bottles, as price seems to be more important for consumers than the environment....

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Older people open to innovation as well

According to a qualitative survey by Nielsen, the over 49 age group spends more than it used to at a younger age. They are open to new FMCG products targeted...

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Dynamic Royal Brinkers

Experts from Royal Brinkers take great care to ensure that the latest market trends are reflected by their assortment. As a result of clear changes in consumer habits, the Royal...

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Growth accelerating this year

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, growth is expected to accelerate substantially in 2008, compared to the previous year. Both the external and internal balance...

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