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VINEX turns 12

VINEX is the largest and most complex winery event held in the Middle and Eastern European region. The Grand Pric Vinex wine competition is also held during the exhibition, organised...

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Revenues up by 20 per cent for SIÓ-ECKES last year

The net revenues of SIÓ-ECKES Kft. were up by nearly 20 per cent last year and reached HUF 17.6 billion in 2007. They continue to remain the market leaders in...

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Improving global living standards, expanding market for chemical products

World-wide sales of chemical products have expanded at a faster rate than previously, since the last Nielsen survey. The Nielsen survey covered 29 categories and its findings were published in...

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Women’s hygiene increasingly confidential category

While demand for panty liners and tampons is increasing, the market share of hygienic liners is shrinking. The proportion of scented products is also rising. Brand loyalty is still strong...

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Deficit in cattle and poultry in the EU

Agricultural Business Research Institute (AKI) monitors the global trend sin the market of meat and poultry. Data from the Market and Price Information System of KSH and AKI can be...

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How do we choose? The optimal light commercial vehicle

Buying a light commercial vehicle is unlike buying a car. We are not only buying a vehicle, we are buying a package, which should offer the best possible solution for...

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Dr. Oetker Shake-Shake tejturmixok

Dr. Oetker Shake-Shake milk shake is a pleasantly soft, creamy, delicious milk drink available in 4 flavours for those hot summer days. (banana, vanilla, strawberry, chocolate)...

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New Spar brand among basic foods

Spar has developed a new private label product line in response to rising living costs. The S-Budget brand covers over 40 new basic food products. S-Budget is to be introduced...

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You are organic, but is your detergent as well?

Pioneer of bio-detergents in Hungary. Ladies & Gentlemen Hungary Kft. began wholesale distribution of environment-friendly ECOVER detergent products in the autumn of 2007. ECOVER offers perfect solutions for the everyday...

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Quick and comfortable hair removal – with a razor

There are three ways of getting rid of body hair, but as this category is very sensitive to price, innovations and promotions can influence customer decisions. A slow shift towards...

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Worse rating for Hungary

According to a forecast by GKI Gazdaságkutató Zrt. and Erste Bank, both the internal and external balance is expected to show significant improvement in 2008. A significant reduction in the...

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Regional player on home ground

Rauch Hungária is a successful competitor in the fruit juice market, which has good reason to be optimistic about the future. In spite of rising costs and the success of...

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Wilkinson Extra 3 Sensitive eldobható borotva

The 3 blade premium razor provides an extremely neat shave, owing to its tilting head, ergonomic handle and cream strip with vitamine E....

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Four new Aldi store to open in Mai

The German discount chain started with 5 unit in midle of April, one week later other 4 stores were opened.   According to Aldi website, after the 2th of Mai...

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Hungarian Succes at Sunday Times Wine Club

Hungarian offer stands from several white and red wine and a champagne of Torley, together with withe wine from Winery of Nagyrede and the Royal Tokaji.  Hugh Johnson – author...

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Danone to Spend EUR 220 Million in R&D

In 2008, Danone plans to conduct 50 clinical studies, as the company shifts its strategy from biscuits and dairy products to health food products. French dairy and baby food company...

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Carlsberg's majority ownership in Estonian Beer Company

75% of the Shares of Saku Õlletehase AS went to the Carlsberg, the rest are freely tradable on Tallinn Stock Exchange.  The previous owners of BBH AB were Scottish &...

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Hungarian Industrial Producer Sales Price Rose by 10 % in One Year

Domestic sales prices of the whole industry grew by 0.8% in March 2008 compared to the previous month, which figure was slightly higher than the monthly increase rate measured in...

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New Milli drink yoghurts on the shelves

The new products are to buy in two tastes: strawberry-raspberry and peach-maracuja. The drink yoghurts have 10% fruit content.  Friesland Hungaria developes several healthy foods, under the name Milli too,...

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Liberalisation Set To Revolutionise French Retailing

The new law would allow supermarkets of up to 1000sqm to open anywhere they wanted.  Until now, petits commerçants – or small shop owners – have been protected by a...

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Metro Q1 Loss Widens, But Sales Up The Metro Group

Net loss for the quarter amounted to E4.0m, from E1.0m last year; while EBIT amounted to E152m. However, sales rose 7.3% to E15.6bn, helped by strong growth in Eastern Europe....

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Tesco Starts Trial Of Carbon Footprint Labels

The retailer is piloting carbon labelling across 20 of its own label products. There isn't consensus about every piece of data among the specialists.  Tesco will telling customers about the...

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Lactalis Enters Romanian Dairy Market

The French dairy giant completed its takeover of the Romanian LaDorna group in a deal reportedly worth up to EUR 100 million.  Lactalis acquires all shares of LaDorna, which is...

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Lidl chain with 260 units in Poland is looking for buyer

Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported, citing unnamed sources, that Schwarz is seeking a buyer for its Lidl stores in Poland, which are potentially worth around 250 million euros.  The Polish paper...

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Fake Clothes in Value HUF 42 million was found

The solders of Hungarian Costum and Finance Guard controlled two Bulgarian camions.  The first camion cames from Turkey and according to logistic information it delivered clothes. Trough the control the...

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Hungarian retail trade turnover dropped

Retail trade turnover at constant prices decreased by 2.5% in February, and by 2.7% in the first two months of 2008 compared to the level measured one year before according...

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Heineken's giant investment in Sopron

The new watercleaner system costs EUR 2.2 million. The plant was built from 100 tons of steel, 800 qm beton and 1,000 meter steinless steel. The company use the same...

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Big success at Gyermelyi Paste Wednesday

Almost 300 restaurants offered paste specialities on half price. 40,000 guests taste the dishes.   According the new researches Hungarian likes pastes, people eaten yearly 6-7 kilos from it. Paste...

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Rent a car – better business as to buy

The rent a car market is 3-3.5 times so big in Austria as in Hungary, altough there live only 7 million people.  Fox Autorent Kft. offers cars with almost 0...

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