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Hungary will host the first Sustainable Food Chain World Summit next year

Hungary will host the first Sustainable Food Chain World Summit in August 2010 and the tenth Jubilee World Congress of Meat Hygiene and Meat Inspection. The premiere of the event...

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The crisis does not affect the food deliveries

Food delivery companies do not seem to face a significant downturn. The fast delivery, the changing supply and the energy saved on cooking are enough convincing reasons not save on...

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Hungarian Wine Marketing to get sources

Hungarian Wine Marketing Nonprofit Ltd. can get sources for its necessary operation, within a few days. The company was in troubhle, becasue the public tender that was necessary to maintain...

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Winery at the Corvinus University

The Corvinus University of Budapest (BCE) will create a Vine and Winery Institute, in order to further increase the traditionally good quality of the domestic wine education and research, from...

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Szentkirályi big drop package: “Gimme a five”!

The Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. will surprise the consumers in preparation for the Christmas season, with its latest development, the 5-liter packages of mineral water. The drop-shaped bottle is the...

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Borsodi: individual coded SMS promotion

As part of the year-end sales rush SMS code game takes place from 1st to 31st of December. Mobilpont working on the promotion with McCann for the first time. The...

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Weekend clothes Christmas Fair in the Tesco

On Bronze weekend, from 4th to 6th of December actions will be held in all Tesco hypermarkets for all clothing, including footwear and supplements, with a 30 percent discount offer....

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Fanta: Grab a taste of Friday!

Next year, the soft drink's newest global advertising campaign will be launched. Fanta tries to transfer Friday's freedom message to the brand, with the ”Grab a taste of Friday” message....

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Decreasing alcohol consumption in Russia

This year, in the January-September period, Russian alcohol sales decreased by 15 percent in volume, compared to the same period of the last year. Vodka consumption has decreased by 15-16...

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Sensormatic system at NorgesGruppen

Norway’s leading food retail chain, NorgesGruppen equipped its stores with Sensormatic® acousto-magnetic (AM) detection technology in order to cut down on stealth and increase profits. Sensormatic AM labels are smaller...

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The crisis made wiener buyers more rationalistic

Consumers accept pre-packaged wieners and do not think of deli counter wiener as better. The price advantage of the latter is also dwindling and it is important to be aware...

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Private labels in the limelight at Alimentaria 2010

In March every second year, Barcelona becomes the world capital of the food industry when Alimentaria, Europe’s biggest food and gastronomy fair is held. On 22-26 March 2010, the 18th...

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Fresh! 100% frissen préselt gyümölcslevek nem koncentrátumból

Fruit juice made not from concentrate, but pressed directly from the fruit....

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Awards presented at Europe’s Day in Commerce, 2009

Klauzál Gábor Prize: Posch Péter, WestEnd Ingatlanhasznosító és Üzemeltető Kft. ügyvezető igazgatója; Dr. Vígh Gábor, Mammut Zrt. vezérigazgatója; Ay János, MKIK koordinációs és marketing igazgatója; Boros Péter, COOP Győr Zrt....

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European symphony

Berlin, Germany. We are raising our glasses with Germans business partners to the anniversary of the collapse of the Wall. They are grateful to us Hungarians, but soon start to...

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Six and a half million glasses of water for those in need

As a result of Procter&Gamble’s 3-month programme, more than 1.3 litres of clean, potable water was ”collected” by Hungarian consumers. Those who bought any product from the Aqua collection supported...

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They spent more on wieners

According to GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan, Hungarian households bought 3 percent less wiener in the first eight months of 2009, compared to the same period last year. The average price per...

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To leave or to stay, that is the question

It is constantly debated whether trade fairs and participating in them are necessary. Ilka Theil, marketing leader of Idea Zone says that statistical data from 2008-2009 are significantly worse than...

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Hírös Kecskeméti Mézes Ágyas Meggy

Youthful taste that is easy to consume....

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“Many retail companies would like to be in our place”

Péter Boros, CEO of COOP Győr Zrt. was awarded the Klauzál Gábor Prize. Q: Could you list the most important steps in your career? A: I started out as an...

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Decimating in the sties

There are fewer pigs in the sties than any time in the past 60 years, still their price fell by 15-16 percent in a week. Pig breeders are asking from...

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The diamond of beer tapping

On 15 October, Borsodi Sörgyár Zrt. organised the Stella Artois Beer Tapping Championship for the 12th time in Budapest’s Museum of Fine Arts. Twelve participants qualified for the final and...

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In terms of volume pálinka, in value bitters lead

Spirit retail sales are stable in terms of value, surpassing HUF 73 billion in October 2008- September 2009, just like a year earlier. However, Nielsen registered a 5 percent decline...

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Behind the scenes and in front of the scene

What to look out for at a fair venue? What is the secret of successful exhibitors? How can typical mistakes be avoided? – these are only a few of the...

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Gyulai Májas konzerv

Liver pâtés in cups and aluseal packaging, based on the recipe of the famous and popular Gyulai liver pâté....

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VOSZ aims for government-level interest representation

Besides celebrating, on Europe’s Day in Commerce complaints were also voiced: the sector mostly laid the blame on the government for the sector’s problems. We asked what the reasons were...

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Bonbonetti CEO awarded prize

On 16 October, CEO of the Bonbonetti group, Sándor Sánta was awarded the 2009 World Food Day prize by FAO. The Bonbonetti group has already participated in several charity campaigns...

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Marvellous Coffee Exhibition

Magyar Kávétársaság Kft. is organising the international Marvellous Coffee exhibition for the first time in pavilion D of the Budapest Fair Centre, on 23-25 April in 2010. Key actors of...

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Shaken, not stirred

After the increase in excise duty and VAT, spirit distributors spent most of 2009 with rethinking their price strategies. Although the number of spirit buyers is declining, the average price...

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Food prices curb inflation again

In September 2009, consumer prices were 4.9 percent higher than in September 2008. KSH’s quick report reveals that food prices decreased by 0.6 percent in comparison with August, largely due...

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