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Manufacturers’ brands a hair ahead

Among cosmetics in general, manufacturers’ brands have been quite successful against private labels so far, but among shampoos, they seem to be staging a true counter-attack. The market share of...

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Bio in movement

Bio products are becoming more popular. Their number is growing not only in market places but stores as well. The proportion of bio products within total Hungarian food consumption is...

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Croatian retailers resisting

As lake Balaton cannot be compared to the Adriatic sea, retail business in Croatia is also hard to compare with the Hungarian retail sector. Hardly any Hungarian products can be...

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Libresse Silk

Libresse panty liners are dressed in silk! In line with the trend, Libresse panty liners have received an ultra soft upper cover which contains silk extract....

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„Surprising degree of interest shown”

Hungarian companies displayed a surprising degree of interest in the Vienna fair. Owing to the number of exhibitors, the floor area booked originally, had to be increased from 100 to...

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Univer Product over 10 billion

Revenues of Univer Product Zrt. expanded by 10 per cent to HUF 10,5 billion, last year. This accounted for nearly half of the total consolidated revenues of the group. Pre-tax...

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Success of Hungarian food and wines in Spain

A promotion with sampling called “European Weeks” was held in the stores of the retail chain El Corte Inglés, between 10-15 March. The products of 19 Hungarian companies were among...

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One out of two deodorants are still sprays

The size of the deodorant market has exceeded HUF 12 billion. Retail sales grew by 9 per cent in terms o value in the March 2006–February 2007 period. 40 per...

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Vegetables and fruits are the most popular bio foods

Vegetables and fruits are the most popular bio-foods, according to consumer research by Gfk. 42 per cent of the customers of bio-foods choose from the above two categories. Bio-bread is...

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Big trader or wholesaler?

The drastic reduction in the number of retail outlets we had expected a few years ago did not take place. Many retailers are gone, but many new ones have appeared....

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FINO Familia

The smaller brother of the market leader, Piroska fruit syrup. The new products represent excellent quality and attractive appearance without preservatives in a returnable bottle....

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Austrian exports soaring after some hard years

Austrian food producers do not complain about being in a small market. Instead, they successfully look for possibilities to export their goods. Josef Domschitz (45), the officer responsible for competitiveness...

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Bols selling Calvados

Bols Hungary has a truly international brand in a relatively unknown category. The Boulard spirit is made from apple, in a process similar to that used for making cognac....

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Change of address

The address of Agrármarketing Centrum will change on 1 June 2007! New address: 1042 Budapest, Árpád út 51-53. New mail address: 1325 Budapest, Pf. 340. New telephone number: +36/1 450-8800...

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Fragrance is not all that matters to women

While sales of deodorants for women show steady growth from year to year, the same cannot be said about deodorants for men and this is not the only difference. Regarding...

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The aim: a logistic centre for bio-products

Over 1800 bio-farms exist in Hungary at the moment and 6,000 domestically produced bio-products are available. Imre Karácsony, managing director of Natur Life Kft. has worked out a 20 year...

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BOULARD CALVADOS

Owing to its exceptionally high and constant quality, Boulard calvados is the market leader in its category world-wide and in Hungary as well. It won two gold medals in the...

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SIÓ

Owing to tradition, experience and expertise accumulated over 30 years, SIÓ has been the leading brand in the fruit juice market for years. SIÓ is celebrating its 30th birthday with...

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The way to Hungarian shelves

Austrian have learned from the flood of imports to their market at the time of their accession to the EU and prepared for a similar flood of exports in 2004....

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Scooter promotion

Tchibo has a spectacular promotion in Cora stores this spring. The main prize, a red scooter is displayed on top of „islands of coffee” in the stores for one month...

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Anuga: reservations finishing

FVM Agrármarketing Centrum is planning a collective appearance at one of the major exhibitions, Anuga to be held in Köln, between 13-17 October. 470 square meters have been reserved in...

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Weight Control and Update competing

We have taken a close look at the two best known lifestyle programs and the assortment of products sold under the two labels. According to a survey by GfK Hungária...

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Trademarks – and what is behind them

Quality assurance systems already exist, but after the recent food safety scandals, consumers will require further guarantees of quality. Trade mark certificates which attest to constant, monitored, high quality, or...

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Muscat D’or champagne

Owing to the unique technology used, the new Muscat D’or champagne retains the honey sweet flavour and wonderful fragrance of muscatel grapes. The flavour of the brand Muscat D’or is...

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Fütyülõs Raspberry with honey

A new flavour, Raspberry with honey will be added to the Fütyülős product line which enjoys growing popularity among young people in Hungary. The fruitiness of raspberry and the silkiness...

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P&G, Spar: effects of IT on business processes

134 IT experts from 23 countries discussed the effects of technological development on FMCG trade at the “CIES – The Food Business Forum” conference in Monte Carlo, in March. After...

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Vanillia again

Coca-Cola North America has reintroduced Vanilla Coke to its 'sparkling beverage' line-up.   The soft drinks company said that the brand relaunch will include new logos and packaging. The company...

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No deal in international coffee talks

Coffee processors and producers will have to wait another year for a new International Coffee Agreement after talks over the last week failed to make a breakthrough.   It means...

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Winter Invasion 2008 – focus on Budapest culture life

This year the event brought 25 500 extra guest nights to the Budapest hotels with the participation of 70 suppliers. Following the success of the first edition of the Budapest...

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Polish culture and taste in the Central Market Hall

3. Polish Turist Days in Budapest between 31 Mai and 2. June. On the pleasant event not only the polish folk artist and their works, but the famous polish gastronome...

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