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Acting in concert against forgery can decrease the black economy

The new founded organisation's first assigment is to build a concentrated database. The Hungarian Corporation Against Forgery has a HUF 75 million budget for this year, members are six ministries,...

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Heineken Acquires Bere Mures in Romania

Bere Mures has a beer portfolio which includes Neumarkt, one of the country's leading beers, and the smaller Dracula and Sovata brands.   The transaction will strengthen Heineken's number one...

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To Shop via Internet is Trendy

According to Szonda Ipsos research 20% of Hungarian internet users buy something via internet in 2007.  Every fifth Hungarian adult visit one of the researched auction, on-line and price and...

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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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(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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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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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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Handling parallel quantity units

The functionality of SAP CWM promises a perfect solution for handling products in parallel quantity units. This is part of the fully integrated IT solution developed for the food industry...

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Gyermelyi tészta

A film about the irresistible attraction to Gyer­melyi. The product is used as bait: the smart restaurant owner is eating Gyermelyi in the restaurant window… And success follows. Agency: Well...

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New officers for Maspex

Marek Bucior was appointed general director of Maspex Olympos Kft. on 23. January. He has been working for Maspex Wadowice Group for 8 years, first in Poland and later in...

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