News and articles
Working-capital loan for Hungarian food industry
Date: 2009-03-05 12:44:23
The Hungarian Development Bank would injection HUF 30 billion into food industry sector. The bank would undertake 100% guarantee of the trade banks' resource placements. To this step the law...
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What is the real Hungarian product?
Date: 2009-03-05 12:40:40
The preparatory committee of Food codex can't agree about the defination of „Hungarian product” in the domestic retail. The problem is that the producers work also from importad raw materials,...
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Nestle sees acquisition opportunity in Poland
Date: 2009-03-05 12:26:46
The world’s biggest food maker, is seeking acquisition targets in Poland to boost production in the European Union’s largest ex-communist economy, the head of its Polish operations said. The Switzerland-based...
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SIÓ helps for children from needy families
Date: 2009-03-05 12:12:34
Action under the name „Thanks for SiÓ!” the firm call the schools fo a tender. The soft drink company helps for 1,000 children from needy families to get their new...
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Levi Strauss stops producing in Hungary
Date: 2009-03-05 09:55:30
With closure of its Kiskunhalas plant 549 employees will lose their jobs, along with hired labour. The company experiences a marked drop in demand for its clothing and other consumer...
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Foodapest, from 2010 in every two years
Date: 2009-03-05 09:42:23
In the future Hungexpo organises the exhibition alone. The next Foodapest will arrange together with UKBA and Foodatech. Specialities of the next year's exhibition are the Junior Confectioner World Championship...
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Synergon Subsidiary Has Become „The Most Dynamic Start-Up Company”
Date: 2009-03-05 08:10:26
Synergon subsidiary, Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the award given to Hungarian start-up companies. Steinbinder Romulus, the Managing Director of Synergon Retail Systems Kft. received the certificate of merit “The...
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On line store for Hungarian products in March
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The intention of Prémium Hungaricum Egyesület is to help Hungarian SME-s from the food sector in entering the market. This is why they are planning to start up an online...
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New Sole Gustoso butter creams
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
SOLE-MIZO Zrt launched a special, premium product in February. Owing to the special colloid structure of the butter cream made from real milk cream, it has a different, more beneficial...
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Washing hair no longer enough
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The hair care market is still dominated by shampoos but balsams have also been producing dynamic growth for years and sales of conditioners also began to soar last year. Demand...
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Hungarians worried mainly by cost of alcohol consumption
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
44 percent of Hungarians claim that they never consume alcohol. According to a survey conducted by the GfK group for Wall Street Journal Europe, the biggest concern for Hungarians regarding...
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Kubu PET-palack – Töretlen energia, törhetetlen palackban!
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The market leading drink for kids in Hungary is to be renewed both in terns of content and appearance. Bottled Kubu products will come in 0,3 litre PET bottles from...
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Escape routes
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Innovation, product development, expansion of distribution channels, authentic communication without cost reduction – this is how we can sum up what has been said by participants of the Marketing Forum...
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Tchibo birthday design competition
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A competition for designing a retro jug collection has been launched by Tchibo Budapest Kft with MOME Nonprofit Kft. and Moholy-Nagy Művészeti Egyetem to commemorate its 60th birthday. The deadline...
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Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture urging introduction of SPS in 2009
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
A substantial part of animal husbandry might disappear by 2012, which could lead to a major crisis. This danger comes from the delay in the introduction of the SPS law,...
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Market expanding, growth for milk chocolate
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Retail sales of Easter sweets rose again last year. Sales were up by 7 percent in terms of quantity, and by 22 percent in terms of value. Total sales were...
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Winter care Head&Shoulders style
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
In December a tree in Erzsébet tér turned green as a result of a creative idea by Procter&Gamble to promote Head&Shoulders Winter Care....
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Domestic chains re-magnetised
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to the Shopping Monitor and Shopping Mission 2008-2009 surveys prepared about distribution channels by GfK Hungária, smaller stores continue to play an important role in Hungary. For the first...
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Magyaros és mogyorós ízesítésű kölesgolyó
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
An innovation from Biopont! A favourite for both young and old, extruded bio millet is now available in two new flavours as well. Apart from the slightly salted, unflavoured version,...
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SOLE-MIZO web site renewed
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
As part of a complete change of image launched by SOLE-MIZO Zrt. last year, their web site has also been completely renewed by the middle of January....
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First Spar stores converted from Plus opened
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The first Spar store converted from Plus opened in February in Hatvan, Sopron and Sárbogárd. As a result of the biggest acquisition ever completed by SPAR Magyarország Kft., the complete...
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Branded rabbits and eggs in leading role
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Quality is the trend among seasonal sweets. Manufacturers of branded milk chocolate figures won’t have much to worry about this Easter. Last year, real milk chocolate accounted for three out...
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Key factor for new products: proportion of people who try it
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
According to Jonathan Banks, research director of Nielsen UK, there are three factors influencing the development of new products at present: consumer confidence, the expansion of private labels and the...
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Grain prices halved
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
The supply price of agricultural products was down by 22,6 percent in December 2008, compared to December 2007. The price of plant products was down by 38 percent, while that...
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Neuner’s Bio Wellness Energia és Vitalitás Tea
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
As a result of a new innovation, every single tea filter is packaged in aroma-sealed pouches, made from a new material. This is a special aluminium pouch which allows teas...
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Duffy to be face of Coca Cola light in 2009
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
It has been announced that Duffy is to be the face of the 2009 advertising campaign of Coca-Cola light. According to the marketing director of Coca-Cola UK, the singer is...
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Food events in the Balkans
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Mac-Line Hungary Kft. is a company specialising in trade events organised in the Balkans. Last year, they helped 445 Hungarian companies in attending 36 events in ten countries. – In...
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Typical consumers of seasonal sweets are young
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Sales of Easter chocolate figures continue to drop. Hyper markets remain the primary distribution channel, while the market share of small stores continues to shrink, according to data from GfK...
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Trendy foods
Date: 2009-03-05 08:00:00
Trends have a substantial influence on shopping decisions. Such trends also have the power to change consumer habits and the structure of demand for good. The effects of trends can...
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