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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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(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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Promotions and efficiency

Promotional sales accounted for up to 40 per cent of overall sales in some of the largest categories last year. 82 per cent of Hungarian consumers are actively looking for...

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Merci, Valentin

Storck celebrated Valentine’s day with consumers in stores and cinemas. A romantic comedy directed by Tamás Sas and sponsored by Merci started playing on 14. February. Storck also uses elegant,...

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Eggs from milk chocolate are the most popular

Retail sales of Easter sweets dropped by 9 per cent in terms of quantity last year. Total sales amounted to HUF 22.5 billion in 2007. Sales continue to be concentrated...

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INBÉ (GDA) on Chio bags

Chio Magyarország Kft. has been the first Hungarian manufacturer to adapt the voluntary system of INBÉ (GDA) designation launched by 8 multinational companies. By August this year, INBÉ data will...

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Category management of dm focuses on tactics

Rita Bokor, assortment manager of dm-drogeriemarkt is familiar with the topic of category management, as she is the author of a number of publications about this topic. – How and...

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Montice

A new addition to the Montice product line: the nice, chocolate flavoured seal figure also covered in chocolate will be available in a 8x30g = 7 + 1 family size...

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Discord

Hungarian farmers with produce that is in high demand abroad had a very good year in 2007. Products were exported at higher prices than could have been achieved in Hungary,...

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Cooking playgrounds

Garabonc, Tiszaroff, Hernádkak, Lábatlan, Pécsely, Csögle, Pásztó, and Tiszacsege are the eight settlements which have won playgrounds conformant with EU standards in the “Cook a playground” promotion organised by the...

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Accelerating rearrangement in the market of figures

The decrease in popularity of nougat sweets in the market of seasonal figures made from sweets seems to be an irreversible process. Cheap and usually unbranded nougat sweets are losing...

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Rapidly growing assortment of bio products

A bio-revolution is sweeping through Europe, producing double digit growth. Expansion is less dynamic in Hungary but still notable. Though the popularity of bio products is growing everywhere, they are...

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Coop is the franchise system of the year

Co-op Hungary Zrt. has been awarded the title “Franchise System of the Year 2007” by the Hungraian Franchise Association. We asked László Murányi, CEO of Co-op Hungary Zrt. about the...

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Cappy

Delicious new Cappy products in 1 litre PET bottles are already on the shelves for those consumers who prefer premium quality and high fruit content. high fruit content....

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Successful campaign for collecting donations in Spar stores

One hundred and thirty tones of non perishable food has been collected nation-wide in Interspar, Kaiser’s and selected Spar stores by the Magyar Máltai Szeretetszolgálat between 14-19. December. This was...

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Chio allocating 418 million to development

Chio Magyarország Kft. will spend HUF 418 million on development in 2008. Their most important new project worth HUF 167 million will take place in the Győr plant. Chio generated...

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More mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard sold

The market of liquid flavourings expanded in the December 2007 – November 2007 period both in terms of quantity and value. Growth in terms of value was 7 per cent...

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Products telling stories

According to Judit Csányi, managing director of KIDZ-Entertainment Hungary, it is best to select a cartoon character for promoting a product who will not only be accepted by children but...

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Ten per cent plus within a year

Mystery Shopping is the most effective method of surveying customer satisfaction. The practice of test shopping has been in use for a long time in Western Europe, but it is...

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Rexona

Rexona has a true innovation for 2008 in the roll-on segment....

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More global name for IMIGe

IMIGe Hungária, like other members of the group will operate under the name IMIGe, a company of POS Media Europe. IMIGe and Sales Activation Solutions (SAS) established a new holding...

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Pampering with a pair of Pöttyös

Friesland introduced a Pöttyös variant with peanut butter, curd and chocolate under the name Pöttyös Pont2 in the milk dessert category in January. The product is intended to be a...

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