News and articles
Hyper markets strong in hair
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Retail sales of shampoos exceeded HUF 10 billion in the March 2006 – February 2007 period. According to the Retail Index of Nielsen, sales expanded by 4 per cent compared...
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Algida – “the patron”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The target group with an active lifestyle has been a priority for Algida since 2004. They made contact with the Alexandra Béres program in 2006. Though they have not joined...
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How to measure success?
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
As Péter Biczó director of Price Waterhouse Coopers Kft. has pointed it out to us, different figures may be used to describe market success, according to different systems of accounting....
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Nativa Tea & Water
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
Nativa wellness-drink is a perfect combination of mineral water from the Alps, tea and refreshing fruits, which is unique in the Hungarian market. Furthermore, energy content in the new, practical...
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Vienna fair: satisfied organisers
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
“This is not to be missed” – we thought after reading the invitation to the fair titled Food and Drink from Eastern and Middle Europe”, which was held for the...
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dm celebrating with a donation
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
The retail chain dm is celebrating the opening of its 200th store with a major campaign, which includes giving a donation of HUF 40 million to 200 nursery schools. HUF...
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Manufacturers’ brands a hair ahead
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
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”
Date: 2007-05-30 08:00:00
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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Bird flu infects two people in UK
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Two people have been infected with the bird flu virus that has caused an outbreak on a farm in North Wales. A further nine people are currently experiencing flu-like symptoms...
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Coke in Talks to Buy Highland Spring
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Coca-Cola Co. is in talks to buy Britain's No. 2 bottled water brand Highland Spring in a potential 500 million pound ($992.7 million) deal, British Sunday newspapers reported. The...
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Further problems for Danone in China
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
More than 118 tons of imported Evian-branded mineral water failed to meet China's food safety standards, according to national quality supervisors. Evian bottled water imported on February 18 contained 100...
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Vanillia again
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
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
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
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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Food direct for woman
Date: 2007-05-30 00:00:00
Slight lady smiles onto the consumer on the cereal's bag, yoghurt is filled in a bottle which forms the woman body, also the chocolate shows the cheesy woman body. Although...
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Carlsberg interested in Champions League
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Carlsberg has shown interest in becoming the main sponsor for the Champions League, which is currently sponsored by Heineken. The Danish brewer was cited in Esmerk this week, saying...
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Coca-Cola buys vitamin water maker Glaceau
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Glaceau, formally Energy Brands Inc, was bought for US$4.2bn cash, and deal has been approved by the boards of both companies. Glaceau will operate as a separate business unit within...
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SabMiller moves to Zug
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Because of the high tax cost the SabMiller Group, the owner of the hungarian Dreher Brewery, relocates his european center from Hungary to Switzerland.The administrations of the european SabMiller Center...
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Non-GMO driving Russian food price increase
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
New voluntary screening and voluntary 'No GMO!' labelling is driving up food prices in Moscow, according to reports. At present only foods sold in Russia that do contain genetically-modified organisms...
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Successful diet competition between companies
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
The target was not to hunger, but eating scienter and sporting regularly, and helping in it to each other at the workplace. 121 groups with 821 peoples enter for the...
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Alcohol Powder
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Five Dutch students food sience, developed a powder which only needs water to become an alcoholic drink.The powder is named Booz 2 Go, the drink contains 3% alcohol. Market research...
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Ethnic foods gain ground
Date: 2007-05-29 00:00:00
Growth in the retail ethnic foods in Europe is outpacing overall growth in the foods and drink sector, according to the report of Leatherhead Food International. The new report, called...
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No higher excise tax
Date: 2007-05-25 00:00:00
Members of the Parliament voted to send the plans back to its Economic Affairs Committee for further discussion. The move is another setback for the Commission in its attempt to...
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