News and articles
Rotten Meat scandal in Germany
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
The rotten meat would be sold for Turkish doner kebab restaurants. Authorities had confiscated more than 11 tons of beef and turkey meat at a company based in the southern...
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Heineken fixed its 20-25% profit growth forecast
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
The Holland-based brewer said that net profit for the six months to the end of June fell markedly, by 30.4% year-on-year, to EUR302m, although net profit took a hammering from...
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Royal Unibrew buys Latvian brewery Livu Alus
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
The Danish brewer Royal Unibrew AS bought Latvia's third-largest brewery Livu Alus for 130 mln dkr. The acquisition, which is subject to approval by relevant authorities, is expected to be...
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Bioethanol at Tesco from Monday
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
The Tesco Megapark in Pesterzsebet will be the first Hungrian and east-european gas station of Tesco where the green friendly drives can buy bioethanol. Europe second biggest hypermarket chain is...
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In contempt of restrictions sales grew in hypermarkets
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
According to annalist this is the year of discounters in the Hungarian retail. Nielsen datas show that the share of stores over 400 m2 grew with 2%, the 2500 m2...
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Cold, but big business – eiscream
Date: 2007-08-30 00:00:00
Researcher Euromonitor figures that global ice cream sales are rising 2.5% annually and will hit $65 billion in 2010. Today, the $59 billion ice cream industry is dominated by two...
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Help worth 5 million from Tesco
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Over HUF 5 million has been collected by customers and employees of Tesco between 1. July 2006 and 30. June 2007 for Kézenfogva Alapítvány to help retarded children. The biggest...
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Fachpack: packaging and transport at the same time
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
FachPack, PrintPack and LogIntern are three exhibitions related to packaging and held in Nürnberg between 25-27 September. Packaging solutions, printing on packaging, manufacturing of packaging materials and internal logistics will...
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Make-up – with good advice
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The trade marketing of make up products has been focusing on colour harmony and advice for the past year. The significance of POS is expected to continue growing, while display...
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Reduction in food sales
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to KSH data, the total value of retail sales was HUF 1777 billion for the first four months of 2007. Food sales accounted for 51,1 per cent of total...
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Pickwick „Wellbeing” tea innovations from August 2007
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Demand for a healthy lifestyle and products following the wellbeing trend is growing in the tea market as well. Pickwick, a major communicator in segments like green tea and rooibos,...
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World-wide leader
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Pepsi has always been receptive to consumer needs, which allowed it detect changes in these needs, namely the increase in the popularity of functional and carbon-free soft drinks in time....
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Sugar free Coke turning 25
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Coca-Cola light was the first sugar free soft drink to appear in 1982. Today, 119 million glasses are consumed daily in 173 countries. Coca Cola light is the market leader...
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With buffaloes into the Hungarian market
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Bols Hungary Kft. began selling one of the best known Polish vodka brands, Zubrowka in June. This is a premium brand sold in over 30 countries, achieving growth of over...
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Increasingly specialised hair care – bigger challenge for marketing
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Buying a shampoo is no longer a simple task. The increasing number of products in this category pose a major challenge for marketing professionals. More shine is an advantage emphasised...
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Potato price on the peak
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The price of agricultural produce grew by 8,1 per cent in January-May, compared to the same period last year. The price of products made from plants increased by 14,2 per...
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Sédvölgyi Sonka
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Made from 100 per cent pork, Hungarian style flavouring. Available in modernised packaging, in 500 and 300 gram sizes....
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Hungarian consumers changing
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Hungarian consumers have changed as much in the past 15-20 years as average European consumers have in 50 years- said Ákos Kozák, director of GfK Hungária Piackutató Intézet at the...
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New leader for Metro
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
José Maria Cervera (42) will become the new CEO of Metro Cash & Carry Hungary on 1. August. The new CEO had worked in various positions for the Spanish Makro...
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Rendezvous for beverage manufacturers in Nürnberg
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
The BRAU Beviale exhibition to be held in Nürnberg, between 14-16 November will be the meeting place for the European beverage industry. 1,400 exhibitors and over 36,000 visitors are expected...
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Pre-packaged meat dominant
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Retail sales of meat products are growing. Nielsen market research has registered a growth of 8 per cent in terms of value, in compared to a year ago. For the...
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Well groomed body with well groomed brands
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Tanned and shiny skin is the trend again, if we believe what we see in the new segment of the body lotion category, where marketing activities increasingly focus on attractiveness....
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No change in rankings according to purchasing power
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to a recent survey by the GfK group, no major changes have taken place on the list of counties ranked according to purchasing power. Budapest and Győr-Moson-Sopron county are...
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Sajtos pulyka grill kolbász
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Practical size product, made 100 per cent from turkey, packaged on plastic tray with vacuum foil....
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Warm vodka and sweating women
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
Using conventional consumer surveys, Univer had failed to increase its sales in the Russian market as expected. They have however, found another method which can help to form a realistic...
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On the wings of melodies
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
According to Mood Media Group, a leading provider of background music, the positive effects of melodies are beginning to be used in Hungary as well to enhance customer satisfaction. MMG...
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Cleaning industry meeting in Berlin
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
CMS (Cleaning Management Services), the exhibition of the cleaning industry will be held between 18-21 September, in Berlin. So far, 350 exhibitors from 20 countries have registered....
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Forced development in the market of meat products
Date: 2007-08-29 08:00:00
There is a noticeable shift taking place in the roles played by various categories of meat products. New ones keep appearing, while others disappear. High quality hams and the grill...
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