Market News
New evidence on effects of green coffee beans in weight loss
Date: 2012-03-28 08:57:51
According to U.S. researchers, extract from green, unroasted coffee beans may help in weight reduction. Joe Vinson and his colleagues will describe their results at the San Diego conference of...
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China imports more and more wine
Date: 2012-03-28 08:57:37
Paralell to the growth of wages and incomes, the consumption of wine and the consumption of imported wines are also growing in China. Most of the wines (117.9 million liters)...
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GfK: Customers are looking for cheaper products
Date: 2012-03-27 12:50:13
Last year, retail sales rose by 1.9 percent to 2,789 billion HUF as the result of a 5.4 percent price increase, a 0.4 percent decrease in volume and a 3.1...
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What's on our Easter-table?
Date: 2012-03-27 12:35:01
Hungarian housewives get to choose from a wide range of seasonal Easter smoked items at the shops. The experts of SGS Hungária Ltd. offer help to find our way within...
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The development of food industry is a national strategic issue
Date: 2012-03-27 12:33:40
The development of food industry is a national strategic issue – voiced Bognár Lajos, Deputy-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Rural Development (VM) responsible for food chain surveillance and...
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Hungarian fruit and vegetable producer groups can receive 1.4 billion HUF this year
Date: 2012-03-27 12:30:33
The Ministry of Rural Development (VM) earmarked 1.4 billion HUF for the fruit and vegetable producer groups in the Darányi Ignác-plan this year. The support can be claimed for the...
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The criterias of food marketing will be more stringent
Date: 2012-03-27 12:25:58
The criterias of food marketing will be more stringent and the fines will significantly increase, due to the amendment of the food safety law approved by the National Assembly on...
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German consumer sentiment worsened
Date: 2012-03-27 12:04:49
Some deterioration occurred in the German consumer sentiment indicator in April, after it was steadily improving in the previous six months, – the GfK market researcher announced on Tuesday. The...
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Batch of blessed Pilsner Urquell beer heading to Vatican
Date: 2012-03-27 12:03:13
The Pilsner brewed pilsner beer specifically for the Vatican for the Easter holidays and set sail on Monday afternoon from the West Bohemian Pilsen to Rome. With the Easter celebrations...
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Magazine: A significant proportion of households only buy one type of toothpaste
Date: 2012-03-27 12:01:57
GfK Hungária’s ConsumerScan survey reveals that not everyone uses toothpaste: every year eight out of ten households (78 percent) buy the product. In 2011 the toothpaste market remained stable and...
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The small breweries enrich selection
Date: 2012-03-27 10:40:35
The small breweries in Hungary enrich the domestic supply of the beer market, with producing beer specialties. Their production is 0.2 percent of the total annual Hungarian beer production –...
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Experts consider the retail sales growth as a positive turning point
Date: 2012-03-26 12:50:03
Experts consider the January increase of retail sales as a positive turning point, but they also draw attention that it is not yet possible to conclude a year-round process from...
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KSH: retail sales increased in January
Date: 2012-03-26 12:48:59
The retail sales volume in January of this year was 0.6 percent above the same period of the previous year; sales increase in food stores, as well as in the...
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The Hungaricum Association initiates changes to the bill
Date: 2012-03-26 12:40:42
The Hungaricum Association (Husz) initiates the change of the hungaricum bill, because they do not see that the financial basis of the administration is insured – said Birinyi József, President...
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Avalanche researchers studies the changes in ice cream
Date: 2012-03-26 12:00:53
Avalanche experts are helping to study how ice cream's structure changes when it is stored in a household freezer. Samples of ice cream have been scanned with an X-ray machine...
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Free number to call if foodchain-safety irregularities found
Date: 2012-03-26 11:56:41
Starting from 26th March 2012, the National Foodchain-safety Authority (NÉBIH) will offer a green number free of charge to call for citizens finding an irregularities. The launch of the service...
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PayU conquers Europe
Date: 2012-03-26 11:46:41
The Polish Platnosci.pl system owned by PayU SA, being the leader of the domestic online payment market, enters new European countries. Together with expansion, the company implements a new image-building...
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The market of household chemicals and cosmetics remained 300 billion HUF
Date: 2012-03-23 13:35:56
Household chemicals and cosmetics retail sales amounted to 300 billion HUF between March 2011 and Febrary 2012, the same extent as last year. According to Nielsen’s Retail Index, stores sold...
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Pro Europe initated EU inquiry in connection with the environment protection product fee
Date: 2012-03-23 13:02:45
The Pro Europe organization sent an another complaint letter to the European Commission in connection with the conversion of the Hungarian environment protection product fee. The Pro Europe in its...
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Campaign for the native regional fruit species
Date: 2012-03-23 12:18:28
Rural Development Minister Fazekas Sándor has signed the regulation on the propagation and distribution of the native regional fruit species. The regional fruit species will be added to the National...
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NGM: nearly 6 percent real wage increase in 2011
Date: 2012-03-23 12:16:41
The average national economy net earnings in 2011 increased by 9.9 percent, compared to the previous year. Beside a 3.9 percent inflation, it is a 5.8 percent real income growth...
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IAB Hungary: 30.4 billion was spent on online advertising last year
Date: 2012-03-23 12:15:52
According to the datas of IAB Hungary: last year, the companies spent 30.4 billion HUF on online advertising, which is 3.2 billion and 12 percent higher than in the previous...
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The Balatoni Crown voucher has been introduced
Date: 2012-03-23 12:15:32
Navracsics Tibor Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Public Administration placed the voucher that is replacing money on the market. The Balatoni Crown is the first system, which operates...
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Food trade and drugstores also benefited from the OTC turnover in Germany
Date: 2012-03-23 12:05:57
The retail sales of nonprescription drugs and medicinal preparations (OTC) reached 8 billion euros in Germany last year. According to Nielsen market research company; this is a 2 percent increase...
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Third of the Easter meat comes from SMEs
Date: 2012-03-22 14:03:17
About a third of the meat products marketed during the Easter holidays are from Hungarian small and medium sized enterprises – said Babati Zoltán, board member of the the Livestock...
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Consumer and business confidence improved in Hungary
Date: 2012-03-22 13:22:27
In March the GKI-Erste economic sentiment index adjusted for seasonal effects rose to its 2011 late summer level following a continuous decline of almost one year (except the last two...
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150 billion HUF spent on domestic advertising last year
Date: 2012-03-22 13:20:42
One hundred and fifty billion HUF was the domestic advertising cake in 2011 – was said at the Media Market and Research 2012 conference in Tapolca. On the forum of...
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Food controls from farm to fork
Date: 2012-03-22 13:10:05
A new authority, the National Food Chain Safety Office controls the Hungarian food from farm to fork from the middle of this month – Fazekas Sándor, rural development minister announced...
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The construction works of the Hegyvidék Center are completed
Date: 2012-03-22 13:06:57
The implementation of the Hegyvidék Center in the 12th district soon to be finished. This year’s only new and modern retail development is scheduled to open its doors in mid-October....
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Beer production increased again after three years in the Czech Republic
Date: 2012-03-22 13:05:15
Last year, beer production increased again in the Czech Republic after three years of decline. The annual increase was 2.7 percent, compared to 2010 – the Czech Brewers Association announced...
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